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"OMAHA AVIATOR IS KILLED -- Roy Liggett Crashes in Trial Spin at Chicago. CHICAGO. Roy Liggett, Omaha speed flier, was killed instantly when his racing plane rolled over and crashed at the north pylon of Curtiss-Reynolds airport as he took off for a practice spin.
Liggett's ship lost a wing when he had climbed 300 feet above a cornfield northeast of the flying field where the international air races were in progress. His was the first major accident of the big show. He had narrowly averted a crackup Friday when, taking off for the 1,000 cubic meter free for all race, he struck the concrete runway and bounced five feet up. Pulling his throttle hard, he avoided a collision with Gordon Isreal. He lost so much time in that takeoff that he dropped out of that race.
OMAHA --Roy Liggett, 33, air race pilot killed at the international air races in Chicago, came here two years ago from Walthill, airport officials said.
Liggett learned to fly in Rapid City, S.D. He competed in many air shows during the past several years with considerable success. Liggett is survived by his widow and two children."--2 Sep 1933, Lincoln (NE) Journal Star

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"Lead Woman Dies At Family Home -- Esther Marie Peterson, wife of William N. Peterson of 111 West Addie street, Lead, died at the family residence shortly before midnight Tuesday, following an illness of a year and a half. She had been a resident of Lead since 1934.
Born in Aberdeen, May 13, 1898, she was married to William N. Peterson, August 29, 1938, in Sturgis. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Arthur (Betty) Felt, and a son, John Liggett, both of Lead, by a former marriage. Other survivors are four grandchildren, a twin brother, Lester Boardman of Rapid City, and a sister, Mary Williams, of Newell."--21 Jul 1950, The Black Hills Weekly (Deadwood SD)

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"Hans Jacob Hartzell, Hans Georg's younger brother, was to take the family from Lower Saucon to Bethlehem Township around 1760. He bought land on the southwest corner of Nazareth Pike (Route 191) and modern Newburg Road. He was the forefather of the large Hartzell family of Bethlehem and Lower Nazareth townships. During the French and Indian War he helped organize the county's defense against Indian attacks.
Scholars believe Hans Jacob Hartzell opened Hartzell's Tavern at the intersection around 1755. Records show that in 1766 he was assessed as an innkeeper and owner of 160 acres. The inn was most likely located where the Newburg Inn currently sits. By 1772, Jacob turned it over to his son Jonas and returned to farming for the rest of his life. Jacob was a member of Dryland Church, and he and his wife are buried in the huge Dryland cemetery along Nazareth Pike.
Jacob and Barbara Ritter Hartzell were the parents of Jonas (1744-1824), Regina (1747-1823), Jacob, (??-1818), Christina, Elizabeth, Anna Maria and John, (1762-1847)
Jonas Hartzell was the most famous family member in Northampton County. Besides running Hartzell's Tavern, he served on the county committee of correspondence in 1776. He was elected sheriff in 1779 and served the state Assembly from 1781 to 1783. In 1789 he was elected to the Supreme Executive Council. He was re-elected sheriff in 1790 and also served as a justice of the peace. Jonas Hartzell was a presidential elector in 1796 and 1800, and in 1801 was elected to the state Senate. He had three wives, Catherine Santee, Margaret Grube and Susanna, whose maiden name is unknown. He also had three children.
Until the 1820s the village surrounding the tavern was known as Hartzells. During the 1830s, the name Hartzellstown came into vogue. Since the 1840s, however, the little village has been known as Newburg."--18 Apr 1993, The (Easton, PA) Express Times

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