The Giddings News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 7, 1954 Page: 3 of 16
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Guests in the Herman Treu-
de home New Year's Eve were
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Falkenberg
and Willie Joe of Carmine; J.
I. Falkenberg of Houston; and
Sgt. Albert Alaminski of Tex-
arkana. ,
1947 MERCURY 4-door
1946 CHEV. 2-door
1949 FORD 4-door .
1949 FORD Stationwagon
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Officers:
Paul Nerger, President
P. H. Luecke, Vice-President
Walter E. Kasper, Vice-Pres.
C. Harms, Cashier
Dan L. Durow, Asst. Cashier
$ 637,900.51
873,656.50
67,650.00
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1947 FORD Tudor
1937 FORD Tudor
1951 FORD 4-door
1940 CHEVROLET -
1941 CHEVROLET 2-door
Directors:
Paul Nerger
P. H. Luecke
J. E. Kasper
Alvin Moerbe
— R. F. Placke
Ed. Artmann •
W. E. Kasper
Thursday, January 7, 1954 — THE GIDDINGS, TEXAS, NEWS - Page 3
Mr. and Mrs. Elferd Koslan
spent the week-end in San An-
tonio with Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Domann and Cathy. They were
accompanied home by their
children and Mrs. Ernest Wolf
who had spent the week with
the Domanns.
News Want Ads Get Results'
THE FLAVOR
A state official predicts
slow, steady oil drilling cam-
paign in the Texas tidelands
during 1954
CLUB MEETING
\ The Lexington Homemaking
Club will meet Jan. 14 at 2
p. m. at the Homentaking Cot-
tage. -
Demonstrations will be on
crafts. All club members are
urged to be present. New mem-
bers are always welcomed.
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SERVING IN GERMANY
Pvt. Royce E. Tschatschula,
son of Mrs. Emma Meschke of
Giddings, and Pvt. Albert E.
Weise. Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert E. Weise Sr., of Rt. 1,
Giddings, : recently joined the
28th Infantry Division in Ger-
many.
The 28th Division is under-
going intensive training as part
of the NATO Army on guard
in western Europe.
Tschatschula, whose wife,
Dorothy, lives on Rt. 1, McDade,
entered the Army in April and
completed basic training at Ft.
Bliss, Texas. He formerly was
employed by the Superior Dai-
ries in Austin.
No. 46
J Condensed Statement
of
The Citizens State Bank
of Giddings, Texas
At The Close of Business Dec. 31, 1953 —
One sure way to stop complaining about the performance of your car -. - - drive in
and let our expert mechanics put it in top-notch condition.
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Edwin Peters, Mr. and Mrs.
M. G. Kurio, Mr. and Mrs. Hy.
Hamff and son and Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Lukas of La
Grange, Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Domaschk of Port Arthur—vi-
sited Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Peters of La Grange Saturday.
Mrs. Florence Fields, and C.
W. Fields and children spent
the Christmas holidays with
Mr. and Mrs. Leo H. Frede in
La Grange -
Mr. and Mrs Ted Killian
and Karen Kay of Corpus Chris-
ti spent the hurrays. with re-
latives and friends in. Gid- -
dings.'
1939 FORD pickup
1949 FORD %4-ton pickup
1946 DODGE 4-door
‘51 FORD 12-ton, Pickup
18 MERCURY Club Coupe
1953 DODGE 2-door
Railyoad Commissioner Wil-
liam J Murray Jr. said the
tidelands are "certainly no
lemon" as a petroleum possibi-
( lity, but it remains to be proved
that "there is any great bo-
g. nanza" waiting.
Murray is convinced that oil
is becoming increasingly hard
* to find There has not been a
really large discovery in Texas
y in 18 months, he stated
t Prices paid the schooland
. board for tidelands leases in
1953 are encouraging. Murray
said.
. Bonuses average about $80
-..an acre, four times the price
. paid in 1947 when the last sale
- was held by the state.
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If some Texans have their
way, license tags of the future
are going to have slogans, pic-
- tures and be larger New Mexi-
co calls itself the Land of En-
chantment, Kansas says it's the
L.. Wheat State, and Arkansas
i splashes its license plates with
Land of Opportunity. But Tex-
i as just has numbers. Some sug-
gested slogans: God's Country,
The Best State, Just Braggin',
and The Lone State State. The
. Highway Department says most
people have suggested the Lone
- Star idea
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RETURN TO DENVER
. A/3c and Mrs John Clinton
. Hart have returned to Denver.
---Colo., after spending the Christ-
mas holidays with relatives at
Giddings and Winchester. Mr.
Hart is stationed at the Lowry
Air Force Base at Denver
where he is attending the Air
- Force technical training school. |
% receiving—specialized schooling
as photo-interpretation speci- 1
alist. Mrs Hart will continue
her studies in journalism while
at Denver.
/ ____________._________1
Mr and Mrs Herman Treude
— and Herbert had as Christmas
guests in their home Gustav
and Albert Treude of Navaso-
ta: Mr and Mrs, Edmund True-
- : de of Houston: Mr. and Mrs
Edwin Treude, Glenn Allen.
Charlene, and Darlene, Mrs.
Louise Hinze, all of Burton:
Mr. and Mrs Albert Wagner,
Vernell and Harvey, Miss An-1
na Marie Schramm of Round
Top: Mr and Mrs Alvin Meyer,
Florene and Otis of Giddings;
- Henry Katzer of Lexington.
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Capital Stock --------- $ 75,000.00
Surplus 75,000.00
Undivided Profits 50,414.62
Bonds Deposited 67,650.00
Dividend No. 88 3,750.00
Time & Demand Deposits 1,921,636.76
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Fuchs, Durwood L. The Giddings News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 7, 1954, newspaper, January 7, 1954; Giddings, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1615504/m1/3/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Giddings Public Library and Cultural Center.