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April 5, 1956
LAUREL - Laurel high school is now sporting a new school bus, thanks to the Laurel Lions club.
As stated last week, the Lions club purchased a school bus as one of the projects of this civic organization. Monday evening the bill of sale to the bus was turned over to the local school board.
The 40 passenger bus was purchased in Sioux City by the Lions club and brought to Laurel where it underwent extensive repairs. The bus was road-tested Tuesday and Harold Tuttle chairman of the school board reports that it appears to be in good condition. Mr. Tuttle stated that the bus was driven over dirt, gravel and hard-surfaced roads and rode well on each of these surfaces.
The bus will be used by the school to haul students to various school functions such as basketball games, football games, music and declamatory contests, track meets, etc.
The bus will get a trial run this Saturday when students will go to Wayne for the annual district music contest.
Mr. Tuttle expressed the thanks of all the members of the school board to Lions club members for the bus. In no other way could the school acquire a bus without the use of tax money.
April 5, 1956
LAUREL - The Laurel Bowling mixed league ended Friday, March 23 with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Benson and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Urwiler victorious. Other winners were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Huddleston and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hansen; Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Schaer and Mr. and Mrs. Willard Alexander; and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Christensen and Ted Dirks and Anita Christensen.
Losers were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Obermeyer and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Christensen; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Jewell and Mr. and Mrs. Jess Truby; Mr. and Mrs. Don Norbeck and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Tolles; and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Urwiler and Mr. and Mrs. Vern Storm.
April 5, 1956
LAUREL - Results of the Women’s City Tournament held here during the week of March 21 are: winning team, Standard Oil, 1789, 630, and 2419. Doubles, Gloria Smalley and Dorothy Powell, 709, 285, and 994. Singles, Dorothy Urwiler, 538, 48, and 586.
All events, Dorothy Urwiler, 1448, the “All Events” is scratch with no handicap.
There were 8 teams, 12 doubles, and 16 singles participating in this tournament.
April 5, 1956
CONCORD -Concord high school held their annual Athletic Banquet Thursday evening at the school gymnasium, with Twyla Swanson as toastmistress.
Letters were presented to seven basketball boys: Larry Hattig, Leon Johnson, DeWayne Klausen, Joel Nelson, Kenneth Anderson, David Ahlman and Dick Jorgensen.
The 11 girls who received letters for volleyball were: Mary Peterson, Twyla Swanson, JoAnn Murphy, Garna Doescher, Sylvia Clarkson, Delores Malcom, Wanda Olson, Caroline Carlson, Karen Blohm, Marlyce Bose and Joleen Carlson.
Those awarded Pep club letters were: Verlene Magnuson, Twyla Swanson, Esther Corey, JoAnn Murphy, Patty Gunnarson, Garna Doescher, Sylvia Clarkson, Wanda Olson and Karen Blohm. The three cheerleaders, Rita Klausen, Ivalynn Johnson and Joleen Carlson, received pins.
Music included “It’s Almost Tomorrow,” sung by Rita Klausen and “The Halls of Ivy,” presented by the high school girls’ trio, Caroline Carlson, Delores Malcom and Ivalynn Johnson.
Decorations followed an athletic theme with black, red and white streamers. Tiny basketballs and balloons were given as favors.
The Young Married Women of the Lutheran church served the banquet. Festivities ended with the song, “There Is No Place Like Old Concord.”
April 5, 1956
LAUREL - Cornelius D. Haskell, local farmer, yielded to the requests of numerous friends and filed April 4 as a candidate for the Nebraska Unicameral Legislature. Mr. Haskell has been a farmer here at Laurel since the first World War, and has been active in tax advisory commissions and state politics.
Haskell is entered in the race for Dist. 14 State Senator which includes Cedar and Knox counties.
Haskell made the following statement in filing: “I have farmed in Northeast Nebraska for over 30 years and I believe I know and understand the problems of the people of this district. With high taxes, drought and low farm prices it appears to me that tax agencies should be very carefully budgeted for needs and not frills, and it will be my intention, if and when elected, to give this matter my careful attention.”
