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VOLUME 84
M.OJ). Drive
Gets Underway
Here Thursday
The local March of Dimes
drive got underway here Thurs-
day morning when workers be-
gan canvassing ithe business
district and the residential dis-
trict of town.
Mrs. Cy Young is chairman 6f
ihe local drive this year.
A list of the workers and (he
total collected on the March of
Dimes drive will bo published in
next weeks issuo of The Trib
une.
Nursing Home
Administrator
Complete Course
Mrs. Pat Steglich of the Will
O' Bell Nursing Home in Bart-
lett and Karen and Wayne
Goodnight of the K'Way Kare
"Rest Home in Holland were
among the first class of stu-
dents of the Nursing Home Ad-
ministrators' course graduated
from Central Texas College at
Austin on Wednesday evening
Tcb. 10th at 7 p.m. They were
among the first group to ac-
quire their basic certification as
required by the Texas Board of
Licensure for Nursing Home
Administrators which was es-
tablished in the last session of
"the Legislature in a state-wide
attempt to upgrade the pro-
fession. The graduation exercises took
place at the auditorium of the
Texas Hospital Association and
the principal speaker was Lieu-
tenant Governor Ben Barnes
who has had a long and continu-
ing interest in the betterment
of this profession. Lt. Gov.
Barnes was introduced by Jam-
s H. Brader Director of Train-
ing and Placement for Central
Texas College at Austin. Bill
Carter the chief instructor
acted as master of ceremonies.
Certificates were presented to
120 graduates from Austin and
the surrounding area by E. M.
Lawrence Executive Secretary
of the Texas Board of Licen-
sure for Nursing Home Admin-
istrators. These graduates rep-
resent 103 nursing homes in
this area.
The graduation of this class
will be the result of Senate Bill
388 which created the Board of
Licensure for Nursing Home
-Administrators and represents
the successful completion of a
"very concentrated course which
started in July 1970 and has
met twice a week for three
hours ever since for a total of
200 clock hours.
Charles Kuehn
Former Resident
Dies I Temple
Charles Kuehn 44 of Tem-
ple formerly of Bartlett died
"Monday morning in a Temple
liospital following a long illness.
Funeral services were con-
ducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday at
-tho Goodnight Funeral Home
Chapel tho Rev. Doyle Darwin
Officiating. Burial was in ' the
Bartlett City Cemetery.
TVlr. Kuelm was a 'veteran of
WW II. He resided in Bartlett
for a number of years.
- Survivors include his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kuehn of
Temple ; a daughter Mrs. Char-
les Allen of Houstdn; a son
Jesse Leo Kuehn of Galveston!
two brothers James Kuehn of
Austin and Harold Kflehn of
.Atlanta Ga. ' ' i
Concert Sunday At
Baptist Church
Dr. Bob Davis pianist of the
First Baptist Church in Dallas
will present a Sacred Concert
here Sunday night Feb. 14th
at the First Baptist Church be-
ginning at 7 p. m.
The public is cordially invi-
ted to attend.
Temple Youth Choir
To Present Special
Music Here Sunday
The Youth Choir of the Tem-
ple United Methodist Church
will present special music Sun-
day evening Feb. 14th at the
local First United Methodist
Church beginning at 7 p.m.
Choir director for the Tem-
ple choir is Charles Matthews.
The local M.Y.F. will host a
supper at the church for the
Temple choir at G:15 p.m.
Dedication Service
Set For Methodist
Church Sanctuary
Dedication service of the
First United Methodist Church
sanctuary has been set for 10:-
30 a.m. Sunday April 25th
with Rev. Carroll Thompson
Supt. of the Temple District
United Methodist Church as
guest speaker and in charge of
the formal dedication.
Following the worship service
and formal dedication a cover-
ed dish dinner will be served at
tho church hosted by the W.S.-
C.S. and the W.S.G.
Former pastors members
and friends of the church are
cordially invited to attend this
special service.
Dedication committee mem-
bers include Dr. George Fow-
ler C. E. Bass Mrs. C. It. Lind-
say Mrs. William Whitlow
Robert Ford Sr. Mrs. George
Mastrovich and Rev. Larry
Sullivan.
Davilla Resident
Dies Monday
L. Mayse 87 life-long resi-
dent of the Davila community
died early Monday morning at
his home following a long ill-
ness. He is survived by his wife of
Davilla; two daughters Mrs.
Amy Neeley of Davilla and Mrs.
Mae Belle Lemons; two sons
L. Mayse Jr. and Woodrow
Mayse.
Legion To Sponsor
Valentine Dance
American Legion .will spon-
sor a Valentino Dance Saturday
Feb. 13th from 8:30 to 12:30.
Music will bo furnished by
Eddie Spradley - Okie Davis
and the Texas Village Boys.
Admission will be $2 per per-
son. Reservations and advance
tickets may be obtained from
Alvis Bailey B.C. Stevenson
Walter Saverso or Paul Gorman.
COfCAdds
New Member
The Chamber of Commerce
has added a new member to the
list of memberships for the now
year.
Added to tho membership If
Texas Power and Light Company.
BARTLETT TEXAS
More Donations
Made For Uniforms
For Fire Dept.
Since the last two weeks of
Tho Tribune there have been
more who have contributed to
tho purchase of uniforms for
the Bartlett Volunteer Firemen.
Others who have contributed
include: William L. Stokes Jr..
B. Y. Daniel Wolf Lumber Co.
lirune Insurance Agency Cora
Beckman Bartlett Gin John A.
Gerig Alfred J. Wacker Elsie
W. Koepke James Crews and
Rev. Doyle Darwin Vivian Da-
vis and Barbara Burns.
Amigas Class Meets
In Home Of
Mrs. Jewell Malone
Amigas Class of the First
Baptist Church met Thursday
evening in the home of Mrs.
Jewell Malone for their regular
monthly social. Co-hostesses
were Mrs. Alice Jones and Mrs.
George Townsend.
Mrs. George Cagle brought
the devotional using the book
"How and Method of Prayer"
by T. S. Gordon.
Following the devotional
prayer was led by Mrs. Ford
Mann. Mrs. G. C. Ponder class
president greeted the guests
and members present and pre-
sided at the business meeting.
Discussions of the Birthday
Luncheon was held and mem-
bers voted that the luncheon be
held at Henry's Cafe on March
4th.
Following the business meet-
ing the group enjoyed a visit-
ing and fun hour.
Refreshments were served to
the following guests Mesdames
Ike Mankins Lula Bell Donnell
'va Null Edward Lindemanh
William Whitlow and the foll-
owing members Mesdames W.
H. McCarver Cecil Overby
John Nesbitt Lynn Bartlett
Roy Laws Homer Holden Hor-
ace Keith Ollie Cline G. C. Pon-
der Louis Hempel George
Cagle Charlie Dillard Ford
Mann Jim Machalicek William
Polk and Miss Pearl Joiner and
the hostesses Mrs. Alice Jones
and Mrs. Jewell Malone.
Presbyterian
Circle Meets In
Koepke Home
Mrs. O. J. Koepke was hostess
to the Presbyterian Women of
Uio Church when they met at
her homo Tuesday night for
their regular monthly meeting.
The chairman Miss Norma
Beckman presided at tho meet-
ing. Mrs. Ethel Blaschko pre-
sented tho onenincr nraver and
the scripture lesson taken from
Komans 5 was given by Mrs.
O. J. Koepke.
Mrs. Erwin Raeke secretary
reported 47 cards and 24 visits
for the month. The treasurer's
report was presented by Mrs. O.
J. Koepke.
It was announced that tho
March meeting will be held in
tho Beckman homo with Mrs.
Erwin Raeke ad the program
leaden Mrs. O. J. Koepke pro-
gram leader discussed "Grace"
from Roman 5:1-5.
A refreshment plato was ser-
ved to Mesdames James Bailey
Ethel Blaschke E. E. Linde-
mann David Myers Erwin
Raeke Misses Norma and Cora
Jieckman and tho hostess. Mrs.
0. J Koepke.
Thursday February 11 1971
M.O.D. Game Night;
Food Sale To Be
Held In Schwertner
Schwertner community will
sponsor a March of Dimes game
night and food sale on Satur-
day Feb. 13th at the Schwert-
ner Hall with all proceeds go-
ing to the March of Dimes.
There will be various games
for all ages during the evening.
Sandwiches coffee and cakes
will be served beginning at 6 p.
m.
The public is invited to come
out and enjoy an evening of fun
and help a worthy cause.
Claude Hess
Resigns As City
Chief Of Police
City Chief of Police Claude
Hess resigned from his duties
here effective Monday Feb. 16
th.
Hess and his family came here
from Moody and he began his
duties here a3 Chief of Police in
August. Hess replaced Charles
Cating who resigned to accept
a position on the police force in
Georgetown.
Ralph Hooker .
Speaks To Garden
Club Members
Members of the Cornelia Wil-
son Garden Club met Monday
afternoon in the fellowship hall
of the First United Methodist
Church with Mrs. Larry Sulli-
van Mrs. Johnnie Rafay Jr.
Mrs. Cecil Overby and Mrs.
George Mastrovich as hostesses.
The program was presented
by Ralph Hooker of Temple who
showed slides and spoke on
ideas of preparing the soil for
iris. A question and answer per-
iod followed.
A short business meeting was
conducted by the president
Mrs. George Mastrovich. It was
announced that the next meet
ing will be held on Wednesday
March 10th instead of Monday
March 8th.
Roll call was answered with
"My Favorite Iris."
Door prizes were won by Mrs.
Victor Marelc and Mrs. Law-
rence Karl.
Those attending were Mes-
dames George Mastrovich
Floyd Messer Haydon Caldwell
Emil Dubec C. F. Hill Law-
rence Karl Victor Marek Lar-
ry Sullivan and Pat Williams.
Suzanne Ford
Li Pi9$o Recital
Suzanne Ford was presented
in a student recital Sunday aft-
ernoon i 8 p.m. in Temple. The
student recital was presented
by tho Temple Music Teachers'
Association.
Suzanne and her teacher
Mrs. Michael Parker of Belton
selected for h.er number in the
recital "Chimpmunks Lullahy'
by Clark.
NEW ARRIVAL
Mr. npd.Mrs. Hubbard Faulk-
ner Jr. of Taylor announce tho
arrival of an 8 pound 2 ounce
daughter born on Jan. 27th in
a Taylor hospital. She has been
named Michelle Ranee.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Hubbard Faulkner of Dav-
Hln. pd Mr and Mrs Frank J
Vrana of Tayldr.
Public Schools
Week March 1-5
March first through fifth are
the dates set for this year's
Texas Public Schools Week. The
week - long observation will
mark 117 years of public
schools in Texas.
It is hoped that a record turn-
out of parents of school age
children as well as other inter-
ested citizens and community
members observe this week.
Each citizen is being encour-
aged to visit a public school in
his community during the week
of March 1-5.
Bartlett Has
More Telephones
In December Bartlett had
939 telephones in service a 1
Vi per cent increase during 1970
E. C. Crittenden Jr. manager
for Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company said today.
Reviewing telephone plans
and progress Crittenden said
that for the decade just ended
Bartlett's telephone system grew
by more than 206 telephones -a
28 per cent increase over the
733 phones in use here at the
end of 1960.
"Bartlett people talk more
too" Crittenden said. "In Nov-
ember of 1970 a total of 3604
calls were dialed here on an av-
erage business dav. This is n
29 per cent increase over Nov
ember of 1969."
Crittenden said it appears
growth and expansion will con-
tinue to be a way of life for
Bartlett's communications sys-
tem. "Our engineers are pre-
dicting that the city will have
1080 telephones in service by
the end of 1974" he said.
Crittenden said a $114.1 mil-
lion construction budget has
been set for the company's San
Antonio Area of which Bart-
lett is a part. The area covers
the western half of Texas ex-
tending from Amarillo to
Brownsville and from Waco to
the Big Bend.
"The construction program
includes land buildings central
office equipment for local and
long distance new telephone
growth and outside plant con-
struction such as cable and
conduit installation" he added.
Scout Week Being
Observed This Week
Cub Scouts Boy Scouts and
Adult Scouts were attired in
their scout uniforms in our lo-
cal churches here Sunday mor-
ning in recognition of Scout
Week throutrhout this wnok.
Congratulations is extended
to all scouters in this area for
their active duty to their
churches and their communitv.
and upon their anniversary of
Scout Week.
BIG. Meeting
Set For Waco
Waco Rome 300 farmers
from tho 85-countv Blackland
Income Growth (BIG) program
area are expected in Waco Tues
day Feb. 16 to hear a top-rank
slate of agricultural authorities.
They will bo meeting right
next door to the Mid-Tex Farm
and Ranch Show which has a
two-day. run in the Heart O'
Texas. Coliseum Jfcb. 16-17. The
BIG meeting will be held in the
General Exhibits building at
tho fairgrounds.
Registration for the BIG
meeting begins' at 9 a. m. Open
ing of the. Farm and" Ranch
Shaw takes place at 9:30.
NO. IK
School Board
Calls Election
Saturday April 3
A trustee election was called
for April 3 to elect three
trustees when the school board
members met Mnmlnv nvoninr
for their regular monthly meet
ing bcnool board members
whose terms expire this year
are Hugo Kunz Leroy Schwert-
ner and Maurice Steglich.
Mrs. E. B. Ware was named
election judge and Mrs. Har-
rison Douglas and Mrs. Patri-
cia Hightower were named aar
clerks for the election.
Deadline for filing for s&
place on the ballot is nt 7 p. mv
Wednesday March 3.
Leroy Janke was appointed
to the Board of Equalization ts
replace one member who was
unable to serve. James Bailcjr
was named as alternate.
A report was given on the
progress of the work of L. L.
Jacobs of Amarillo real estate
appraiser.
Bills were paid and the
meeting adjourned.
i Services Held
Wednesday For
Mrs. Tom Denson
Funeral services for Mrs-
Tom Denson 85 local resident
were conducted t.t 2 p. m.
Wednesday nt Goodnight Fur-
neral Home Chapel the Rev.
Doyle Darwin officiating. B-
rial was in the Bartlett City-
Cemetery. Mrs. Denson died Monday
in the Will O' Bell Nursing
Home.
Surviving arc a daughter
Mrs. Margie Knight of Bart-
lett; a son Thomas J. Denson
of Crosby; a brother Curtis
Cofield of Los Angeles Calif.;
five grandchildren and six
grent-grandchildrcn. Four
brothers and four sisters died
previously.
Pallbearers were Ray and
James Denson M. C. Monda
E. C. Brune Robert Ford Ri-
chard Rook and Claude Hav
ard.
Granger Hosts TML
District 10 Meet
Texas Municipal League Dis-
trict 10 held its regular quarter-
ly meeting in Granger at the
Recreation Center on Wednes-
day Feb. 3.
Following the hospitality-
hour Dr. George Fowler presi
dent of District 10 called the
meeting to order.
Mayor Hubert Gorubec or
Granger gave the welcome foll-
owed by the response by Jay-
Sloan Mayor of Georgetown
Minutes of the last meeting:
were read by Mrs. Fran Zigalo
and approved.
From 20 towns and cities 10$
mayors aldermen City Man-
agers and guests answered ts
roll call.
Dr. Fowler introduced guests
at the main table which includ-
ed Richard D. Brown Executive
Director TML office iifAuaUiv
who spoke on Pending Legisla-
tion for towns and cities.
A buffet dinner was served
by the Auxiliary.
Those attending from Bart-
lett included Mr. and Mrs. Bfll
Schleede Mr. and Mrs. Franle
Williams Mr. and Mrs. Billy
White Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bab-
el Mrs. Fran Zigalo and Dr. an
Mrs. Georgo Fowler.
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Ford, Robert C., Jr. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 16, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 11, 1971, newspaper, February 11, 1971; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth82391/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.