The Giddings Star (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, January 2, 1942 Page: 4 of 8
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THE GIDDINGS STAR
FHDA Y, JANUARY 2, 1942
THE GIDDINGS STAR
Published every Friday by
THE GIDDINGS PRINTING CO.
Giddings, Texas
P. O. Box 427
THEO, A. PREUSSER. Editor
ALBERT B MIERTSCHIN, Bus. Mgr.
Entered as second-class matter April
6th 1940, at the Post Office at Giddings.
Texas, under the Act of Congress of
March 3rd 1879.
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REGISTRANTS TO RECEIVE
BOOKLETS
Every Texas registrant selected for
induction in the Army now is receiv-
ing a booklet telling him exaefty what 4
the army expects of him and what it
offers to him. General J. Watt Page,
State Selective Service Director, an-
nounced today.
Supplies of this booklet, which is
entitled “The Army and You" and was
prepared by the War Department in
cooperation with National Selective
Service Headquarters, have been re-
ceived at State Headquarters. General
Page said, and allocated to local
boards for distribution to their selec-
tees.
The booklet contains only 14 pages
6 by 9 inches in dimensions, and is a
convenient size for the selectee to car-
ry with him. The valuable informa-
tion provided for the "rookie" soldier
is in indicated by the following sub-
tits:
in the American Spirit": “What
the Army expects of yon and What
the Army Offers You": “Teamwork is
Sssential": "Military Courtesy "; Your
Health and Your Equipment Must be
well Cared for": "Good Food and
Plenty of it": "The Chaplain is the
Friend of Every Soldier": "Promotion
Rewards Duty Well Done"; "The In- i
duction Station": "The Reception Cen
America's W ar V Victims
Appeal for Your Help
YOUR RED CROSS NEEDS YOU
First war poster of the new World War, painted by the distinguished artist
James Montgomery Flagg, carries an appeal for a $50,000,000 war fund to aid
the victims of aggression upon the United States and its Island possessions.
To aid the victims of warfare being
waged upon, America and or island
possessions, the American Red Cross
has issued an appeal for a 950.000,000
war fund, Chairman Norman H. Davis
announced from the national headquar-
ters la Washington.
Mr. Davis urged men. women and
children to give to this mercy fund
through their local Red Cross Chap-
' ters. These funds will support, the
Chapter's war work with the families
of men in the military services, as well
as the broad relief program of the
national Red Cross.
President Roosevelt, who is presi-
dent of the American Red Cross, is-
sued a proclamation urging all citizens
to give to the Red Cross war fund.
In launching the appeal. Chairman
Davis said:
"There are millions of our citizens
ter"; "Classification and Assignment' PFARL PAYS 10%
"Your Family is Kept Informed of ANNUAL BONUS
Your Progress": "The Replacement
Training Center."
I GIVE
TEXAS
BOYCE
HOUSE
II More of Josh Billing’s quaint wis-
dom :
I Nature never makes enny blunders;
when she makes a phool, she means it.
j When a man proves a literary fail-
lure, he generally sets up as a critick
* and like the fox in the fable, who had
lost his brush in a trap—can't Hee a
nice, long tail without hankering to
bob it.
I It iz but a step from zeal to bigotry
‘ but it iz a step tha iz most gererally
taken.
Fame lx climbing a greased pole to
win a purse of $10 and spileing a suit
ov clothes worth $15.
A man who iz good company
for
himself iz alwus good company for
others.
It iz very difficult for me tew tell
whi the lion should be so strong and
the nat so weak, when one is nothing
but a grate loafer and the other the
very apttern ov industry and thrift.
Thare iz no pashun ov the human
heart that promises so much and pays
so little az revenge.
An alleged loan shark in this State
stands charged by indictment with
having forged a man’s name to a note
It's bad enough to have to pay 400
per cent on a loan but when (as all-
edged) a man doesn't even get the
loan—well, that's pretty flagrant.
Wandering through the North:
On the main stem of Omaha, the
sidewalks are on a level with the
! street—no step—down, which seems
like a good idea. And there is a
big clock on a corner that revolves
(the clock, not the corner) even if yon
. . . . * 1 haven’t had a drink: after two drinks,
who desire today to demonstrate their
will to victory over the enemy Not all probably the corner revolves.
can be in the armed forces, and not In Kansas City in the railroad sta-
all can volunteer their services for tion coffee shop, they charge a dime
humanitarian work, but all can volun
teer their dollars to arm the Red Cross
to be their representative at the scene
***, 2 en.rany w umur,
our high morale, our unity, ouricur
mination not alone to suppot our
President and our fighting menat the
front, but also to insure to our wound-
ed. homeless and suffering felliw citi-
zens in our Pacific Islands tat we
stand one hundred per cent rady to
aid them through the Red Crox"
TAKING HEALTH INVENTORY
SUGGESTED BY DR. COX
Austin, Texas — Doctor Geo. W. Cox
State Health Officer, stated today
that he believed it would be a worth-
while idea for every Texan to take a
health inventory at the beginning "f
the New Year.
“In the true spirit of New Year, we
should give some thought to the mis-
takes we h ave made during the past
year, and a great deal of thought to
planning some way of improving our
health conditions during the coming
year," Doctor Cox said.
"The American people are very for-
tunate. We have scientific knowledge
of communicable diseases; we have
already made important conquests in
the warfare againts infectious disea-
ses; as a people we still cherish the
methods of reasoning as the best
means of adjusting human differen-
ces. We li ave material wealth to
make knowledge work; we have capa-
ble leaders in the sciences of life pro-
cesses that see great opportunities for
public good in health measures that
unite effectively the resources of me-
dicine. education, finance, and gov-
ernment. We are proably the most
realistic and practical of all people.
We should lie capable of even a more
vital national economy, and nothing
can be of greater help to our country
at this time than the conservation and
promotion of good health,” Dr. Cox
asserted.
The State Health Department, ac-
cording to Doctor Cox, is confident
that with national health being
stressed as our foremost means of ci-
vilian defense, 1942 will see great
strides of progress in upbuilding the
Nation’s health.
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1941 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Church Announcements
The Methodist church welcomes you
lo their regular services. Church
School at 10 o'clock, morning worship
service at 11 a. III. Young People’s
"Meeting at 6:45; Evening worship at
7:80 p. tn. Ed. McCleskey, pastor.
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Assembly of God Church, Giddings,
Texas. Located six blocks north of
Post Office.
We take tills opportunity to invite
me and all to attend our services
Wednesday night at 7:45.
Sunday school at 10o‘clock, Sunday
morning. Worship hour at 11 o’clock.
Evangelistic Service at 7:45 Sunday
evening.
If you are not attending Sunday
school elsewhere, we invite you to
come and be with us. We have classes
for both old and young and we are
sure if you come once you will come
again. Let us work together for the
salvation of souls.
Pastor M. C. Rutherford
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Search The Scriptures
Max Studtmann, Pastor.
Answers:
211. Ecclesiastes 1,9
212, Heb. 4, 12
213. To the land of Median. Exod. 2,15
214. The Apostolic Church in Jerusa-
lem. Acts 2, 47
215. Proverbs 28, 1
216. Esther 8, «
217. Josh. 5, 13-15
218. 1. Kings 4, 32
219. Josh 6, 20
220. Isaiah 3, 10-24
January 16—LaGrange vs. Smithville
January 23 Giddings vs. La Grange
Bastrop vs. Smithville
January 30—La Grange vs. Bastrop
Giddings vs. Smithville
February G—La Grange vs. Smithville
Giddings vs. Bastrop
for a cup of coffee, even when served
with an order of ham and eggs—and
Missouri has a sales tax with tokens
that represent a tenth of a cent and
ones with a hole in the middle (like
'Chinese money) for half a cent, aton
Odd Signs: A Minneapolis bakery
is named the Hasty Tasty and a S.t
Paul tavern is called the Tip-Top Tap
OUR WANTW
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but they get
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The cover page shows American
soldiers on the march and the con-
tents include inspiring messages from
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Se-
cretary of War Stimson, Gen. George
C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the Uni-
ted States Army, and John J. Pershing
General of the Armies of the United
States, together with a quotation from
Theodore Roosevelt.
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CARD OF THANKS
Every employee of the Pearl Brew-
‘ “Now that this country is at war, it
is certain. Hint the demands on the
oil industry in tills country will far
exceed previous estimates", says an
article in the Petroleum Engineer A
well planned, long range, program to
increase its crude oil reserves, refin-
• Do you want to read the news of Europe and
most of the big national news—when it’s still news-
Do you want to read today’s news today?
We wish to express our heartfelt
FATHER OF MRS 0. SIMP
LAID TO REST SUNDAY
Conrad Weikel, well known retired facilities and its transportation
ery, received his (or her) ,10% farmer of the Walhalla section passed and distribution systems is essential
of his (or her) annual earnings bo- away suddenly at the home of his son if the oil industry is to cope with the
nus. , Weldon, at La Porte Saturday. He exigencies of „
This bonus was equivalent to pmc- was 73 exigin us a
If This Is What You Want
Read THE
world-wide war." And
tically five weeks and two days sa-
the Gulf Coast Refiners
Association
, , Mr and Mrs. Weikel had been mak- points out that the “necessity of con-
lary checks for each employee. Each ing their home with another son, tinned operation of refineries at
year the Pearl Brewery has presented Gienn, at Houston, for the past sever-1 0
bonus to its employees at Christmas
near-
time.
"The management of the Pearl Brew
ery feels," said B. B. McGimsey, Vice
President and General Manager of
the Pearl Brewery of San Antonio,
maximum capacity to meet the grow-
al year. They went to La Porte to ing demand for gasoline and other pro
spend the holidays with their son, ducts” shows the growing need "for
when MrfWeikel suddenly became
ill and his death followed.
Funeral services were held at the
increasing crude oil
production in
Texas.”
“That each employee does his or her
Koenig Funeral Home chapel Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, with the Rev.
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thanks to our relatives, friends and work in rat|o to his or her salary in H. Brunotte of Carmine E
neishtors for their sympathetic Inter- | making the Penn Brewery continous- Burial was in the Townsend cemetery
est during the recent illness and at ly successful: in aiding in Increasing at Round Ton
the death of our beloved wife and 5 at
at Round Top.
the production, distribution, and sales Mr. Weikel was born in Fayette
of Pearl beer; therefore, It is with county on February 14, 1868, and
pleasure we give each employe a bo- spent practically all of his life in this
hoff hi nus amounting to 10% of his or her county. As a young man he was uni-
not and Rev. E. It Riske for their annual earnings. While this check is ted in marriage with Miss Helen Koep
equivalent to a little more than 5 ke, who survives.
mother.
Mrs. Alma Kissmann
We also wish to thank Rev. R. Ost-
comforting and consoling words, and
to all for the beautiful floral offer-
, Ings. Your kindness will always be
remembered
1p
Wm. Kissmann and children
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Classified Ads
J. B Burns
INSURANCE
Fire. Casualty Windstorm
and Automo ile
| weekly pay checks for each employe, H<. also leaves four daughters, Mrs.
, we f eel the pleasure that will be de- Theo. Kaltwasser of near Fayetterille,
| rived by the employe and his family Mrs. Ben Wiederanders of Round Top
from this extra bonus will be the em- Mrs. Oliver Sump of Giddings and
plove’s reward for his untiring servi- Mrs. Larry Eilers of Goose Creek.
ces during the year." four sons, Welon of La Porte: Albert
The 1941 sales for Pearl beer were of Round Top, Glen of Houston, and
the greatest in the Brewery’s more Ralph of Goose Creek: two sisters
than half a century history, month for Mrs. Rudolph Spacek ' of Deanville
month. and Mrs. Arthur Niebulov of Anttin:
The spending of hese bonuses will three brothers, Chas Weikel of
aid in making other firms' business Grange, T. F. Weikel of San Antario
proper so they, too, in '42, will con- ni,d Elo Weikel of Corpus Christi: 21
While to say Dottie of Pearl, please." grandchildren and seven great hand.
The Pearl Brewery goes into 1042 children. — Fayette ( „ 5 .
* ravelle CO. Record.
Hava laff:
Smith— Gilhuffy tlie banker has
skipped off with $100,000 of the bank s
fluids and the hotel-keeper' swife.
Brown—That’s terrible! Who will
teach his Sunday School class?
A teacher asked little Winie, "Why
aren't yon writing your composition?"
He said, "I ain't got no pencil.’
She exclaimed, "Such grammar. You
should say I have no pencil; he has
no pencil; we h ave no pencils; they
have no pencils."
"Well", Willie yelled, "who the
heck got nil the pencils?"
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Preusser, Theodore A. The Giddings Star (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, January 2, 1942, newspaper, January 2, 1942; Giddings, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1633821/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Giddings Public Library and Cultural Center.