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Sept. 6, 1945
RANDOLPH - The car of James F. Callaway new superintendent of schools in Randolph, was stolen from in front of the school house Monday night between 8 and 10 o’clock, and was recovered the next day, Tuesday, about noon on a road southwest of Randolph.
The car radio and the spare tire and wheel were missing and there was minor damage to other parts of the car. Indications are that the car had been driven at a high rate of speed for a lengthy distance.
The car, a Ford V-8 four-door sedan, was discovered by Harold Paulson, a farmer living southwest of here, on a road east of Highway 81, and two miles south of Highways 81 and 20 junction.
Mr. Callaway’s loss is covered by insurance. He was attending a school board and faculty meeting in the school house at the time of the theft, and upon discovering the car was missing notified the city marshal, Ed Paulson, who called the state patrolman.
A description of the car was broadcast over WJAG, Norfolk, Tuesday morning.
Wednesday there were no clues as to the identification of the thieves.
Sept. 6, 1945
RANDOLPH - Seventeen prizes were awarded to the four 4-H clubs at St. Frances school at the Cedar County Fair which closed Sunday at Hartington.
The prizes won include first, second and third places on three posters to Billy Sauser for his posters showing principles of yard beautification. Donovan Becker won two blue and one red ribbon on garden projects.
Joseph Leiting won two seconds and one third prize on vegetables. Donald Roeder was awarded three blue ribbons and Francis LeClair one blue ribbon on beets, carrots and cobbler potatoes. Rudy Kelsch won a red ribbon for demonstration on yard beautification. Billy Sauser won third on a demonstration on how to graft trees.
Barbara Becker, Jean Lanser and Dorothy Sauser were awarded first prize for demonstrating how to pack a school lunch, and Billy Walz won a first prize on culling chickens.
The four clubs are the Chanticleer, Yard Beautification, Sunnyside and Girls’ 4-H service club and the leaders are M. P. Buol, Sr. Florisenda, Sr. Dolerita and Mrs. Fred Lippold.
Sept. 6, 1945
RANDOLPH - Dallas Evans, former Randolph high school teacher and now in Red Cross work overseas, was among the first group of Red Cross workers to accompany General MacArthur to Japan, the Red Cross last week notified his wife, who,with their daughter, Diane, resides in Omaha.
Mr. Evans had been stationed in the Riviera in France for about a year and was flown from there to Japan. He served in the Pacific theater of war before going to Europe.
Mr. Evans was head of the physical education department at North high school, Omaha, when he entered Red Cross work.
Sept. 6, 1945
RANDOLPH - A small twister and a hail and wind storm struck north of Randolph Monday morning about five o’clock, causing extensive damage to farm buildings and crops, uprooting trees, and strewing debris over a wide area.
The storm struck a swath beginning about seven miles west and two north of Randolph and extended as far east as Laurel. The strip was estimated to be about three miles wide in most places.
At the Peter Kohnen farm one and a half miles north and one west of Randolph the twister flattened the barn, 38x42 and 38 feet high, and the building was demolished.
Four calves in the barn were not hurt. Trees in the farmyard at the Kohnen place were damaged by the wind and there was some damage to another building. The loss of the barn is partially covered by insurance.
Loss is also reported at the Jake Lackas farm two miles north and two west of Randolph. The barn was moved about six inches, the chimney blown off the summer kitchen and other damage was reported. The wind and hail damage to the corn in that section was severe.
At the Otto Opkis farm north of Randolph the roof and one side of the garage were torn off,but the car was undamaged. The barn was moved from its foundation about six inches.
Many other farmers report damage to roofs and sides of buildings from falling tree branches, heavy wind, and hail stones. On the W. H. Macklin farm southwest of Randolph a straw stack about a quarter of a mile from the farmyard was struck by lightning and burned.
Reports on hail losses vary greatly and the hail damage was spotted. Over a small area near here there is considerable loss and damage by wind was worse in most places than by hail.
Heavy hail also hit the Laurel area. In Randolph city the storm resembled a midsummer thunderstorm and .45 inches of rain was received. An electrical storm accompanied the rain here, but there were comparatively few strong guests of wind.
