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May 24, 1951
COLERIDGE — About a half-inch of rainfall was received here last week, however farmers were able to make gains in the fields and corn planting is generally in full swing. Much plowing was done at night the past week.
May 24, 1951
COLERIDGE — The Carroll-Coleridge baseball game at the local park Sunday was called at the end of 2-1/2 innings when power trouble caused part of the flood lights to dim. Coleridge was leading 2-0 at the time.
The runs came in the first inning on a series of Carroll errors. The game was held up for an hour-and-a-half, while fans and players waited, as an attempt was being made to locate the power trouble. The trouble was finally remedied about midnight.
President of the league, Gene Kessler of Humphrey, has ruled the game must be played over, starting at the point it was interrupted, with the score the same as it was and with both clubs using the same players in so far as is possible.
Fans attending the game Sunday are asked to keep their tickets, as they will be honored when the game is replayed.
May 24, 1951
COLERIDGE — Services for Etta Willms, 69, were held Saturday. She died at home Wednesday, May 16.
Death was due to a heart condition. Mrs. Willms had been ill for months.
May 25, 1961
COLERIDGE — Sharon Dahl, 16-year-old Coleridge Community School sophomore, freely admitted to Cedar County Attorney Max Goetz Friday evening in Lincoln that she had killed her parents with a 16-gauge shotgun while they slept in bed early that morning.
The confession brought to an end a day that had completely shocked neighbors and citizens in surrounding communities.
Word of a double murder was quick to spread Friday morning, as details of the two deaths became known from a farm two miles east and about three north of Coleridge.
May 25, 1961
COLERIDGE — Bud Fleener and Jerry are constructing new dugouts at the local ballpark for the coming season.
May 25, 1961
COLERIDGE — Bowling fever is already beginning to hit the area with the news of the new 6-lane alley to be built in Coleridge.
Many sponsors have reported that they will have several teams in the various leagues.
May 25, 1961
LAUREL- Announcement of the sale of the E.O. Waite Insurance and Income Tax Agency to Bill Norvell has been made this week. Norvell has been principal at Laurel High School the past few years.
May 25, 1961
LAUREL- Madonna Dickey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dickey, a two year teacher at Westmar College has signed a contract to teach the second grade at Orange City, Iowa.
May 25, 1961
LAUREL- The Honors Convocation was held May 9. Gary Oxley received the Sportsman Award for the year.
May 25, 1961
LAUREL- Dennis Van Fossen was honored at dinner at a Norfolk hotel in recognition of attainment he required as winner of the Norfolk Rotary Club’s most valuable player award in baseball.
May 25, 1961
LAUREL- Linda Haisch was named valedictorian at Commencement. Salutatorian was Judy Mohr.
May 25, 1961
LAUREL- The new manager of the Co-op Marketing Association is Bob Lyon, who has assumed his duties here.
He was recently assistant manager of the creamery at Lytton, Iowa.
May 25, 1961
LAUREL- Emrys F. Samuelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Samuelson, has joined a regional engineering firm as a materials engineer.
May 20, 1971
LAUREL- Seventy-three Laurel High School seniors will be presented their diplomas May 26. Patti Mason, salutatorian and Lori Chace, valedictorian, will present their speeches.
May 20, 1971
LAUREL- Rick Smith, son of Shirley Smith and the late Francis Smith, has been awarded a scholarship from the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben.
May 20, 1971
LAUREL- Jarl Carlson of Coleridge shot a hole-in-one at Cedar View Golf Course in Laurel.
