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March 18, 1926
RANDOLPH - John Casteel of Randolph, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Casteel, won the state oratorical contest at Lincoln Monday night in competition with the best the colleges of Nebraska had to offer.
John is now oratorical champion, an honor that he has earned by studious application and one that reflects high honor upon his attainments.
To not pass this Randolph boy by when honors were handed out, he was elected president of the M. C. A. at Wesleyan this week.
March 18, 1926
RANDOLPH - W. W. Sellon and family moved to Sioux City last week, with the expectation of making their home there.
Mr. Sellon will assist his son Archie H. Sellon in handling the Star cars. Archie is the moving spirit in the A. H. Sellon Co., 2109 Lakeport Road, Morningside, a newly established Star salesroom for Sioux City’s prosperous Eastside suburb.
Archie has been an auto salesman for the past five years, and is considered an experienced young man in this line. His photo appeared in a recent issue of the Sioux City Tribune in connection with a notice of the organization of the new auto sale company.
March 18, 1926
LINCOLN -The fast six footers from Ansley put Randolph out of the running in the first round of the state basketball tournament at Lincoln last week. The local tossers drew about the hardest team in Class B to handle. Ansley had an undefeated record and stayed up to the semi-finals. Our men had trouble finding the hoop, when they time and again broke through the Ansley defense.
March 18, 1926
RANDOLPH - J. S. Bowles has received a telegram from the state game warden that a crate of Chinese pheasants is on the way to Randolph to be released in a favorable locality near here. At this writing the birds have not arrived.
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RANDOLPH - ‘’Quo Vadis,” a wonderful spectacular production of ancient Rome taken from the book of the same name, is the attraction at the Orpheum next Monday and Tuesday nights. This is one of the big productions. Another big one is booked for a later date. It is “The Wanderer.”
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March 18, 1926
RANDOLPH - The sale of about 60 bushels of good potatoes at the McLean store last Saturday at 3 o’clock lasted just 15 minutes. It would have been all over in five minutes if the buyers could have crowded in and gotten their money down, but the jam was too great.
These spuds sold at $1.50 a bushel, the regular price being $3.25.
Next Saturday at 9 o’clock the Ideal Cash Store will start their fire sale on shoes. A large ad in this issue tells about it. No groceries will be offered—just shoes and rubbers, lots of them at fire sale prices.
March 18, 1926
RANDOLPH - Dwight (Pete) Farrow was named by officials of the recent Wayne Tournament as right guard on the mythical all star district basket ball team. This honor came because of his outstanding work as guard in games on the Wayne floor. The members of this all star team were: Paul and Frankfurt of West Point, forwards; Krause of West Point, center; Farrow of Randolph, right guard and Brown of Wisner, left guard.
Officials of the great state tournament at Lincoln last week gave Farrow honorable mention as guard, among over 3000 high school basket ball players.
March 18, 1926
RANDOLPH - In the semester examinations held recently at the College of Saint Teresa, Winona, Minnesota, Miss Dorothy Abts of Randolph won honors in: Livy, Latin Prose, Paragraph Writing, Public Speaking and Botany. Miss Abts is the secretary of the Freshman class.
March 18, 1926
RANDOLPH - J. W. O’Connor of Randolph was chosen president of the Cedar county school board organization at its fifth annual meeting in Hartington. The meeting had the largest attendance in its history and a deep interest was shown. State Superintendent Matzen was present and gave an address.
Mr. O’Connor, the new president, has been a member of the school board in the Eagle Valley locality for several years and is a man who believes in better schools for rural communities. John Dallman of Magnet was chosen vice president, George Stone of Coleridge, secretary, and George Fulbert of Hartington, delegate.
March 18, 1926
RANDOLPH - March 24 is the meeting date for the next session of the New Era Woman’s Club. Mrs. Kerley will be hostess. Notes on our migratory birds will furnish an interesting round table for roll call. The study hour will be devoted to a review and discussion of articles and notes in the March number of “The Club Woman.” Will the members please bring the last magazine with them.
