Giddings Times & News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 3, 1997 Page: 7 of 18
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movie screen in any new films,
because he doesn't seem to be
interested in that anymore.
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Dance 4-8 p.m. Music by:
Leroy Matocha
Gray Flannel Suit, Moby Dick
and The Boys from Brazil.
Maybe you remember some of
the leading ladies in his films.
Stars like Ingrid Bergman,
Audrey Hepburn, Ava Gard-
ner, Greer Garson, Sophia
Thanks,
Marty Lindner
A.P. KLEINSCHMIDT -
Lexington lost a great commu-
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Times are subject to variance
Plenty of Cold Refreshmentsi
Hall Now Fall Air-Conditioned!
Come Spend the 4th in Round Top
Sponsored by Round Top RITle Assn.
cooling systems even at night
during most of the month, since
it was so muggy.
♦Cigna
♦PCA
♦Blue Cross
♦Medicaid
♦PAID
♦DPS
♦Scrip Card
♦Express Script
everyone in the community.
Not only was he a fine ex-
ample of good citizenship for
his children and grandchildren,
but for us all.
COUNTRZ
Sat., July 12
________9 p.m. til 1:00
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Highlighting the evening's ac-
tivities will be the big fireworks
display right after dark. Every-
one always looks forward to
this every year.
There's an ad in this issue
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Family Care Cunic
WILL BE CLOSED FROM: JULY 14-18TH.
Back At the Office July 21st.
Call 542-1600 For Back Up
Physician or Messages To The Dr.
saw her in a Dallas nursing
home. He said she was still
looking radiant in a beaded
gown.
Mr. Peck is one of the few sur-
vivors of the big screen's golden
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THXAS DANCEHALL MUSIC
Fri., July 11
9 p.m. til 12:30
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Sat., July 5
9:30-1:00
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1 10:00-11:15 Round Top Brass Band in Parade
/ 11:30-12:00 Royal Bavarians (Gene Hackemack,
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1 11:30-2:30 Antique Tractor, Farm Equipment &
T Engine Show
| 12:00-12:45 Round Top Brass Band & Special
J Performance by the Old Glory Singers
V 12:00-5:00 Beach Volleyball Tburnament - Cash
1 Prizes to Winners
12:45-1:15 Lee County German Singers
1:15-1:30 Royal Bavarians
1:30-2:00 Bluebonnet Community Band - Brenham
2:00-2:15 Combined Performance - Bluebonnet &
Round Top Brass Bands Featuring Patriotic Songs
& Marches
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♦Pre Script
♦And Many More
crease your chances of being
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Have a happy and safe 4th of
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CELEBRATION
Round Top, Texas
Friday, July 4,1997
Activities bsgln on City Square st 10:00 a.m.
Shooting of Round Top's Cannon starts
PARADE at 10:30 a.m.
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when necessary and got really Jolla, Calif.
involved in every construction Civil War veterans marched
project taking place at Lexing- together, he recalls, "dressed in
ton ISD during his three de- blue and gray, their long
cades as superintendent. beards streaked from tobacco
Arnold Kleinschmidt made a juice. I have an understanding
real impression on me. And I'm of those hearty old fellows who
sure he impressed everyone helped save the union. It was a
who knew him that same way - privilege to see that."
- among other school adminis- Lots of us have seen his movie
trators across the state, USD classics, including To Kill a
faculty members, students, and Mockingbird, The Man in the
BEEF SIRLOIN &
PORK BARBECUE
Will be served at the Rifle Assn. Hall at 11:30 a.m. e”
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Prepared by Rille Assn. Members
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FIREMEN’S 4TH - Rain or vehicles -- either oncoming or payers' money should adapt. Since we're going to be cel-
shine, the Giddings Volunteer traffic going in the same direc- Whatever Mr. Kleinschmidt ebrating the Fourth of July on
Fire Department will be host- tion. set out to accomplish, he gave Friday, you might be interested
MAKING HAY — Another ing their annual Fourth of July So you've got to be alert so you it his all. He had a somewhat in Mr. Peck's recollections of a
advantage of the way-above- Celebration at Airline Park can do everything possible to rare combination of traits. He dusty July 4th parade he
average June rainfall is that this Friday. avoid being in a traffic acci- was smart but he was also a watched as a young boy in La
lots of hay is being produced in Like usual, the fireboys will dent. And by taking your time hard worker.
the Lee County area. be preparing plenty of delicious and driving in the outside lane He didn't mind rolling up his
Again, last year at this time, barbecue. And there will be lots as much as possible, you'll in- sleeves to do physical work
DUR3SC(B"S
542-3167
Downtown alddngs - 201 West Austin
Mon-Fr. 8-5:30, Sat. 8-2
the death of former school Su-
perintendent A.P. Klein-
FIREWORKS - it's still schmidt.
WATER USAGE - What a and prices were already start- against the law to set off fire- Arnold had been battling can-
difference a year makes! ing to go up, works inside the city limits of cer for a good while. He was
Last year at this time, water This year it's the exact oppo- Giddings. And the police plan still ranching - something he
usage hit its highest level in 5 site. Hay prices are tumbling. to enforce this law. continued to do since his retire-
years for June. This year it In one Want Ad in the Times & At least this year fireworks ment from the Lexington
probably recorded one of its News this week, someone is should cause hardly any grass school system back in 1981 af-
lowest usages ever. advertising hay bales in the fires. The grass is just too green ter 33 years of dedicated ser-
Most Giddings residents had field for $1.75. to catch fire easily. vice.
to do little or no watering of Last fall, a bale of hay got to But things like bottle rockets For 30 years, Mr. Klein-
their lawns and flower gardens about $5.00 as the drought was can still set roofs on fire, so it's schmidt served as superinten-
during June, as tropical-like really taking hold. Quite a still a good idea to be very care- dent at Lexington ISD and was
weather prevailed during a drop! ful when popping fireworks certainly the guiding force in
normally hot and dry month. Pastures are lush and green, even out in the country. building one of the finest
Electricity consumption also and hay patches are producing smalltown schools in the state.
hit a record high in June 1996 like mad. That's great news for DRIVE SAFELY - With the He undertook numerous
in Giddings. But power bills ranchers but it sure drops the Fourth of July falling on a Fri- building programs - all done
last month probably didn't drop price for those who sell hay for day this year, lots of people will without incurring any bonded
in proportion to water bills, a living. be taking a long weekend to go indebtedness. That's some-
even though temperatures With much higher cattle to the beach or lake or visit thing almost unheard of in this
never got above the low 90s this prices this spring and summer, relatives. day and age.
year in June. things are sure looking up for If you're planning a trip out of Arnold Kleinschmidt was one
That's because all the high our farmers and ranchers. And town, be sure to drive safely of those "can-do" people. But he
humidity makes air condition- so far the cattle market has and carefully. Lots of motorists didn't want to accomplish
ing compressors work that been holding up real well, even will be driving way too fast and things just by saddling taxpay-
much harder to get the mois- though some experts had ear- will be doing stupid things. ers in the LISD with heavy
ture out of the air. And most lier called for a pullback in late The problem is that when an- debt.
people ended up using their spring. other driver makes a mistake, That's a philosophy that ev-
Have you wondered what ever Loren and Jane Fonda.
happened to Gregory Peck? What bothers him about mov-
Well, he's still very much alive ies today? You guessed it: gra-
and kicking, and quite active, tuitous violence and graphic
at the age of 81. sex make him bristle.
Although he still gets out on Who does he miss? Show-
the road to do his one-man business friends who have
show, "A Conversation With "shuffled off" and are "no longer
Gregory Peck" at theaters, he with us" like Cary Grant and
rarely gives interviews. Pub- David Niven, Jack Benny and
lishers can't even get him to George Burns, Audrey Hep-
write his autobiography. He bum and Ava Gardner.
says he has little interest in How about Greer Garson?
looking back. She died last year, only a
Don't expect to see him on the couple of weeks after Mr. Peck
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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/m1/7/: 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.