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Nov. 30, 1950
COLERIDGE — The winter’s hardiest cold spell hit this area last Wednesday night as a cold north wind dropped temperatures in a hurry. The cold wave was short lived, however, and by Saturday conditions were reasonable. At Sioux City on Wednesday, Nov. 22, the temperature dropped 55 degrees, from a high of 57 to a low of 2. The mercury rose only a little Thursday, making Thanksgiving a disagreeable day.
The temperatures climbed to the 40s Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to provide ideal weather.
Nov. 30, 1950
COLERIDGE — Coleridge residents were traveling their newly paved streets this week following the completion of cleaning up and tarring between the sections of pavement by the Abel Construction Co.
Most of the company’s equipment has been moved out of Coleridge.
Nov. 30, 1950
COLERIDGE — The Coleridge High School basketball team outlasted the faculty to take a 32 to 28 win on the local court Tuesday. The high school squad held a 17 to 11 halftime lead. Harold Dirks was the leading with 13 points on four baskets and five free throws. Jordan had 10 points on four baskets and two free throws. Coach Newman led the faculty with 10 points. Ray Calhoon scored 9.
Dec. 6, 1950
LAUREL — Cars would not start and many Laurel workers walked to work in a humped over position this morning as the mercury dropped to a cold 10 below zero.
Dec. 6, 1950
LAUREL — Cars would not start and many Laurel workers walked to work in a humped over position this morning as the mercury dropped to a cold 10 below zero.
Dec. 6, 1950
LAUREL — The Dixon County corn harvest is estimated at 90 percent complete. Yields have averaged between 40 and 50 bushels per acre.
Dec. 6, 1950
LAUREL — A.J. Bruce of Tekamah, grandson of John Bruce of Laurel, and H.A. Bradbury of Omaha have purchased the E.E. Potadle grocery store and began operation of the business Dec. 4.
Dec. 14, 1950
COLERIDGE — The icy streets in Coleridge provided a new game for the speed boys. You’d be amazed at their skill in doing a few turns, spins and skids and so far nothing reported being smashed up. It will indeed be regrettable if someone is killed or seriously injured before action is taken against this type of driver.
Dec. 14, 1950
COLERIDGE —As was announced previously, kindergarten will be offered at Coleridge Schools during the second semester.
Classes will be held during the morning hours. All children who were at least five years old by Oct. 15, 1950, are eligible to attend.
Dec. 14, 1950
COLERIDGE —Coleridge streets took on a holiday atmosphere the past week with the completion of street decoration work.
Decorations include trees decorated with lights on all the street light poles on Main Street and a big lighted tree at the intersection.
Adding to the holiday spirit are decorated trees at several Coleridge residences.
Dec. 1, 1960
COLERIDGE — Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Stanley of Kansas City are the managers of a new feed and farm supply store in Coleridge. It will be called Stanley’s Feed and Farm Supply and will handle Purina Feeds.
Formerly of Dixon, the Stanleys have lived in Kansas City for nine years.
They have two children, Richard, 11, and Alan, 8, who are now enrolled in the Colerige Community Schools.
Mrs. Stanley will help her husband in the business.
Dec. 1, 1960
LAUREL — The force of the gale like winds which hit this area Monday, literally flipped a hanger, owned by Calvin Havorka on its back as if it were hinged.
The plane, a Cessna 182, escaped damage as the winds lifted the hangar away from the plane. The rear wall of the hanger was no more than six feet from its original footing but was damaged considerably.
Dec. 1, 1960
LAUREL — The new Christmas decorations in Laurel will be turned on for the first time Saturday night.
Dec. 1, 1960
CONCORD — Lyle Carlson of Concord fractured both arms Thanksgiving in a fall from a horse. He was hospitalized at Wakefield.
Dec. 1, 1960
LAUREL — The Laurel Lions Club announced the completion of the shelter house at the pool park.
Dec. 1, 1960
COLERIDGE — Residents in the area surrounding Coleridge received their first touch of winter Monday Morning when 60 mile an hour winds were whipping a light snow into a small snow storm. Telephone lines and light wires bore the brunt of the storm as a half inch of rain turned to snow late Sunday evening and early Monday morning. Electric service was out most of Monday morning and part of the afternoon in a section of town boardering north of Broadway and immediately north.
Service to this portion was restored about 2:30 p.m. A tree near Edna’s Beauty Shop was toppled by the strong wind damaging the car belonging to Edna Carstens smashing a fender and breaking a headlight.
Temperatures during the storm ranged around the 15-degree mark.
Most of Sundays afternoon wet foggy weather accompanied by strokes of lighting later that night ushered in the blow.
Preceding the change of weather temperatures the latter part of last week saw readings in the 70’s.
Dec. 3, 1970
RANDOLPH — Announcement was made last week of the sale of the Randolph Times owned by Vance Viergutz to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Taylor of Randolph. Mr. Viergutz has owned the Times for the past 11 years. Marvin Taylor was an employee at the Times. Mr. Viergutz was a former publisher of the Coleridge Blade before going to Randolph.
