100 YEARS AGO…
The American Legion boys were to be congratulated upon the success of the Fourth of July celebration staged in this city under the auspices of the local Post. It had been a long time since so large a crowd had gathered together in Rockdale for a picnic, and the day as a whole was a success. The weather was idea—not too hot, not too cool, not too dusty, not too wet—just right. And while the Legion boys who got in the collar and put the thing over were new at the game, they did a good job of it and everybody had a good time and the day can be conscientiously classed as a success.
Hon. Cullen F. Thomas of Dallas, candidate for U.S. Senator, spoke at the city hall auditorium in Rockdale in the interest of his candidacy. Mr. Thomas arrived from Austin on the noon train. He was met at the train by some of his local admirers, and prior to the hour of speaking, he spent the time meeting and greeting the people about town.
Mrs. W.A. Coffield entertained the Scrap Book Club and a few guests. Zinnias and daisies were the chosen blossoms, the yellow-hued flowers predominating in the living room. The dining room was lovely in pink roses. Dainty little Grace passed the score cards after which all enjoyed a number of games of 42.
40 YEARS AGO…
Fair Park would have a new look by the time of the October Rockdale Fair, thanks to a $67,000 building program undertaken by the Rockdale Fair Association. Ground had already been broken for a new 4,800-square-foot show barn and work was under way for a new cover for the park pavilion, according to John Shoemake, associa tion president, who said the completion date for both projects was late July.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Miller Bassler, a son, Blade Miller Bassler, on June 30 at 3:30 p.m., weighing 9 pounds, 10 ounces, at Richard’s Memorial Hospital.
20 YEARS AGO…
Texas Department of Corrections awarded a $132,400 contract for the installation of traffic signal lights at Milano’s two highway intersections, the site of many wrecks over the years.
One of Rockdale’s most heavily traveled east-west streets, Bell, received a fresh coat of black top paving last week. The new surface was applied from Wilcox, near the fire station, east to Main next to the Milam County One-Stop Center by crews from Austin Bridge & Road. The last three weeks also brought new surfaces to parts of Bowser, Murray and Old Bushdale Road, all streets that carry school traffic. Others on tab for repair include Green, Rice and Third.
10 YEARS AGO…
A Hays County jury returned a guilty verdict in the case of a former day care owner accused of capital murder in the 2010 death of a former Rockdale Junior-High band director’s 10-week-old son. Judge Bill Henry sentenced Christina Suzanne Lyons to life without parole.
The second of four planned welcome signs was now greeting US 79 motorists at the eastern city limits near the US 77 overpass. It joins a similar sign near Coffield Airport, US 77 and FM 487. More signs are planned for US 79 west and US 77 south. The signs were a project of the Rockdale Municipal Development District (MDD).
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