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May 16, 1945
LAUREL — Word has been received here from Lt. Edna Ericson to the effect that she has recently been transferred from Cairo, Egypt to Tripoli, Africa, where she has been appointed head nurse of a new hospital recently opened there. Lt. Ericson has been serving overseas for more than two years, and is doing a great job in her work among the wounded.
May 18, 1950
LAUREL — The Nebraska Crop Report states this week oats have made very little progress and that stands are very poor.
The report also stated about five percent of the corn in the state had been planted last week, mostly in the western part of the state.
May 19, 1955
LAUREL — Another improvement was made in the Laurel entertainment world in the form of the addition of Cinemascope equipment at the Laurel Theater. The first picture to be shown with this improved innovation will be May 22. About a year ago, the new wide screen was added, said Harold Carlson, theater proprietor.
May 13, 1965
LAUREL — Mrs. Myron Dirks of Dixon, was one of more than 100 rural home-makers from Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas who were honored in Omaha Thursday at the annual Rural Homemakers Recognition Day. Paul Noe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Noe of Dixon, a sophomore at the University of Nebraska, was honored for high scholarship.
May 15, 1975 LAUREL — Voters of School District No. 54 turned down a bond issue for $975,000 at a special election Tuesday.
Seven hundred and eight persons cast ballots, with 420 voting against the proposed elementary addition. There were 288 peopling for the proposed complex.
