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Bible Dedicated In
Memory Of Franklin
Fischer At St. John
A new "Revised Standard Pul
pit Bible" bound in red sealskin
was dedicated at St. John Luth-
eran Church Sunday morning at
the 10 :30 service. The Bible and
an indoor bulletin board were
given in memory of Sgt. Frank-
lin Fischer by his buddies who
had served with him in the 9th
Medical Laboratory in World
War II and are now located in
21 states and in Japan.
Sgt. Fischer son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Fischer lost his life
during the war. His buddies of
that conflict have maintained
contact through an organization
and united in the memorial pre-
sented here. They are doing oth-
er similar work in memory of
the buddies they served with
who lost their lives during the
war.
States in which members of
the group are now located are
Illinois Texas West Virginia
Indiana Oklahoma Ohio Flori-
da Mississippi Virginia Mis-
souri Pennsylvania Michigan
Colorado. Wisconsin New York
JS c w Jersey. Massachusetts
California South Dakota and
North Carolina.
Bartlctl Ladies
Head County Parent
Teacher Council
Mr M O Pack was elected
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Mrs. J. H. Haney
Claimed By Death
Funeral services for Mrs.
J. H. Haney were held Wed-
nesday afternoon April 27 at
tfie First Methodist Church with
Rev. James Ellison pastor of
the church officiating.
Mrs. Haney passed away in a
Temple hospital at 11:45 p. m.
Monday after an illness of sev-
eral weeks. She had been in the
hospital for the past week.
She was born Feb. 19 1892
in the Bell Plains community
and she married J. H. Hanev on
Jam 17 1909 in Holland. They
have made their home in Bart-
lett for many years. She joined
the Methodist Church in early
childhood and was a member
of the local church at the time
of her death.
Survivors include her hus
band tf. H (Bud) Haney of
Bartlett; one son A. A. Haney
of McGregor; one grandson
James Ray Haney of Abilene;
seven brothers George Fuller
of Floydada Jess Fuller of Tem-
ple John Fuller of Oakland
Calif. Will Fuller of Belton
Claude Fuller of Oklahoma City
Okla.. Ura Fuller of Granger
and Jim Fuller of Mexia; two
sisters. Mrs. Lillie Moore and
Sirs. Matrtrie Whitehurst of
Houston.
Interment was in the Bart-
lett cemetery.
Irs. Jen el Malonc
Honored On 13th
W Wtli Bell
Junior-Senior
Annual Banquet
Staged Friday
The Junior-Senior banquet in
Die form of a lawn partv was
staged at the American Legion
Homo last Friday evening and
the theme was "Spring".
A trellis entwined with honey
Mickle was used at the entrance
to the room and a small while
picket fence encircled the gar-
den. A bird bath and other gar-
den furniture added to the chos-
on theme.
Th horse-shoe table arrango-
nmnt held arrangements of bells
af Ireland and spring cut flow-
PIhcc cards were garden
Funeral Service
Held Friday For
Mrs. J. G. Neitsch
Funeral services for Mrs. J.
Gr iNeitsch were held at the
local Church of Christ last Fri-
day afternoon at 3:00 o'clock
with Brother Bert Mercer of
Holland officiating. He was as-
sisted by Wade McGinnis of
Taylor.
Mrs. Neitsch died in a Tem-
ple hospital last Wednesday
evening at 8:00 o'clock after
only a few hours illness.
She was born June 26 1888
in Holland and made her home
there until after 1908 when she
was married to J. G. Neitsch.
The couple came to Bartlett
more than thirty years ago and
have lived in or near the city
since that time. She was an ac-
tive member of the Church of
Christ.
Survivors are her husband
two sons Edward Neitsch of
Bartlett and Walter Neitsch of
Dallas; one step-son L. E.
Neitsch of Houston ; two daugh
ters Mrs. Walter L. Burt of
Alaska and Mrs. John T. Burt
of Dallas; her mother. Mrs.
Mildred Woodruff of Holland;
four sisters Mrs. T. V. Allen of
San Angelo Mrs. John T. Stuart
of Dallas Mrs. Mack McClain.
of Indio Calif. and Mrs. Clyde
Pugh of Adelanto Calif. one
brother Herbert Woodruff of
San Angelo; ten grandchildren;
one great-grandchild.
Interment was in the Bartlett
cemetery with Jesse Hunt Wal
lace Voight Alva Haney Oscar
Sehwertner E. B. Ware and
Lynn Brock as pallbearers.
William Ware
Announced As
1955 Valedictorian
William Ware was announced
this week as valedictorian of the
1955 graduating class of Bartlett
High School. Although three
weeks of school -work remain
Ware's grades are such that
students of the class conceded
that it would not be possible fori
anyone to overtake him and
share the honor.
Holding a slight edge for the
weeks later.
Second Polio Shots
Scheduled May 5
First and second grade stu-
dents of the Bartlett school who
received their first polio vaccine
shots in the clinic set up at Bel-
ton last Thursday will receive
their second shots on May 5th
according to the county sched-
ule in the hands of Sunt. D. A.
Swope.
Students who failed to receive
the first shots because of illness
or other reasons for absence
from school on the day the shots
honor of salutatorian is another were given will be given an op-
boy. Stanley Helms but Ruby portunity to becrin the series on
Ann Wolf is so close .that thai May 5 when other students get
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over. ! ond shot for these students two
Honor graduates of the Bart-
lett schools are selected in ac-
cordance with the average of
grades over a three year period.
Wednesday Club
Names Committees
Mrs. Oscar B. Schwertner
was hostess to the Woman's
Wednesday Club when it met
last Wednesday April 20 in the
home of Mrs. Rex Wacker.
Mrs. C. R. Lindsay was elected
to membership of the club dur-
ing the business meeting. Mrs.
W. L. Patton the newly elected
president named the following
committees: program Mrs. M.
M. Leatherman Mrs. G. C. Fowl
er Mrs. C. M. Gillespie and
Mrs. C. E. Lamb: membershiD
( Miss Bessie Skinner Mrs. S.
L. Roberts and Mrs. M. M.
Leatherman; ways and means
era.
imtwi and the programs were
nm-el garden sprinklers in pas-
tel tolom.
Hilly Voight fall president of
the Junior clnas was master of
cwnrnnottiiM. Itny Jnnke gave the
invocation and Charles Town-
nd. spring president of the
Junior cIimw. made the welcome
iwfcirmM. William Ware presi-
ilwt of the Senior class re-
pomlml for tho Senior class.
nmnftlly Noal. I ounty btiper-
of Education was
McKay Family
Reunion Held Sun.
Bartlett Schools
To Need Four
New Teachers
Resignation of G. J. Bourgeois
as high school band director!
leaves the Bartlett schools with
four teachers to be selected
for the next school year. In
addition to replacing Mr. Bour-
Little League
Play Gets Under
Way Tuesday
iLittle League play in the six-
team league composed of two.
teams from Bartlett and one?
from Grancrer. Holland. Friend
ship and Walburg is scheduled
to get under way next Tuesday
May 3. Games will be nlaved on.
Tuesday and Friday of each
week with a break in the sched
ule from May 19 to May 31 to
allow for final exams and clos-
ing activities at school.
In the opening games Wal-
burg and the Bartlett Cardinals)
will meet on the Bartlett field
the Bartlett Red Sox will play;
Granger at Granger ahd Hol-
land and 'Friendship will meet:
at Holland.
On the following Friday May
5 Granger and Friendship meet
at Friendship the Bartlett Jled
Sox and the Bartlett Cards meet
in Bartlett and Walburg and
Holland meet at Holland.
On May 10 the Bartlett Red
Sox meet Friendship at Friend-
ship Walburg and Granger meek
at Granger and the Bartletfc
Cards and Holland meet in.
Bartlett.
On May 12 Granger and the
rronia t.fco o! ;il A n V!1 ' 11 W "i
school on! w.w n ?.ar"ett Cards meet in Granger
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high school match teacher and
a junior high school English!
teacher.
Mr. Bourgeois' resignation is
effective at the end of this'
school year. He plans to return
to Plaquemine. La. where ho
will join his parents in the op-
eration of a department store
belonging to the family.
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TO COI.OBN CIKCLE
Mrs- Hoy Ilitl and Mrs. Ralph
Jackton were hostojuies for the
Goltloa
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Frank
were hosts to the McKay de-
cendants Sunday when they en-
tertained with a family reunion
at the American Legion Home.
Mrs. D. K. Leatherman of Bart-
lett and Lon E. Munger of San
Antonio sister and brother of
Mrs. Frank were named honor
guests.
Arrangements of phlox lark-
spur stock and cornflowers
were used throughout the room.
Mrs. D. K. (Leatherman the eld-
est member present wore a cos
tume of the gay nineties which
consisted of a sweeping black
taffeta ruffled skirt and a white
blouse with leg-of mutton
sleeves.
The hosts served a typical
southern dinner to 86 guests.
The menu consisted of baked
ham friend chicken potatoes
fruit cobblers beans salads hot
biscuits cornbread and tea.
ivo lamlly hiBtones were
prepared by Mrs. Sam Mewhin-
ney of Rogers and Col. Terrell
McKay of San Antonio and pre-
sented to the guests. Pictures
were taken of the group during
the afternoon.
The Daniel McKay family was
prominient in the history of this
section of the state. Daniel Mc
Kay was born in Augusta
Maine in 1814 and came to
Texas by the way of New Or
leans soon after the death of
his mother. He was one of the
colonists of Sterling C. Robert-
ison who settled near Nashville
in Milam County and served m
tho Texas Army from March to
July in 183G. He participated
He has been band director
here since October 1953 and has
done an excellent job of build-
ing the Bartlett School band.
Students and parents learned of
his leaving with regret.
Mrs. S. L. Roberts Mrs. Rob-
ert Rowntre'e Mrs. Clyde Rich-ai-ds
and Mrs. C. E. Lamb;
telephone Mrs. O. B. Schwert-
ner Mrs. C. R. Lindsay and Mrs.
George Fowler ; community
beautification Mrs. C. M. Gil-
lespie Mrs. W. L. Stokes and
Mrs. Clyde Richards; library
Mrs. Cecil Harris Mrs. C. E.
Lamb Miss Bessie Skinner and
Mrs. C. R. Lindsay. 'iT ' n "HT 1 l
Texas was the topic for the Bronze Mar Medal
nroirram ot tile day. wars
Walburg and Friendship meet at
Walburg and Bartlett Red Sox
and Holland meet in Bartlett.
The complete schedule will be
carried in the next issue of the
Tribune.
Bartlett League manager is
Z. R. Rannals and team mana-
gers are Gordon Young and
Edward Lindemann.
Otto Wliittington
To Be Awarded
Schwertner spoke on "From the
Liar's Bench"; Mrs. Patton's
subject was "Texas Brags";
Mrs. Harris told of the "Tall
Tales of Texas" and Mrs. Fowl
er directed some Texas songs.
Those present were: Mes-
dames C. M. Gillespie C. R. Har-
ris J. S. Kuler C. E. Lamb M.
M. Leatherman W. L. Patton
Robert Rowntree O. B. Schwert
ner W. L. Stokes Miss Bessie
Skinner and two visitors Mrs.
Rex Wacker and Mrs. Joe Neely
of Shreveport La.
Anril meeting of tho
Circle Class last Thursday atlin the Battlo of San Jancinto.
tho Haplbt Church. J lie married Miss Jane Bryant
Mrs. Floyd Mwwer brought daughter of uenjnmin nna itoxr
the devotional and Mra. Ralph.
Jackson led In pmyer. Reports-
from different groups wert
made and plana for the annua
banquot ere dUupd. Tr
dale was set for May 19.
frt. Rex Wacker had charge
of the social hour and icfrea
monta were sfirved to thirtce
member imd the hostesses
anno Price Bryant. Her father
also fought in tho battle of San
Jacinto and later established a
fort on Little River which was
known as the Bryant Station.
While located there he served
us an Indian Agent for the
government.
Daniel and Jane McKay moved
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Colored School
Wins 48 Points
At State Meet
Bartlett Colored School piled
uo " total of 48 points in the
Sta e Interscholastic Meet which
was held at Prairie View State
College last Saturday. The school
placed third in literary events.
Places won in the various
events were :
Field and Track
First Places
Mile relay (16 points) Charles
Fulcher Roy Starling Curtis
Banks and Roy Woolridge : 440
yard dash (10 points) Roy
Woolridge. '
Literary Events
First Place
Senior spelling (10 points)
Edna Sanders and Ruby Sanders
Second Place
Junior spelling (7 points)
Alice Carouthei's and Roy
Erwing. .'
Third Place
tMir-o 800 (5 points) Dorothy
J White ...
New Ford Tricycle
Tractors To Show
Friday At Jarrell
Ford Motor Company is now
producing thiree new tricycle-
farm tractors in two power ser-
ies as well as front-mounted im-
plements for the new tractors
Otto Whittington Bartlett at-1 according to Fred Harrison of
xiamsun 1 ractor ana implements
torney has been notified that
he ds being awarded the Bronze
Star Medal for "meritorius
achievement in ground opera-
tion against the enemy in the
Pacific Theatre of operation on
or about Dec. 7 1941." The cita-
tion has arrived but the medal
will be received later.
The citation was dated in
Washington April 21 1955 but
was in accoraance witn an
executive order of the President
of the United State issued Feb.
4 1944. At that time Mr. Whit
tington was a pnsonor ot war
on Bataan.
He was in the Philippines
when World War II started on
Dec. 7 1941 serving with a
branch of the cavalry. He im-
mediately transferred to the in-
fantry so that he could see some
action and he did. He served
with the 31st Infantry and!
when the infantry pulled out of
the front lines he asked for
attachments to the Philippinq
Scounts and served at the front
with that unit until his own
outfit went back into the front
lines when he transferred back.
He served at the front with
the infantry until the surrender
of the Philippines on April 9
1942 and from that time until
August 14 1945 when the wan
ended he was a prisoner of the
Jananese. He first io ned Amen
can troops again on sept o
1945.
After tho war. he returned
to school completing his highv
school work receiving his col-
lege degree and passing tho
state bar examination all in the
space of six years.
Now practicing law in Bart-
lett he will try his first casi
before the State Court of Crim
nal Appeals next month
at Jarrell.
"We extend a cordial invita-
tion to all farmers and others
interested in fann machinery to
visit our show room at Jarrell
on April 29" Mr. Harrison said.
"He will have the new equip-
jment on display starting at 8
a. m.
Power-spread rear wheels are
a major feature of the new
tractors first tricycles ever
built by Ford. Instead pf wrest-
ling" 300-pound rear wheels by
hand to obtain the proper spac-
ing for various field needs the
operator uses the tractor's own
power to turn the wheel disca
to obtain the desired spacing
in one-inch increments from 5&
to 76 inches (from 64 to 84
inches with the discs reversed.)
Front-mounted equipment de-
signed for use with the new-
Ford tractors includes two and
four-row cultivators with plant-
er fertilizer and side-dresser afc
tachments. Other Ford imple-
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One-Act Plays
To Be Presented
Friday Night
Three one-act plays will bej
presented by the speech depart-
ment of Bartlett High School
at the high school auditorium
Friday night. Curtain time is
7:80 p .m
This annual production is
planned for the entertainment
of the public ahd experience for
the students. Proceeds will be)
ised to improve the speech department.
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Ford, Robert C. & Ford, Nora Mae. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 26, Ed. 1, Friday, April 29, 1955, newspaper, April 29, 1955; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth81888/m1/1/: accessed July 11, 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.