A TRIBUTE TO A TRUE FRIEND

By George W. Hedtke
Published on January 1, 1970
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Douglas Melvold
The late Justin Hingtgen, in this photo taken the early part of June, stands on his favorite steam engine, a 40 Hp., 24 ton, 1912 Avery. Mr. Hingtgen, who died Sunday, September 21, 1969, had bought 117 acres of land especially for his engines and used ev

Davis Junction, Illinois 61020

The photo was taken by Douglas Melvold and used in a feature
story preliminary to Mr. Hingtgen’s 1969 show.

In Memory of Justin J. Hingtgen:-People from every state in our
great Country were numbed with shock and grief on Monday, September
22, when they learned that their true friend, Justin J. Hingtgen,

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