The Giddings Times & News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1972 Page: 1 of 30
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GEORGE SIEGM ND
R0 TE 1, BOX 206
GID INGS, TEXAS 78942
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SERVING LEXINGTON, DIME BOX, LINCOLN SERBIN wriprette
PUBLISHED AND EDITED BY A NARSER ’ ’ PAIGE, LEDBETTER, FEDOR & GIDDINGS
---------NATIVE LEE COUNTIAN .. PREUSS PRINTING co INC
VOLUME 83 GIDDINGS 1R—— --———
----------------GIDDINGS, LEE COUNTY, TEXAS 78942 HURSEA----------—
SAL. I . -----------------' in HbDAY, AUGUST 10, 1972 NUMBER 4
School To Start Tornada 0.# TL LA ---—---------
At 8 A.M. Daily lommado Cuts Through Northrup, Serbin Area;
AtCiddines High Hops Over Houses, Destroys Barns, Garage ’
schools for the 1972-5 School p A. U Nearly 02
. The high school and intermedi-
ate school will start classes each
day at 8:00 a.m. while the ele-
mentary school will start at
8:15 a.m.
The high school and interme-
— See SCHOOL, page 31___
Lee County Farm
Bureau Membership
Barbecue Friday
The annual Lee county Rwme P. A. HELMS STANDS NEXT
Bureau membership barbecuerm TO HIS TOPLESS GARAGE
Scheduled for Friday evening,
Cnfetoriumrathe So ginstonschool Arend
Commissioner Ben Pietsch .
will make the barbecue. esAAMP
Farm Bureau members andilin
wives will get a upper freeness
— See BARBECUE, page 21 :.
Two New CoachesPRE)
For GHS Athletics
Two new coaches have moved I
to Giddings to accept positions I
on the athletic staff of the Gid-N BASIENE,
dings schools.
Barry Tacker will serve as IISAe
football line coach, and also as -_
basketball coach. MANGLED SECTIONS OF LOUIS MALKE BARN SPR
See COACITES, page 23TANK AFTER BEING DESTROYED BY TORNADO TONMNAY,
Mrs. Lottie Schnell Retires Giddings Schools Open lawiee ,
At First National Bank On Monday, Aug. 21 exingion Schools To
Mrs. Lottie Schnell, assistant . School will open on Monday Begin Classes 21
cashier of the First National August 21 at 8:00 a.m. for Gid. PYSul Classes Aug. Ll
Bank of Giddings, retired from dings High School and Giddines
the bank effective July 31. Northwest, and at 8:15 a.m. 1T
, Her banking career began in Giddings Elementary The bich
January, 1944, as a bookkeeper. school and junior high schOI
_See MRS. SCHNELL, page 21 - See OPENING, page 24 0
Values, Service Pledged Dime Box Schools To
By Giddings Merchants Register On Aug. 17
D All students in the Dime Box
Public Schools will register on
Thursday, Aug. 17, beginning at
8:30 a.m. 9 5 6" -
See REGISTER, page 31
P. A. Helms Nearly Electrocuted
When His Pickup Hits Power Line
Norenrupnserdint theoushithe the Louis Mailke farm at North-
.TM! JThurnday, morning went direction dros 5 egorthc
eral houses but destroying a Northrup farm road and continued
garage and a number of P&on toward Serbin where it struck
in its mile-long path. ‘ ' at three, separate farms belong-
of These slouere: ehmichidieredlout ^ and courierss are John
a its path of destruct,on at justbderewrithareapardNorthrup
2 east of his house when he heard
the tornado com ingover his shop.
.‘It sounded like a bunch of jet
, u : planes flying over,” he said.
P-ktntl G - Mr. Malke ran outside and
19251699--noticed that the funnel cloud was
OV-hoding truight for his house
1-2 -mowing pt his wieaind daugh-
see See TORNADO, page 28
Lamar Savings
Plans Office
The merchants and business
firms named in this article
are rolling out the welcome
carpet for the “Trade In Gid-
dings” promotion. Check the
ads in this issue of the Giddings
Times & News. You will find
See MERCHANTS, page 14
In Giddings
A Lamar Savings Association of
Austin has announced plans to
dings." branch office in "Cid-
ooThe savings association hasan
option to purchase the M C
dlaime.r ibezieaire trelecwitoun
west corner of Grimes and Aus-
funtai Traer EE CoE/gee HF CEmGEFOT Comm 206 Co#:
Schools on Thursday. Aug. 17. Texas Savings and Loan Del
The buses will run the partment Commissioner w
- FeRdar time that day. Regis-_____See LA MAR, page 3 Sale
• *3 it any or alaled Em Giddings Buffaloes
mom cm e in ggrnce To Begin Workouts
to s.3ogp.Amg. 14-18 from 8 a.m. In Shorts Monday
——:--------_ . Members of the Giddings Buf-
Registration Through talo football team begin two-a-
, 19 workouts next Monday, Aug.
Aug. 17 At Local Schools 14 in shorts.
9045, Due to the new UIL ruling, grid
teams must work out in shorts
the first four days before put-
ting on pads. 1
The first day the Buffs will
be working out in pads will be
on Friday, Aug. 18.
Buff Booster BanquetSee WORKOUTS, page 23
T. S. R. A 1 Baseball Playoff To
Is Set For August 18 Pit Giddings, Noack
the annual Burralo smBleted forGiddings plays Noack in a Com-
quet, according to Herbert munity League Baseball playoff
chalk, 1972 club president. Mi- game Friday night at the Gid-
. The banquet will be held on times High School field. Game
Friday, Aug. 18th at 7:30 p.m. -eiss p.m.__
—See BA NQUE T, page 27 - Dime Box Station
Giddings Man Hit
County Bank Deposits By Lexington Car
Reach $24,600,000 perstenedmronreokesi Sron/2 Tin the their respective" prinolpers
Deposits in the Lee County when he was struck B ay nig See STUDENTS nage 14
banks reached a high of $24,- ington car while walking across
600,000 as of June 30, 1972. the highway in Giddings 6
These figures surpassed Taken to Lee Memorial Hos.
neighboring Bastrop County bank pital by ambulance was Diego
deposits by more than $2 million Muniz, 56, of Giddings who croag
even though that county’s pop- See STRUCK, “page 14
ulation is twice the size of Lee .--------
County: St. Johns, Dime Box
Sets 60th Anniversary
St. John’s Lutheran Church --------.
coch Anniversary sahebrate their Womens Golf Meeting Has New Operator
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Co-Op auditorium on Tuesday toy Lehmann, beginning Friday.
Aug. 14 at 8:00 p.m. say it will be operated under the
The purpose of the meeting n waieh Willie’s Service Station.
See MEETING, page 27 ing announcerthei sogrand open-
• Registration for new pupils
in the Giddings Schools has been
set for August 7-17.
New students should report to
- 4 J as
See STUDENTS', page 14 -
Work 80% Complete
At Lexington Arena
The construction at the Amer-
ican Legion Youth Rodeo Arena
in Lexington has resumed.
Work nights are being sche-
duled every night during the week
between the hours of 5:00 p.m.
and 9:00 p.m. beginning August 9
See ARENA, page 27
This service will be conducted
by Pastors S. T.Schroeder, Elias
See ANNIVERSARY, page 24
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Preuss, L. M., III. The Giddings Times & News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 1972, newspaper, August 10, 1972; Giddings, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1665526/m1/1/: 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.