The Giddings Times & News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 30, 1971 Page: 18 of 27
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Northrup News
BY MRS. ANNIE TSCHATSCHULA
A HAPPY NEW YEAR
May the News staff and all
its many readers enjoy a happy
and prosperous New Year.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Weiser
and family were hosts to a din-
ner at their home on December
19 to their family members and
a few good friends.
A snort visit with Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin Schmidt at Warda
Monday, found them cozily
housed in their new temporary
country home where they expect
to settle permanently in the
future, and are looking for-
ward to having the whole family
with them for their first Christ-
mas in the country.
SAD CHRISTMAS
The Bohot and Becker fam-
ilies had a rather sad Christ-
mas, as on the weekend of
Dec. 19 a nephew, Edmund Bo-
hot met accidental death near
Vernon, when he was hit by a
loaded cotton truck on a bridge
which he was crossing on a
tractor, knocking him off and
into the water with the loaded
truck on top of him. Another
brother, Walter Bohot is pre-
sently hospitalized in the Tem-
ple V.A. Hospital. Mr. Otto
Becker Sr. is in the Fayette
Memorial hospital as is also
Mrs. Rubin Becker. And the
little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Mueller (nee Alice Ruth Bohot)
is suffering with a broken arm
which she received while at
play. So their Christmas too
will be on the sad side. But,
the sun will shine again for
all of them.
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Frank
enjoyed a surprise from their
son, Kenneth of Las Vegas,
Nevada last week when he flew
into Bergstrom Airport at Aus-
tin with a friend of his and
they spent the night, returning
to Las Vegas the next morning.
So Mr. Mack drove to Austin
and brought Ken home to spend
the night with the family.
The Mack Frank's paid Annie
Tschatschula a pop call Thurs-
day evening. Sorry it was so
brief, but we shall have to get
together for a longer visit some
time.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Weiser
are in receipt of a pretty pic-
ture of the family and a greet-
ing from the former Miss Red-
ecker, whose family was wiped
out years ago as they were
homeward bound from her in-
stallation here from Serbin
where she was to teach, all
except her youngest sister who
lay asleep on the back seat
and who now makes her home
with her sister, husband and
two boys. We here at Serbin
are always glad to hear from
her. Rev. Arndt flew up for
their funerals in Minnesota,
and he often said how sad it was
having had them in our midst
only a few days before all
five caskets standing in a row.
Perhaps many of our readers
will recall this incident, and
be happy to learn that she and
her only sister have a good
home.
VISITORS FOR CHRISTMAS
There were many visitors
attending the service here at
Serbln on Christmas Day and
there were also many happy
family get-togethers round
about our community. Some of
them were right here. The Louis
Malke’s were hosts to the Kub-
sch family. The E. R. Bigon’s
had thir children all home on
Christmas Day, plus several
of her sisters and the Perry
family, while the E. A. Dunk’s
had all of their children and
grandchildren in which by now
count up to several dozen and
everyone enjoyed the day with
grandparents. The H. P. Wei-
ser’s had a houseful of child-
ren and grandchildren too on
this day of days, and so it was
all over the country side.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zoch
hosted a Christmas Dinner at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Royce Noack and Connie.
HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
Mr. Johnny Mutschink was
able to be home for Christ-
mas with his family but has
to return to the V.A. Hospital
in Houston for a stay of six
weeks. Let’s hope and pray
that proper medication and
treatment will be found for him.
This reporter would herewith
like to express heartfelt thanks
to everyone who remembered
me with beautiful greetings and
the many gifts. May the Lord
reward you richly.
HAVE FAMILY DINNER
A most enjoyable day was
spent Sunday when the Tschat-
schula’s met in the home of
Rev. and Mrs. Marvin E. Tsch-
atschula, Mark and Elizabeth
in New Braunfels for a family
get-together and dinner. The
following enjoyed their hos-
pitality:
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Knippa
of San Antonio, Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence M. Tschatschula and
Beverly and J. B. Gersch Jr.
of Houston, Mrs. Beatrice
Tschatschula and Mrs. Esther
Gersch of Giddings and Annie
Tschatschula of Northrup. The
pastor and his wife have re-
cently purchased a house on
Lockner Street, several blocks
away from his church, Cross
Lutheran Church, where all of
us enjoyed the beautiful decor-
ations on the lawn and inside
the church and the beautiful
crismons in gold and white
only on the church tree. Also
a small one at the entrance.
The church as recently installed
a pipe organ which adds much
The Giddings, Texas, Times & News - Thursday, December 30, 1971 - Page 19
to the services and at the front
entrance to the church is an
elevation planted to boxwood
and trimmed to form a living
cross. So how else could a
person wish to celebrate the
birth of our Savior than by at-
tending church services and a
nice get-together of relatives,
one to be remembered and cher-
ished for a long time to come.
This reporter really enjoyed
the trip to New Braunfels not
getting away from around Gid-
dings very often. It makes a
person feel altogether differ-
ent. Seeingall the pretty Christ-
mas decorations and the many
interesting places, Camp Gary
and its well kept grounds, the
sight of San Marcos and the
beautiful white and gold decor-
ated light fixture and tree on the
square in New Braunfels. Also
one in green and as one enters
the city the sign, “Merry
Christmas’’ across the street,
also on the light poles, similar
to Giddings, only in the form
of a gold tree with a red cir-
cle, top and bottom and red,
blue and green lights. But that
does not leave out our little
township. We too have some
prettily decorated homes and
the Serbin Church too has pretty
Lavaca County Put Under
Hog Cholera Quarantine
A quarantine on the move-
ment of hogs in 15 South Texas
counties -- including nearby
Lavaca — went into effect at
12:01 a.m. Dec. 18 after cases
of hog cholera had been con-
firmed in Bee, Victoria and
Willacy Counties, according to
the weekend edition of the Lav-
aca County Tribune and New
Era-Herald at Hallettsville.
The paper noted that, as a
result, Chairman George W.
Apple Sr. of the Texas Animal
Health Commission released
the following directive through
Lavaca County Agricultural
Agent John V. (Jack) Lindsey
in Hallettsville:
“There is imposed a county-
wide quarantine in Aransas,
Bee, Calhoun, Cameron, De-
Witt, Goliad, Gonzales, Hidal-
go, Jackson, Karnes, Lavaca,
Refugio, Victoria, Willacy and
Wilson counties on the move-
ment or sale for movement
of all hogs. This quarantine
is effective from Dec. 18 at
12:01 a.m. and shall continue
in force and effect until further
notice.’’
Only exceptions to the order
are swine on permit issued by
NOTICE
The Lee County Banks
will be closed
M. L. MEITZENS
HAVE CHRISTMAS GUESTS
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Edward
Meitzen and children of Ft.
Worth, Mr. and Mrs. James
A. Meitzen and children of Con-
roe, Mr. Gene Walden of Mad-
rid, Spain; Mr. Harold Walden
of Houston; Mr. and Mrs. V. E.
Haygood of Houston; Miss Ann
Elaine Meitzen and Mr. John
Boswell of Ft. Worth were Chr-
istmas guests in the M. L.
Meitzen home.
decorations on its grounds. But
let us not leave Cnrist out of
Christmas, with all the glitter
of this world. But set our goal
heavenward to be with Him in
all glory.
Ine following have birthdays
this week: Mrs. E. A. Wies-
senhuetter, Ludwig Krause,
Mrs. Walter Fiscner, Billy
Krause and Lucille Reinhardt.
May all enjoy a happy day.
The Ernest Oltmann’s had
their family get together on
Christmas Eve and were happy
and thankful to have their son
Dennis home again from Viet
Nam this year.
a representative of the Texas
Animal Health commission
which may be soldor moved un-
der the following conditions:
All swine on the premise from
which swine are to be moved
must be inspected by a repre-
sentative of the Texas Animal
Health Commission or by an
accredited veterinanrian within
72 hours prior to movement;
feeder and breeder swine must
be individually identified by ear
tag, tattoo or ear mark prior to
movement; and slaugl.ter-type
hogs must be individually chalk
marked prior to movement.
The state of Texas on Dec.
7 entered Phase IV of the Fed-
eral hog cholera eradication
program, having qualified for
the fourth phase by having no
confirmed case of cholera for
the three-month period between
Sept. 7 and Dec. 7. The next
step would have been the de-
claration of Texas as a hog
cholera-free state by going a
full year from Dec. 7 without
a confirmed case.
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