The Giddings Times & News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 22, 1990 Page: 5 of 19
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Open Thursdays until
7 p.m. thru Christmas
LET US HELP YOU WITH WITH
YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.
for ladies.
DOG & BEAR
Thank you for your continued support and as always, I will
continue to work for you and with you.
LATEST STYLES
& COLORS.
BRIGHT COLORFUL
JOGGING SETS
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$59.99
Men's
Dress Shirts
BLACK VELVET
JACKETS,
SKIRTS &
PANTS
A REAL
VALUE.
I would like to thank all the voters of Precinct 2 who supported
me in my race for re-election for County Commissioner.
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not been found to help fill the
Bastrop County Jail and bring in
enough money to support the jail
budget.
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GIVES SUBSCRIPTION
TO VIOLA SPACEK
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Spacek and
family of Dime Box are giving his
mother, Viola Spacek, a year’s
subscription of the Giddings Times 4
News. It is a birthday gift.
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TWO TO BE GIVEN AWAY
EACH SATURDAY BEFORE
Sonic Bacon Cheeseburger
& Medium Coke Classic
Wrangler,
Levi and Lee
Jeans
Levi Dress Jean
28 to 42
Men’s L.A. Gear
THE UNSTOPPABLE
SHOES.
$2295
Selections are most complete
now.
94988
Ropers $399 up
FOR CHILDREN
12} to 6
GREY 4 BROWN
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A PERFECT GIFT AT
PRATHO1S.
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SEE THE MANY NEW
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Thank you again for your vote and support.
County Commissioner
Otto Becker Jr.
Pd. pol. adv. by Otto Becker Jr.
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Free Live Music
Every Fri.
Come dance both nights!
We are available for
private parties-
Christmas, Birthday,
Anniversary,
Reunions, etc.
Will cater and provide
live music -
542-3797
DRESS UP OUTFITS AT
PRATHO’S •
See Pratho’s expanded line of
Gifts and Decorative Accessories
at prices you can afford.
COUNTRY COLLECTIBLES-
Ducks, Birds - Lots of Christmas
Figurines - Also Crystal Items
AND MUCH MORE.
$350 to $2500
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Layoff of Bastrop
County deputies
expected by Dec. 1
Ten Bastrop County Sheriff’s
Department deputies will be
terminated on Dec. 1 because no
contract has been signed to house
prisoners in the new county jail.
Bastrop County commissioners
Giddings, Texas, Times A News-Thursday, November 22, 1990-Page 5
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fashionable clothing at prices
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SWEATER &
MATCHING SKIRT
GORGEOUS FALL
COLORS. LONG LENGTH,
FULL SKIRT. NOW
WE HAVE YOUR SIZE.
GREY, NAVY, BLACK,
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Quick Stop
Lounge
"ONLY MIXED DRINKS
IN TOWN”
Happy Hour 4-7 Daily
OPEN
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ON TO AREA - This Dime Box compete in the area competition at
FFA team placed second in the Blinn on Tuesday, Nov. 20. Pictured
district leadership contest in the are front, Diane Mitschke; second
FFA Quiz. They were scheduled to row left to right, Darden Hervey,
S-M-L $29
Petitions for tax rollback circulated in Burleson Co.
Petitions are reportedly being ers court contends that the top 20 county is almost $27 million, and
circulated by citizens in Burleson taxpayers in Burleson County, would receive a refund of over $8,000
County to force an election to mainly oil companies and utilities, if the rollback occurred, while the
rollback county taxes by approxi- would benefit the most by any average homeowner would get a
mately three cents per $100 rollback. refund of less than $9
valuation. County Judge Woods Caperton
However, the county commission- said the highest valuation in the
GIRLS
ROMPERS & DRESSES
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7 to 14 LL UP
SEE THE LATEST IN
ACCESSORIES
IF IT'S NEW,PRATHO’S HAVE
have voted unanimously to lay off
the 10 guards in the separate jail
budget Those funds will then be
shifted to the sheriff's budget so that
six deputies can be employed as well
as an administrative clerk. In
addition, three other deputies will be
kept on through federal and state I
Men’s RopersE
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Oil prices move up 4.50 Monday
A turnabout in oil markets made during a meeting of the
Monday due to Iraq's decision to general command of the Iraqi
send 250,000 more troops to Kuwait armed forces, presided over by
sent crude up more than $1.50 a Saddam.
barrel. “During the meeting it was
The move by Saddam Hussein decided to mass immediately an
indicates that he has no intentions of additional seven divisions (of about
getting out of Kuwait, say some 20,000 men each) and call in more
experts. than 150,000 reserves,” INA quoted
On the New York Mercantile an official statement as saying.
Exchange, the U.S. benchmark "Therefore, we are adding to our
sweet, light crude for December strength in Kuwait more than a
delivery closed Monday at $31.50 a quarter of a million fighters to keep
barrel - $1.72 higher than Friday's our superiority, which is unques-
$29 78 a barrel close. tionable."
The official Iraqi news agency, According to U S. estimates, there
INA, said Iraq would send more than are 400,000 Iraqi troops already in
250,000 additional troops to Kuwait in the occupied emirate, which Iraq
anticipation of a posible attack invaded Aug 2 Iraq is estimated to
from the U.S.-led multinational have 1 million troops in its regular
force in the Persian Gulf army and another 500,000 men in the
INA reported the decision was reserves.
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Preuss, L. M., III & True, David G. The Giddings Times & News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 22, 1990, newspaper, November 22, 1990; Giddings, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1598547/m1/5/: 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.