100 YEARS AGO…
The biggest deal yet recorded in the Rockdale oil field was finally closed when Dr. T.D. Roundtree leased to the Tidal Oil Company of Tulsa, OK, 260 acres off of his 535- acre farm, the consideration being $240 per acre, or a total of $62,400.
W.E. Gaither had a sale on Ford vehicles advertising a Touring car that seats five passengers for $348, a Runabout two seater for $319 and a Coupe three passenger for $580.
In the Scarborough and Hicks grocery department nine-pound cans of Crisco were priced at $2.
W.E. White, The Cash Store, announced the arrival of new hats for spring.
40 YEARS AGO…
Many Milam County residents were awaiting the delivery of insecticides to help combat the spreading fire ant problem, one of the worst infestations of insects ever in the central Texas area.
In Bill Cooke’s Spoiling the Broth column he announced that Rockdale would soon have to dial all seven digits of phone numbers.
Mrs. Lela Burney celebrated her 100th birthday with a party at Rockdale Nursing Home. Mrs. Burney had lived in Rockdale since 1922.
20 YEARS AGO…
Rockdale school trustees accepted the resignation of principal Jackie Thornton and promoted assistant principal Andrew Griffith to that position.
About 20 people met at Calvary Baptist Church in Praesel Addition to discuss the possibility of forming a neighborhood association to address the area’s safety and image, according to Leslie Adams, organizer.
10 YEARS AGO…
A five-member Rockdale family lost their home and belongings in an early morning Feb. 19 fire.
A three-year-old girl who died overnight Jan. 6-7 at a Wilcox Street residence was “accidentally smothered,” according to an autopsy report from the Travis County Medical Examiner. Rockdale police say no charges are expected to be filed in connection with the death of Mercedes Curtis. “The final autopsy report lists suffocation as the cause of death and also finds the death was accidental,” Lt. J.D. Newlin told The Reporter on Tuesday.
Any group or organization who wanted a big project, the City of Rockdale had an opportunity for you. The city’s Parks Board proposed an “adopt-a-park” program, similar to the popular “adopt-a-highway” projects which were so familiar to Texas drivers. Groups and organizations who want to “adopt” one of the city’s parks could contact City Hall for more information. This was according to a sign at Veterans Memorial Park, which contains Rockdale’s swimming pool, tennis courts, children’s playscape, landscapes, a walking track, pavilion and more.
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