The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1939

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Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

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twenty four pages : ill. ; page 21 x 15 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.

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Cooke, W. H. December 21, 1939.

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In 1954, Rockdale's first library opened as a joint effort of its citizens and the Texas State Library. In 1961, Dr. George Hill Patterson made a donation in honor of his mother, Rockdale native Lucy. The Library works closely with the Milam County Genealogical Society and received a Tocker Foundation grant.

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Weekly newspaper from Rockdale, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

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twenty four pages : ill. ; page 21 x 15 in.
Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.

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Christmas Issue. Includes three sections.

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  • Volume: 67
  • Issue: 46
  • Edition: 1

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Founded in 1873, Rockdale, Milam County developed with the advent of the International-Great Northern Railroad. The paper served the county from 1899 to the mid-1900s. Funded by a Tocker Foundation grant.

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  • December 21, 1939

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Cooke, W. H. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 67, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 21, 1939, newspaper, December 21, 1939; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth693877/: accessed January 20, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.

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