The Howells Journal publishes a weekly column entitled "Do You Remember" compiled by Myra Langhorst and taken from earlier Journal files. A special thank you to Ramonyca Hanel Brown for retyping these articles and to the Howells Journal for allowing us to put them online!

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Thursday, February 28, 1952 - reprinted March 3, 2010

High School Boys Win First Place...In District Meet
    Howells High School students won first place at a Wayne Contest Saturday when the local Parliamentary team brought home the blue ribbon. The Wayne meeting was a district convention and contest for Future Farmers of America and the boys who represented the Howells High School vocational agriculture department were sponsored by their instructor, Charles J. Duda. Delegates from the Howells FFA chapter were: Robert Busch, Curtis Koehn, Allan Burnheide, Joseph Kulhanek, Kenneth Kudlac, Bernard Wiemann, Harold Knust, Bernard Clatanoff and George Baumert. The Howells boys entered competition throughout the day and came home with high honors. Bernard Wiemann won a red ribbon or second place in Public Speaking. Bernard Clatanoff took a red ribbon in his recitation of the FFA Creed and Harold Knust won a white ribbon or third place on his FFA project record book. Howells brought home a first place or blue ribbon with their Parliamentary Law team of Robert Busch, Curtis Koehn, Allan Burnheide, Joseph Kulhanek, Bernard Wiemann, Harold Knust and Kenneth Kudlac. This winning entitles them to go to state competition at Lincoln in April. Robert Busch, Joseph Kulhanek, Harold Knust and George Baumert presented a skit at the district talent show depicting a German band in the costume of a "Hungry Four". Results on the talent show have not been announced, but Mr. Duda feels that the group will be competing for honors at Lincoln in April.

Land Sold for $254 Per Acre
    R.R. Telecky reports the sale of an 80-acre improved farm for $254 per acre. It was sold by Mrs. Frank T. Sindelar and purchased by Emil J. Brodecky. The land is located one mile east, 5-1/2 miles south of Howells and possession will be given April 1. Mrs. Sindelar lives in the farm home and the land was formed this year by her son, Longin Sindelar.

Is February 1952 Spring or Winter?
    Spring is here! If you don't believe it when you enjoy the warm sunshine we have had for several weeks, ask L. L. Luxa. Monday, Mrs.. Luxa was walking through the yard and near the Luxa home when she discovered a dandelion in full bloom. Other people may look at the calendar and say, "This is winter," but Mrs. Luxa has a good argument when she points to her yellow dandelion and replies: "This must be spring."

Clarkson Wins Tournament..And Two Trophies
    Seven hundred people filled the Howells school auditorium to overflowing Friday evening to see the Clarkson Red Devils defeat the Leigh Panthers 47 to 36 to win the 1952 Mid-State Championship. In that final game of the three-day tournament, Clarkson led 11 to 8 in the first quarter. 20 to 16 at the half and 34 to 29 at the close of the third quarter. Dale Jindra of Clarkson was the scoring ace for his team with 17 points while Loseke for Leigh made 16. In the play-off for third place honors, Dodge defeated Humphrey 51 to 34. For the first round of the play, there were 596 people in attendance and the second night there were 452. The 700 at the final games was a record for the Mid-State competition, this year also won the traveling trophy.

Home For A Visit
    Mrs. Margaret Ludacka enjoyed a visit from her son, Corp. Gilbert Ludacka, who arrived Friday from Chanute Field, Ill. for a visit until Sunday.. On his return his mother took him to Fremont to entrain. They were accompanied by Robert Langhorst and Mrs. Rud C. Dvorak. On their return they brought Mrs. Bessie Misek of Fremont who is here for a visit at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dvorak.

Cardinal Writes to Howells Mother
    Mrs. Theresa Baumert this week received a welcome letter from Francis Cardinal Spellman mailed from New York City. The Cardinal wrote to Mrs. Baumert about her son, Albert Baumert, who is with our army in Korea.. The letter said, "You will be pleased to know that during my recent trip to Korea, Japan, and other places in the Far East, I had the privilege and pleasure of meeting your dear one for whom I am happy to bring affectionate and prayerful greetings with the hope that before a very long time has elapsed, your loved one will be able to greet you personally. At the time we met, he was doing well, and was in good spirits and very courageous in facing the problems that confront him and bravely bearing the burdens of a serviceman's life."

Howells Loses District Game
    The Howells basketball team was defeated in the first round of the West Point Class B district tournament Tuesday evening. Howells played Scribner and was defeated 66 to 39. During the first quarter it was an even game, but during the second quarter, Scribner pulled away with a 24-19 lead. High scoring for Howells was done by Dennis Rupprecht, who accounted for 14 of the Howells points.

Fireman Called
    The Howells Vol. Fire Dept. was called to the Frank Pokorny farm yesterday afternoon. Their baled hay stored in a hay mow started to smolder. Fortunately the firemen arrived before the hay started burning and the damage was very small.

Good Results
    Last week a Journal Want Ad announced that the F&M Sales Co. had lost a truck tire on the Howells-Schuyler road. The finder saw the ad and returned the tire. Journal Ads - Want Ads and regular ads - pay because everyone reads the Journal.

Voters "OK" School Buses...Problem Discussed
    Voters of the School District 59 Monday evening ordered the Howells school board to go into the bus business and authorized the expenditure of not more than $15,000 to buy three school buses. Howells school board members have been opposed to bus service, but this year they came to the reluctant decision that buses are necessary in order to hold tuition income at a reasonable level. Without this income, they point out, local taxes will be higher. To prevent this and to keep Howells schools serving the Howells trade territory, board members unanimously recommended to the voters that the Howells school district meet the transportation service offered by competing schools.