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Volume 76
Bartlett Texas Thursday February 14 1963
No. 15
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THE
RIBUNE
Two Aldermen To
Be Elected In
April City Election
Two aldermen will be elected
in the City election which has
been set for Tuesday April 2.
Terms of Wallace Voight and
C. F. Hill expire. The terms are
for two years.
Other members of the coun-
cil are D. D. Bartlett Wilson
Franz and Robert Ford Jr. May-
or T. A. Crittenden was also
elected last April.
Those interested in entering
their names on the ballot may
io so at the City Hall through
Saturday March 2.
The election will be held at
the City Hall. Mrs. C. R. Lind-
say will be the presiding judge.
Clerics will be 'Mrs. Pete Holt
and Mrs. Arthur Guenzel.
Funeral Services
Held Wednesday
For Joe Straka 69
Funeral services were held
"Wednesday morning for Joe
Straka 69. He died suddenly of
a heart attack Monday about 8
a. m". at his home in the Corn
Hill community.
Services were -afc Goodnight
Funeral Home and at Holy
Trinity Church with the Rev.
Matal officiating. Burial was in
the church cemetery. Rosary
was recited Tuesday evening at
the church.
Straka was born June 3 1893
in Travis County and had made
his home in the Corn Hill com-
munity where he was engaged
in farming for 60 years.
He was a member of the KJT
Lodge and the Holy Trinity
Catholic Church of Corn Hill.
Survivors are his wife Annie
Straka; two daughters Cecile
and Agnes Straka both of Corn
Hill; two sons Joe Straka Jr.
and Louis Straka of Jarrell;
two brothers S. J. Straka of
Jarrell and John Straka of
Granger; and two grandchil-
dren. Cotton Clinic To
Be Held In Taylor
Friday the annual crop com-
mittee cotton clinic will lie held
at 1 :30 p. m. at the SPJST Hall
near Taylor.
All cotton producers are in-
vited to this event according to
"Williamson County Agent John
Wakefield.
The committee has secured
five top specialists dn their field
to present the very latest infor-
mation on fertilization insect
control soil and water conserva-
tion systems' harvesting ginn-
ing and marketing and other
cultural practices njed. i.c.ojfc
ton production
Kenneth Johnson Crops
Chairman will preside at the
meeting. Of special interest will
be suggestions as to best use to
make of conservation reserve
land how to take a soil test that
will give you accurate infonna-
tion changes in recommenda-
tions for early and late season
insect control and the distribu-
tion of the new 1963 Insect Con-
trol Guides.
Appearing on the program
will be Fred C. Elliot Extension
Cotton Specialist; John Box
Fertilizer Specialist; Dr. R. L.
Ridgway Entomologist; Lynn
Pittard Soil and Water Conser-
vationist; and B. G. Reeves on
barebting ginning and market-in.
Pool Construction
Postponed By Snow
'Construction of the Bartlett
Swimming Pool which was
scheduled to begin this Monday
at 10 a. m. was postponed due
to the ice and snow in the area.
The plot for the pool has been
staked off near the high school
and construction will begin
soon so that it will be complet-
ed in time for a May swim.
Seven Bulldogs
Get Cage Letters
Bartlett Bulldog basketball
lettermen were announced this
week by Coach James Crews.
Lettermen are seniors Larry
Miller and Adrian Moore jun-
iors Carroll Kauitzsch and Phil
Lindsay and sophomores
Charles Douglas 'Wayne Davis
and Larry Grigsby.
Other players this year were
Bobby Haynes John Voight
Johnny Schwertner Paul Cald-
well Scotty Holt and Mike Ger-
ig. Wayne Ballew did an out-
standing job as manager this
year Crews reported.
The Bulldogs finished the sea-
son in third place with a 5-5
record in district play and were
14-12 for the season. The coach
stated that the boys' improved
a great deal since' the tfirst
Lewis D. Valenta
Dies Saturday
Lewis D. Valenta. of Jarrell
j died Saturday in a San Antonio
hospital alter a snort illness.
He was 65.
Valenta was visiting his son
when he became ill. He ran a
crai-age and trucking service in
Jarrell.
Services were held at Holy
Trinity Catholic Church in Jar-
rell Monday morning with Rev.
Joe Valenta officiating. Burial
was in the Holy Trinity Ceme-
tery. He was a member of the Holy
Trinity Catholic Church and of
the KD and KJT lodges. -
Survivors include four sons
Maj. Lewis E. Valenta of Mont-
gomery Ala. Fred Valenta of
Houston I. C. Valenta of Corpus
Christi and V. J. Valenta of
San Antonio; three daughters
Mrs. George Scott of San An-
tonio Mrs. James Massey of
Richardson and Mrs. David
Hanna of Alice; eight brothers
Msgr. Joe Valenta. of East Ber-
nard. Mscrr. I. J. Valenta of
West John Valenta of Temple
Adolph Valenta of Granger
Emil Valenta of Cornus Christi.
Henry Valenta of Alice and Dr.
Tim Valenta of Bryan ; a sister
Miss Mary B. Valenta of East
Barnard and 11 grandchildren.
Amigas Class Has
Regular Meeting
The Mamie aniel Amigas
Glass met Thursday evening in
he home of Mrs. Cecil Harris
with Mrs. George Cagle Mrs.
Ollie Cline and Mrs. Curtis Mit-
chael as co-hostesses.
Mrs. Ford Mann gave the de-
votional and Mrs. Horace Keith
led in prayer. Mrs. v Jim Machal-
icek vice president presided
during the business meeting.
Plans were made for the March
anniversary banauet. Mrs. W.
H. Polk had charge of the social
nour. -me valentine motif was
carried out and refreshments
were served to Mesjames Clar-
ence IRosenbalm Oreth Lewis
Fred Blair Ford Mann Lynn
Bartlett Homer Hdlden Grace
Brown Louis Hempel Elton
Sartor W. H. Polk Jim Mach-
alicek. Horace Keith. Miss Pfiarl
Joiner and the four hostesses.
State Commander
Vice Commander
Address Legion
V. F. Taylor Department of
Texas Commander and Donald
O'Connor first vice commander
of the Tenth District were the
main speakers in Bartlett Tues-
day night at the American Le-
gion meeting.
Taylor discussed the child
welfare and rehabilitation pro-
gram and the youth education
phase of the Legion including
oratorical contests for school
children and school awards.
O'Conner stressed member-
shin. He said that less than 10
per cent of the veterans eligi
ble for membership m the Amer-
ican Legion in Texas are mem-
bers. Out of about a million vet-
erans around 100000 are Le-
gion members. He stressed the
benefits of Legion membership
itelling what the Legjion had
done for veterans.
Bell-Will Names
Fempi
orary Heads
lemporary directors were
named this week for the plan-
ned Bell-Will nursing home here.
Directors are William Danorh-
erty Claudia C. Daugherty B.
M. Whittington and M. Y. Co-
wart. ' i. -
Tentative approval has been
received for a structure ' from
the County Health DeDartment.
It must still be approved on the
state level Daugherty reported.
The building contract will be
let and construction will begin
as soon as state approval is re-
ceived he said. The charter- ap-
plication is also being proces-
sed. Stock mav be subscribed now
and paid for at a later date. No
minimum will be made on the
amount purchased.
Sweetheart Baquet
Is Held Saturday
"Sweetheart" was the trener-
al theme of the annual Sweet
heart Banauet held Saturdav
night in Fellowship Hall at the!
First Baptist Church.
Cupids and red and white dec
orations were used to carry out
the theme. The word "Sweet-
heart" covered one end of the
hall. The head table was decor-
ated with a lace shaped heart
with red and white roses en
twined. Samye Hill was in
charge of decorations.
Rev. Paul Powell of the First
Baptist Church of Taylor was
the main sneaker. Jonathan
Franz was master of ceremon
ies
Karen Zschiesche nlaved sev
eral accordian numbers and a
skit composed of 12 young peo-
ple was presented. Bobbie Hav-
nos was in charge. The skit' will
be presented acrain in Tavlor
Tuesday. '
Roy Hill crave the invocation !
and Horace Keith the benedio
tion. There were 46 present.
Baptist WMU Is
Postponed Due
To Icy Weather
lev weather caused nostnone-
ment of the Baptist W. M. U.
meeting Tuesday.
It will be next Tuesday at 10
a. m. Mrs. G. C. Ponder will pre-
sent the book "The Chains Are
Strong" by W. C. Fields. A
covered dish luncheon will be
held.
Six Bartlett Young
People Injured
In Wreck Thursday
Six Bartlett young people
five from one family were in-
jured in a one car accident near
midnight Thursday.
Rita Ruemke received a se-
vere wrist sprain and bruises. It
was feared at first that her arm
was broken and that she might
have a back injury.
Carolyn Ruemke had two bro-
ken fingers and two cuts on her
arm.
Walter Ruemke received a
.wrenched shoulder.
Curtis Ruemke received cuts
and bruises on his face and a cut
arm.
Lee Ruemke had a few bruis-
es and was the least hurt.
They are the children of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Ruemke Rita
Carolyn and Curtis were releas-
ed Saturday from a Temple hos-
pital. Charles Svoboda driver of
the car was the most seriously
injured. He received head injur-
ies and cuts and bruises but
was released from the hospital
this week.
The accident occurred at. the-
curve on -the Schwertner road
south of the W. L. Stokes Jr.
home.
-'The children were taken-to a
Temple hospital by Mr. and
Mrs. Virgil Ferguson and a
Goodnierht ambulance. The Har
ry Ruemkes were in Houston
where they had taken his moth
er for an operation.
Svoboda is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin Svoboda. The auto
mobile was a total wreck.
Mrs. J. C. Poppelz
Kites In laylor
Funeral services for Mrs.
Mary H. Poppelz mother of
Walter Poppelz who works here
at Crittenden Motor Co. were
held in Taylor last Friday after-
noon. Rev. Mark Stone officiat-
ed. She was a member of the
Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Poppelz died in a Taylor
hospital last Wednesday. She
was born June 1 1884 in Wal
burg and had resided past of
Granger since 1914. On June 1
J.WY she married J. C. Poppelz
who survives her. She is also
survived bv her two sons. Wal
ter Poppelz and J. C. Poppelz of
morton: two sisters Mrs. Al-
hinn Tirlwall nf lTMir.J.n 1
Mrs. Betty Garrett of Morton !
two brothers. Walter O. Maureri
".. Aiuiivii wj. iiuiin ii( jiiiii
ul oan Antonio and .Louis Mau-
rer of Granger; five grandchil-
dren. Interment was in the Tnvlnr
uity uemetery with Frank Cer -
venka Jr. Percy Tidwell
City Cemetery" with Frank Cer-
ub uuuuj jvtiymuuu ivisier urn
len Williams and Andrew Ka-
hanek acting as pallbearers.
St John Lutheran
Church Women
-..
Hold i'lTSt Meeting
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iRf .TnVin T.ntlio.oii rV... .!
Women held the first general
meeting of the vear Frirlnv nt
.the church.
Mrs. Carl Klotz gave the de-
Ivotional. A book review was
given by Mrs. Maurice Steglich.
'Mrs. Ernest Wuthrich travo huo-.
gestions on the call to the ser-
vice of prayer. The business
meeting was led by Mrs. Louis
Moissner.
There were 38 members nrs.
ent and the following visitors:
Jiiesdames Leaoy Friedrich
Minnie Janke and Janice Theo.
Ffriedrich
Bethke and W. A Meissner.
School Trustees
Appointed Monday
In a special meeting of the
Bartlett School Trustees Mon-
day two new members were ap-
pointed to fill board vacancies.
John Gerig was appointed to
fill the term of W. L. Stokes Jr.
who l-esigned last August. His
term will run until April 1964.
'Hugo Kunz was appointed to
fill the term of the late Arthur
Guenzel. It expires in April
1965.
Funeral Services
Held For Brother
Of Jess Reese
iFuneral services wdre held
Friday for C. H. Reese of Clif-
ton brother of Jess Reese.
Services were held at 2:30 p.
m. Friday at the First Baptist
Church there with burial in the
Clifton Cemetery.
Reese 77 suffered a heart
attack around 6:30 p. m. last
Wednesday.
He had purchased some heif-
ers and was unloading them
when the fatal" attack occured.
He was given artificial respir
ation but was dead on arrival
at a Clifton hospital.
COMING
EVENTS
Several items are listed on
the calendar for Bartlett this
week 'beginning with Friday.
They are as follows:
The Luncheon Club will meet
Friday at noon at Henry's Cafe.
Monday the City Council
WSCS and WSG will meet.
Tuesday the officers and dir
ectors ot the Chamber of Com
merce will meet at noon at thenot Pen at all.
Bartlett Cafe. WWI Veterans
will meet at the Legion Hall at
7:15 p. m. The Townsend Circle
and W.M.U. will meet.
The Wednesday Club meeting
j-.v n v.uuwuur U1UU lliccb'lll
is scheduled the following dav.
("In TVinvofloir Vi rn1An ir:
w .iiuxuuujr bite UU1UCU Jll- j w..w .mo Cb VY C b ) J1U W
cle and Junior Lutherans will'and Wfls welcomed by farmers;
meet.
Salado Wins Cage
Doubleheader As
Play Ends Tuesday
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BartIett and 'Salado ended the
rf:gular season here Tuesday
night as the visitors swept a
double header from the locals.
The Eagles won 46-38 and the
Salado girls won 51-41.
TUn -1J1.!1. -1 1
1 x" "B";i cnampionsnip biood
Aug-!pes.to tle EaSIes without anesdar
jobs m conierence mav. The sa -
nr hrr s
. .
face a playoff. The Bulldogs
and Lassies both finished third.
The Bulldogs led at halftime
'but were outcrunned in the sec
ond frame. The Salado girls led
all the way.
Bohhv rinnlnn nnnad Solnrv
'with 23. Bartlett sonrnvs worn
niinvlps Dnnnrlna 1fl T nrmr iTVTJl
'ler 9 PhH Lindsay 8 Adrian
Moore 7 and Carroll Kauitzsp.h
4.
Another Dunlap Martha Jed
the Salado crirls with 27. Irenft
Marek hit for 16 for the Lassies.
NEW ARRIVAL
Mr. and Mrs. D. I. Bohac an-
Lnounee the arrival of a G pound
B ounce daughter Lon Marie
in a Temple hospital Saturday.
Grandnarents nrp Mv nnri
Mrs. Joseph Steffek and Mr.
and Mrs. u J. liohac of Grander.
Blanket of Snow
Covers Bartlett
And Most of Texas
A blanket of white covered"
Bartlett early this week when
heavy snow and sleet fell from
the Panhandle south through
Austin.
Monday morning around 6 a.
m. Bartlett began receiving its
white bath when sleet began
falling. It was around 39 de
grees at the time which proved.
to be tne high tor the day as
temperatures fell to 27 during-
the day and were down to 20
during the night.
The snow measured an inch
deep in Temple and ranged to
three inches in Georgetown as
the cold front pushed through.
Meetings were postponed and
schools were closed along the
icy route.
Drivincr conditions were haz
ardous in the state. Large drifts
ot snow were blown across the
highway between Bartlett and
Holland making for one way
traffic at points.
There was onlv one eitv that
did not report freezing temper
atures and that one Harlingen
reported 34. Hailstones were r&-
ported dn the Valley.
Westbound roads to Schwert-
ner Walburcr and Georgetown
I'were.liit' worse than northbound
highways. Before nightfalf
county road equipment was
scooping away the snow here
and were sandincr the brido-fta.
all of which had frozen over.
Manv schools in thp avp.i wpto.
closed including Bartlett Gran
ger Temple Troy Salado Nol-
anville Moffat Florence and
Georgetwon due to the weath-
er which cauorht evervnnp. nnr.
ticul'arly the weathermen off
guard.
Schools onened late how
Tuesday and Washington did
A few cars ran off the hiirh-
way but no wrecks were report-
ed in the area.
Snow also fell for a few min-
utes Tuesday but it failed to
.
'stick
Th P flnnw txma o "mnJ- ir
uuu xunciiers wno nave had a
seige of dry weather since the
first of the year.
J. R. Whittington
Dies In Ruston La.
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J. R. Whittington 85 a far-
mer Rogers grocer and Davilla
iesident died last Thursday in
Ruston La.
He died two hours after his
wife's funeral. Mrs. Whitting--
ton the iormer Alma Young--blood
of Davilla died last Wed-
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nugers ior several years before
his retirement. After he retired
he moved to Ruston.
Wlri ttingtoiP is ' fBi'vIveo" by
one son; three daughters and a
sister.
Two Uninjured In
Collision Tuesday
No injuries were renorted in
a two car accident here Tues-
day af ternoon. '
Chief of Police Homer Price
reported that a car driven by
Jay Richey collided witii a car
driven by Bob Odom tit. the in
tersection of Davilla and High
way UB.
He stated that the car driven
by Odom was going south on the
highway was hit broadside by
the Richey car traveling west
Davilla.
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Ford, Robert C., Jr. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 76, No. 15, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 14, 1963, newspaper, February 14, 1963; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth81982/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.