Hitchcock County News History

News of 1946 The Trenton Register 80 Years Ago News Briefs Here and There   The Palisade community was heavily hit by war casualties last week when War Department telegrams were received by five families carrying messages of the death of four Hitchcock and a Hayes County fighting men, and the injury of another. The…

News of 1926 The Trenton Register 100 Years Ago Small Fire Tuesday The new fire siren called forth quite a number of our people Tuesday afternoon, when a call was sent in from the J.W. Reutzel home. The small blaze, started by the young son of the family, had been extinguished by Mr. Reutzel before…

News of 1926 The Trenton Register 100 Years Ago Gray-Walters R.J. Walters rather surprised Trenton people this week when it was learned that he had been married on Saturday evening to Mrs. Sarah Gray of Lynch. Mr. Walters motored to Grand Island for her, and the ceremony was performed at his home by Rev. B.F.…

News of 1926 The Trenton Register 100 Years Ago Succumbs to Burns Mrs. William Boyle passed away at her home southwest of Trenton early Tuesday morning, after a number of weeks of intense suffering from burns received when she attempted to fill an incubator lamp. The best of medical care and the service of two…

News of 1926 The Trenton Register 100 Years Ago Party for Burton Clark   Tuesday afternoon, Neva Otis entertained thirteen little folks in honor of Burton Clark, who will leave soon for his new home in Fort Morgan, Colorado.  The afternoon was spent in playing games and working puzzles and at four o’clock the hostess, assisted…

News of 1926 The Trenton Register 100 Years Ago Janousek-Keeney   Miss Frances Janousek of Ludell, Kansas, and Michael Keeney of Trenton were united in marriage at the Catholic Church in Herndon, Kansas, Tuesday, June 1st. Rev. Father Lerker performed the ceremony. A bountiful wedding dinner was served at the home of the bride’s parents, following…

News of 1926 The Trenton Register 100 Years Ago Commencement   Commencement excercise for the Class of 1926, occurred at the Methodist Church Wednesday evening. As usual, relatives, friends, and interested patrons gathered in large numbers, to witness the graduation of another splendid class of young women and men from our high school.  An abundance…

News of 1926 The Trenton Register 100 Years Ago Painfully Burned Mrs. Wm. Boyle living southwest of Trenton, was the victim of an accident Sunday morning, which might have cost her life. She was refilling the incubator lamp, which was setting on the bottom cellar step. The lamp was still burning, and in some manner…

News of 1926 The Trenton Register 100 Years Ago Trenton Schools Give May Fete   The May Fete given by the pupils of the Trenton Schools in Tourist Park Wednesday afternoon, was a pretty and charming affair. It was under the direction of Miss Helen Crenshaw, music supervisor in our school. She was ably assisted…

News of 1926 The Trenton Register 100 Years Ago Junior-Senior Banquet   The Junior-Senior Banquet was held Thursday evening, April 29th in the Lodge Hall. It was a great success and a source of enjoyment for all who were present.  The guests were first ushered into the reception room, which was decorated as a Japanese…