The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 35, Ed. 1, Friday, July 4, 1952 Page: 1 of 8
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Vol. 65
Tragic Accident
Claims Life Of
Doris Gommert
Funeral services for Miss
Doris Freda Gommert eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Gommert were held Sunday
afternoon at 3 ip. m. at the St.
John's Lutheran Church.
Miss Gommert was killed
about 2:45 p. m. Friday after-
noon in a head-on crash on
Highway 95 about two miles
north of Holland. The accident
occured during a rain storm as
'she was traveling south in her
car and met a bread truck head-
ed north. According to report
from the investigating Highway
Patrolman Jimmy Johnson Miss
Gommert apparently lost con
trol of Iher car on the slippery
highway and skidded into the
path of the truck.
Miss Gommert was throwr
clear of the car by the impact
and was killed instantly. The im-
pact knocked the motor out of
her car which was demolished
Ralph Wclntosh driver of the
ibread truck of Waco received
a knee and ankle injury. The
Truck was extensively damaged
on the left side. He was taken
to a Temple hospital.
She was born June 30 1930
near Bartlett. She was graduat-
ed from the Bartlett High
School in 1947 where she was a
very popular student. During
her senior year she was voted
the most 'beautiful girl in high
school was foobball sweetheart
was yell leader was duchess of
the senior class was on the staff
of the Bartlett Bulldog the
school paper and was on the
'basketball team.
After graduating from -high
school she entered training at
the Brackenridge Hospital
School of Nursing in Austin
She was voted sweetheart of
tne scnool ner senior year.
She was a graduate nurse and
was employed at King's Daught-
ers Hospital in Temple at the
time of her death.
She was a member of the St.
John's Lutheran Church. Her
pastor Rev. W. C. Probst offic-
iated at the services.
Survivors are her parents Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Gommert Jr.
two sisters Joyce and Janie
Gommert of Bartlett; her
grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Gommert Sr. of the Pecan com-
munity east of Bartlett.
Pallbearers were Edgar Wolf
Albert Wolf Dean Gommert
Clarence Meier Vernon Vander-
ford and Rudy Gene Ivicic.
Honorary pallbearers were
nurses from Taylor Austin and
Temple. They attended the serv-
ices in a body and were incharge
of the flowers.
Interment was in the St.
John's Lutheran cemetery.
H. D. Club Meets At
Machalicek Home
The Bartlett Rural Home
Demonstration Club met in the
home of Mrs. Jim Machalicek on
Tuesday June 24. Roll call was
answered toy dc-ribing each
one's wedding dress.
The club voted to drop the
July and August meetings and
have the next meeting in Sept-
ember. (A report was given on
the leather craft tools and work.
Mrs. Polk was voted as nominee
to the State meeting at Kings-
ville. For recreation games were
played and a grab bag was held
to raise money for the club
treqsury.
The hostess assisted by Mrs.
Ford Mann served delicious re-
freshments to one visitor Mrs.
Edd Mann and Mesdames Fred
Gommert Ernesf Carr3 William
Polk Adolph Sninn Emil Maz-
och Raymond jWenfrcek and
Walter Lorenz I j
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MISS DORIS GOMMERT
Belton Plans
Full Program
For July 4th
Congressman W. R. (Bob)
Poage of Ware will deliver his
16th annual July 4 address at
8 p. m. Friday at Belton's annual
Fourth of"July celebration. The
congressman will discuss and ex-
plain national and international
issues now facing the people.
The usual full day of enter-
tainment is planned for July 4th
visitors. The parade always a
colorful affair is scheduled for
10 o'clock Friday morning. Miss
Lucinda Bailey will represent
Bartlett in the parade. The
morning program is scheduled
to begin at the park at 11 o'clock
with the patriotic address by
Hon. Bill McCraw. Major Gen-
eral Bruce Clarke commanding
general of the First Armored
Division and of Fort Hood will
bring greetings from the post.
Highlighting the afternoon
program will ibe the political
speaking when any candidate
who cares to may speak in his
own toenail. Special music is
planned from 1 until 2 o'clock
and the speaking is planned
from 2 until 4:30. The fiddler's
contest .begins at 4:30.
Rodeo performances are plan-
ned Wednesday night Thursday
night and Friday night at 8:15
and Friday afternoon at 2 :30.
Texas Teachers
Improve Training
Austin July 2 Despite the
fact that Texas teachers have!
not had an increase in their base
salaries since 1949 they have
continued to improve their pro-
fessional training. They now
rank among the five top states
in the nation in teacher prep-
aration according to Charles H.
Tennyson executive secretary of
the Texas State Teachers
Association.
Tennyson said that figures
available trom the Texas Edu
cation Agency show that more
than 95 percent of the state's
58513 public school teachers
now hold degrees from accredit
ed institutions of higher learn-
ing. During the school term just
closed only 2299 or 4.5 percent
of the white teachers in the
state did not have degrees. Only
146 or 1.'84 percent of the Negro
teachers in Texas do not have
degrees.
The school year 1951-52 aisle
marked progress in another
direction Tennyson added. It
was the first year in the history
of the state that the schools did
not have some people teaching
with less than a high school ed-
ucation. The previous year 34
such people were employed af
teachers.
B. A. Turner is a patient in
a Temple hospital.
Mrs. Minnie Wacker has re-
turned from a visit in Detroit
Mich. with her daughter Mrs.
Ester Berger and! sons
JiAUTLETT TEXAS
Tribune Polaroid Land Camera Photo
DEMOLISHED is the word for the car in which Miss Doris
Gommert met death on the highway north of Holland last
Ju-iday atternoon. In this picture the motor which was torn
loose iicm the car has been replaced.
Three Street
Intersections
Get Topping
Three street intersections
were topped this week in town
completing the topping program
which was so successful lasl
summer. One of the intersec-
tions could not he completed at
the time because of additional
drainage work that was needed
and the other two were retopped
because the drainage system
was changed from concrete dips
to tile crossings.
Crossings receiving the top
ping work were those at th
Lindemann Welding Shop at the
C. E. Limmer residence and the
Leroy Miller residenc.
The truck lot at the Bartlett
Electric Cooperative 'building
and the parking area surround-
ing the lot also received a coat
of asphalt topping this week.
Library Receives
New Books
The librarian of the Woman's
Wednesday Club librai'y an
nounces that a number of books
have been placed in the library
recently. Among them are sev-
eral novels and children's books.
Especially recommended for
adult reading are "Room for One
More" bv Anna Perrot Rose and
Fulton Ousler's "The Greatest
Story Ever Told" written in
beautiful simple language re
counting fully and exactly what
happened during the thirty-three
years of the life of Jesus.
Included in the some six hund-
red books in the library are all
types of novels history and
hiograiphy; also several books
for those interested in garden-
ing and cooking. These books
have been accumulated for the
benefit of the community and
there is no charge for reading
them. The library located in the
city hall is open each Tuesday
afternoon from 3 until 4:30
o'clock and all persons desiring
good reading are urged to check
these books out and enjoy them.
Party Compliments
Joe Cavanaugh
On Birthday
Mis. Wallace Voight honored
her son Joe with a party at
their home Friday June 22 on
his 6th birthday anniversary.
Tne (patriotic color scheme
was emphasized in all decorat-
ions. A white cake embossed in
red and blue centered the table.
Games were played and re-
freshments were served to Rich-
ard and Robert Hill Virgil and
Barbara Jo Ferguson David
Neitsch Sandra Cameron Gary
Wayne and Sarah Kay Reichle
Therman Franche Bobby and
Tommy Hill and the honor
guest Joe Cavanaugh
Friday July 4 1952
Bulldogs To Meet
Taylor Friday;
Pendleton Sun.
Bartlett's Town Bulldogs will
meet Taylor in Taylor Friday
afternoon at 3 :30 as part of the
Fourth of July activities there.
Bob Hollick is scheduled to pitch
for the Bulldogs.
On Sunday afternoon they
will meet Pendleton on the Bart-
lett Field.
me game last Sunday was
canceled on account of the' rain.
'; 132 Attend .
Kunz Reunion
One hundred and thirty-two
guests registered for the annual
Kunz family reunion held at the
American; Legion Hall in Taylor
every family taking a basket
lunch which was served buffet
style at noon.
The afternoon was spent in
conversation dancing to the
music of Emil Malish and his
accordian swimming and with
the youngsters taking in
Murphy Park.
Those registering were: Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Kunz Rosen
berg; Mi- and Mrs. John Kunz1;
Granger; Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Kautz Cuero; Mr. and Mrs. Ed-
ward Kunz Holland; Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Kunz andi daughter
Houston; Mr. and Mrs. Albert!
Steglich' Holland; Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Wentrcek and child-
ren Bartlett; Mr. and Mrs. G.
A. Lawrence and children Rock-
dale; EIr. and Mrs. A. F. Rich-
ter Taylor; Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Kunz Galveston; Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Baralbas Holland; Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Mikolaj Austin
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Kunz Tay-
lor; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Sniesrel-
hauer Bartlett; Mr. and' Mrs
E. G. Kunz Holland; Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Janovsky Bellville;
Mr. and Mrs. John (Barabas
Bartlett; Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Brant and children Wallis; Mr.
and Mrs. Hugo Kunz Bartlett;
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Woytek Aus-
tin; Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kunz
Austin; Mr. and Mrs. Willie
Motl Rosenberg; Mrs. Tillie
Woytek Austin; Mr. and Mrs.
A. J. Lmgnau and daughters
Pasadena ; Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Rohlack Taylor; Mr. and Mrs.
Gilbert Kauitsch Bartlett; Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Marek Fayette-
ville; ffllr. and Mrs. N. S.
Whitlow Round Rock; Mr
and Mrs. Jack Kunz Rosenberg:
Mr and Mrs. Mrs. E. J. Janosky
Holland; Mrs. Adele Richter
Austin: Mr. and Mrs. Emil Bar-
abas Holland; Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Braun Bartlett and Emil
Malish Bartlett.
It was voted to have the next
reunion at the S.P.J.S.T. Hall in
Holland
Rev. Jack Clai'k Miss Marlene
Rentchler and Amy Keller are
attending the Lost Pines Chz'ist-
ian Camp near Bastrop this
week.
Clean-Up Inspection Under Way As
Polio Prevention Measure In Bartlett
Topping Planned
For Road East
Future plans of Commissioner
Frank E. Martinets calls for the
topping of the farm road east of
town which joins Highway 95 at
the Cen-Tex Inn. The time of the
topping depends upon the allot-
ment of lateral road program
funds which he hopes to receive
in September. The road is not
designated as a farm to market
road but is to be toped as a loca1
project.
The commissioner stressed
that he was not putting out this
information as campaign prop-
aganda because it is expected to
be in his present term of office
anyway.
The next farm-to-market pro-
ject in this vicinity he expects
to he a road connecting the
present Walburg road to High-
way 95 just south of Bartlett or
perhaps to the Schwertner road
by way of the Hightower place.
Engineers have not completed
their work on the proposed farm
to market road frcm Schwertner
to Jarrell yet and so nothing
can be done toward drawing up
deeds and securing the right of
way.
Tribune Early
This Week
The Tribune is one day early
this week so that it can be deliv-
ered on Thursday instead of Sat-
urday (Friday being a postal
holiday).
Like other businesses in town
the Tribune will be closed
July 4th.
on
July 4 To Be
1 Bartlett Holiday
Friday the Fourth of July is
one of the holidays observed by
Bartlett merchants and so it
will be difficult if not imposs
ible to buy anything in town on
that day.
There being no local celebra-
tion local residents usually at-
tend either the Taylor or Belton
j celebrations or spend
the day
fishing.
visiting relatives
or
Some loaf at home
Other holidays regularly ob-
served in Bartlett are New
Year's Day Memorial Day.
Ai'mistice Day Thanksgiving
and Christmas.
Party Compliments
Sandra Polk And
Janice Wentrcek
Sandra Polk and Janice Went
rcek celebrated their 13th birth
days with a swimming party
on Friday afternoon.
The girls met in the home of
Mrs. William Polk then went to
Taylor for a swim. Refresh-
ments consisting of hot dogs
pickles fritos potato chips soda
water and birthday cake were
served to Misses Ann Wilhite of
Lubbock Rita Kaye Svadlenak
of Robstown Rosalyn Sturm and
La Wanda Gersbach of Holalnd
also Lois Sturm Ann Holt and
guests Sally Crouch Betr
Proctor Jimmie Jan Thomas
Peggy Mazoch Movita Rannals
Jane Watson Judy Skinner
Nancy Stockton Jane Street Lu
Anna Moore Jean Carolyn Lew-
is Jean Ware Kathryn Schwert-
ner Alice Heel Lavone Canady
and the honorees Sandra and
Janice; also Mrs. Ernest Can
and Susan Mrs Creth Lewis
Mrs. Emil Mazoch Mrs. Feilx
Heel Mrs. Polk and Mrs. Went-
rcek Billy Polk and Garland
Wentrcel:.
No. 35
Week-end1 showers have pre-
vented local residents from put-
ting finishing touches on their
premises for the clean-up in-
spection 'but the inspection is
going right on this week.
Planned as a polio prevention
measure the principal items be-
ing checked in the inspection
are those which might affect
health rather than those which
lend beauty.
Members of the Cornelia Wil-
son Garden Club and the
Woman's Wednesday Club have
joined forces with the city coun-
cil and the Chamber of Com-
merce in the inspection. With
the critical eye of the ladies
turned on matters which affect
health the inspection is expect-
ed to be a thorough one.
As the Tribune goes to press
early this week it is not possible
to know results of the inspection
at this time.
Warnings are to he issued
where violations of health ordi-
nances of the city are found and
charges filed unless there is im-
mediate compliance.
The organizations cooperat-
ing in the clean-up inspection are
also seeking to encourage a con-
tinuos clean-up program which
will keep Bartlett iboth clean and
attractive during every month
in the year. The present drive is
only the beginning point.
Indians Cubs And
Red Sox Winners
In Week's Play
In Little League tilts Thurs-
day Saturday and Monday the
Indians Cubs and Red Sox
chalked up victories while de-
feats were charged against the
Red Sox Cardinals and Cubs.
In the Thursday duel the In-
dians defeated the Red Sox 82.
Robbins drove in the Red Sox
two tallies with a trimple in the
third inning. Dick Knierht and
Billy House led the Indian hit-
ters with 2 for 3 each. Winning
pitcher was House and the loser
was Rannals.
. On Saturday the Cubs Who
have been having a run of tough
luck blasted the Cardinals 9-6.
Donald Shelton was the winning
pitcher and Gersbach was the
loser. The Cards got four scat-
tered hits for the afternoon
while the Cubs were getting 7.
Leroy Bartlett and Richey each
got two hits for the Cubs
In Monday's tilt the Red Sox
brought in 14 runs to win 14-8
over the Cubs. Rannals was tne
winning pitcher and Hendn:: the
loser. Leroy (Babe) Bartlett had
a -perfect day at the plate with
3 for 3. Donald Shelton got 3 for
4 with one of them for extra
bases. Mike Hill led the Red Sox
at the plate with 2 for 5. Jesse
Cocke Jr. was credited with
some outstanding fielding at
second base.
SEASON STANDING
W L
Indians 10 1
Red Sox . '55
Cardinals 3 7
Cubs 3 8
Fire Threatens
Rosenbalm Home
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Rosenbalm was threat-
ened by fire early Monday morn-
ing when a short in the wiring
burned the insulation off some
of the wire and scorched the
paint but the threat was elimi-
nated when the short was cor-
rected. Firemen answered a call $c
the scene and made n thorough
check.
Betty and Sharon Byrd are
visiting in Houston and Kemali
with relatives
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Ford, Robert C. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 35, Ed. 1, Friday, July 4, 1952, newspaper, July 4, 1952; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth77036/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 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.