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W. R. Janke Is
Honored on 80th
Birthday Sunday
W. R. Janke celebrated his
80th birthday Saturday night
with a barbecue supper given in
"his honor at the American Le-
gion Hall.
His children who acted as
hosts were Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Janke Mr. and !Mrs. John Janke
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Janke Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Janke Jr. Mr.
and Mrs. Hugo Lange Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Janke Ben Janke and
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Schneider.
White candy tufts and ver-
bina decorated the tables and
the home.
The four tiered birthday cake
was embossed with red carna-
tions topped with the inscrip-
tion "Happy Birthday Grand-
paw." Mrs. Murris Oyer of
Sharp and Mrs. Bill Lerich of
San Antonio served the cake.
Mr. and Mrs. John Janke greet-;
ed the guests at the door.
The honored was presented
with a gold wrist watch by his
children.
Mr. Janke has ben active in
both church and business acti-
vities. He is president of the
First National Bank and the
chairman of the board of the
Bartlett Electric Cooperative.
Out of town guests attending
were Mr. and Mrs. James Sch-
wartz and Dianne of Wallace
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Stabeno of
"Waco. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lerich
and girls of San Antonio Mr.
-and -Mrs.' Monroe Stabeno and
family of Elgin Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Janke of Elm Mott and
"Walter Probst Jr. of Seguin.
Also Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Janke and Sherry Janet Janke
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lange and
Clinton Taylor all of Austin.
Annual Meeting
OfW.S.GS.Held
Here Thursday
More than 85 ladies were here
Thursday to attend the annual
meeting of the Woman's Society
of Christian Service of the
Georgetown district at the First
Methodist Church.
The theme of the meeting was
"All Service Sweeter for Thy
Love."
Mrs. J. D. F. Williams con-
ducted the installation of offi-
cers. They are president Mrs.
C. E. Snoddy of Temple; vice
president Mrs. Ernest Poth ; re-
cording secretary Mrs. John-
son; secretary of promotion
Mrs. George Shaper of Taylor
and treasurer Mrs. John Kuhl-
mann of Holland.
Also secretary of missionary
education Mrs. R. N. Allison of
Little River; secretary of
Christian social relations Mrs.
Tom Holstrom of Taylor; sec-
retary of spiritual life 'Mrs.
Glazner; secretary of student
work Mrs. Mayfield; secretary
of youth Mrs. J. W Currey of
' Belton ; and secretary of litera-
ture and publications Mrs. J.
E. Poteet of Temple.
Also secretary of supplies
Mrs. C. B. Morris of Temple;
secretary of the status of wo-
men Mrs. Cagle; secretary of
missionary personnel Miss
Mary Moody of Taylor; and sec-
retary of Christian work Mrs.
Arthur Carlson of Georgetown.
ANNOUNCING
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Thomas
of Dallas announce the arrival
of a daughter Monday at Baylor
Hospital there. She weighed
eight pounds and lifts been nam-
ed Lucinda Ann. Maternal
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
.James Bailey of Bartlett.
Luncheon Club
Meets At School
The Business Men's Lunch-
eon Club met Friday at the high
school cafeteria. There were 22
members present.
Supt. D. A. Swopo welcomed
the members to the school dur-
ing Public Schools Week.
He said that he was making
every effort to present the facts
as he knew them concerning
conoslidation. He stated that an
architect had checked both of
the school buildings and that
they were in good condition.
Track and Field
And Baseball
Practice Begins
Track and field work as-well
as baseball practice has begun
at high school under the direc-
tion of Darrell Blackman with
V. C. Marshall assisting him .
The Cotton Bowl Relays in
Taylor come this week-end for
Central Texas teams. Probably
the only participant in it from
Bartlett will be Albert Moeller
last years district 100 yard
dash winner.
A duel meet with Granger and
Academy is in the process of be
ing scheduled.
The county track and field
meet will be held the first of
April in either Killeen or Bel-
ton. Due to the intermittent rains
since practice began it has
been impossible -to' name the
starters and their positions.
Barbecue Honors
Troy Halliburton
Troy Halliburton was honored
on his 22nd birthday anniver-
sary Sunday with a barbecue at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Lindemann. Other hosts
were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mor-
rison and Mr. and Mrs. 'Bob
Ford.
Barbecue was served to L. Y.
Sheffield Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
Hamby Troy Halliburton and
Miss Marcia Rosenburg of Cor-
pus Christi.
Also Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Werneke of Austin Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Gelner Mrs. Dora
Lindemann Mr. and Mrs. Har-
old Morrison Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Lindemann and Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Ford.
Spring Pancake
Supper Date Set
Thursday March 27 is the
date for the annual spring
Methodist Men's pancake sup-
per. Serving time will 'be from
5:30 to ?:30 and the price is 50c
per person.
Pancakes and all the trim-
mings will be served and every
one is welcome.
Fern Holden Is
Texas City
Teacher of Week
Miss Fern Holden was honor-
ed as "Teacher of the Week" in
Texas City by the Rotary Club
of that city recently.
She has been a history teach-
er in Texas City for the past
30 years and was born and
reared in Bartlett.
Sho attended Texas Wesley-
in Colleore and taught in a one
room. school here before enter-
ing the University of Texas
where she received her B. A. de-
gree with a major in history.
Public Schools
Week Draws
Many Visitors
Public Schools Week brought
258 visitors to the Bartlett
Schools with 111 registering
at high school and 148 at gram-
mar school. Rain on Wednes-
day which was scheduled as the
big day at the Booker T. Wash
ing School cut the number of
visitors there below average for
this special week.
The big day at Bartlett High
was 'Friday when a special chap-
el program honor society initia-
tion and meeting of the lunch-
eon Club swelled the crowd
there. At the Bartlett gram-
mar school visitors were scatter-
ed over most of the week.
The number who visited this
year is about the same as last
year's total says Supt. D. A.
Swope.
Whittington Car
Damaged Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Whitting-
ton were slightly injured and
$120 damage done to their au-
tomobile Saturday night when
three youths threw a pool ball
through the windshield of the
car.
Three Latin-American youths
admitted to Sheriff Henry
Mfttysek of Georgetown that
they had thrown the ball.
It landed betwen the couple as
they drove along FM road 972
on their way home from Aus
tin. Mrs. Whittington received
scratches on the face and arms
and he on the arms.
The county attorney was out
of town but Matysek said he
would have the three youths at
the office of J. R. Owen Friday
for statements and charges
would be filed then.
Tommy Holstine
Eight Years Old
Dies In Houston
Thomas Lee Holstine 8 year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Holstine of Rt. 1 Richmond
died suddenly last Monday
morning in Houston. He was the
nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Lange and Mr. and Mrs. Hugo
Kunz.
He was taken to a hospital in
Richmond and was later moved
to a Houston hospital after his
condition became worse.
Tommy was a second grade
student in Travis Elementary
School in Rosenberg.
Funeral services were held at;
the First Baptist Church there
last Wednesday with Rev. Ralph
Smith officiating.
Other survivors include his
parents two brothers Randall
and Darryl; and grandparents
Mrs. E. B. Holstine of Austin
and Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Schmer-
sahl of liosenberg.
W.S.G. Meets At
Methodist Church
Monday night the W. S. G.
met at the Methodist Church
with Mrs. Charley Oldham and
Mrs. C. E. Limmer as co-host-psses.
Mrs. Bob Ford led the pro-
gram entitled "Bread of Life"
followed by the business meet-
ing. Thoso attending were Mes-
dames Elmer Cryer C. E. Lim-
mer Charley Oldham Ray
Watson Curtis Saage Cleo Pat-
ton Homer Roberts L. C. Clem-
mons Mary Friedrich Flora
Meissner Leslie Douglas Iva
Moor Oscar Lange Cy Young
and Bob Ford.
Florence Sturm
And Joe Kalenda
Exchange Vows
The St. John Lutheran
Church was the setting for the
wedding of Miss Florence Sturm
and Joe Kalenda at four o'clock
Sunday afternoon.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Sturm of
the Pecan Community and is a
graduate of Bartlett High
School and an Austin beauty
school. At present Mrs. Kalenda
is manager of Johnson Beauty
Shop in Temple.
The bridegroom is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles' Kalenda
Sr of Temple. He is a graduate
of Temple High School and
served four years in the Navy.
The double ring ceremony
was performed by Rev. Walter
C. Probst before the altar de-
corated with yellow gladioli and
burning tapers in branched can-
delabra. Given in marriage by her
father the bride wore a gown
of hand clipped chantilly lace
and nylon tulle. The moulded
bodice was topped by a sabrina
neckline. The bouffant skirt was
a cascade of lace and tulle ruf
fles. Her veil of French illusion
was attached to a tiara encrust-
ed with seed pearls and irides-
cent sequins. She carried a
white Bible topped with a white
orchid.
Nuptial music was furnished
by Mrs. Edward Goodnight at
the organ and soloist Mrs. Gene
Mewhinney Jr.
The bride carried out the tra-
dition of "something old now
borrowed and blue" and she
wore a penny in her shoe. The
"something old" was a gold
necklace worn by her grand
mother Mrs. Antonia Steglich
at her wedding sixty-five years
ago.
Mrs. Lola Wolbrueck sister of
the bride was matron of honor.
Bridesmaids were Miss Annette
Gerick and Miss Kathryn Car-
roll. The attendants wore gowns
of emerald green silk shantung
with matching hats and carried
bouquets of yellow rose buds.
Johnny Kalenda brother of
the groom served as best man.
Groomsmen were (Frank Bartek
and Raymond Knoblik. Milton
Sturm brother of the bride and
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Ida Townsend
Circle Meets
The Ida Townsend Circle of
the Baptist Church met in the
home of Mrs. Harrison Douglas
Monday.
Mrs. Marvin Thomas opened
the meeting with the devotional
followed by prayer by Mrs. Ida
Townsend.
The Bible Study was givep by
Mrs. Roy Stockton and the
closing prayer by Mrs. Marvin
Thomas.
Those present were Mesdames
John Dawson Ernest Whitfield
Marvin Thomas Roy Stockton
John Dean Henry Wilson
Franz Pete Street Ida Town-
send Harrison Douglas and
Miss LaNell Adams.
Sunday School
Class Entertained
The Junior Department of the
Baptist Sunday School was en-
tertained with a class party at
fellowship hall at the church
Tuesday night.
Mrs. Jack Haynes and Mrs.
Don Shannon were in charge of
the entertainment for the even-
ing. A refreshment plate follow-
ing the Easter motif was served
to the 10 members who were
present.
Mrs. Preston Isaac
Passes Tuesday
Mrs. Preston Isaac died in a
Temple hospital Tuesday about
6 p. m. after a lingering illness.
Funeral services were held
Thursday afternoon (March 14)
at 3 p. rn. in the Goodnight Fun-
eral Home Chapel with Rev. J.
Wilfred Carter officiating. She
was a member of the Church of
Christ Church.
She was born July 31 1910
near Bartlett to the late Mr. and
Mrs. Cliff Anderson. Her family
moved to Granger when she was
small and she graduated from
Granger High School in 1928.
On Sept. 27 1928 she married
Preston Isaac of Bartlett and
they lived in Taylor for some
time. They have made their
home in Bartlett for more than
25 years.
Mrs. Isaac was employed by
the Gus Leatherman Insurance
Co. and the Ollie Isaac Insur-
ance Co. before she and her
husband purchased and operat-
ed the Isaac Insurance Agency
fifteen years ago. She was In
charge of the office artd served
as bookkeeper as long as her
health permitted.
Survivors include her hus-
band Preston Isaac of Bartlett;
one daughter Mrs. Richard
Dean (Frances) Irvin of Miami
Fla.; one sister Mrs. Clarence
M. Seale of Bartlett; three
brothers Arthur Anderson of
Granger D. W. Anderson of
Fort Worth and W. H. Ander-
son of Luling and a number of
nieces and nephews.
Interment was in the Bartlett
cemetery with Fain Waggoner
and Frank Marunt both of Tem-
ple Mark Weathers of Victoria
Clifford Crossland of San .Mar-
cos Oscar Meissncr and Paul
Gorman both of Bartlett as
pallbearers.
Books Donated
To Wednesday
Club Library
Seven books were donated
this week to the Wednesday
Club library by George Edward
Mansel of San Marcos.
The names of the books are
"Roy Rogers and the Enchanted
Canyons" "Lockinvar Luck"
and "The Critter and Other
Dogs" by 'Albert Payson Ter-
hune "Strike Three" by Clair
Bee "Robinson Crusoe" by Dan-
iel Defoe "The Lone Star Rang-
er" and "The Last of the Plains-
men" by Zane Grey.
The Wednesday Club library
is open to the public on Tues-
days from 3 until 4:30 p. m.
BARTLETT CITIZENS of TOMORROW
Pictured above are Melissa Overby 8 month old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Nixon Overby; Laneta Steglich 8 year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oswin Steglich; Dennis Joe
Braun 5 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Werner Braun; Uox-
ann Strmiska 5 month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Strmiska; Jon Brown 1 year old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Brown; and Cynthia Neitsch 2'j year old
daughter of Mr and Mrs. Edward Neitsch Jr.
Lions Light Bulb
Sale To Be Held
Next Week
Lions will hn knockfntr on
your door next week in an effort
to sell enough light bulbs to
sponsor a community wide East'
er egg hunt here.
Bulbs will be bagged with am
assortment of the most nonular-
sizes and sold by the bag. iA I
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not be limited to one bag and
thev are sure thev can hn Hand
because nearly every homo ia
always snort a lew bulbs and
the extras will come in handy
sooner or later.
Members of the Lions Club
will be canvassincr the town-
starting Tuesday probably and
will continue each night untiL
all the bulbs ordered have been
sold. Bulbs will be offered tt
housewives and business men.
The bulbs will coat no mnrm-
than the usual retail price and
Lions will make thn usual rntalt-
profit.
If more monev is rnisorl thnn
is needed to snonsor thn hunt .
tne remainder will go into the
Lion's Club fund for community-
service. Washington Grad
Honor Student
At Prairie.View
Ruby Elsie Sanders honor
graduate of Bartlett's Booker Tt
Washington School is now aa.
honor student at Prairie View-
where she is classified as a jun-.
ior. During the past semester-
her record was five A's and one
B on her six subjects. t
The daughter of Mr. find 'Mrs.
J. A. Sanders of Bartlett; she
is majoring in elementary edu-
cat'on and minoring in healtfc
education.
B.H.S. Gets New
Desks During
Past Week-end
Ninety-five new desks wert
installed at Bartlett High School
during the week-end. The desx.
purchase was approved at thfc
board meeting on March 3 and.
arrived in time to be installed
during the week-end.
Putting the new desks jinU
use completes a program of desk:
replacement started three year
ago.
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Ford, Nora Mae. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 19, Ed. 1, Friday, March 14, 1958, newspaper, March 14, 1958; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth77224/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 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.