Through The Reporter Files

Looking back... 100 YEARS AGO.... It was a mistrial in the trial of Thorndale Thorn Editor E.L. Ramsey, charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of A. Taegel. Ramsey maintained the shooting was self-defense, that Taegel had tried to hit him with a chair before the fatal shot was fired.

WWJD?

Aman called the church office the other day and asked if we could help him with some gas for his car. The church secretary who handles our benevolence ministry gave him a voucher that was good for $15 down at the local fuel stop.

We export oil

EDITORIAL You’d think there would have been more fanfare about it/ but there are other big things going on in the world of news.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Thanks for assistance with Thorndale lights Gear editor/ Many people have worked to supply the beautiful Christmas displays in Thorndale. Thanks to all of the following: Whorndale Fo-op/ Vhiloh Eaptist Fhurch/ Sleasant Uetreat Pethodist Fhurch/ Vt MohnÎs Outheran Fhurch/ St.

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Christmas hubbub and the RDA

FALLING FAR FROM THE TREE Iam looking forward to all of the Christmas activities this Saturday. I haven’t seen the nighttime Christmas parade so this year will be m| first one/ even though I think it has been a nighttime parade for over 10 years.

Good people working for the county

JUDGE’S COMMENTS As a taxpayer you can be proud of the people we have working for you and Milam County. By far/ these are experienced/dedicated/ concerned and hard working people doing the work of county government to provide the services you expect.

Looking back...

100 YEARS AGO. . . . Area farmer Felix Barlow wrote The Reporter to say he had picked 430 pounds of cotton on his 61st birthday.