Local sleuths nip shopping scam in the bud
Milam County residents unite to warn about targeted scams that misuse public records and personal data. A Rockdale case involving Stella Booker exposed two mail scams offering fake mystery shopper jobs, with fraudulent checks and Western Union wiring requests. Community groups urge reporting to police and Post Office, while state and federal officials consider action.
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City Water Service
Rockdale
Stella J. Booker
Stella
MS Reach
Dayton
Ohio
Western Union
Moneygram
Champagneliving. Net
Mystery Shopping Providers Association
MSPA
Becky
Milam County
Canada
Son on trial for dad's girlfriend murder in 1924 Texas case
Bob Robinson stood trial in 1924 for killing Mollie Dudley after a Houston boarding house meeting. He confessed and was found guilty of manslaughter, given a five year sentence, and escorted out with his mother and fiancée amid a celebratory, skeptical courthouse crowd.
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Bob Robinson
Mollie Dudley
Hardin County
Robinson
Dudley
Houston
Kountze
Beaumont
C.H. Robinson
Cleveland
Jezebel
Bob
University of Texas
Minta Luce
Luce
Arnold Willis
Willis
Mrs. Robinson
Church of Christ
Hause
Philip
Jesus Christ
God
Noah
Alton Baker
Cameron TX
Baker Farm
French Influence in Milam County Revisited by Cemetery Evidence
A Texas Historic Cemetery study of Moss Ragsdale in Milam County reveals a recorded 1832 deed showing French land ownership near early missions on the San Gabriel River. The finding supports questions about French presence in the region before Texas became a republic, prompting further archival exploration of deeds naming French owners in this Texas area.
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Milam County
San Francisco Xavier
San Ildenfonso
Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria
Mission Candelaria
Texas
San Gabriel
Moss-Ragsdale
Nacadoches
Sic
le la Lassier
William H. Smith
Juan Jose Acosta
Natchitoches
Moss Ragsdale
San Xavier
Ildenfonso
Apache Pass
San Andres
Southern Methodist University
Republic
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Twitch.com
Vy America
Mercantile Bistro
Cameron
Beverly
Kelly van Angell
Mercantilebistro.com
Texas Historical Commission
Historic
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Paris
Helen
De-Lance
Hoffman
Jawan Joggin
Sewatue
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Duncan
Tori
Devine
Cruise
Ghanous
McKellen
Wise Guy
Holmes
Riddle
Bryant
Ekberg
Sitka’s St
Beame Or Burrows
Serenge Roup
Clinton
Gay
Riyadh
Leen
Cabra
Barrett and
Jaffe
Leces
Oscar Renta
Ise
Wiesel Remini
Furry Fisherm
Ms. Streisan
Plaza
Lo Brother
Keanu
Lenda Hand
Porterho Alternativ TV
Bruckner
Cigar City
Londa
Snead
Shepard Peat
Elephant Man
Vapor
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Neiss
Sonn
Gulf Country
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