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Dec. 22, 1960
LAUREL - Don Casey of Laurel, who bowls on the Jim & Nyla Cafe team at South Sioux City, in the Classic League, shot a three game 701 scratch series last Thursday evening.
He bowled games of 254, 245 and 202.
The team had a 2792 series. Other team members are Willard Tangeman of Laurel and Don Tangeman, Don Sund, Ken Splitgerber and Jim Pokett of Wayne.
Dec. 22, 1960
LAUREL -The “valuable plate” or “flying saucer” event held here last Saturday afternoon was highly successful, although some minor changes in arrangements became apparent before it was over.
Cal Havorka, pilot, with George Gadeken as “bombadier” scattered the plates from a plane and the kids in town went running down the streets and over buildings in an attempt to retrieve them.
One of the unfortunate parts of the event was the practice of older children stealing the plates from the younger ones.
This was the first time such an event was staged in town and no doubt if it is done again some sort of an arrangement will be attempted to keep the “snatching” to a minimum.
According to Melvin Smith, Chamber of Commerce treasurer, plates redeemed so far have amounted to $187, out of the total $200 worth that were dropped from the plane.
Smith also said plates could not be redeemed after Dec. 24.
Dec. 22, 1965
LAUREL - P.F.C. William J. McCoy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis McCoy, received the purple heart from General Seaman, for wounds received while in combat in Viet Nam, on Nov. 24.
He was wounded while operating a field radio for the First Infantry Division.
He has been in Viet Nam since the first week of October when the Big Red One landed.
He is presently in the hospital at Bien Hoa, Viet Nam.
When well enough to travel he will be brought to an army hospital in the states.
Dec. 23, 1965
LAUREL - Mrs. Gail Martindale of Concord and her seven-year-old son, Mark were injured in a one car accident west of Jackson, Dec. 18.
They were west bound on U.S. 20 and apparently went off the right side of the road on a curve. It swerved back across the highway and rolled over at least twice in the left-hand ditch.
Both were taken to the Lutheran hospital in Sioux City. Mark returned home Monday, December 20, but, Mrs. Martindale remains in the hospital.
Dec. 23, 1965
LAUREL - The Laurel Bears got back in the win column Friday by rolling the Coleridge Bulldogs, 83 to 52. It was the third win for the Bears against one defeat.
Things looked pretty bad for the varsity in the first half as they committed many errors and had netted only 24 points at intermission. The Bulldogs were held to 20, though.
The Bears recovered quickly, roaring back.
High point man for the evening was Cam Sutton with 23 points. Dave Bingham and Denny Blatchford had 13 and 11 respectively.
Jim Kurtzhals and Randy Hansen each had 11 for the Bulldogs.
