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Aug. 8. 1935
HARTINGTON — County Treasurer L.G. Riibe this week announced the appointment of Edward S. Stevens as deputy county treasurer. He succeeds Mrs. Mamie Nelson Schager, who was recently married.
Aug. 9, 1945
RANDOLPH - Cedar County has fewer farms now than it had five and ten years ago, but the acreage of land in farms is considerably larger, according to the preliminary count of returns of the 1945 federal census of agriculture.
Cedar county now has 2,074 farms, compared with 2,100 in 1940 and 2,283 in 1935.
The total land in farms this year is 466,761 acres. Five years ago the figure was 455,376 acres and 10 years ago the acreage was 460,775.
The average size of the 1945 farms was 225 acres, compared with 217 acres in 1940, and 202 acres in 1935.
The census bureau said these figures are preliminary and subject to correction. Final tabulation of returns will be made later.
Aug. 9, 1945
RANDOLPH - Technician 4th Grade Delmar L. Eike, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm Eike of Randolph, and Captain Fred A. Sukup, former Randolph high school athletic coach, have been awarded the Bronze Star medal, according to reports reaching here.
T/4 Eike is with the Third Armored Division in Germany. He is a member of the division service company of the Third Armored which is one of the veteran armored divisions. It took part in the Marigny-St. Lo breakthrough, the fighting around Mortain, the closing of the Falaise Gap, the drive across Northern France and was the first division in Belgium, and subsequently in Germany.
The Third Armored fought in the Ardennes campaign and later participated in the spring offensive which culminated in the capture of Cologne. From there it went on to expand the Remagen bridgehead and cut off the back side of the Ruhr pocket, making the longest drive of armored history on March 29 when it went in excess of 94 miles in one day. The southern part of the Hartz Mountain pocket was largely formed by the work of this division. Throughout the war in Europe more than 76,000 prisoners were taken.
T/4 Eike, a radio operator, has been in service almost four years and overseas for over two years.
At the present the division is quartered in the Darmstadt area near Frankfurt.
Capt. Sukup, who has been serving overseas in the Pacific area for two and one half years, was awarded the Bronze Star by General Walter Kruegar, commanding general of the Sixth army. The citation reads: “Captain Fred A. Sukup, corps of engineers, U. S. A., awarded the Bronze Star medal by direction of the President, by the commanding General of Sixth Army, for meritorious achievement in connection with the military operations against the enemy in New Guinea and the Philippine Islands from December 1943 and 11 August 1944 and 15 November 1944 to 23 April 1945. By command of General Kruegar.
“This includes four battle campaigns: The New Guinea campaign, Bismarck Archipelago, Leyte Archipelago and Luzon Archipelago.”
Aug. 9, 1945
RANDOLPH — Small Grain Crop Thought to Be the Best in Years; No Labor Shortage Threshing of the biggest small grain crop in years was begun this week in the Randolph vicinity, small acreages being threshed the first of the week and regular threshing crew runs are expected to begin the this week.
At the Frank Winkelbauer farm near Randolph oats on a seven-acre field threshed out 75 bushels to the
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While many farmers are looking for workers no acute labor shortage has been reported in this immediate locality, and cutting and shocking of grain was completed on most farms without too much delay due to lack of workers. Quite a number of the townspeople, both men and women, shocked grain during evening hours at nearby farms.
Despite the excellent progress made during the last ten days of July and the first part of August the first tassels on the corn appeared a week to two weeks later than normal. The bulk of the crop in Nebraska will range anywhere from two to three weeks late and some four weeks late. The corn is still making good progress but the unseasonably cold nights are the greatest deterrent now to its rapid, constant growth.
Aug. 9, 1945
RANDOLPH — Sgt. Kenneth E.
Titman, husband of the former Phyllis E. Lackas of Randolph, received his discharge from the army under the adjusted service rating plan at the Ft. Douglas, Utah separation center; and he is now in Randolph with Mrs.
Titman and their children, Stanley and Barbara.
The army sergeant was awarded bronze stars for four campaigns pursuant to operations in Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes and Central Europe.
Incidental to his 17 months service overseas, he is authorized to wear the European theater of operations ribbon, American Defense ribbon and Good Conduct medal. Before entering the army in February, 1941, Sgt.
Titman was employed by the Sun Ray Heating Co. of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Aug. 9, 1945
RANDOLPH — All ex-service men should note there will be a meeting of the American Legion at the city auditorium on August 13 at 8:30 p.m.
We extend to all ex-service men and to all that are home on furlough a hearty welcome and invitation to attend this meeting.
Aug. 9, 1945
RANDOLPH - Pvt. Elmer Leiting, who entered the army in October, 1941, and served two years overseas in the European theater of operations, received his discharge the past week at the army separation center at Ft.
Leavenworth, Kans. and arrived home on Friday.
Pvt. Leiting is the son of Mr. Tony Leiting, and his wife, Dorothy, and their son, Ronnie, have resided in Randolph during his service overseas.
Pvt. Leiting has no definite plans as yet.
A tank driver in Europe the army man was wounded severely by shrapnel last summer but recovered and returned to the front several weeks later. He has been awarded the Purple Heart, Presidential Citation, Good Conduct medal, Pre-Pearl
