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Giddings, Texas, Times & News - Thursday, July 3,1997 - Page 3
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By the pound at 8 a.m.
By the plate at 10 a.m.
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FAMILY FASHION CENTER
1113 E. Austin, Giddings
OPEN 9-6 MON.-FRI., SAT. 9-5
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Jaeger's, Inc.
M & S Distributing
Lee County Sheriff's Posse
Newman & Keng Paving Co.
Siegeler Insurance Agency
Western Gas
Lee County Bank
Delores Dowling
Greg & Lori Market
Mike Maass
Paul Buckner
Insurance Network of Texas
Tillery Ford-Mercury
Joe Goodson
John Pearce w/COT Tools
Texas Grand Ballroom
Bobby Lehmann Trucking
*Arts & Crafts Booths
*Games & Rides
* Afternoon Music by: Marvin Mitschke
& The Music Mates
WCS
Baker Service Tools
Pumpco
Magnum Wireline
Mike Hopkins Distributing
Wright Distributing
Charlie's Bar
Hills Prairie Auction
married, settle down and have
a family.
But all that changed after he
met Loree Polansky from Dime
Box. They started dating in
1945 while she was attending
the University of Texas. At this
time Obie, with his brother
G.G., bought what is now
Sugar Hill Ranch and built the
brick home that's still there.
In December of 1951, Obie
and Loree got married. Obie
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COUPON OFFER
BUY ONE -
GET ONE FREE
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July Clearance
^10% OFF
ALL SALE TAGGED ITEMS
Your daughter’s boyfriend? You wish.
The weather? Probably,
The stock market? Either up or down!
Your mother-in-law’s plans to move in
with you? One can only hope!
The name of your hometown bank?
Definitely NOT!!
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Jalisco Mexican Restaurant
2436 E. Austin - Giddings, TX . (409)542-4191
• Penalty For Early Withdrawal. $1,000 Minimum Depoalt.
* Open a new checking account and receive one
FREE order of 200 wallet-style bank checks.
• With approved credit.
• 409-249-3151
• 1442 E. Austin, Giddings, Texas 78942
* Raffle Drawing at 7:30 p.m. Get your tickets from any fireman
* Dance from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Music by: Texas Unlimited Band
Tickets will be sold at gate. **There will be NO advance tickets sold!
DINNER OF EQUAL OR LESSER VALUE FOR FREE.
(COUPON VALUE UP TO $400 ONLY). APPLIES TO
ITEMS ON REGULAR MENU, NOT ON SPECIALS.
COUPON VALID 7 DAYS A WEEK FROM 3 P.M. -10 P.M.
EXPIRES JULY 10,1997
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CHEDDAR & FLOUR TORTILLAS (6). ONE COUPON PER
TABLE OR PARTY. NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER
COUPON. PRESENT COUPON WHEN ORDERING.
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Grange Store, the Compress,
the cotton gin, Wilson's Hotel
on U.S. 77 which later burned
down, the Fletcher home, the
old Methodist Church located
where Mersiovsky’s Phillip's 66
Station is now located, and the
old Giddings Post Office which
was at the time located in the
area where the First National
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25 dozen oranges for only 40 moved around the corner to One of the busiest late-night
cents," said Obie. That shows where Insurance Network of places around Giddings at that
how tough times were back Texas is now located. time was the Beanery, an all-
then, even in sunny California. Old landmarks he remembers night eating place next to the
Depot. At that time there were
still lots of passenger as well as
freight trains coming through
Giddings on both the north-
south and east-west tracks.
And they would stop here.
When the war broke out, Obie
had to close down his business
in February 1943 to serve his
country.
One of the closest calls with
death he had during the three
years he served came while he
was in Naples, Italy.
"A bomb was dropped in the
courtyard of the old bombed-
out building we were living in,"
said Obie, "but it turned out to
be a dud" - it never exploded.
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(FROM PAGE ONE) himself in 1936. He opened the
to return to Giddings about a first auto supply store in Gid-
year later. dings.
While out there, he and an- It was called Lack's Auto Sup-
other fellow would buy fruit ply, which he later converted to
from orchards, grade the fruit a Western Auto Store -- the
and then sell it to local resi- first one franchised in Gid-
dents. dings. His store was first lo-
"We bought 40 dozen lemons cated next to the old Kriegel’s
for a total of only 25 cents, and Store on U.S. 77 but he later
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After coming back homein "" Connections
AutsserropanadtheWsstnrn (FROM PAGE ONE) Gregoria Rangel, 1125 Old
1948 when he sold the business ers have hay grazer over four Nails Creek Rd.; Dustin Varvil,
to Wade Stevenson. feet tall, but have been unable Rolling Oaks Apts. #716;
It looked like Obie might end to cut it due to wet fields. Corrie Sump, 134 S. Harris;
up being a bachelor because he Area forecasts indicate that Jimmy Mitschke II, 831 Whis-
still hadn't taken time to get July will be both hotter and pering Oaks Dr.; Darlene
...... ■' drier. Puphal, 438 W. Liberty #7;
Rainfall for the month of Judy Weaver, 450 N. Grimes;
June is as follows: Travis Faske, Rolling Oaks
June 6______________________3.70 Apts. #503; Ricardo V. Rocha,
June 7________________________.08 1011 S. Main; Duane Letson,
June 10______________________ .11 1142 E. Hempstead; Ricardo .
June 17_____________________1.38 Salazar, Sun Valley MHP
June 21'__________ 1.00 #635; Mandy Lesikar, 391-A N.
June 22_______________________.06 Grimes; Patricia Roberts, Wil-
June 23........................04 son Trailer Park #5; Keisha
TOTAL.....................6.37 Sims, 448 N. Joekel #3; Kristie
Riggins, 1699 S. Leon; Joel
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was already 42 years old, but supper meals. They became fa- Jennifer Brown, 497 S. Polk
they made up for lost time and mous all around the area for #42 Carrie Zoch, 327 Sunrise
had four children - two boys their chicken fried steaks and #10 Tomasa Rodea, 659 N.
and two girls. other specialties on the menu. Burleson; Tammie Rector, 448
Shortly after they were mar- After the Rosts got out of the N. Joekel #13; Jon Hoff man,
ried, Obie and Loree purchased cafe business, Obie worked at 1414 E. Washington; Christina
the old Emil Hilsberg Restau- Wahrmund's Drug Store and Cordova, Rolling Oaks Apts,
rant, which had been owned by later worked putting in air con- #904; Alan Trammel, 756 E.
Harold McDonald and later ditioning at the Giddings State Industry; Ruth Ann Handrick,
Robert Lorenz. School when it was being built. 448 N. Joekel #9; Katherine
For 16 years they owned and Obie also served as Preet. 1 Howard, 281 S. Caldwell;
operated Rost Cafe on U.S. 290, Justice of the Peace and Mu- LaKendra Davis, 448 N. Joekel
where Ken Weiser Bookkeep- nicipal Judge. #16; Brian Mitschke, 1436 E.
ing is now located. He is a member of First Meth- Washington; Carl Davis, 738
During that time, the Rosts odist Church, and has been a N. Harris; Jovita Segura, Sun
made lots of friends and served member of the Giddings Lions Valley MPH #648; Tate
lots of customers who came Club, the American Legion and Carnes, 307 E. Richmond; Nell
there for breakfast, dinner and theVFW. A. Simpson, 594 S. Polk.
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Preuss, L. M., III & True, David G. Giddings Times & News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 3, 1997, newspaper, July 3, 1997; Giddings, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1599028/m1/3/: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Giddings Public Library and Cultural Center.