Laurel outlook., 1944-07-05

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prised and pleased to see the picture
of 1t. Helen Benner Schuster in the
Associated Press picture news Sec
ton Sunday, June 25. 1t. Schustel
was seated with 1t. Lucille Morris
of San Francisco on board the new
army transport (Marigold) looking
at a huge lighted Red Cross on the
ships deck. 1t. Schuster is a daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Benner
of Park City. She graduated from
a Billings hospital a year ago and
since has been in the service.
Friends learned Wednesday, June
%, of the death of George w. Ruff
corn, So, of Billings. deputy inter-
nal revenue collector, at Roundup
Tuesday, where he was on business,
from a heart attack. Mr.. Ruffcorn
was superintendent of the Park City
school about 20 years ago. He is
survived by his widow and three
sons. Funeral services and burial
were held in Billings Friday.
j. w. Corwin returned home Sat-
urday from a 10-days' trip to Chi
cago where he was a delegate to
the national Republican convention.
He reports a good time, but the
weather was extremely hot, and the
city crowded. While away he was
a guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. S. Frantz, formerly of Park
City, at Elgin, Ill. Mrs. Nellie
Wells of Park City was also a guest
at the Frantz home at the same
time.
B. F. Harris of Columbus cele-
brated his eighty-third birthday
Friday, June 80, at the home of
his son, r. j. Harris and family.
Other guests were his daughter,
Mrs. John Calhoun and husband
and daughters Patsy of Columbus,
and Mrs. Helen Rich of Billings.
The Park City Garden club gave
their annual June birthday party
June 20, with the members whose
birthdays occur in the fall and win
ter months entertaining the other
club members. Mrs. A. o. Nelson
was in charge of the entertainment.
A contest of leaf guessing was won
by Mrs. John Eisenmann. Mrs. F.
r. Brown gave a very interesting
description of her night blooming
cereus cactus with the help of a
drawing of the flower made by
Campbell Calvert of Laurel. Lunch
was served at a table arranged in
u shape, centered with crystal
bowls of pink roses and mock
orange, and at each place a paper
lace basket of gum drop flowers.
Arrangements were made by Mrs.
Alex Fox, Mrs. j. w. Corwin and
Mrs. r. G. Bolin.
Mrs. X. c.. Bolin was hostess to
the members of the executive COM
mittee of the Woman's Society of
Christian Service Tuesday after
noon. The afternoon was spent in
making out the quarterly reports
of the society. Mrs. Bolin served
lunch to the officers who r Mrs.
Charles Eastlick, Mrs. M. j. Will
cox Mrs. c.. B. Strong, Mrs. Fred
Mrs. A. o. Nelson, Mrs:
T. Flood, Mrs. r. c. Bolin and
Mrs. R. w. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Lierow enter
aimed at dinner Friday evening in
honor of their son Billy's ninth
birthday. Guests were Mrs. Stanley
Pearsall, Joan and Roger Pearsall,
Mrs. Floyd French and children
Donald and Karen of Billings and
udIlCIlC GooOiiSh'
Nancy Lee Harris and Catherine
Scott returned home Wednesday
from Beehive where they
attended a three-day All camp trip.
Mrs. George Schott of Washing
on came the first of the week to
yisit at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Mehling and
Last Sunday guests at the Charles
Gastlick home were Mrs. Russell
hubbard and two children and Mrs.
Ruth Anderson of Billings and Mrs.
I. c.. Eklund of Barber. On Tues
Law Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Eklund
nd their son, Second Class Seaman
ed Eklund of Barber were guests
t the Eastlick home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Basil Helgesen went
o Scoby the first part of the week.
Ter sister Miss Audrey Jones, who
as been visiting at the Helgesen
.ome accompanied them to her
ONE.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Strong who
ave been living on Main street In
of the McKim apartments,
moved Wednesday to the Lester
place in the west part OF |
own. {
Allen Hansford left Thursday to
ccept a position in 2 defense plant
ffice in Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Simpson and
heir granddaughter Bonnie Dell
Wesley of Klamath Falls, Ore, left g.,
for their home after
a week with Mr.. Simp-
on's mother, Mrs. Margaret Simp- !
on and sister Mrs. Eva Cram. ]
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Tompkins
oent the three-day holiday with {
-iends at Melville.
Mrs. R. W. Davis and Miss Pearl '
avis were guests at the cabin of l
[r. and Mrs. Frank Orchard above {
ed Lodge from Saturday until T
uesday. =
Donald Harris recently went to
enton, Wash, to spend part of =
vacation with his brother, Dick
-arris, Jr., and Mrs. Harris.
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