Pilot Tribune
17 Nov 1938
Killed
Yesterday
FATHER, HIRED MAN AT TRAGEDY SCENE
Youngster Had Helped on
Numerous Occasions by Throwing Tractor in Gear; Funeral Plans Not Completed
Early Today
Larry Nelson, nine years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Nelson, was killed almost instantly at five oclock Wednesday evening when he
became entangled in a tractor-power takeoff while helping his father and their
hired man unload a wagon of corn.
Just how the mishap occurred is not known,
but the boy, home from school only a few minutes, met his father in the barnyard
and aided him in making preparations to unload the corn, as was his custom. He
went to the opposite side of the wagon, Mr. Nelson said, and when given the
signal he threw the tractor into gear.
Within two minutes the tractor stalled
and Mr. Nelson and the hired man went to investigate. Entangled in the
machinery, crushed beyond recognition, they found the boys body.
The Nelsons
lived northwest of Telbasta and although their mail address is Hooper they are
Washington county residents. Funeral plans had not been made Thursday
morning.
Surviving are the parents and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. John
Nelson of Blair. Mr. Nelson being a former county commissioner. Also surviving
are two sisters, Joan and Carol, and a brother, Keith.
Pilot Tribune 1 Dec
1938
NEIGHBORS HUSK FOR BEREAVED PAIR
1,400 Bushels Corn Picked At Nelson
Farm, Where Boy Was Killed
Cornhusking operations at the George W. Nelson
farm near Telbasta, interrupted when the Nelsons nine-year-old boy, Larry, was
killed while helping November 16, were finished last Tuesday.
Thirty-five men
of the neighborhood, 19 of them with teams of horses, went to the farm and
picked 1,400 bushels of corn from 57 acres within a few hours, while their women
invaded the Nelson home and prepared dinner of hot dogs, pie, coffee and cookies
for the workers.
The problem of getting the corn shucked had been a worry to
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, grief-stricken since the accidental death of their son, and
the husking bee staged by their friend came as a godsend.
The Nelson boy met
death when he became entangled in a tractor-power takeoff while helping his
father and their hired man unload a wagon of corn. Before the tractor stalled,
the boys body was mangled beyond recognition.
Men who brought teams for the
husking bee were L. Schafersman, J. Stuenkel, H. Stoffer, R. Timme, Ed Dam, Ed
Olson, L. Gnuse, J. Meyer, A. Barthing, V. Barthling, H. Franke, A Barthing, H.
Krohn, H. Mill, Howard Moll, M. Pawling, W. Schuett, I. Pullen and Paul Feiste.
Others who helped were P. Wright, O. Krohn, A beermann, T Panning, G. Schuett,
L. Bartling, P. Kuhls, E. Kuhls, H. Stuenkel, H. Kuss, A. Kreite, K. Hartung, W.
Mueller, L. Moll, A. Timme and W. Pawling.
~~~ Obituary courtesy of the
Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair
Public Library at Blair,
Nebraska.~~~
17 Nov 1938
Killed
Yesterday
FATHER, HIRED MAN AT TRAGEDY SCENE
Youngster Had Helped on
Numerous Occasions by Throwing Tractor in Gear; Funeral Plans Not Completed
Early Today
Larry Nelson, nine years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Nelson, was killed almost instantly at five oclock Wednesday evening when he
became entangled in a tractor-power takeoff while helping his father and their
hired man unload a wagon of corn.
Just how the mishap occurred is not known,
but the boy, home from school only a few minutes, met his father in the barnyard
and aided him in making preparations to unload the corn, as was his custom. He
went to the opposite side of the wagon, Mr. Nelson said, and when given the
signal he threw the tractor into gear.
Within two minutes the tractor stalled
and Mr. Nelson and the hired man went to investigate. Entangled in the
machinery, crushed beyond recognition, they found the boys body.
The Nelsons
lived northwest of Telbasta and although their mail address is Hooper they are
Washington county residents. Funeral plans had not been made Thursday
morning.
Surviving are the parents and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. John
Nelson of Blair. Mr. Nelson being a former county commissioner. Also surviving
are two sisters, Joan and Carol, and a brother, Keith.
Pilot Tribune 1 Dec
1938
NEIGHBORS HUSK FOR BEREAVED PAIR
1,400 Bushels Corn Picked At Nelson
Farm, Where Boy Was Killed
Cornhusking operations at the George W. Nelson
farm near Telbasta, interrupted when the Nelsons nine-year-old boy, Larry, was
killed while helping November 16, were finished last Tuesday.
Thirty-five men
of the neighborhood, 19 of them with teams of horses, went to the farm and
picked 1,400 bushels of corn from 57 acres within a few hours, while their women
invaded the Nelson home and prepared dinner of hot dogs, pie, coffee and cookies
for the workers.
The problem of getting the corn shucked had been a worry to
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, grief-stricken since the accidental death of their son, and
the husking bee staged by their friend came as a godsend.
The Nelson boy met
death when he became entangled in a tractor-power takeoff while helping his
father and their hired man unload a wagon of corn. Before the tractor stalled,
the boys body was mangled beyond recognition.
Men who brought teams for the
husking bee were L. Schafersman, J. Stuenkel, H. Stoffer, R. Timme, Ed Dam, Ed
Olson, L. Gnuse, J. Meyer, A. Barthing, V. Barthling, H. Franke, A Barthing, H.
Krohn, H. Mill, Howard Moll, M. Pawling, W. Schuett, I. Pullen and Paul Feiste.
Others who helped were P. Wright, O. Krohn, A beermann, T Panning, G. Schuett,
L. Bartling, P. Kuhls, E. Kuhls, H. Stuenkel, H. Kuss, A. Kreite, K. Hartung, W.
Mueller, L. Moll, A. Timme and W. Pawling.
~~~ Obituary courtesy of the
Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair
Public Library at Blair,
Nebraska.~~~
Pilot Tribune
17 Nov 1938
Killed
Yesterday
FATHER, HIRED MAN AT TRAGEDY SCENE
Youngster Had Helped on
Numerous Occasions by Throwing Tractor in Gear; Funeral Plans Not Completed
Early Today
Larry Nelson, nine years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Nelson, was killed almost instantly at five oclock Wednesday evening when he
became entangled in a tractor-power takeoff while helping his father and their
hired man unload a wagon of corn.
Just how the mishap occurred is not known,
but the boy, home from school only a few minutes, met his father in the barnyard
and aided him in making preparations to unload the corn, as was his custom. He
went to the opposite side of the wagon, Mr. Nelson said, and when given the
signal he threw the tractor into gear.
Within two minutes the tractor stalled
and Mr. Nelson and the hired man went to investigate. Entangled in the
machinery, crushed beyond recognition, they found the boys body.
The Nelsons
lived northwest of Telbasta and although their mail address is Hooper they are
Washington county residents. Funeral plans had not been made Thursday
morning.
Surviving are the parents and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. John
Nelson of Blair. Mr. Nelson being a former county commissioner. Also surviving
are two sisters, Joan and Carol, and a brother, Keith.
Pilot Tribune 1 Dec
1938
NEIGHBORS HUSK FOR BEREAVED PAIR
1,400 Bushels Corn Picked At Nelson
Farm, Where Boy Was Killed
Cornhusking operations at the George W. Nelson
farm near Telbasta, interrupted when the Nelsons nine-year-old boy, Larry, was
killed while helping November 16, were finished last Tuesday.
Thirty-five men
of the neighborhood, 19 of them with teams of horses, went to the farm and
picked 1,400 bushels of corn from 57 acres within a few hours, while their women
invaded the Nelson home and prepared dinner of hot dogs, pie, coffee and cookies
for the workers.
The problem of getting the corn shucked had been a worry to
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, grief-stricken since the accidental death of their son, and
the husking bee staged by their friend came as a godsend.
The Nelson boy met
death when he became entangled in a tractor-power takeoff while helping his
father and their hired man unload a wagon of corn. Before the tractor stalled,
the boys body was mangled beyond recognition.
Men who brought teams for the
husking bee were L. Schafersman, J. Stuenkel, H. Stoffer, R. Timme, Ed Dam, Ed
Olson, L. Gnuse, J. Meyer, A. Barthing, V. Barthling, H. Franke, A Barthing, H.
Krohn, H. Mill, Howard Moll, M. Pawling, W. Schuett, I. Pullen and Paul Feiste.
Others who helped were P. Wright, O. Krohn, A beermann, T Panning, G. Schuett,
L. Bartling, P. Kuhls, E. Kuhls, H. Stuenkel, H. Kuss, A. Kreite, K. Hartung, W.
Mueller, L. Moll, A. Timme and W. Pawling.
~~~ Obituary courtesy of the
Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair
Public Library at Blair,
Nebraska.~~~
17 Nov 1938
Killed
Yesterday
FATHER, HIRED MAN AT TRAGEDY SCENE
Youngster Had Helped on
Numerous Occasions by Throwing Tractor in Gear; Funeral Plans Not Completed
Early Today
Larry Nelson, nine years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Nelson, was killed almost instantly at five oclock Wednesday evening when he
became entangled in a tractor-power takeoff while helping his father and their
hired man unload a wagon of corn.
Just how the mishap occurred is not known,
but the boy, home from school only a few minutes, met his father in the barnyard
and aided him in making preparations to unload the corn, as was his custom. He
went to the opposite side of the wagon, Mr. Nelson said, and when given the
signal he threw the tractor into gear.
Within two minutes the tractor stalled
and Mr. Nelson and the hired man went to investigate. Entangled in the
machinery, crushed beyond recognition, they found the boys body.
The Nelsons
lived northwest of Telbasta and although their mail address is Hooper they are
Washington county residents. Funeral plans had not been made Thursday
morning.
Surviving are the parents and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. John
Nelson of Blair. Mr. Nelson being a former county commissioner. Also surviving
are two sisters, Joan and Carol, and a brother, Keith.
Pilot Tribune 1 Dec
1938
NEIGHBORS HUSK FOR BEREAVED PAIR
1,400 Bushels Corn Picked At Nelson
Farm, Where Boy Was Killed
Cornhusking operations at the George W. Nelson
farm near Telbasta, interrupted when the Nelsons nine-year-old boy, Larry, was
killed while helping November 16, were finished last Tuesday.
Thirty-five men
of the neighborhood, 19 of them with teams of horses, went to the farm and
picked 1,400 bushels of corn from 57 acres within a few hours, while their women
invaded the Nelson home and prepared dinner of hot dogs, pie, coffee and cookies
for the workers.
The problem of getting the corn shucked had been a worry to
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, grief-stricken since the accidental death of their son, and
the husking bee staged by their friend came as a godsend.
The Nelson boy met
death when he became entangled in a tractor-power takeoff while helping his
father and their hired man unload a wagon of corn. Before the tractor stalled,
the boys body was mangled beyond recognition.
Men who brought teams for the
husking bee were L. Schafersman, J. Stuenkel, H. Stoffer, R. Timme, Ed Dam, Ed
Olson, L. Gnuse, J. Meyer, A. Barthing, V. Barthling, H. Franke, A Barthing, H.
Krohn, H. Mill, Howard Moll, M. Pawling, W. Schuett, I. Pullen and Paul Feiste.
Others who helped were P. Wright, O. Krohn, A beermann, T Panning, G. Schuett,
L. Bartling, P. Kuhls, E. Kuhls, H. Stuenkel, H. Kuss, A. Kreite, K. Hartung, W.
Mueller, L. Moll, A. Timme and W. Pawling.
~~~ Obituary courtesy of the
Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair
Public Library at Blair,
Nebraska.~~~
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