SEBEWAING MAN KILLED BY TRAIN
OTTO SEMON MET DEATH WHEN AUTOMOBILE STALLED ON M. C. R. R. TRACKS NORTH OF MILLINGTON
Otto Semen, a young man of Sebewaing, was instantly killed Friday night at a railroad crossing two miles north of Millington when the Ford sedan he was driving home from Detroit stalled on the Michigan Central stalled on the Michigan Central railroad tracks and was smashed by a northbound passenger train. Mr. Semen and Orville Mast, the latter also of Sebewaing, Were driviing two cars up from Detroit for the Ford Garage at Sebewaing. Mast had driven his machine over the tracks, but Semen's automobile stalled and the engineer had no time to avoid the accident according to the train crew, there was a clear view of the crossing, but it is thought that the windows of the sedan were steamed up, preventing the driver from noticing the coming of the train. Semen's body was decapitated and badly mangled and the automobile was reduced to junk. The body was placed on the train and taken to Vassar where it was left in charge of an undertaker. The remains were taken to Sebewaing Saturday for burial. 02-16-1923

Farmer Killed —
Stanley Czekai was killed Monday while working on his farm, three miles east of Kingston, when a team of horses he was working with ran away, dragging him some distance. His body was badly mangled. June 06, 1941

Caro Resident Ended His Own Life
The lifeless body of Guy Dunham, 55, was found in the basement of the home of his son-in-law, William Graham, near the Caro dam, at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Death came following a charge from a 12-gauge shotgun through the heart, according to Coroner Lee Huston.
Mr. Dunham, Sheriff Julius Goslin learned, was tending the furnace fire in the absence of other members of the household for the Christmas holiday. A suicide note written by Dunham, was found in the living room of the Graham home and another note was found in Mr. Dunham's pocket, indicating that he had been brooding over the condition of his health.
Mr. Dunham is survived by his widow and several children. 12-31-1948

WOMAN DRIVER UNHURT AS TRACTOR DROPS INTO DITCH
Mrs. John Miller of Novesta escaped injury Monday forenoon when she was thrown clear of the farm tractor which she was driving on a road near her farm. As she turned a corner, the machine ran off a culvert into an eight-foot ditch, breaking off a wheel and dividing the tractor into two parts. 07-22-1949

Detroit Man Cut In Farm Accident
A Detroit man spending his vacation on his farm eight miles southeast of Caro was the victim of a farm accident late Saturday afternoon. John Kowalski had all the tendons in the back of both legs severed when he jumped off a tractor and into the path of the mowing machine the tractor was pulling. Dr. Herbert L. Nigg of Caro, who treated Mr. Kowalski at the Caro Community Hospital, said that if the cuts had been a little deeper, he would have had to amputate both legs. 08-07-1953

Farm Accident Fatal for Neil Marshall Tuesday
A neck yoke of a grain drill, drawn by horses, broke and fatally injured Neil Marshall, 64, Tuesday, who was pinned under the grain drill he was using. Mr. Marshall, prominent farmer of Grant Township, was found by his wife, Zella, who went to the field to investigate when he failed to return from the afternoon chores. According to Sheriff Merritt R. McBride, who investigated, when the yoke broke, the tongue was released and caused the drill to turn upside down. Mr. Marshall suffered from a crushed chest, internal injuries and suffocation. It was just two weeks ago that an announcement was made that oil had been discovered on the Marshall farm. The well is producing 60 barrels of oil a day. Mr. Marshall is widely known as a collector of Indian relics, found on his farm, and of rare coins. He was born Oct. 21, 1890, in Elkland Township, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Marshall. He married Zella Mae Williamston Oct. 31, 1937, in Cass City. Surviving, besides his widow, are: two brothers, Archie of Alma and Alex of Kingston. Funeral services will be held today (Friday) at 2 p. m. at the Marshall home. Rev. Melvin R. Vender, pastor of the Cass City Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Grant Cemetery. 10-29-1954

Dale Little Dies In Accident Friday
Dale C. Little, 28, of Cass City was killed Friday afternoon when he was thrown from his pickup truck after crashing into the rear of a farm wagon on M-81, two miles west of Cass City. The wagon was being towed by a tractor driven by Dougald Krug, 36, of Cass City. Mr. Krug narrowly escaped serious injury when the wagon was pushed into the tractor, crumbling a fender near the driver's seat. The accident occurred as Mr. Little was attempting to pass the wagon. The truck collided with the left rear of the wagon, throwing Mr. Little from the car. The truck spun about and skidded 96 feet down the highway. Bales of hay from the wagon were strewn along the highway. Mr. Little was dead when admitted to Pleasant Home Hospital. Investigating the accident were Marshal Bill Wood and members of the Bad Axe State Police Post and Tuscola County Sheriff's Department. Mr. Little was born May 29, 1930, in Ellington Township. Surviving are: his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Little of Cass City; a daughter, Margaret Ann, nine, and a son, James Dale, seven, both of Wayne; two brothers, Grant of Garden City and Bruce of Cass City, and a sister, Mrs, Donald Roberts of Warren. Funeral services were held Monday at the Douglas Funeral Home. Rev. S. R. Wurtz, pastor of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, officiated. Burial was in Novesta Cemetery. 07-03-1958

For Youth Killed In Farm Accident
Funeral services for Mark William Hawley, five, who was fatally injured when he fell from a wagon and was crushed under its wheels Tuesday, were held Thursday afternoon at Little's Funeral Home. The wagon was being towed by a tractor driven by Mark's older brother when the accident occurred. The boy was born Nov. 29, 1952, in Caro, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Hawley. They lived on Hurds Corner Road. Surviving, besides his parents, are: two sisters, Diane and Sandra; two brothers, George and James, all at home; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Throp, of Reese, and his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Hawley, of Deford. Rev. J. W. VanAmburg of the Ellington Church of the Nazarene officiated. Burial was in Elkland Cemetery. 08-28-1958

Wilmer Fritz Dies In Farm Accident
Funeral services were held Sunday in Marlette for Wilmer G. Fritz, 42-year-old father of four, following his death in a farm accident near North Branch, Thursday, Sept. 20. Fritz reportedly died from loss of blood when his arm became caught in a corn chopper while working alone on the farm of Frank Gyomory. He was apparently caught and pulled forward into the machine while trying to unplug it, according to a report by investigating officers. His body was found by a son, David, 20, at about 4:00 p.m. Mr. Fritz, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Fritz, was born October 22, 1919, in Kilmanagh. He moved to Kingston at the age of 16. He and the former Natalie Bearss were married in Caro December 20, 1941. The couple lived in Cass City until 1950 and then moved to their present home in Clifford. Mr. Fritz was a farmer and a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Mayville. Surviving, besides his wife, are two daughters, Diane of Annapolis, Md., and Cathy, at home, and two sons, David of Elgin, Ill., and Kim, also at home. Also surviving are: three sisters, Mrs.Peter Zell, Cass City, Mrs. Leo Parker, Avoca, and Mrs. David Uhl, Carp, and two brothers, Paul of Mayville and Elmer of Bach. Rev. Orville Maasch officiated at the services and interment was in Marlette Cemetery. 09-27-1962

Woolner Injured In Fall at Farm
Frank Woolner of Cass City was injured in a farm accident Monday, Aug. 5, when he fell from a load of hay, seven miles north and one fourth mile west of Cass City, Woolner was helping on the wagonload of hay when the tractor stopped unexpectedly. He was taken to the Cass City Hospital Monday, and transferred the following day to St. Luke's Hospital, Saginaw, where he is suffering from, neck injuries.08-08-1963

Operations Fail, Frank Woolner Dies at Hospital
After nearly three months in St. Luke's Hospital, Saginaw, and several operations, Frank Woolner, Cass City, died Tuesday night from a disease brought on by his weakened condition. Woolner, in isolation for the past several weeks, suffered a broken neck in a farm accident Monday, Aug. 5, when he fell from a load of hay. Woolner had been helping on the wagonload of hay and fell off when the tractor stopped suddenly. The body was taken to Little's Funeral Home where arrangements are pending. 10-31-1963

Former Resident Dies In Farm Accident
Funeral services were held Monday, Oct. 11, for a former resident who was killed in a farm accident Oct. 7, according to information submitted by Mrs. Keith Johnson of Grayling. Gaylord W. Sholte, 41, received fatal injuries when he fell into a silo filler at the farm of Charles Berlin of Swartz Creek where he was employed. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Lorraine Drew of - Rockford. Burial was in the family lot in Oakwood Cemetery. 10-28-1965

Youngster in Farm Accident; Mangles Foot
Rodney Deering, six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Deering of rural Cass City, is recovering at home from injuries suffered early last week when his foot became caught in the gears of a self-unloading wagon. The youngster suffered a broken bone in his foot when it became caught in the gears. His mother reports that the family is not too sure just how he became entangled in the machine. The accident tore his pant leg off, along with his tennis shoe and sock and broke the skin of his foot to the bone. "We took a look at that machine and you just don't know how lucky we were," reports Mrs. Deering. "If he'd had leather shoes on it would have been much worse." The boy is not expected to be able to use his foot for at least five weeks and will be required to use crutches. 11-11-1965

Lyle Roach was admitted to Cass City Hospital Sunday afternoon after losing his left hand in a farm accident 03-02-1967

In 1968 farmers in 17 Michigan counties harvested over 84,000 acres of beets. A crop that will produce nearly 350 million pounds of sugar for the Michigan market. 06-19-1969

Falls in the home caused 39 percent of the farm accident fatalities-, last year. Burns caused 25 per cent, firearms 7 per cent, poisons; 6 percent, mechanical suffocation; 4 per cent and all others 10 percent. 09-22-1944

Accidents on Farms The National Safety council rates agriculture the most hazardous industry in the United States with 4,200 accidental deaths during the last year on record. Tractors and farm machinery are at the head of the farm-accident list. 01-08-1943

Twice as many farm people are injured in falls than In any other type of accident 04-29-1949

Horses and mules were responsible for half of all farm accident? caused by animals last year, according to a survey by the bureau of agricultural economics. 07-01-1949

When you use your tractor, make sure to stop it before you get off and be sure it is out of gear before you crank it. Never let children ride on the tractor. 07-08-1955