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June 7, 1956
LAUREL -General superintendent of mails, T. G. Hefner of Denver, Colo., has been appointed to the board of trustees at Midland College.
Mrs. Hefner is the former Elizabeth Mittelstadt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Mittelstadt. The Hefners have a son who graduated from Midland in 1954 and is presently studying for the ministry at a seminary in Chicago, and a daughter, Babette, at home.
June 7, 1956
LAUREL - Mr. and Mrs. Ed Puntney have received word that their son, Pvt. Richard D. Puntney, who left Omaha Tuesday, will now be stationed at the Marine Training Base at San Diego.
Richard is a 1956 graduate of Laurel high school and will serve with the Marine Corps for three years.
June 7, 1956
LAUREL - T. J. Dempster was presented a 50-year pin by the Laurel Lodge at the Plainview hospital by Ted Fuoss and Morton Fredrickson, Worshipful Mastre and treasurer of the Lodge. Oliver and Roscoe Dempster were also present for the presentation.
This is the first 50-year pin to be given by the Laurel Lodge. He received his M. M. degree May 8, 1906. Plans are being made for a formal presentation of the pin at the Lodge hall.
T. J. Dempster, son, Roscoe, and grandson, Tom, of Lincoln are a three generation group of the Lodge here.
June 7, 1956
LAUREL - At a noon luncheon in the Legion club room Monday, June 4, the Laurel Lions club elected officers for the 1956-57 year.
Those elected were: President, David W. Curtiss; first vice president, Max Lamson; second vice president, R. W. Anderson; third vice president, J. D. Urwiler; secretary-treasurer, M. D. Nielsen; lion tamer, Darrell Blatchford; tail twister, Calvin Havorka, and directors, Dan Danielson and Chris Jensen.
June 8, 1961
LAUREL - The Presbyterian Ladies Association held a motherdaughter tea at the church Thursday evening, June 1. Mrs. J. I. Pedersen was program chairman.
Mrs. Roscoe Dempster welcomed the mothers and daughters. A vocal solo was sung by Jeanne Morten, accompanied by Mrs. J. Keith Cook at the organ.
Guest speaker was Esther Oberg, missionary from Augustana Lutheran church. She showed slides of missionary work in East Africa.
Following the program a silver tea was held for 65 mothers and daughters. Pouring at the tea table were Mrs. Roy Thomas and daughter, Betty. Carol Thomas served punch.
Hostesses were Mrs. Robert Rice, Mrs. Clyde Most, Mrs. Don Parizek, Mrs. John McCorkindale and Mrs. Ed Thomas.
June 8, 1961
LAUREL - Thirty-seven years ago, in 1924, Walter Tuttle purchased a brand new Model T Ford truck and began delivering petroleum products in and around Dixon.
When he began, Walt made his deliveries to the customer’s tank via a pail which was also the method of measuring the purchase.
Today Walt is still on the job, but how things have changed.
Walt now drives a 1961 Ford truck. Employed by Havorka Motors, he makes accurately measured deliveries directly into customers’ tanks via the hose attached to a pump.
Capacity of the Model T tank wagon was 300 gallons. His present tank will hold 1200 gallons, or four times as much as his original 1924 truck.
Mr. Tuttle pointed out to the Advocate the price of gasoline has not changed much in the past 37 years, but that state and federal taxes accounts for the difference in price of gas now and when he began deliveries.
