Looking back... Through The Reporter Files

100 YEARS AGO.... Lt. Harley Perry, brother of A. E Perry of Rock-dale, was attacked by three German planes in France. Lt. Perry shot down one of the planes and helped lead his Allied pilot companions safely back to base.

‘Tariffic!’

Commission torpedoes proposed move which would have hurt papers There’s fantastic news in regard to a potentially very serious situation first commented on in this space on April 12.

Crypto What? Bewildering Bitcoin revolutionary

Ikeep hearing about this magic computer money called bitcoin, and I have no idea what it is other than it is currency. After reading Mike Brown’s stories in The Reporter and a hundred articles later, give or a take a few, I’m starting to understand a bit (no pun intended).

Who wants to invest in Poupon Pants?

Have received, and continue to do so, favorable comments on The Reporter’s weekly Faith page, its church news items and particularly on retired minister Clyde Nichols columns.

Milestone

EDITORIAL Last week’s Reporter carried an interesting story that only becomes more interesting the more you think about it and what it signifies. After 42 years the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) has “closed out” the mining permit for Alcoa’s Sandow lignite mine.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Historic Lockett home Dear editor, Enjoyed the column on the three historic homes moved from Rockdale. In 2016, the Milam County Historical Commission received an inquiry regarding where the J.L. Lockett home had been moved. Dr. Lucile Estell was kind enough to reply from memory.

Auf wiedersehen, my Germany-bound son

His hand shook slightly as I handed him his suitcase for his early morning flight last week. I think it finally hit him — he was going to be in another country for almost an entire year.

Busy September on tap for Rockdale

Pud Owens/Judith Matula Realty is our Business of the Month.

A good teacher

The young Sunday school superintendent looked over his assembled faculty and called the weekly meeting of officers and teachers to order. He quoted the scripture he was using: “Study to show yourself approved to God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Not ‘one day’

EDITORIAL The most important thing to take away from the new school “report cards” which were issued last week by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) is that everybody is all right. This year the report cards look like exactly that. A report card.