The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 29, 1945 Page: 4 of 16
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ROCKDALE <T*x) reporter
November 29. 1945
LOCAL BRIEFS
About People You Know
Mrs. Annie Seelke
Dies Early Tuesday
At Temple Hospital
Award Is Made
In Absentia For
James W. Dunnam
Dinner Given For
Two Diver Brothers
Recently Discharged
John Hicks Buried Otho Mathews Jr,
Friday At El Paso Returns After 31
Months in Pacliic
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the week
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Temple where sh«
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Miss Mary Alice Hi«*. kenb.i -h oj
San Antonio ? pent the Thanksgiv-
ing holiday here with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hmckenbush
Mr and Mrs Leo Harris spent
the week end in Austin, going to
meet her nephew, Walter Mostello
and family of Detroit, Michigan,
and to attend the Mostello annual
family reunion which was held
Sunday.
Beautiful silver grey steel Cash
boxes with built-in lock and han-
dle, rounded corners, $2.00 each
at Reporter Ofiye.
Funeral services were held this
afternoon at 2:00 o’clock in the
chapel at Phillips & Luckey fu-
neral home with Rev. E. C. Elzey
of the Lutheran church officiating.
Burial was- made in the Murray
cemetery lour miles north-west of
11... lalulc.
been awu
absentia the Submarine
insignia, the award and
being presented to his pare
and Mrs. Lein Dunnam,
T\
inner
Rockdolians, now living in Hous-
ton
Mrs. Seelke was a native of
Washington county, Texas, but
when very young came to Milam
county and spent the remainder of
her life in the Bethlehem commu-
nity. She is survived by her hus-
band, Charlie Seelke, three sons,
Frank of Rockdale, Ed Seelke of
Thrall, John Seelke of Austin;
two daughters, Mrs. Tony Hunt of
Child* . n
tjounq Mother
MODERN WAY TO RELIEVE DISTRESS OF
CHILDREN’S COLDS
Has Special
Penetrating-Stimulating Action
A
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Penetrates
into upper bronchial
tubes with its special
medicinal vapois
w
Stimulates
chest and back sur-
faces like a nice,
Warming poultice
Warming, soothing Vicks VapoRub is the best-
known home remedy you can use to relieve mis-
eries of chest colds. Rub it well on throat, chest
and back at bedtime. Its special penetrating-
stimulating action starts right to work—and
keeps ori working for hours—to
bring grand relief. Invites rest-
ful sleep, too. Try it tonight.
VICKS
v VapoRub
C. A. Lockwood Jr., Vice Ad-
miral, U. S. Navy, sent the follow-
ing to Mr. and Mrs. Dunnam:
T h e Commander Submarine
FuTCC F'oof K<*e thp h<innr
to award the Submarine Combat
Insignia and to commend in ab-
sentia James William Dunnam,
625 57 23, AC S2c, U. S. Naval
Reserve, for services set forth in
the following citation:
“The U. S. S. Trigger, while on
an offensive war patrol in enemy
controlled waters, heavily patroll-
ed by enemy air and surface forc-
es, failed to return as scheduled.
Although it is not known how
many successful attacks were made
on this patrol, it is oelieved that
the Trigger was conducting the
usual bold and daring attacks that
have characterized her relentless
tactics since the early days of the
war. The award of the Presiden-
tial Unit Citation attests the ag-
gressiveness of this vessel.
“As a fire controlman, Submar-
ine second class of the U. S. S.
Trigger, James William Dunnam
materially contributed to the suc-
cess of this vessel against the en-
emy. The Commander Submarine
Force, Pacific Fleet, forwards this
commendation in recognition of
his splendid performance of duty,
which was in keeping with the
highest traditions of the Naval
Service.”
Rockdale and Mrs. Dora Jones of
Thrall; two brothers, Will Kraatz
of Cuero, Otto Kraatz of Rock-
dale. There are twenty-one grand-
children and four great grandchil-
dren.
Give that special friend one of
George Perry’s books for Christ-
mas. “Texas: A World In Itself”
is especially popular. The Reporter
Office.
TO PRESERVE HIS PICTURE AND MILITARY
RECORD FOR POSTERITY IN THE
WORLD WAR II SERVICE RECORD
BOOK lor MlLflMl'COUNTY
A Priceless Record For Future Years
Absolutely No Charge
For Publishing His or Her Picture and Record in the Milam County
World War II Book. All you have to do is bring the picture and
write-up to—
charged from the aim;
Wesley received lux
October 15 at Camp Kui
Texas, after .serving five y, u\s and
lit teen day.-, -pendu twenty-two
months in Europe. Vcrn.ee sere
ed five years, three months and ten
days, with sixteen months spent
in the South Pacific. He was dis-
charged Nov. 17 at the San An-
tonio A.A.F. Personnel Distribu-
tion Command.
Those attending the ihoi.c: were
Mr. and Mrs. E. Diver and Ver-
nice, Mrs. Velma Young and son.
ekie, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Keen and
sons, Waymon Lee and Nolan Ray,
Mr. and Mrs. Zeke Young, Mr.
and Mrs. Will Alexander and
granddaughter, all of Rockdale.
Mrs. Johnny Johnson of Camp
Hood, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Blackmon
and son. Hermon and friend, Lo-
rene of Bryan, Mr. and Mrs. Wes-
ley E. Diver and daughter, Sandra
Gale, Mrs. R. E. Kroll, Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Foster and sons. Rich-
ard John and J. F. Jr., all of Aus-
tin.
ifd received here lust week in- J
m! friends of the death ol j
Hicks which occurred on
>.lay in an El Paso hospitul
c he had been In a serious'
tion for two months. Burial
made Friday in that city.
The Hicks family left Rockdale;
Vi bout 1918. John Hicks was man-j
' I 'er of the old Scarbrough and'
Hicks firm here for al
the establishment being
Too Lot*.
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T. I. Kyle, Phm-lc, Is
Assigned to Houston
Naval Hospital
Special to The Reporter.
Houston, Nov. 27.—Thomas Jack
Kyle, Pharmacist’s Mate first class.
USNR, of Rockdale, has reported
at the Naval Hospital here for
duty, it was announced by Captain
L. B. Marshall, Medical Officer in
Command.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. O. A.
Kyle, he was assigned to his pre-
sent duties on November 15.
Dan Collins Heads
Victory Clothing
Collection Drive
More than 2900 men and women
thus far have agreed to serve as
local chairmen in their commun-
ities for the Victory Clothing Col-
lection for overseas relief schedul-
ed for January 7-31,.Henry J. Kai-
ser, national chairman for the
drive, has announced. Dan Col-
lins of Cameron, heads the drive
in Milam county.
Wisconsin leads the states with
237 acceptances, topping New
York’s 173. Texas is 3rd with 163,
Pennsylvania has 132, Illinois 131,
and Nebraska 127 chairmen.
The majority of these men and
women organized their commun-
ities last spring in the collection of
serviceable used clothing which
furnished sorely needed garments
to 25.1)00,000 war-victims of Eur-
ope, China and the Philippine Is-
lands.
The goal of the January drive is
100,000,000 garments, in addition!
to shoes and bedding, for the needy j
and destitute in war-devastated
lands. The collection is conducted
on behalf of UNRRA.
Otho Mathew# Jr KF.|C. wit*
tlu Nwitiees, has returned from 31
months in the South Pacific and
is now in the Naval Base Hospital
at t amp Wallace where he under
went in operation Friday.
Mathews, son of Mr and Mrs Ved. RuKK
to Mathews. Sr., of Hearne, has:finish, $5.95 bl(
sons.
Ot
‘Reived.
number ol lnt‘n
wile, the former
!ire*.b3
Bob' Hicks, and E. M. Scarbrough
m the early days of Rockdale.
After going to El Paso, John
Hicks entered into business of
manufacturing overalls and sport
clothes of western lype. Duuufi
the war his business was given
over to the manufacturing of gov-
ernment garments.
Mr. Hicks is survived by his
wife and three daughters, Mrs.
Conder, Mrs. Harold Richie, Miss
Bebe Hicks a sister, Mrs. O. H.
Palm and brother, Frank Hicks.
iv’y 34 months. His I A^to Supply
' Miss Evelyn Gunn *_Ph°n* 189.
founded by his late lather. R. H of Rockdale, has been staying with *>11 Sa7
p.iit nts, Judge and Mrs. Ed ideal —- ^ Two
ib-|sndd]
sister. | Will dis^J. Sorrel,
Gunn
sence
Mrs. John
'."andTLow
While MathL.'tafrtiS ^ H
He is reported improving nicely
Place your order
i fGR &AL£^-ijrrr v,
‘fed Also two-whJ'door OJ
(Addington heel tr%1
now for a
Portable Typewriter, Royal or
Remington, or get one of our Gift i For the office or h 1
Certificates for use as a Christmas i jj00* at h<>me: A BatJfj
Gift. The Reporter Office. tw, oU^es a nice Chris
1 ne Reporter Office.
Mr. and Mrs. Collier
To Speak to Minerva
Baptists Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Collier, two
former citizens of Milam county,
will be visitors at the Minerva
Baptist church Sunday, Dec. 2.
according to Rev. Ray Riley, pas-
tor.
The Colliers are from West Tex-
as and want to meet old friends at
the Minerva church which meets
in the school house at Minerva.
They will tell you why they gave
over $300,000 to the Baptists of
Texas.
HOW’S YOUR pH.?
Nature has a way of properly bal-
ancing body fluids . . . called body
pll. Tired, aching backs are often
the result of body fluids getting out
af balance. CIT-RDS i« the answer
to faulty pH. It restores proper
balance. Relieves pain quickly. Ask
vour druggist for CIT-ROS to-day.
?1.00. For sale by
C. E. PREWITT
Druggist
McVoy’s
Grocery and Fi
Enjoys und Appreciates
Your Patronage
AND WE BELIEVE YOU'LL ENJOY
SHOPPING AT OUR FRIENDLY
STORE—TRY US!
For a man’s Christmas: A Suc-
cess Desk Calendar. Several mo-
dels at the Reporter Office.
Texas Power & Light Company
Cameron, Texas
Any size picture
up to 8x10 inches
Pictures will be
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1 CtlU 11\-U iaaav£****
med. If you de-
sire a copy of this
Milam County
World War II
Book, the price is
only $3.50. $1.00
deposit, balance
at delivery. We
have published
similar books for
15 other Texas
counties, and
books are on dis-
play at the Texas
Power & Light
Co.
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Milam County Citizens Don’t Delay—Take pictures of your World War
II men and women to Texas Power & Light Co., Cameron, Texas, be-
ginning Nov. HOth. A Cameron girl who served in World War II will
be there to assist you with your service record write-ups.
Milam County Books will be delivered in ten weeks.
Universal Publishing Co.
Dallas, Texas
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ROCKDALE. TEXAS
Wed-Thurs., Nov. 28-29—
"Brewster's
Millions"
Featuring Dennis O'Keefe
and Helen Walker
Matinee Thursday Nov. 29th
at 2:30 p. m.
Fri Sat., Nov. 30 Dec. 1
DOUBLE FEATURE
Charles Starrett in
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Western Trail'
-and-
Richard Arlen in
"Identity
Unknown'
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Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cot-
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Also News and Comedy
Tuesday Only, Dec. 4—
BARGAIN NIGHT
14c and 25c
Alan Ladd in
"This Gun For
Hire"
—also—
'Monster and The Ape”
Wed-Thurs., Doc. 5-6-
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Cooke, W. H. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 29, 1945, newspaper, November 29, 1945; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth694169/m1/4/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.