1919: Laurel welcomes home soliders with special event
April 2, 1919
LAUREL — The Soldier’s welcome home at the city auditorium Monday was well attended. Guy Wilson was chairman of the event.
Among some of the servicemen attending were C.E. Meeker, Albert Kuehn, Albert Thompson, Lykke Anderson, Axle T. W. Anderson, John Halladay, Harry Ploughmann, Leslie Phillips, Oscar Kardell and Geo. Johnson.
April 2, 1919
LAUREL — Mrs. S.S. French returned from Lincoln, where she had the pleasure of hearing her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Emerson in a recital.
April 2, 1919
LAUREL — Petitions are out and being generally signed for the appointment of A.B. Shively as county commissioner to fill the unexpired term of H.A. Harper, who is resigning this office.
April 2, 1919
LAUREL — The village and school election was very quiet yesterday.
Only 60 votes were cast. Only five women voted. D.D. Coburn and F.J. Morten were re-elected members of the village board. Elected to the School board were: Dr. J.C. Hay, Guy Wilson and J.B. Larson.
April 2, 1919
LAUREL — The workmen have the Omaha station about ready to put on rollers for its move to the junction of the Burlington road – after which Laurel will have a union station.
April 3, 1924
HARTINGTON - Possibilities of a county Sunday school baseball league are being discussed at the present time among the Sunday schools of the county.
A meeting may be called soon at which time representatives of the various schools will get together to discuss the proposition, arrange the rules, and schedule and transact other business which may further such a league.
April 4, 1929
COLERIDGE — The Modern Woodmen of America of Cedar County camp met in Coleridge on Wednesday afternoon in the Woodmen Hall.
April 4, 1929
COLERIDGE — The Coleridge Community Schools junior class will present “The Hoodoo” on April 11. It will be at the city auditorium.
April 6, 1939
COLERIDGE — The local election on Tuesday though relatively quiet, had a few surprising results.
One of them dealt with beer sales. The question was whether beer should be sold from noon to midnight on Sundays.
The community here replied with a resounding “yes.”
April 6. 1949
LAUREL- Pictured in the Advocate is the King, Coy Garrison and Queen, Margaret Winquist, who were announced as such at the second annual “L” Club’s carnival.
Featured attraction at the carnival were boxing bouts between Jon Ericson and Cleo Karnes; Larry Bass vs. Neal Van Fossen; and Ronnie Jensen vs. Kenny Garrison.
April 6, 1949
LAUREL-Eight lettermen return to the Laurel track team.
They are Wayne Benjamin, hurdles; Roger Burns, 880; Gene Rath, mile; Herman Vollersen, weights and mile; Robert Garrison, sprints, weights and broad jump; Kay Curtis, hurdles, weights and pole vault; Gene Collins, hurdles, weights and pole vault; and Darryl Wacker, low hurdles, high jump and 440.
April 6, 1949
LAUREL-Elected to the school board were Roy Dickey and R.P. Carroll. Elected to the village board were Fay Dolph, Max Lamson and Neal Felber.
April 8, 1954
COLERIDGE — The Avery Electric Co. will hold a grand opening in its new location here on April 10. The store is now located right east of the current location.
April 8, 1954
COLERIDGE — Mr. and Mrs. Will Miller were honored with a surprise gathering Sunday in observance of their 55th wedding anniversary, which was on April 5.
April 8, 1954
COLERIDGE — Miss. Fern Wilkerson has been chosen to once again teach vocational home economics at Albion Public School. Fern is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chalmer Wilkerson.
April 8, 1954
COLERIDGE — As of April 14 and until further notice, stores here will remain open until 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday evenings.
April 8, 1954
COLERIDGE — Spring arrived late to this area but made it. Temperatures on Monday and Tuesday reach around 70 degrees.