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July 7, 1955
RANDOLPH — Miss Delna Lienemann, who was graduated this year from the Randolph High School, is now employed at Havorka Motor Co. as bookkeeper.
July 7, 1955
RANDOLPH —Misses Betty and Lois Zeplin and Miss Marion Burnham of Wayne, Miss Louise Johnson of Yankton and Miss Illa Bacon left Saturday on a vacation trip to Canada. They plan to visit Lake Louise and other scenic places.
July 7, 1955
RANDOLPH —Harold Sherwood, tendered his resignation as mayor of Randolph on Tuesday. Mr. Sherwood had previously served several terms as mayor. Ellis Barker, chairman of the board, will be acting mayor until an appointment is made.
July 7, 1955
RANDOLPH —The residential acreage of the late George Kinkaid was sold at auction at administrator’s sale Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. George Thelen. The property is located on the west edge of Randolph.
July 14, 1960
RANDOLPH - The merger of School District 28, and the Randolph District, No. 45, is expected to be completed in the near future, according to word from County Superintendent Otis C. Decker.
Mr. Decker reported that the hearing held Monday at Pierce to determine the validity and sufficiency of the petition of District 28 to join the local district showed that a plus 65 per cent of the residents of the district favored the merger. A majority of at least 55 per cent was needed to make the merger effective.
Mr. Decker said the final steps in the merger were scheduled to get underway Tuesday.
District 28 has a valuation of $772,210, combined with the valuation of $1,930,310 of the Randolph district, the merged area will have a total valuation of $2,702,520.
District 28’s tax levy last year amounted to 32.20 mills, while the Randolph district had a 21.05 mill levy.
Local school officials said they expect the mill levy of the combined districts for the coming year will be approximately the same as the levy was for the Randolph district one year ago.
As a result of the merger residents of District 28 should experience a tax cut of about 10 mills for school purposes this coming year.
Four schools have been operated in District 28 and the students who have been attending these schools will attend classes at the Randolph Public School this fall. County Superintendent Decker said there were approximately 40 children of grade school age in the district, and 12 high school students.
July 14, 1960
RANDOLPH - The Board of Education has adopted a budget of $117,840.00 to operate the Randolph Public School for the 1960-61 term.
The budget shows an increase of $12,490 over last year, however it includes the additional expenses involved with District 28 as a part of the Randolph district.
The complete budget appears on page 6 of this issue of the Times.
The tax call has been increased from $42,000 one year ago to $58,000 this year. School officials said that on the basis of last year’s valuation, the mill levy will remain approximately the same as last year, when the levy was 21.05 mills.
Although the tax call is higher, taxpayers in the district should pay about the same school taxes as last year, as the result of the higher valuation when District 28 becomes a part of the Randolph district.
The biggest item of estimated receipts other than the tax call is an anticipated $27,000.00 from free high school tuition. Other receipts include an estimated $2,300.00 tuition paid by other school districts and $2,700.00 from State Apportionment.
The largest single item of expense is $74,375.00 for instructional services. Other anticipated expenses are as follows: Administration, $8,220.00; Other School Services, $4,050.00; Operation of Plant, $7,650.00; Maintenance of Plant, $8,485.00; Fixed Charges, $5,100.00; and Capital Outlay, $9,950.00.
July 14, 1960
RANDOLPH - Fire of undetermined origin Thursday totally destroyed a barn with a corn crib lean-to and most of the contents on the Frank White farm 6½ miles southwest of Randolph.
Mr. White stated that as yet no estimate has been reached as to the amount of the loss from the fire, however it was entirely covered by insurance.
The blaze was discovered shortly before noon by the White family, who were home when the fire broke out. Loss of the contents of the approximately 40x48 ft. building included 600 to 700 bales of old straw, 400 bushels oats, a steel wagon, power auger, milking machine and brooders. Also lost in the fire were a spreader and 200 bales of hay alongside the building, and fences. No livestock was in the building.
The Randolph Volunteer Fire Department was called to the scene. Because the burning building was completely engulfed in flames, direct attention was focused on confining the massive blaze in an effort to keep the fire from spreading to other surrounding buildings. When the fire department truck’s water supply became low a second truck was taken to the fire. Several firemen remained at the scene throughout the day to keep check on the smouldering ruins. Additional water was hauled out about dark to extinguish what fire remained in the ruins.
