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May 27, 1936
LAUREL — Six troops of Boy Scouts met in Laurel Tuesday at the city park for a Camporee and Court of Honor.
Troops were here from Hartington, Winside, Belden, Allen and two troops from Wayne.
A total of 80 boys were present for the big event. At 1:30 p.m. the program opened with the flag raising ceremony and at 1:40 the informal Camporee was held. This consisted of seven events, knot tying, signalling, scouts pace, string burning, first aid, water boiling and pyramid building.
May 27, 1936
LAUREL — One of the largest crowds ever to attend the annual party of the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department, gathered at Harper’s hall Tuesday evening to participate in a night of entertainment and good will.
The hall was crowded to capacity by the crowd and many compliments have been received by the department for the fine entertainment this year.
The membership drive this year was one of outstanding success something like 275 memberships being sold in the drive.
Chuck Iler and his gang were the winners of the contest. The department takes this opportunity of extending thanks to the community for the hearty cooperation received this year.
The program was opened by music by the local orchestra which kept the large crowd in good humor until the program was opened by the president E. C. Chederquist. R. R. Allison as chief of the department welcomed the crowd and spoke briefly of the work of the department during the past year.
He was followed by the Hon. W. H. O’Gara who spoke on fire prevention and the part the department plays in the life of the community.
President Chederquist introduced the main feature of the evening, Lanters, The Magician, who for an hour kept the attention of the audience with his feats of magic.
May 27, 1936
LAUREL — The Laurel school boasts of three students who have come very near the perfect record so far as their grades are concerned. Two of them have the perfect record so far as they have gone and the other has completed the four years in high school with a mark that can be shot at for a long time. You know now days they do things different than when we went to school. Now they grade by “A’s”, “B’s”, “C’s” etc instead of the 75’s, 80’s etc that you and I used to get. “A” is the high mark now days and something that all students strive for.
Miss Beth Halladay has finished her first year in high school with 32 “A’s” on her report card. This is perfect so far as is possible to tell by present day grading, although it does not mean 100 necessarily.
Of course we are saying nothing of that General Conduct part of her card for she is just one of the wide awake, go-getters of the school.
Reuben Silver earns his right to the Hall of Fame by getting all “A’s” in both his Freshmen and Sophomore years. His record is all the more remarkable when it is taken into consideration that he was absent from school nine weeks this year, while he was in the hospital and receiving medical attention. But he kept his work up just the same and came through the year with his flock of “A’s”.
May 21, 1941
LAUREL- The Immanuel Lutheran Church celebrated its 10th anniversary of the erection of their fine new church.
Mrs. Fred Gienapp was also recognized as the organist for the church for the past 25 years.
May 21, 1941
LAUREL- Donna Wickett and Wesley Poe are members of the acapella choir which will assist the dramatics class at Wayne State Teachers College with the commencement play.
May 21, 1941
LAUREL- Carl Urwiler who lives north of this city, has been named one of three FFA students to represent Nebraska State Dairy Judging Team at the Nation High School judging contests in Kansas City.
May 21, 1941
LAUREL- Jake Vanderheiden marketed 39 hogs averaging 241 pounds at Sioux City and they scored today’s top of $9.00. Joe Nelson, the same day had two steers averaging 1,012 pounds that were also market toppers at $10.50 and four heifers averaging 856 pounds that sold at $9.50.
