The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 28, Ed. 1, Friday, March 29, 1940 Page: 1 of 6
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JUidland Constructors
Get Contract on REA
Extension Project
' J (Midland Constructors Inc. of
Chicago have been awarded the
construction contract for the
' rfirst unit of 88 miles of line to
be built by the Bartlett Electric
Cooperative in its extension pro
gram it was announced in Bart
lett Thursday morning.
Midland's bid of $45808.31
as the low bid of the five com
panies seeking the job. The com-
pany is expected to send a su
perintendent Here within tne
- next three or four days and con-
struction is scheduled to begin
j .April 8.
"'- The building program is ex-"-jected
to take about two
'.months and all new customers
should be served with electricity
' 3by the middle of June. Some
i will be connected much earlier.
"Work will begin with the short
3ines where fa house can be con-
i nected to the present lines with
the installation of one or two
poles.
The first section will serve
220 customers in the communi-
ties of Vilas Joe Lee Prairie
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In Death Claims Mrs.
1 '. Louise Marquardt
long Time Resident
Funeral services were held
J2?eduesday afternoon at 2 p. m.
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i i;ne residence ior ivirs. jiuuise
tatmann Marquardt who pass-
away at hei home here Mon-
fav night.
. Mrs. tMarquardt was horn
' JMarch 22 1857 in Alsace. Her
childhood was spent in the ag-
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ricultural region of that pro-
. J -vince in years preceding the
- ' Franco-Prussian War. Follow-
ing the war and during" the Gpr-
'Jh 5Ttr1 Tin !- flinv noma r AmavL
lat-j " " "-"".v.. v.. .v .
They landed at Galveston and
I i3! . .nn tu n " I fv 4-vn I 'I 'WO r ItrMlrth
rs ' tUlUC bU VJCIIUlU iCAUO WIH--.1J
Ijv ' was ner nome ior suu-y-uuu
fv ! anarried Martin Marquardt who
- ' had emigrated from Lorraine.
9 i To them were bom six children
y "four of whom survive her: Mrs.
-2 afliouise Rhodes Miss Emma
Ji JMarquardt and Bill Marquardt
- "of Bartlett and Minnie Mar-
5-quardt of Austin There are
J four grandchildren: Lillian Mae
.Rhodes of Blanco Billy Mar-
quardt of Austin and George
. " and -Mary Beth Marquardt of
' ZBartlett. One brother is living
West Haven Conn.
) Mrs. Marquardt was confirm-
.d irfthe Lutheran church as a
child but became a Methodist
after coming to Texas.
Rev. W. A. Flynn officiated at
Uthe funeral and interment was
n the Bartlett cemetery.
Pallbearers were: A. R.
Grosse A. Gersbach Paul Jesse
J. G. Hoes Harry VViederspnhn
'Hugh Morrison and Ed Law-
rence. Thrall Man Named
President By Ginners
Granger March 26 George
Dollinger of Thrall was elected
president and a director of the
Central Texas Cooperative asso-
Iiation to take the place of Ralph
Foore of Granger retiring
liember at their annual' dis
trict meeting held here Wednes-
lay.
At the business session the
-establishment of food storage
locker service in connection with
the cooperative gins was dis-
cussed along with insurance
problems for gins and cotton
and the cooperative buying of
supplies
Martin Pastusek visited rel
atives in La Grange Sunday.
Williamson Begins
Single Variety
Cotton Project
Two full carloads of cotton-
seed arrived in Thrall last week
end to be used to start the lar-
gest acreage of one variety
community cotton planting to
originate in Williamson county
since the Coupland project i was
iStarted four Veal's ago County
Agent Dor W. Brown has an
nounced.
Rainbow Girls
Elect Officers
March 21st the Rainbow
Girls Class of the Baptist
Sunday school met at the
church for their regular month-
ly business meeting and social
with Ida Jean Joiner Frances
Plemmons and Alice May
Green as joint hostesses.
Officers were elected for the
last half of the church year as
follows president Wanda Ray
Seale; secretary Brooksie Nell
Whitfield; first vice-president
Ida Jean Joiner; second vice-
president Dorothy Tittle; third
vice-president La Nell Adams;
chairman of activities Ava-
nell Isabel; stewardship and
missionry chairman Artie Lee
Robbins; treasurer Lucille Ber
ry.
After the business session
all went to Mrs. Ed Adams
whei'e they were served ice tea
sandwiches cookies and Easter
candy buffet style.
All twelve members of the
class and the teacher Mrs. Bar-
field were present with one
visitoi" Mrs. Adams.
Go To Church
Campaign Gets
Under Way Sun.
Bartlett's Go-To-ChUrchCam
paign got under way Sunday
with attendance about average
but considered good because of
the cool weather and intermit
tent showers. The campaign will
continue until Mother's Day
May 12.
Special Easter services were
conducted in most churches last
Sunday.
During the remaining seven
weeks of the campaign special
emphasis will be put on atten-
dance by those who are already
members of some church. The
slogan of the campaign is
"Make Bartlett Church Con
scious."
Band Boosters
To Meet Thursday
All of the more than two hun-
dred members of the Band
Booster Club were urged today
by the officers of the oganiza-
tion to attend the April meet-
ing next Thursday night. The
time is 7:30 o'clock.
Plans for continuation of the
work under the present ar-
rangement during the summer
months when school is not in
session will be completed and
finance plans for the year will
be outlined by the ways and
means committee.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our ap-
preciation to our friends for
their sympathy kind deeds
and beautiful florajl offerings
during our recent bereavement.
May God bless each of you is
our prayer. .
The Dillard Family
CARD OF THANKS
For all the kindnesses of
friends and neighbors at the
time of Mother Marquardt's
passing and for the beautiful
tflowers may we express our
deepest gratitude.
The Marquardt Family
Funeral Services Held
Saturday For Miss
Mabel Lee Dillard
Funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon for Miss
Mabel Lee Dillard 34 member
of one of the pioneer families
of this section who died in
Austin Friday after a long ill
ness. The services were con-
ducted by Rev. V. B. Breazeale
at the First Baptist Church
and interment was in the Bart
lett cemetery.
She was born August 25 1906
and spent most of her life in
Bartlett. She was active in the
Baptist Church before her
health failed.
Miss Dillard was the daugh
ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J
P. Dillard and is survived by
three brothers Joe and John
Dillard of Waco and Charles
Dillard of Bartlett; and two
sisters Mrs. Veston Forbes of
Temple and Miss Lena Dillard
ol Ualena Park Texas.
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Miss Kathryn White of Aus-
tin visited relatives here last
week-end.
Cameron Holds Annual
Show of Wallpaper
and Materials
Miniature models of Camer
on Homes of the Month added
a new interest to the annual
showing of wallpapers and
Building materials at the Wm
Cameron & Co. jast Friday and
Saturday. Built in features
new Venetian blinds with metal
slats and all of the latest in
ventions in building materials
were features of the show.
The wallpaper display which
has m past years caused citi
zens to think of the show as
largely a wallpaper one contin
ued to be the outstanding fea
ture stressing styling quality
and color.
Lee Bain! Announces
For Reelection For
Commissioner Pre. 2
To the Citizens of Commission
ers' Precinct No. Two. Bell
County Texas:
I hereby announce my candi
dacy'for re-election as Commis
sioner of Bell County Texas for
Precinct No. two.
In announcing for re-election
to the office of County Com-
missioner I do so feeling that
my experience as your Commis-
sioner has qualified me to fill
the office better than eyer be-
fore. With the knowledge that
your Commissioner is the Cus-
todian of County funds and the
trustee of youi County affairs
it naturally follows that the
citizenship is intensely inter-
ested in their representative at
this post perhaps more than any
other office.
I do not deem it necessary
for me to dwell at length on
the things I have done or expect
to do as your Commissioner for
most of you know me and know
the record that I have made as
your Commissioner; however I
feel that the experience I have
had as Commissioner better
qualifies me to render you con-
tinued efficient service.
For your past support and
confidence in me I am and will
be forever grateful; and I
iearnestly solicit your support
in the coming July Primary.
Respectfully .submitted
LEE BAIRD
Mr and Mrs. Curtis Condra
and little son of Fj; Worth
spent Sunday here with Mr. and
Mrs J. E Condra.
City Election To Be
Tuesday; Present
Officials unopposed
Bartlett's usually turbulent
city election seems to have been
effected by the tactics of the
European war this year. With
next Tuesday election date
there is still a lack of announ
ced opposition to the present
office holders. Apparently
citizens are well pleased with
the present administration.
A mayor city secretary and
three- aldermen will be elected
this year. Present officials
whose terms expire are Mayor
R. W. Miller City Secretary
Gus T. Leatherman and Alder
men E. E. Lindeman A. Gers
bach and Dr. 0. J. Koepke."
No public announcement has
een made that these officials
will seek re-election but it is
presumed that they have not
failed to file their intentions in
time to get their names on the
ticket.
No opposition is expected in
the school board election April
6 when three members will be
elected.
Waco Boosters Visit
Here Monday Morning
Fifty or more Waco business
men visited Bartlett Monday
morning on the spring good
will tour sponsored by the Wa
co Chamber of Commerce. All
Central Texas towns and some
in East and Southeast Texas
were included in the itinery.
A thirty minute program of
music and short addresses was
given on the main street in the
business section and souvenirs
were distributed.
Because of the cold norther
blowing Monday standing on
the street was very uncomfort-
able and only a small crowd
gathered to hear the expres
sions of Waco's good will and
the usual invitation to trade in
the larger city.
C of C Committees
Named at Regular
Meeting Tuesday
Two full committees
chairmdn of nine other
and
com-
mittees were appointed at the
r
regular meeting of the Cham
ber of ICommerce Tuesday
night.
Committees were: industrial
Fred Blair A. Gersbach G.
C. Kuler and Mrs. W. W. Wal-
ton; go to church James Bail-
ey E. E. Lindeman and John
Wacker.
Committee chairmen named
were: state highway John Law-
rence; CCC G. C. Kuler; safety
Doyle McGlothlin ; agriculture
E. M! Steglich; cotton classing
Walter Steglich; Bell County
lateral roads A. Gersbach; Wil-
liamson County lateral roads
M. B. Stokes; ways and means
Ed Brune Jr.; membership C
E. Lamb.
The opening date of the mem-
bership drive was announced
for Wednesday morning. Sixty
six members were reported as
already signed up for the com-
ing year.
President J. A. Powitzky was
authorized to appoint a com-r
tnittee to investigate the ad-
vantages of the common battery
telephone system.
A retail credit association
was discussed but action was
postponed until the next regu-
lar meeting. Rev. Gus Sager dis-
cussed the go to church cam-
paign now on as a city-wide
project. Progress was reported
on latera road work and a state-
ment from "Lee Baird concerning
his future plans was read
Trade in Bartlett. A good town.
..TRIBUNE GOES TO
NEW REA CUSTOMERS
rt This issue of The Tri-
' bune goes into the home of
every new customer of the
v Bai'tlett Elective Coopera- "
''' live lo be served by the
first section nf flip ovtanrl.
ed lines soon to be built.
The Tribune joins in cx-
tending greetings to each
one and congratulates them
"' on the new service which
S! will bring so many conven-
" lenccs to the farm home.
'' Rnmnln ermine vi lin '
mailed again next week at
v which time The Tribune
hopes to be able to announce
that construction is under
way. Progress of the work
will be recorded in these col-
umns each week.
Cold Weather Sunday
Causes Easier Parade
To Be Postponed
Easter paraders are still
waiting to parade in Bartlett
after a cool spell and light
showers put the damper on
the sporting of new spring fin
ery Sunday. Light topcoats
and warm suits and dresses
were much more in order.
A few new Easter bonnets
made their appearance and a
few persons braved the weath-
er in light spring' dresses for
morning church services but
their attempted nonchalance
failed to hide the fact that they
were uncomfortably cool.
As the weather continued
cooier-Monday' " merchahts-Tpon-dered
whether they should dis
play winter merchandise again
or look forward to another week
of pre-Eascter business with
spring clothes since the usual
parade was evidently postponed
at least a week and those who
were not ready last Sunday
still have an opportunity to get
m the parade.
Along the coast and in south
Texas temperatures of 8t) de
grees were reported but most
of the rest of the state suffer
ed.
Farmers welcomed the light
shower and spoke hopefully of
the old weather phophecy
which predicts rain for five
Sundays when it rains on Eas
ter.
Death Claims
Mrs. Alice Ake
'Mrs. Alice Ake mother of
Mrs. Harry Jackson died Wed-
nesday afternoon at her home
west of town after several weeks
illness.
She was born Dec. 30 1858 in
North Carolina and moved to
Texas when a young girl and
spent a number of years here.
She and her husband lived here
on a farm near the Ake School
House which was named for the
tamuy.
The family moved from here
to Schleicher County in West
Texas where they were success-
ful in the ranching business for
a number of years. Mrs. Ake
came to Bartlett about 5 months
ago to make her home with her
daughter.
Funeral services will be held
'Friday morning at 10:30 at the
First Methodist Church with
Rev. W. A. Flynn officiating.
Survivors are one daughter
Mrs. Harry Jackson and six
grandchildren Joe W. Jackson
Colorado City Texas; Harold
Jackson California; Mrs. Fran-j
ces Herbst cf Fort Worth ; Mrs.
Mary Alice Morris of Abilene;'
Charles' Jackson of San Angeloi
and William Jackson of Abilene.
Mr. and Mrs. E K. Laughlin
E K. Jr and Miss Mary Mar-
tha Laughlin visited in Crock
ett last week-end with Mr and
Mrs. Harry Trube Jr
Evangelistic Services
Begin Sunday at
Presbyterian Church
There wilt be services next
Sunday morning at 11:00 'a. nu
at the Presbyterian Church with
preaching by Rev. John P. Kidd.
Evangelistic services which
begin Monday will be held twice
each day. The morning hour
will be divided between Rev.
John P. Kidd and Rev. O. C.
Avery.
Dr. Sam Joekel of Austin will
conduct the night services for
the first part of the week and
Dr. Currie for the latter -part of
the week. Dr. Currie will occupy
the pulpit on Sunday April 7
Boy Scout Pledges
Due April First
Quarterly payments on the '
Boy Scout pledge which -was
made by most Bartlett mer-
chants in February will be due
again on April 1 R. C. Ford
finance member of the local
Scout Troop Committee an-
nounced today.
Payment of pledges will he :
accepted at The Tribune office
if any cne wishes to make them
in advance otherwise a com-
mittee will call early in the (
week.
Jack Spoonts Seeks
Re-election To Office
of i Belt Gouniy Clerk
Jack Spoonts announces this
week that he will again be a
candidate for the loffice of Coun-
ty Clerk of Bell County and
makes the following statement
to the people of the county:
"In offering myself again as
a candidate for County Clerk I
fully realize that the office is
yours to give. Therefore if my
service there has not been ac-
ceptable to you I have no ground
to stand on in asking you to re-
turn me to the office.
"I know that my duties and I
have at all times been courteous
and anxious bo serve everybody
having-business with the County
Clerk. I believe we have been
efficient in our work. If such be
true then I feel that I am en-
titled to your earnest considerr-
ation when you come to choose
your clerk for the years 1941
and 1942.
"For your great kindness to
me in the past I am deeply and
humbly grateful. As your sei---vant
I know that I have never;
abused your confidence and I
never will. If you will re-elect
me as your County Clerk 1
pledge you the same kindly.
friendly service we have given
you heretofore plus such effi-
ciency as experienced naturally
enables us to give.
"I thank you.
your friend
Jack Spoonts"P
Granger C of C
Reelects Colbert
M B. Colbert reelected presi-
dent of the Granger Chamber
of Commerce was installed at
the first annual banquet heiA
Tuesday night. 1
Albert Mikulencak was nam
ed vice-president and I. C Par
ma was re-elected treasurer.
Directors reelected were C
W. Williams Emil J. Bartosh
Irvin Lambert J. J Bucek F.
iii. urunaige a. w. tioiuoec ana o
Paul Hilburn one year terms;
John Baca W. P i'oung R. A.
Marek J. C. Martinets Jama
Cavanaugh I. C. Parma and F '' rt
E. Martinets two year ternatf
and A. A. Spacek M. B: Colbert
R. W Moore Albert Mikulen-
cak Herman Barkley Ualpi yf
Wilka and Ed J Hruska three
year terms.
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Ford, Robert C. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 28, Ed. 1, Friday, March 29, 1940, newspaper, March 29, 1940; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth76621/m1/1/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bartlett Activities Center and the Historical Society of Bartlett.