The Giddings Times & News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 20, 1971 Page: 1 of 32
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GEORGE SIEGMUND
ROUTE 1, BCX 206
GIDDINGS, TEXAS 78942
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ionics &
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SERVING LEXINGTON, DIME BOX, LINCOLN, SERBIN, NORTHRUP, PAIGE, LEDBETTER, FEDOR & GIDDINGS
PUBLISHED AND EDITED BY A NATIVE LEE COUNTIAN -- PREUSS PRINTING CO. INC.
VOLUME 81
GIDDINGS, LEE COUNTY, TEXAS 78942
THURS DAY, MAY 20, 1971
NUMBER 44
Rodeo Queen,
Sweetheart
Are Crowned
Jackie Morris, 15-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dud
Morris, was crowned Queen
during the final Lee County
See CROWNED, page 19
Hoffman Sworn In
As Board Member
James Hoffman was sworn in
as a member of the Giddings
School Board Monday night at
a special called meeting of
the board which had been post-
See SWORN IN, page 4
Paige, Smithville Youths
Hurt In Car, Motorcycle
Wreck At Paige School
A 15-year-old Paige and
Smithville youth were injured
Sunday, May 16 in acar-motor-
cycle wreck on Highway 290 at
Paige.
The wreck occurred at 10:15
See MOTORCYCLE, page 6
St. James To Receive
26 New Members
In a time when church mem-
is declining, it is
bership to udd.A.5 . o
refreshing to note that a small
town church is welcoming 26
new people.
St. James Lutheran Church
at Lexington will gain the new
See NEW MEMBERS, page 13
Yoakum, Young Homemaker Floats Win First
In Parade; Rodeos Draw Record Crowds
beautiful floats entered in the the first place ribbons.
parade, only two could be given See 10 , Pag
Perfect weather and ideal
temperature — unusual for a
Western Parade in Giddings—
was enjoyed by the hundreds
of Lee Countians and rodeo
visitors who lined the streets
of downtown Giddings on the
parade route last Thursday
afternoon.
Although there were many
3 Home, Church Burglaries In Lee
County Net $3300 In Goods For Thieves
- Three burglaries in Lee
County during trie past several
weeks have netted $3300 in
goods by the thieves, according
to the Lee County Sheriff’s
Department.
Two weekend camphouses —
one near Giddings and the other
at Doak Springs — and a Plea-
sant Grove church were hit by
See BURGLARIES! page 22
COME ATOM
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GIDDINGS YOUNG HOMEMAKERS 1ST PLACE FLOAT
YOAKUM
CITY OF YOAKUM FLOAT WINS FIRST IN PARADE
Scholarships Offered
The Lee County chapter of
the March of Dimes is offering
scholarships to people who are
studying nursing or other areas
See OFFERED, page 12
Coach Travis Raven
Speaker For All Sports
Banquet At Giddings
The annual Giddings High
School All-Sports Activity Ban-
quet will be held Thursday night,
May 20 in the high school cafe-
teria beginning at 7 p.m.
The speaker for this event
See ALL SPORTS, page 12
Sears Catalog Store To
Open Here May 27
A new business will be open
in Giddings next week when the
newest Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Catalog Merchant Store will
have its Grand Opening Thurs-
day, May 27 at 119 S. Burleson
Street.
The opening has been set for
See SEARS, page 6
Donations For Family
Contributions for the Ray
Ebner family, who lost their
home and all their possessions
in a fire, can still be given
through Saturday.
Checks or cash can be left
See DONATIONS, page 31
Dennis Umlang Elected
FFA Area President
The Giddings FFA partici-
pated in the Area III Convention
on May 14 and 15 in Bryan.
Dennis Umlang was elected
as Area President. This is the
See UMLANG, page 31
Corn, Grain Sorghum And Coastal
Spurred By Showers Of Past Week
Showers during the past few
weeks have spurred the grain
sorghum and corn to growth
after being held back before
by the drouth.
The rains also helped to green
Elderly Man Found
After Short Manhunt
An elderly man who wandered
away from a nursing home in
Giddings Monday morning, was
found walking more than a mile
away in another section of town.
The fire whistle was sounded
See FOUND, page 9
out the Coastal Bermuda grass,
although other pasturegrasses
are slower in showing up for
grazing.
One example of a good Coastal
See SHOWERS, page 14
Bell Choir To Perform,
Directed By Schiwart
The Kasmierskf Memorial
Bell Choir from St. Mark’s
Lutheran Church of Houston,
will present a concert Sunday,
May 23 at Immanuel Lutheran
Church in Giddings beginning
See BELL CHOIR, page 22
JOSEPH KOUDELKA
, . . Valedictorian
KATHRYN SPACEK
. . . Salutat orian
Dime Box Honor Students Named
Kathryn Ann Spacek, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow
Spacek, has been named salua-
torian of Dime Box High School.
She had a four year average
of 95.97.
Joseph Carl Koudelka, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Koudelka
has been named valedictorian
of Dime Box High School. He
has a four year average of
96.19.
Joseph has been an active
See DB HONOR, page 6
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Preuss, L. M., III. The Giddings Times & News (Giddings, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 20, 1971, newspaper, May 20, 1971; Giddings, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1665371/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Giddings Public Library and Cultural Center.