The Giddings Star (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 22, 1955 Page: 2 of 16
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she is able to choose her college
and her major.
1 One pound of cotton can be
spun into more than 200 miles of
yarn. -
To wish you, every one.
A MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS
For now...for always...
Joy to our friends and
neighbors. Peace to our
nation, Good Will to all.
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this
People who mind their own
| business usually succeed—they
have so little competition.
Betty Crocker Test
Taken by Fifteen
GHS Senior Girls
Giddings High School
Song Adopted in 1928
The year 1928, twenty-seven
years ago, was an unforgettable
one for G. H. S. Indeed, because
the school song was originated
in that year.
The coach at that time. Mr.
The Betty Crocker Test in JHOHVHVTHVFHVFTELHEEEHOFOHHHHOHHHH
search for the Homemaker of 2
C. M. Hornburg, thought Gidd- 5
ings should have a distinguished 9
| song for the school. Coach Horn- 1
burg,, being talented in music, 1
wrote the words to “Hail to Our :
Old High School” and also com- $
posed a tune for it.
Several years passed and the 5
song gained much popularity. E
| Mrs. J. Will Tate, who had as- X
i sisted G. H. S. many times in ft
the way of music wrote the s
i music for the song.
Somehow the copy at G. H. S. #
got lost. Mrs. Zabcik, ex-band &
director and music teacher here, 2
THOHLE
RVxLoreRE
Thus far there has been no 5
MHOELOROEFTELFLOFOI-LOECOIOIOIORIHRVEFFLOEVELEF
MLORLeEHOFROREETOHTUFROEEOEOEORORROROEOEELOROELEE
May the true spirit
of the first Christmas shine
brightly in your
heart today
and everyday.
I he Community Newspaper With Community News — h ritea uasdi Ldaed Just jor YOU
CITY OF GIDDINGS
LIGHTING & POWER SYSTEM
RorKeHTOFSOHLHOFIOHOH-LOHLOHOHLOHOF -TOHIOHIOHKHREOHOHOHOFE
THOHOHOHAFLHOHHAHHAHOHIPH6FDAFK EHMHHOHOHOHOFDOE
TSA wishes we send you are meant
to last as long as the
green of the evergreen.
And may it extend to
all those you love, too.
MOERBE’S GROCERY
— MILTON MOERBE, Owner
SERBIN, TEXAS
M & M CONTRACTORS
I H. G. MeDONAI.D & HARRY MERSIOVSKY 3
< FEHRHOHOHAREHECHHIE ARKOHLHOHWELPHOROIHOEA
We’ll go along
with Santa in wishing
a Merry Christmas and
m 227 New Year to Ail.
ELKINS 5-10 & 25c Store
TED NOACK, Manager
GIDDINGS DRUG STORE
then living in Oregon, wrote E w. H. PIERATT & MILTON ARCHER
| another composition and sent ,
copies of it for the band to Miss ForNHVHLIIOHOHVROHLEHHVHHHHHHHHOE
state will receive a $500 college
scholarship. The winner of the
State will also receive an all
expense-paid trip to Washing- |
ton D. C., Williamsburg, Va.,
and Philadelphia, Pa. for her- 5 VISSMANTDATOD co 35
self and her school advisor. | AIDMAN 1 KALU ON CO.
| Each state winner is consid- TOHoroHtOIOEIHOHOHOEROHOHOFROPMIFIOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOR *
cred in the choosing of the Na- (FLOBOrrFTOEHOF OFIVERHIVEROFLOFROFIOENFIOFOFOFOTOFTOELOHOHOR :
J ORSAG’S RADIO & TV |
ROFLOELOFLOFOLIOFLOH-IOHLOFLELOHOH A11orn PHMHHMHMHLOHLOHHHn
MHOHOHMHOHOHHHOHHOHOHOHOHOHOHOROROHOHOHORROE
May this Holy Season
bring to our many friends oll
the rkh blessings that will make
for happiness and joy through-
out the year.
Here’s our cheery carol for you —
May all the joys of the Holiday Season
be yours on Christmas Day!
Faske & Sons Jewelry Store
CSor-HHOPOROROROROROROROHOROHOROHO ♦HOHeH»HeH>
1 winner will receive an addition-
al $3500 college scholarship.
t The scholarship winner must
: attend a standard college, but
song to replace the original
i “Hail to Our Old High School,”
which has stayed in the hearts
of the students and alumni of
G. H. S. for 27 years.
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1
reetings
L The Christmas
May all the good cheer and joys of
this happy holiday season stay with you and
—your dear ones throughout the coming year.
D. I. BOHAC, Rep.
NATIONAL OLD LINE INSURANCE CO.
1502 Prather — Phone EL 2-4259
TAYLOR, TEXAS
you * tessings
Season-
s Black in 1943. All of these cop- RHOHOHOHOE
aies were lost again in 1947.
. In 1949 the G. H. S. band was
: taking shape, and Miss Brogdon, i
: band director, wrote the high
ft school song in a march version
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tional winner. The National
CITY MEAT MARKET
HERSHEL DOYLE
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EOHH(HHTH*RSD*FRHEHERHORO)*IIOIOIORL9ELHHOHE for the entire band.
wexesoreT * oOISC SERCARVEMROESHEWGIMRVEKIER Since then, the Giddings High
i School Band has played “Hail !
2 to Our Old High School” at ev- | 1
a ery football game, pep rally,
and on many other special oc-
a cook book for herself and one J
for the Homemaking Depart-. 1
ment. L.u
The first-place winner of |
each state will receive a $1500 |
college scholarship and the
school will receive a set of En- 1
cyclopedia Britannica. The
second place winner of each 4
| which was followed by a lesson 2
on anatomy presented by Rich- | 1
ard Roche.
- Patsy Kieschnick and Shirley :
Mersiovsky sang “Sentimental I
Journey,” and joined by Peggy J
Beyer, Virginia Kasper, and ’ 1
Shirley Beisert, they sang "O 1
i Come, All Ye Faithful." :
Refreshments of cookies and :
punch were served and the stu- ,
dents then continued dancing I
i to recorded music of various g
I moods and tempos.
ERERIEEXI R.D.L. S 0ALZAIXOYHOE
THUR DAY, DEC. 22, 1955 THE GIDDINGS, TEXAS, STAR
“coURTS
% MeS.
Mr. &
: Tomorrow was given to 15 se-
! nior girls Tuesday, December 6,
1 in the Homemaking Department $
1 by Miss Fay Hattox, advisor. It s
: was a problem-solving type of a
: test.
: Each school has a local win-
1 ner. The high Giddings girl
1 will receive a golden pin and
Various Acts Top .
The Christmas Bell rings out glad : , ---------C: 1—
tidings to all our loyal friends and , Christmas Social 1
customers: wishing you a happy holiday. s several high school students S !
$ presented acts on the floor show I 1
——r————___________________________________■ which high-lighted the home-E
• making sponsored Christmas
FARMERS SUPPLY CO 2 party and dance, held on De- ft
TAIMA OCIILX CUs $ cember 1 in the high school au-5
CERHIOEMENEOHOHHORHEELLELEEOE ditorium.
PSAPLORMARPRSOHLOELMELOEAEWEWELOHOFOE As mistress of ceremonies, J
Peggy Beyer introduced Janice i
Cowan, who presented a rather
twisted version of "Little Red TNT TAINT 117 A I T *
Riding Hood." s DUNN WA1 EK WELL DRILLING s
Loretta Mantzel told the dud-i MR. A MRS. G. K. DUNN
Vience the story of three little HLPHELLTER@H9H*HHOHOHHHOHPHAH
kittens named Phtt, Phtt-phtt, JTVELORLELEOELAOIPCOISWIFOESOILOIELOELOIEOISORSOIFLAILOIROEFLOIRORAIOE
and Phtt-phtt-phtt. A short'
skit was put on by Loretta
Mantzel and Elaine Hoffman
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