Published in Borger News Herald, November 23, 1962)
AMARILLO - (Special) - Funeral services for N.D. Bartlett, veteran oil editor of the Amarillo Daily News and Globe-Times, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday in the Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel.
He will be buried in Llano Cemetery, Amarillo.
Bartlett died at 1 a.m. in Thurmon's Convalescent Home Thursday following several weeks of failing health.
He and the late Gene Howe came to Amarillo in 1924. Howe established the old Amarillo Globe and Bartlett became oil editor in 1927.
Bartlett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Grace Boyles Bartlett; a son, Fred O. Bartlett of Fort Stockton, Tex.; a daughter, Mrs. Kathryn Bartlett Fleming of Winchester, Ind.; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and held membership in 11 organizations related to the petroleum industry, from which he had received numerous honors.
"Bart", as he was affectionately known by his associates and friends in the oil and gas industry was born Oct. 21, 1880, in Lecompton, Kan. At the age of 14 he began his 68 year career in the newspaper world.
During the early part of his journalistic career Bartlett worked on newspapers in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
While working as the advertising manager for the old Fort Worth Telegram, before it became the Star-Telegram, he purchased eight sections of land in the pasture of the U-Bar Ranch in El Paso County, paying $1 an acre as total purchase price. To complete the contract, he lived on the land for three years.
Not all of his jobs were in the newspaper field. Bart tried his hand at banking and ranching but these fields seemed to go against his grain.
In 1912, he consented to help out "for a couple of weeks" on The Champion at Atchinson, Kan. His job on The Champion led to his long association with the late Gene Howe, founder of the Amarillo Globe.
The purchase of the Amarillo Daily News by the Globe in 1926 and the oil boom in Hutchinson County proved the springboard which sent Bartlett into a new field of writing - that of oil news.
The writing and interpreting of oil news ultimately led him to the position of dean of Southwestern petroleum writers and numerous distinctions from the oil and gas industry.
Bart developed the column "From the Crown Block," which was one of the most widely-read newspaper columns among men engaged in the oil and gas industry.
Growing up with the industry in the Panhandle, he became a strong advocate of conservation for which the Panhandle field became a prime example.
His accuracy in reporting and interpreting the oil and gas news won him the respect of the people in the industry and related fields.
His love for the industry was exemplified at an appreciation banquet given in his honor by the American Petroleum Institute when he said, "Why shouldn't I like oil reporting? It keeps me young."
The oil fraternity honored Bart frequently.
His most recent honor was conferred this month by the Association of Petroleum Writers meeting Chicago when he was among three outstanding journalists in the United States to receive recognition "for many years of devotion in the profession of Journalism and the oil industry, during which he was a leader in advancing the standards of both."
The APW further honored him by saying:
"By accurate and complete reporting under pressure of deadlines, he interpreted the oil business to the public, held up a mirror to the industry itself, and broke down oil's distrust of the press. By ferreting out the truth and exposing deception, he fought oil's battles for public acceptance while working to correct its faults and weaknesses."
Bart was unable to attend the banquet.
During his residence in Atchinson, Kan., Barlett was married to his former schoolmate, Miss Grace Boyles, a native of Hobart, Okla.
Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary on Oct. 22.
The family has requested that any memorials be in the form of contributions to favorite charities.
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Interment: November 24, 1962
AMARILLO - (Special) - Funeral services for N.D. Bartlett, veteran oil editor of the Amarillo Daily News and Globe-Times, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday in the Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel.
He will be buried in Llano Cemetery, Amarillo.
Bartlett died at 1 a.m. in Thurmon's Convalescent Home Thursday following several weeks of failing health.
He and the late Gene Howe came to Amarillo in 1924. Howe established the old Amarillo Globe and Bartlett became oil editor in 1927.
Bartlett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Grace Boyles Bartlett; a son, Fred O. Bartlett of Fort Stockton, Tex.; a daughter, Mrs. Kathryn Bartlett Fleming of Winchester, Ind.; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and held membership in 11 organizations related to the petroleum industry, from which he had received numerous honors.
"Bart", as he was affectionately known by his associates and friends in the oil and gas industry was born Oct. 21, 1880, in Lecompton, Kan. At the age of 14 he began his 68 year career in the newspaper world.
During the early part of his journalistic career Bartlett worked on newspapers in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
While working as the advertising manager for the old Fort Worth Telegram, before it became the Star-Telegram, he purchased eight sections of land in the pasture of the U-Bar Ranch in El Paso County, paying $1 an acre as total purchase price. To complete the contract, he lived on the land for three years.
Not all of his jobs were in the newspaper field. Bart tried his hand at banking and ranching but these fields seemed to go against his grain.
In 1912, he consented to help out "for a couple of weeks" on The Champion at Atchinson, Kan. His job on The Champion led to his long association with the late Gene Howe, founder of the Amarillo Globe.
The purchase of the Amarillo Daily News by the Globe in 1926 and the oil boom in Hutchinson County proved the springboard which sent Bartlett into a new field of writing - that of oil news.
The writing and interpreting of oil news ultimately led him to the position of dean of Southwestern petroleum writers and numerous distinctions from the oil and gas industry.
Bart developed the column "From the Crown Block," which was one of the most widely-read newspaper columns among men engaged in the oil and gas industry.
Growing up with the industry in the Panhandle, he became a strong advocate of conservation for which the Panhandle field became a prime example.
His accuracy in reporting and interpreting the oil and gas news won him the respect of the people in the industry and related fields.
His love for the industry was exemplified at an appreciation banquet given in his honor by the American Petroleum Institute when he said, "Why shouldn't I like oil reporting? It keeps me young."
The oil fraternity honored Bart frequently.
His most recent honor was conferred this month by the Association of Petroleum Writers meeting Chicago when he was among three outstanding journalists in the United States to receive recognition "for many years of devotion in the profession of Journalism and the oil industry, during which he was a leader in advancing the standards of both."
The APW further honored him by saying:
"By accurate and complete reporting under pressure of deadlines, he interpreted the oil business to the public, held up a mirror to the industry itself, and broke down oil's distrust of the press. By ferreting out the truth and exposing deception, he fought oil's battles for public acceptance while working to correct its faults and weaknesses."
Bart was unable to attend the banquet.
During his residence in Atchinson, Kan., Barlett was married to his former schoolmate, Miss Grace Boyles, a native of Hobart, Okla.
Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary on Oct. 22.
The family has requested that any memorials be in the form of contributions to favorite charities.
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Interment: November 24, 1962
Published in Borger News Herald, November 23, 1962)
AMARILLO - (Special) - Funeral services for N.D. Bartlett, veteran oil editor of the Amarillo Daily News and Globe-Times, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday in the Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel.
He will be buried in Llano Cemetery, Amarillo.
Bartlett died at 1 a.m. in Thurmon's Convalescent Home Thursday following several weeks of failing health.
He and the late Gene Howe came to Amarillo in 1924. Howe established the old Amarillo Globe and Bartlett became oil editor in 1927.
Bartlett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Grace Boyles Bartlett; a son, Fred O. Bartlett of Fort Stockton, Tex.; a daughter, Mrs. Kathryn Bartlett Fleming of Winchester, Ind.; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and held membership in 11 organizations related to the petroleum industry, from which he had received numerous honors.
"Bart", as he was affectionately known by his associates and friends in the oil and gas industry was born Oct. 21, 1880, in Lecompton, Kan. At the age of 14 he began his 68 year career in the newspaper world.
During the early part of his journalistic career Bartlett worked on newspapers in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
While working as the advertising manager for the old Fort Worth Telegram, before it became the Star-Telegram, he purchased eight sections of land in the pasture of the U-Bar Ranch in El Paso County, paying $1 an acre as total purchase price. To complete the contract, he lived on the land for three years.
Not all of his jobs were in the newspaper field. Bart tried his hand at banking and ranching but these fields seemed to go against his grain.
In 1912, he consented to help out "for a couple of weeks" on The Champion at Atchinson, Kan. His job on The Champion led to his long association with the late Gene Howe, founder of the Amarillo Globe.
The purchase of the Amarillo Daily News by the Globe in 1926 and the oil boom in Hutchinson County proved the springboard which sent Bartlett into a new field of writing - that of oil news.
The writing and interpreting of oil news ultimately led him to the position of dean of Southwestern petroleum writers and numerous distinctions from the oil and gas industry.
Bart developed the column "From the Crown Block," which was one of the most widely-read newspaper columns among men engaged in the oil and gas industry.
Growing up with the industry in the Panhandle, he became a strong advocate of conservation for which the Panhandle field became a prime example.
His accuracy in reporting and interpreting the oil and gas news won him the respect of the people in the industry and related fields.
His love for the industry was exemplified at an appreciation banquet given in his honor by the American Petroleum Institute when he said, "Why shouldn't I like oil reporting? It keeps me young."
The oil fraternity honored Bart frequently.
His most recent honor was conferred this month by the Association of Petroleum Writers meeting Chicago when he was among three outstanding journalists in the United States to receive recognition "for many years of devotion in the profession of Journalism and the oil industry, during which he was a leader in advancing the standards of both."
The APW further honored him by saying:
"By accurate and complete reporting under pressure of deadlines, he interpreted the oil business to the public, held up a mirror to the industry itself, and broke down oil's distrust of the press. By ferreting out the truth and exposing deception, he fought oil's battles for public acceptance while working to correct its faults and weaknesses."
Bart was unable to attend the banquet.
During his residence in Atchinson, Kan., Barlett was married to his former schoolmate, Miss Grace Boyles, a native of Hobart, Okla.
Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary on Oct. 22.
The family has requested that any memorials be in the form of contributions to favorite charities.
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Interment: November 24, 1962
AMARILLO - (Special) - Funeral services for N.D. Bartlett, veteran oil editor of the Amarillo Daily News and Globe-Times, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday in the Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel.
He will be buried in Llano Cemetery, Amarillo.
Bartlett died at 1 a.m. in Thurmon's Convalescent Home Thursday following several weeks of failing health.
He and the late Gene Howe came to Amarillo in 1924. Howe established the old Amarillo Globe and Bartlett became oil editor in 1927.
Bartlett is survived by his wife, Mrs. Grace Boyles Bartlett; a son, Fred O. Bartlett of Fort Stockton, Tex.; a daughter, Mrs. Kathryn Bartlett Fleming of Winchester, Ind.; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and held membership in 11 organizations related to the petroleum industry, from which he had received numerous honors.
"Bart", as he was affectionately known by his associates and friends in the oil and gas industry was born Oct. 21, 1880, in Lecompton, Kan. At the age of 14 he began his 68 year career in the newspaper world.
During the early part of his journalistic career Bartlett worked on newspapers in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
While working as the advertising manager for the old Fort Worth Telegram, before it became the Star-Telegram, he purchased eight sections of land in the pasture of the U-Bar Ranch in El Paso County, paying $1 an acre as total purchase price. To complete the contract, he lived on the land for three years.
Not all of his jobs were in the newspaper field. Bart tried his hand at banking and ranching but these fields seemed to go against his grain.
In 1912, he consented to help out "for a couple of weeks" on The Champion at Atchinson, Kan. His job on The Champion led to his long association with the late Gene Howe, founder of the Amarillo Globe.
The purchase of the Amarillo Daily News by the Globe in 1926 and the oil boom in Hutchinson County proved the springboard which sent Bartlett into a new field of writing - that of oil news.
The writing and interpreting of oil news ultimately led him to the position of dean of Southwestern petroleum writers and numerous distinctions from the oil and gas industry.
Bart developed the column "From the Crown Block," which was one of the most widely-read newspaper columns among men engaged in the oil and gas industry.
Growing up with the industry in the Panhandle, he became a strong advocate of conservation for which the Panhandle field became a prime example.
His accuracy in reporting and interpreting the oil and gas news won him the respect of the people in the industry and related fields.
His love for the industry was exemplified at an appreciation banquet given in his honor by the American Petroleum Institute when he said, "Why shouldn't I like oil reporting? It keeps me young."
The oil fraternity honored Bart frequently.
His most recent honor was conferred this month by the Association of Petroleum Writers meeting Chicago when he was among three outstanding journalists in the United States to receive recognition "for many years of devotion in the profession of Journalism and the oil industry, during which he was a leader in advancing the standards of both."
The APW further honored him by saying:
"By accurate and complete reporting under pressure of deadlines, he interpreted the oil business to the public, held up a mirror to the industry itself, and broke down oil's distrust of the press. By ferreting out the truth and exposing deception, he fought oil's battles for public acceptance while working to correct its faults and weaknesses."
Bart was unable to attend the banquet.
During his residence in Atchinson, Kan., Barlett was married to his former schoolmate, Miss Grace Boyles, a native of Hobart, Okla.
Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary on Oct. 22.
The family has requested that any memorials be in the form of contributions to favorite charities.
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Interment: November 24, 1962
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