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June 24, 1926
RANDOLPH — The curtain raiser for the baseball season in Randolph was played on the local lot last Sunday afternoon to a fairly good crowd. Randolph had every license to have shut out the visitors, but some unfortunate breaks in the eighth stanza gave Hartington four counters and the game, 4 to 2.
It was a good game at that. Randolph tallied early, making two in the first inning when our willow wielders hopped onto the offerings of Mr. Schutz, who pitched two-thirds of an inning only, Comrade Baird, the veteran southpaw, going from first base to finish the frame. After that Randolph was held scoreless by C. Becker, the nifty pitcher from the county seat.
Ralph Mailliard for Randolph pitched an exceptionally good game and held his opponents scoreless until the eighth when the regrettable series of “breaks” accounted for four scores. In this inning B. Peterson walloped a nice one good for two bases ordinarily, but the fielder in returning the ball hit the post of a football goal, necessitating retrieving the ball a second time while Peterson kept on going for the round trip. Turk Reed’s homer was a clean one, the ball going far enough to allow this sterling athlete to complete the circuit.
It was a game full of interest and tense moments, the fans having plenty to speculate on.
June 25, 1931
RANDOLPH — Work of clearing out the ditches, preparatory to building the grade for the new stretch of pavement west of Norfolk is now moving swiftly forward, it is reported.
The contractors have large outfits at work now and will push the project along as rapidly as possible. It must be completed by September 1.
A total of 127,000 cubic yards of dirt will have to be moved to build the new road, it is estimated. When completed, the right-of-way will be 80 feet wide, including the ditches; the grade will be 32 feet wide, including two 6-foot earth shoulders; and the concrete slab will be 20 feet wide.
June 25, 1931
RANDOLPH — At the noon-day meeting of Lions on Monday, the feasibility of purchasing playground equipment for the city park was brought up and discussed, but no definite action was taken. The equipment likely to be chosen is stairway slides and strides, and would be for the use of the children of the community. The members of the local club went on record in favor of such a plan.
A report of the district convention was also given at this meeting.
June 25, 1931
RANDOLPH — Twenty county seat golfers came down Sunday and entered in a match play with a like number of local enthusiasts. But they did not fare well, losing seven of 10 matches. No sensational scores or shots were chalked on either side.
After the 18 holes of match play were over, a lunch was served on the grounds by the Havorka Bakery.
Sunday the local pellet-pounders will travel to Plainview and cross clubs with members there.
June 25, 1931
RANDOLPH — Nick Sauser, 27, son of Mrs. Kathryn Sauser of Randolph, was painfully injured Saturday evening about 8:30, when the car he was driving struck a hog and upset on the Burney hill, 13 miles north of Randolph on the church road.
Mr. Sauser and Miss Dorothy Warnisch were driving north descending the hill, when the animal started to cross the road, and the collision followed. The car was thrown over on its left side and Mr. Sauser tossed out. When the machine stopped, Nick was lying in the road, 15 or 20 feet behind it, unable to get up. His left wrist was broken, left hip dislocated, and sustained bruises about the head. Miss Warnisch was bruised and shaken up.
As soon as they recovered sufficiently from the mix-up, Miss Warnisch started out to seek aid. As most farmers are doing their trading Saturday nights, she went to three farm homes before she could telephone for help.
A car, driven by Mr. Elliott, was soon at the scene of the accident, and Mr. Sauser and Miss Warnisch were brought to Randolph and given surgical attention.
The left front wheel of the car was broken, the left front fender ruined, and the left door of the coupster broken. The cab was also damaged.
He is confined to his bed at the home of his mother in Randolph, and it will probably be two weeks before he is up and around again.
June 25, 1931
RANDOLPH — Accident statistics as compiled by the Nebraska Press Association show that for the twoweeks period ending June 16, there were 185 automobile accidents, injuring 239, and killing ten. Eighty-two other public accidents injured 74 and caused eight deaths.
Agriculture caused 85 accidents, injuring 85, and killing two. Home accidents to the number of 78, caused 78 injuries and two deaths. Industry had the lowest number of accidents, 30, with 37 injured and two deaths. The total of the above accidents injured 513 and killed 24.
Of the 82 casualties in public accidents, 36 of these accidents occurred in the field of sports; baseball, 13; riding, 13; swimming, 3; fishing, 2; tennis, 1; and others, 4. 31 of the other injuries resulted from falls.
The injuries in home accidents are classed as follows: 19 falls over rugs or other obstacles; 18 falls from ladders, chairs or other ladder substitutes; 10 falls on stairs or steps; 6 caught in electric wringers; 6 burned in explosions while starting fires; 3 burned by hot water or grease; 10 injured in other ways.
Fourteen farmers or members of their families were injured in runaways; 7 men were injured by tractors; 2 had arms broken while cranking; 2 were burned by steam from the radiator; 3 suffered a crushed foot or broken leg by being run over; 6 farmers were injured while using other types of machinery; 9 persons were kicked by either a horse or a cow; 2 were trampled by enraged bulls and 6 were injured by other farm animals; 2 farmers were seriously injured by jumping onto pitch forks; 14 persons suffered injuries from falls and 17 were hurt in various other ways.
In the motor vehicle report for the two-weeks period, collision heads the list with 33 accidents, skids followed with 22, reckless driving and losing control tied with 18 each. Blowouts caused 12 accidents in which 12 persons were injured and 3 were killed.
June 25, 1931
RANDOLPH — The new Council Oak store will open here on this Saturday, June 27.
Their quarters, formerly occupied by the Carmony Grocery, have been completely rearranged, new fixtures put in, and repainted, inside and out.
