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HomecomingDrawsA crowd of 230 people braved the dust at Fair Park Sun-ciav for Rockdale's annualhomecoming.Although the attendance washigher than last year's turnout of about 170, chairman Gi orgeLumpkins said that the event could be much bcttc r it the“home folks would take more■ erelie said efforts will be made in\t year to get local citizens who are natives of Rockdale toattend the gathering.During the business meeting Sunday, Lumpkins was reelected chairman of the homecoming, H. H. Coffield and W. P. Hogan were named vice-chairmen, and Mrs. Hugh Estcll was re - elected secretary -treasurer.Fmurv C. Camp gave the welcome address and Lumpkins expressed his appreciation to all those who worked with arrangements. The women of the New Salem Home Demonstration lt;hih served the meal, and tor Rockdale C hamber of t «.*m-rnrrer underwrote the expense for the annual cv ent.A -penal feature of the homecoming war the reunion of the RHS (ha s of 1941. Cla s president Bob Krause, now of San Antonio, presented a 25th anniversary cake to former RHS Supt. and Mrs. S. C. Miles, now of Austin.The class of 1941 made a donation of $22 to Lie Iloekdaleschool library, presenting it toMrs. Ida Jo Mar.had, librarian,at Use houitcouuug. Ilieyspecified that the money 1 x used to purchase needed books in memory of three members of the class who are deceasedC lass m e m b e r s gathering Sunday were Percy Mrosko. Perry Luctge, Fra Van Andrews, Otha Ray Lun*pkins.Helen Noaek Perry, Altont Dutch) Backhaus, C. H. Landis. Thelma Adams Brown, H. C\ Black. Fred Frazier, Margaret Filaud Gifford, Ruth WestbrookSansbury, Mildred Bee L y NTei-son. Krause, and Mary Quinlan Grissom. Mr. and Mi. Miles and Bulord Richardson, RHS teachers in 1941, joined the group.The RHS clnm ol 192( alsoheir! a vcunirn Saturdav nightat the Rockdale Countrv Club. (Photos of both ix union groups on page lb).Out-of-town residents attending Sundav were Mr- Tomfii,. -3% *pil Ipl-. Ti.:Ik,*n■r Xb lilft -WMiy-• •#lt;» . n.VJB. •*.'k* MI4M 1HOMECOMING CAKE—This 25th anniversary class reunion cake was presented by Bob Krause (left), president of the RHS class ol 1941. to Supt. and Mrs. S. C. Miles at Sunday's Rockdale homecoming at Fair Parle. Mr. and Mr*. Miles now reside in AusUn.hRep^rter Photo)Be esley and Mr. and Mrs. Jerrv Lebr of Romavor; Jav Davis, Knippa; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mohair, Houston; Mr and Mrs. B A Justice. San Antonio; Mr and Mrs. B N Stitt, Garland; Glauys BoumL Ilill, T. W Barnes Jr., Karen FrancimBarms. Houst n; Mi and Mrs.11. C. Black and Jeana. La Port; Wultci Mar hall. Teague; Mr. ami Mrs Fred Frazier. 1 lou.vten: Mildred Flees lev Nel-(c 1. Pv a 1 de; 1 \ut!i Wes brook Stansbuw and Lvnell and Lin-cia Grissom, Houston.Also. Mr. and Mrs. R. S Bou Iter, Ly ler; J ohn Ross, Navas ta; Homer Montague, Dallas; Rodm y Montague, Austin; .Mr. and Mrs S. C. Miles. Ah tin; Walter Doss and Sam Richard: , H oust o n; Odell Charles and Gill McBjrnelt, Tracy; Ora Ferguson, Houston; Mr and Mrs. V. D. Fergu an, Ma?Sie nr e a! d Dorothv, McGregor, Mt and Mrs.t baric. Fla rr, Houston; Mrand Mir. Luther Landis and children, H'-o too; Lucilc Holloway. hao A'd-ono; L. MWuitrrbcrg, Au; tinA! i, Mr. a i Mr . Rob Krau • ami c uhii n, San An-tonic; Mr. ano Mrs. T iclbert Clittcnclen, Bartlett; Mr and Mrs. L. T Clines. Bugrnc; Ginger and Jill Barton, Hurst; Alice and George Burkitt, Dallas; Ames Davis Jr. and Ames A , San Antonio; Wavy Charles,Tracy; M. W. David, Uvalde; Era Von Downing, Houston;Bill Wdliam. Houston; Mr.. R.Set HOMiCOMLNG, page 3
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Thu, Jun 09, 1966

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