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Dec. 7, 1950 RANDOLPH — A cold wave swept over the Middle West the first of the week dropping temperatures to the lowest readings of the winter season.
The mercury dropped the most Tuesday night hitting near the 15 below mark by early Wednesday morning.
The cold spell was preceded by moderate snowfall, which covered this area Saturday morning. Light rains fell Friday night leaving roads and streets slick over the weekend.
Most streets are still packed with ice, making driving conditions in town hazardous.
Temperatures dipped to the zero mark Sunday night and to a few degrees below Monday night. The mercury hung at the zero mark all day Tuesday. Dec. 13, 1950 LAUREL — Four men had the honor of officially rolling the first balls downthealleytoopenthenewbowling alley in Laurel last Monday.
TheywereFredCross,BudWilson, BobDayofPoncaandHaroldGeorge. The new alleys are located in a new building on main street. Dec. 21, 1950 RANDOLPH — Rev. Herman J. Kaup, pastor of St. Frances Church here since May, 1943, has been transferred to West Point, where he will be pastor of St. Mary’s Church. Succeeding Rev. Kaup will be Rev. Raymond Auer of Madison. Dec. 21, 1950 RANDOLPH—DuaneKruger,son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Kruger and Wilfred Myer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meyer, all of Randolph were among those in the Pierce County draft contingent that left Dec. 13 for training. Both have been farming. Dec. 21, 1950 RANDOLPH — Joseph G. Rogers, D.V. Phillips, N.B. Moran, V.C. Havorka, Sr., W.H. Steckelberg, Ed Lewis, J.M. James, H.A. Strathman and Roger Buchanan attended the Elks Club dinner at Norfolk Friday night at which time, Coach Bill Glassford oftheUniversityofNebraskawas the featured speaker. Dec. 29, 1960 RANDOLPH — Gilbert Andrew came Friday from Milford, where he attends the Nebraska Technical Training School, to spend his holiday vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Andrew. Dec. 29, 1960 RANDOLPH — Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Dominisse were the first place winners in the Christmas lighting contest sponsored by the Randolph Community Club. Dec. 29, 1960 RANDOLPH—TheannualChristmas party and dinner of the Victory Extension Club was held at the home of Mrs. Cliff Hughes on December 21 with twelve members. Mrs. Norbert OlberdingandMrs.IrvinHansenwere in charge of entertainment. Dec. 24, 1970 RANDOLPH — Rev. Thomas Furlong has been appointed administrator of the St. Frances parish. Father Furlong is a native of Omaha. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus and the American Legion. Dec. 24, 1970 RANDOLPH — The Randolph Cardinals earned the championship trophy Tuesday evening in the finals of the Holiday Tournament.
Coach Jim Koch’s Cardinals defeated Coleridge 63-58 and Osmond 82-40. The Coleridge Bulldogs won consolation honors. Dec. 24, 1970 RANDOLPH—Sp4DanSchnielders is spending a leave from the U.S. Army at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schnielders. Sp. SchnielderscamefromVietnamwhere he had spent nearly a year with the First Calvary Division.
HewillleaveFebruary4forfurther assignment to Fort Dix, N.J. Dec. 10, 1980 COLERIDGE — A huge bull elk was spotted just three miles north of Coleridge on the Orlyn Frerichs farm.
The animal, which seemed very content in grazing with a herd of cattle, never moved from the spot for most of a day.
Weighing an estimated 1,000 lbs., the elk had numerous spectators.
The Nebraska Game Commission of Norfolk said the animal had come up from Platte County, through Pierce County and then was lost.
Last reports indicated it had wandered toward Verdigre.
After its visit to this community, it was last
Dec. 22, 1960
RANDOLPH - The St. Frances Blue Jays won a pair of contests last week downing Belden 56 to 44 Friday and dumping Kellbert 54 to 21 Tuesday.
St. Frances 56 - Belden 44 A hot fourth quarter sparked the Jays to a 56 to 44 win over Belden at Belden.
