100 Years Ago
Oct. 21, 1921
Dublin Mayor J.S. Daley issued a proclamation for all members of the City Council, School Board, American Legion and local citizenry to attend the funeral of Pfc. Elmer S. Whitfield on Oct. 23. Whitfield was the first Dublin resident to fall in the war overseas while serving in the 90th Division, Infantry. He perished during a large fight in the Argonne Forest in France, just prior to Armistice on Nov. 1 to 6, 1918.
The Highway from Bluff Dale to Dublin was nearing completion once a few culverts and bridges were finished, save for a mile or two through Stephenville on which no work had been done.
75 Years Ago
Oct. 11, 1946
Gordon B. Bays, son of Rev. & Mrs. Jim Bays, was ordained a Baptist minister during the Sunday, Oct. 13 service at Lingleville Baptist Church. The newly ordained minister was a graduate of Lingleville High School and served in the Army as a Chaplain’s assistant.
50 years ago
October 21, 1971
Bill Crouch was named Dublin Police Chief bu Dublin City Council after the resignation of M.T. Fox. During the meeting, James Fritts was also named to the post of Fire Marshal.
25 years ago
October 17, 1996
January Scoot, escorted by Frankie Garcia, was crowned Homecoming Queen by 1995 DHS Homecoming Queen Felecia Swindle.
Virgina Little, DHS Class of 1931, was named the 1996 Coming Home Queen.
Community Baptist Church opened the door on its 3,096 sq. ft. debt-free building, the first phase in a three-phase building plan. The congregation reportedly first began meeting three years before under the oak trees at Dublin City Park.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church held its annual dinner and pick-up raffle in a ballroom at Tarleton State University, selling 200 meal tickets and 300 raffle tickets to add to the fund for the church’s new building set to start in the planning phase the next year..