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June 18, 1936
RANDOLPH — Eight clerks took care of the people who crowded Huwaldt and Wattier’s opening of the City Grocery under new management Saturday. The new firm express themselves as highly pleased with the response to their advertising.
The store has been completely rearranged on the “help yourself” plan. On some items specially priced for opening day more goods had to be brought in from Norfolk.
June 18, 1936
RANDOLPH — Representatives of the engineering and inspection division of the Traveler’s Insurance Co. were here recently to inspect the heating plant at our high school. A report to the school board this week reads as follows: “The boiler attachment and fittings were found in good condition and no recommendations are necessary.”
June 18, 1936
RANDOLPH — Two gunmen, both small raided the Credit Corporation offices in the bank building at Carroll about 1:15 o’clock Monday afternoon, slugged M. S. Whitney, vice-president, and escaped with an undetermined amount of cash.
Several minutes before the holdup, the two men entered the corporation’s offices where W. R. Scribner, receiver of the defunct Carroll State Bank, was talking with Whitney, and asked for a chattel mortgage blank to use in a car sale. They were told to go to a car dealer and get a sale contract.
The bandits then left the offices and went to their car, parked in front of the cafe at Carroll, and returned for the chattel mortgage blank when Whitney was left alone. As one of the men moved around the counter, he told Whitney to get down on the floor. After obeying the bandit’s command, Whitney glanced up and saw the other gunman, armed with a pistol and a blackjack, scooping up the cash.
“Get your head down, damn you, or I’ll kill you,” the bandit shouted at the vice-president.
After scooping up the cash, the bandit stepped over to where Whitney lay on the floor and hit him twice on the head with the blackjack.
Mr. Whitney, who is well known in Randolph where he lived for many years, is not a man who backs down easily or is easily knocked out. The vicious black jack made things dim for Myron for a minute but he was not knocked out.
The bandits leaped into their V-8 bearing an Iowa license, and stepped on the gas plenty. Mr. Whitney says the men were about 30 years old, both wore overalls and were tough lookers.
The men took currency from $20 bills to dollar bills estimated at $1400. The men were seen four miles west of Wayne going north toward Laurel. The car license was Iowa number 115047 and was stolen at Council Bluffs Sunday.
Sheriff Jim Pile of Wayne and a state deputy are working on the case. They seem to think the pair are in hiding in northeast Nebraska.
The now defunct Carroll State bank was robbed of $150 April 3, 1933. The Credit Corporation used the same building.
June 18, 1936
RANDOLPH — Fire fighting equipment for use in the country has long been a real need that will be now met if present plans receive the cooperation and the support they merit.
The city council prohibits the use of the city chemical fire engine in the country, because in its absence a fire might break out here with this equipment, which also carries city fire hose, miles away and quite likely no telephone available.
A fireman benefit dance will be held in Randolph July 16, the proceeds to be for the purchase of a fire truck for rural use. Two dances will be held the same night, one ticket admitting to both. In the Sons of Herman Hall old time music, square dances, waltzes and maybe a polka or two will please those who like the dancing of yesteryears, while at the pavilion a new time dance will be held. Ticket holders may change from old to new when they please without additional charge.
One thousand tickets will be placed on sale and every ticket should be bought — whether one uses it or not. Country and city must cooperate. Our businessmen are most willing to help buy this equipment and the farmers feel that here is an opportunity to help themselves in fire protection they may need any time. The only contribution asked is to buy one or more tickets.
The new fire truck will be housed in Randolph as a central point, kept in good working condition by city firemen and operated by them as a matter of community service.
