The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 2, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 6, 1969 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME 83
Plans Getting Underway for Bartlett's
Annual Town Christmas Party
Plans for Bartlett's Annual
Christmas Party got under way
Friday at the regular meeting
of the Bartlett Luncheon Club
with the club again taking the
lead in sponsoring the event and
inviting other organizations to
.assist in co-sponsoring.
A Christmas party committee
composed of Joe Butler Rev.
Robert Thronson and Rev. Lar-
ry Sullivan was appointed to
plan and oversee the event. The
committee will recommend a
date and submit plans for tho
party at an early meeting.
Santa Claus is scheduled to
appear at the party and there
will be gifts of fruit and candy
for the children. The annual
party is normally held a few
days before Christmas.
Usual sponsors of the event
in addition to the Luncheon
Club are the American Legion
City Council Volunteer Fire-
men and the CJiambcr of Com-
merce. In other business a report was
made on the club's project to re-
place some of the trash recept-
acles in the business section of
town. Bob Bunker reported
finding a catalogue listing on
tops for 55 gallon drums used
for this purpose and Doyle Mc-
Glothlin reported that J. M.
Watson had some drums avail-
able to thAclub. Further invest-
igation is being made.
Announcement was made of
Mother Of Local
Resident Dies
In Taylor
Mrs. Mary Magdaline Kar-
fcoska G7 formerly of Granger
mother of local resident died
Saturday morning in a Taylor
nursing homo.
Funeral services were held at
3:30 a.m. Monday at Condra
Funeral Home chapel in Gran-
ger and at 9:45 a.m. at SS.
Cyril and Methodius Catholic
Church with the Rev. George
Tydlacka and the Rev. Isidor
Rozyski officiating. Burial vas
in the Holy Trinity Catholic
Cemetery at Corn Hill.
Rosary was held at 7 p.m.
Sunday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Karkoska lived in Gran-
der since 1938 and was a mem-
ber of the KJCT and SPJST
lodges.
She was the widow of John
Karkoska who died in 1954.
Surviving are a daughter
Mrs. Gene Wolf of San Antonio;
six sons Johnnie Karkoska Jr.
of Austin Ted Karkoska of
Taylor Paul Karkoska of Bart-
lett Clement Karkoska of Gran-
ger Joe Karkoska of Mabank
and Frank Karkoska of Taylor;
a sister Miss Frances Palousek
of Taylor; and eight grand-
children. Gorman Presented
Life Membership
In American Legion
Louis B. Wells PosIp 183
American Legion met Tuesday
night for their regular meet-
ing. Paul Gorman was presented
with a lifetime membership by
the Legion for his active work
for the American Legion for
the past years.
Discussion was held on tho
sunrise breakfast honoring all
veterans on Tuesday. Nov.
11th.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Keller
spent the week-end in Dickin-
son with Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Keller and Frederick.
(an appreciation banquet honor-
ing Congressmen W. R. Poage
and J. J. Pickle to be held on
Town To Be Closed
On Veterans' Day
The town of Bartlett will bo
closed Tuesday Nov. 11th in
observance of Veterans' Day.
This is a regularly scheduled
Chamber of Commerce holiday.
The next holiday will be
Thanksgiving Nov. 27th.
Bartlett Bulldogs
Travel To Manor
Bartlett travels to Manor for
a District 24-A football game
this Friday. It will be the last
road trip of the season.
Manor has a 4-4 record this
far but has not been defeated
by more than 11 points.
Bartlett's record is 2-5-1 for
the year.
The Mustangs defeated Hays
Consolidated 22-G; Burnet 25-
14; Thorndale 12-0; and Thrall
14-7. Manor has lost to Bastrop
7-18; Pflugerville 6-14;; Lean-
der 14-18; and Granger 19-2G.
Manor has a good backfield
and a pretty good line. There
are 15 lettermen playing from
ii 3-5-2 team last year.
Quarterback Kenneth Mitchell-
a 165 pound quarterback
and three year letterman is a
threat.. Also giving good runn-
ing and passing strength in the
backfield are halfbacks Clinton
Roitsch 150; and Jim Hennig
180; and fullback Clarence Al-
berts 180. The backfield has
earned 11 varsity letters.
Leaders in the line are guard
Ronnie Hardi 175; end Lewis
Fresch 170; tackle Wayne Hel-
ton 180; and center Dale War-
ren 215.
Lassies Begin
Basketball Season
With basketball season gett-
ing underway this week for the
Lassies Coach James Weeks'
has announced the basketball
schedule for the 1969-70 season.
Nov. 10-6:30 p.m. Bartlett at
Academy-Girls A&B.
Nov. 25-7:00 p.m. Buckholts
Here - Boys and Girls.
Dec. 2-6:00 p.m. Bartlett at
Holland - A&B Boys A Girls.
Dec. 4-5-6-Bartlett Tourna-
ment Dec. 9-6:00 p.m. Holland Here
--A&B Boys A Girls.
Dec. 11-12-13-Thrall Tourna-
ment Schedule for the district
games with the B games be-
ginning at 6 p.m. is as follows:
Dec. 16 Granger There
Dec. 19 -- Thrall Here
Jan. 2 -- Leander There
Jan. 6 - Manor Here
Jan. 9 -- Lexington Here
Jan. 13 -- Pflugerville There
Jan. 16 Thorndale Here
Jan. 20 - Granger Here
Jan. 23 - Thrall There
Jan. 27 Leander Here
Jan. 30 -- Manor There
Feb. 3 - Lexington There
Feb. 6 -- Pflugerville Hero
Feb. 10 - Thorndale There
ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Zander
nnnounce the adoption of a baby
daughter born on Oct. 21st. She
weighed 8 pounds 15 ounces
and has been named Laurie
Dale.
Grandparents are Hugo Lin-
demann of Bartlett and Mrs.
Laura Zander of Ben Arnold.
Mrs. Zander is the former
Miss Lucille Lindemann.
BARTLETT TEXAS
Bartlett Receives
3.75 Inches Of
Rain In October
Bartlett received 3.75 inches
of rain during the month of
October according to W. E.
Cox the official rain guago
keeper for The Tribune. This
brings the total rainfall for the
ycear to 29.29 inches.
The rain during the month of
October fell as follows;
Oct. 5th 48
Oct. 12th 1.60
Oct. 19th 04
Oct. 28th 60
Oct. 29th 60
Oct. 30th 43
Last year Bartlett received
only .67 of an inch of rain dur-
ing the month of October. Dur-
ing October 1967 Bartlett re-
ceived 4.10 inches of rain and
in 1966 .26 of an inch of rain
fell in Barllett during the
month of October.
Blair Named Local
Chairman Of MH-B
College Fund Drive
Belton Community lead-
ers serving as local chairmen
for the upcoming Mary Hardin-
Baylor College Bell County
fund drive have been announ
ced by the college's Director of.
development liruco V. Bow-
Ies.
. .. - -.
The campaign which begins
November 17 and ends Decem
ber 1 will be to raise $75000
for the renovation of Ruth I Oldham Cy Young Larry Sull-
Stribling Hall on the college van C. E. Limmer one new
campus. Chairmen and work-
ers will be the guests of the
college for a dinner and kick-
off meeting Thursday Novem-
ber 6. The dinner will be held
in Hardy Dining Hall on the
campus and is planned for
7:15 p.jn.
According to Bowles chair-
men will be T. E. Sanderford
in Belton; Wheeler Sears
in Temple; Charles Patter-
son Killeen; and Mrs. Arthur
Martin of Rogers.
Chairman in Bartlett will be
W. F. Blair. Mayor John Kuhl-
man will serve as chairman of
the Holland drive while Rev.
Richard Bruner will be chair-
man in Harker Heights. Troy
co-chairmen will be Aubrey
Thompson and W. F. Simmons.
Other Chairman are Mrs.
Bill Bridges Salado; and Rev.
Jack Hopkins Little River who pkin said "and we expect an
will serve as chairman for Lit- enthusiastic response from the
tie River and Academy. people of Bell County.
Display Hie Flag Turn on Your Lights
"National Confidence Week"
begins Nov. 10.
During this week in a plan-
ned "Tell it to Hanoi" pro-
gram former service men are
being urged by nine veterans'
groups to telephone five per
sons each asking each of those
tr pnll fivo mrf lw Nnv 11 On
Veterans Day they want the
American flag to fly cars driv-
en with headlights on and
lights to burn on porches.
The plan is to counter a sec-
ond round of massive anti-war
protests planned this month
against President Nixon's Viet-
nam policies. Leaders of the
program hope to show what
American people are really like
and that they support their
President.
In an Associated Press news
release Tuesday Harry Foster
a former California commander
of tho American Legion said
"the tfeterans are past the point
of being in the silent majority
. . most Americans were
'pleased' to hear Vice-President
Spiro T. Agnow and Atty Gen
Thursday November G 19GU
Wesleyan Service
Guild Installs
New Officers
Mrs. William Whitlow was in-
stalled president of the Wesley-
an Service Guild Monday even-
ing when the organization met
in the United Methodist Church.
Other officers installed were:
Mrs. Charlie Oldham vice-pres
ident; Mrs. Cy Young secre
tary; Mrs. Elmer Saage treas-
urer; Mrs. Larry Sullivan co-
ordinator. Mrs. Sullivan presid-
ed at the installation service.
Mrs. Cy Young directed the
program and offered prayer.
Mrs. C. E. Limmer retiring
president presided at the busi
ness meeting. The treasurer re-
ported $55.25 in the pledge
fund $113.20 in the projett
fund and $16.00 donated to the
church of prayer observance.
The group will meet at tho
church on Dec. 2 for its annual
Christmas party which will be
in the form of a no-host salad
supper with Mrs. Elmer Cryer
in charge of arrangements. Mrs.
Robert Ford will be leader of
the program.
Mrs. Limmer announced that
the Bartlett Guild will co-host
the District Guild meeting at
Seventh Street Methodist
Church in Temple in January.
Mrs. Homer Roberts and Mrs.
Robert Ford served as hostess-
es for the day and served a re-
freshment plate to Misses Alma
McGlothlin and Esther Saage
Mesdames. Rav -Watson. Elmeisl
r -:- . - ; -- m
Saage Wiillam Whitlow Oscar
Lange Elmer Cryer Cleo Pat-
ton Clarence Marchak George
Fowler Curtis Saage Charlie
memuer iurs. uurtis rieancn
and one visitor Mrs. Norma
Moseley.
Mrs. Lumpkin To
Head Bell County
Christmas Campaign
Mrs. W. L. Lumpkin has
been appointed chairman of
the 1969 Christmas Seal Cam-
paign in Bell County. The an-
nouncement was made today by
Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes Area
Christmas Seal Chairman of the
Central Texas Tuberculosis
and Respiratory Disease As-
sociation. "This year's Christmas Seal
Campaign will get underway
on November 3rd" Mrs. Lum
eral John N. Mitchell speak
strongly against anti-war lead-
ers." In Washington a request for
action on Veterans Day went
out from the chief of the Na-
tional Guard to the nation's
500000 guardsmen. Maj. Gen
Winston P. Wilson sent tho
appeal to adjustants general in
all 50 states the District of
Columbia and Puerto Rico.
"I am concerned that those
Americans who seek a capitula-
tory solution are creating a
feeling of comfort in Hanoi and
are leaving the enemy with the
impression that these vocal and
active groups represent the ma-
jority of opinion within the
United States" Wilson said.
Group joining in "Tell it to
Hanoi" are the American Le-
gion Fleet Reserve Association
VFW Military Order of the
World Wars World War I
veterans American Veterans of
World War II Disabled Ameri-
can Veterans Retired Officers
Association and the Reserve
officers.
Appreciation Banquet To Honor
Bartlett's Two Congressmen Nov. 21
Plans are under way in Bart-
lett to honor Congressman J. J.
Pickle of the Tenth Congress-
ional District and Congressman
Veteran's Breakfast
To Be Observed
The Annual Veterans' Day
Sunrise Breakfast will be ob-
served at the American Legion
Home Tuesday morning Nov.
11th honoring all veterans.
The veterans of all wars
and the fathers of deceased ve-
terans are invited to attend.
San Antonio Man
Arrested On
Local Burglaries
A San Antonio resident Tom
Weldon Kirk was apprehend-
ed Saturday after pleading
guilty on several burglaries on
South Front Street here early
Saturday morning.
Locks were reported to have
been cut on Perry's Place Myr
tie Flowers and Azalea Rec
tors Place and merchandise
stolen.
Assisting City Police Charles
Cating were the Elgin Chief of
Police and a Texas Ranger.
Mrs. Lila Hempel
Dies Tuesday;
Services Thursday
Mrs. Lila Hempel 81 local
resident passed away at 5:30
p. m. Tuesday in the Will O'
Bell Nursing Home in Bartlett.
Funeral services will be con-
ducted today (Thursday) at 3
p. m. at the Goodnight Funeral
Home Chapel with Rev. Doyle
Darwin officiating. Burial will
be in the Bartlett Cemetery.
Mrs. Hempel was born July
8 1888 in Mississippi. She had
lived in the Bell County area
for the past 78 years.
Survivors include one son
Howard Hempel of Austin; a
grandson. Claude Hempel of
Austin; a granaaaugnter Mrs.i
Clifford Saxon of Houston; and
one great-grandchild; three.
brothers Adel Gilliam of Hoi-
Gilliam both of Lockhait.
Lassies Defeat
Academy In First
Game Of Season
i
o 1.1 ll T i i.T. Fletcher of Sail Antonio offic-
baKS SnTue S &S '"
night when they took on the n Cemotery'
Academy girls for the first1 Mrs. Duncum had been a res-
game of the season. ident of Davilla for 41 years.
In the A game tho Lassies de- She was born in Bell County
feated Academy 40-23. At the July 20 1898. She was the dau-
end of the first quarter the cliter of ttm info at.. ni tw
Lassies were loading 19-8 and William Kceton and was mar-
at half-time 22-12 rjcd to Joe M. Duncum in Bart-
scoring for the Lassies were lett on Jan. 21 1917.
Debra Janke 20 points Sara Surviving are her hush-ind-Ware
18 Becky Lindemann 4 two sons PI S tw r
tower Debra Janke Julia Ris- ?$& Jou Jl"?81?' ?np-
ter Susan Sladovnik Sara fZ S ? f S lu rMT"
Ware Nancy Guenzel and A1rt Keeton and Otto Keeton
Becky Lindemann. "P of Brownwood and Grady
The Lassies B team defeated eeton of A8n; " ster Mrs.
Academy 29-15. Cora Mae Willingham of Cisco;
Playing on tlie B team are: e'Snt grandchildren and two
Sally Sladovnik Linda Pierce great-grandchildren.
Maureen Davis Rita Batla Pallbearers were Oscar Hines
Mary Grigsby Patty Linde- Albert Nixon Butch Willing-
mann Sandra Mayse Valorio Jiam Billy Duncum N. T. Simp-
Street and Lois Rector. son and Bill Duncum.
NO. 2
W. R. Poage of tho Eleventh.
Congressional District at an ao-
preciatfon banquet here on Fri-
day Nov. 21.
Sponsoring the occasion arc
the Little River-San Gabriel
Soil and Water Conservation.
District and the Bartlett Elec-
tric Cooperative Inc.. Assisting
with the program will be the
Bartlett Chamber of Commerce
and the Bartlett city govern-
ment. Purpose of the banquet is to
show appreciation for the work
of the congressmen in the in-
terest of Bartlett in particular
and all parts oi their districts
in general. This is the second
occasion for such a banquoc the
first being in November of last
year.
G. E. Kretzschmar chairman
of the soil district board will
serve as master of ceremonies
for the evening. The congress-
men will be the speakers.
The banquet will be held at
the Baptist Education and Rec-
reation Center which will seat
some 400 people. Starting time
has been set for 7:00 p.m.
Tickets will be available not
only in Bartlett but throughout
much of Central Texas until
November 19. which has been.
set as closing date for the
sales. In Bartlett the ticket com-
mittee includes Mrs. Don Thal-
er Curtis Saage Reno Saage
Maurice Steglich Roy Rogers
Horace Keith and Oscar Sch-
wertner. Tickets will also be available
from Mike Carlisle in Holland
Truett Beard in Granger Rich-
ard Mewhinney in Temple Reu-
ben Janke in Taylor Ben Kur-
io in Georgetown Raby A. Al-
ford in Belton and Henry Abel
and James Terry in the Rock-dale-San
Gabriel area.
Committees making arrange-
ments are: Curtis Saage and
Roy Rogers catering; G. E.
Kretzschmar and H. M. Keith
program; Wilson Franz and.
Creth Lewis table arrange
ments; decoration Mrs. Ray
Watson ;
welcome committee.
Chamber of Commerce; place
cards Mrs. Don Thaler; and
publicity R. C. Ford and Dr.
Geo. C. Fowler.
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1UTS. JOe mUlCUm
jtnn I In KPCirlAnt
Passes Sundav
Mrs. Joe M. Duncum 71 of
Davilla died Sunday in a Tem-
ple hospital after a short illness.
Funeral services were con-
ducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the
(.Assembly of God Church in.
Davilla with the Rev. R. A.
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Ford, Robert C., Jr. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 2, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 6, 1969, newspaper, November 6, 1969; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth82326/m1/1/: accessed March 28, 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.