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Feb. 26, 1931
SHOLES - Tonight (Thursday) Sholes musicians will broadcast a program from Norfolk that will be of interest to those in this section.
The talent is: Harry G. Evans, tenor; and an orchestra composed of Marvin Root, piano; Raymond Root, banjo; Earl Miller, banjo; R. E. Pickering, violin.
Feb. 26, 1931
RANDOLPH - August Hiebenthal, 2 miles west and 6 north of Randolph, was short a fine set of harness Sunday morning. He didn’t notice the harness had been removed from the hooks in his barn until he watered his horses, then he saw that thieves had paid him a visit.
The harness taken was a double set of 1½ inch brass trimmed harness that cost $75 a year ago. A new collar had been thrown aside. The thieves had closed the doors carefully and left no evidence about the barn of their visit except the empty harness hooks.
An investigation revealed foot prints at the side of the road 20 or 30 rods from the house, these prints indicating that two persons, one of them small, had been there. Mr. Hiebenthal suspects that an auto was parked near this point and that the thieves went through a corn field to the barn.
Mr. Hiebenthal offers $50 reward for information leading to the arrest of the guilty parties.
Feb. 26, 1931
RANDOLPH - P.H. Gillespie, Doctor of optometry will be at Gillespie Brothers Jewelry store Thursday and Friday, March 4 and 5, to test eyes and fit glasses. Any one having eye trouble should see me.
Feb. 26, 1931
RANDOLPH - A fire alarm Monday morning at 10 o’clock called the fire department to the John Carmichael home where a blaze was getting a good start in his basement.
The chimney was burning out, and blazing soot had fallen to the bottom of the chimney on the cellar floor and the heat had ignited some trash nearby.
Two tanks of chemical did the business, and the fire was halted, but it had a good start toward a real fire. The department made a quick response.
Feb. 26, 1931
RANDOLPH - The Randolph Mothers’ Circle of the Child Conservation League of America will hold their regular meeting March 3, at the home of Mrs. George Reed. Every member is urged to be present.
Feb. 26, 1931
RANDOLPH - Ed Casteel, veteran rural carrier on Route two, reminded this editor on Monday that it was just 17 years ago that the post office was moved from the building now occupied by the Fred Backer Harness Shop to its present location. Washington’s birthday came that year, as it did this year, on Sunday, and Monday being a holiday, the whole force turned in and moved to the new place, which had just been finished and the new fixtures all in place. It was a happy day for the postmaster and his force.
At that time, H. L. Peck was postmaster; Sherm Everist, deputy; and the carriers were: Ed Casteel, F. E. Ballard, Dave Allison, Henry Hawe, and John Everist. All of them used horses.
Mr. Casteel, by the way, has about five years more to serve before he retires on pension. He is at present the oldest carrier in Randolph.
