Laurel outlook., 1945-05-30

celebration on June b OF the first
anniversary of ID day in France. 1t
will be a year since Allied forces
went ashore at Omaha" beach on
the coast of Normandy. We day
came IL months later, but a gil
gantic war is yet to be fought to
a successful completion in the Pa
cific. To that end folding dol
lars" in unprecedented numbers
must be converted into fighting
dollars before the end of the Sew
enth war loan.
Smith has returned to Montana
to help state, divisional and local
war finance committees in speeding
the arrival of VI day, and will be
the guest of Laurel on Wednesday,
June 6, for afternoon and evening
speaking engagements. The Laurel
war finance committee and the Lau-
rel Commercial club have joined in
making arrangements for his enter
tainment and public appearances.
He has been a stellar attraction
in Western Montana cities on his
present tour. He was in Dillon
Monday, and half of the entire pop
ulation of Beaverhead county turn
ed out to see and hear him. He
spoke there an hour. In Butte he
appeared before a capacity house at
the big Montana theatre and sold
$175,000 in bonds. He spoke an
hour and a half, telling the people
of Butte some of the things he
knew about japan and the war that
is being waged there.
He is to speak at the gymnasium
of the Montana State college in
Bozeman Friday. That evening he
is scheduled to speak in Livingston
under auspices of the Lions club,
followed by a bond rally at the high
school gymnasium. He will be in
Big Timber Saturday noon to adj
dress the Lions club and a mass
meeting at the high school athletic
park in the evening.
Monday he will be at Billings, in
Hardin and Forsyth Tuesday, at
Red Lodge and Laurel Wednesday,
Roundup and HarlowtOn Friday and
IN Billings Saturday. 3. M. Harris,
will join him at Big Timber Satur-
lay of this week and will accom-
Dany him on the balance of the
sOui NillONSH CCNtltAu dfobilIL COull-
lies.
Wherever he goes he is enthu-
;iastically received. Chambers of
sent him with western gifts and
thousands come to hear him. He
makes two to four or more public
appearances : daily.
He will come to Laurel from Red
.Odna on lima g. a r-rf.rfDar Iara Lotto
n the afternoon. The first bond
ally event here will be a free
matinee for bond buyers and chill
lren at 2:30 at the Royal theatre,
With Smith speaking from the stage
It the close of the afternoon per-
ormance. He will then be the guest
# honor at a dinner at the Masonic
emple at $3.50 under auspices of
he Commercial club, and is to ap-
ear on the stage Of the Royal
heater twice during the evening,
or the first and second shows
yhich also are free for bond buyers.
The free shows arc contributed by
d. H. Moran, proprietor Of the thea
er, to aid in promoting the Seventh
yar loan. A show ticket is given
y the issuing agency with each
ond purchased. The tickets are
God for admittance to any of the
heater appearances of Larry Smith.
Moran has secured a technicolor
riding High" for the
pecial event. 1t features Dorothy
amour, Dick Powell, Victor Moore,
ass Daley, Milt Britton and his
and, Bill Goodwin and Gil Lamb.
The Park City band, directed by
Iiss Rosa Eisenman, is to give pub
C concerts, the first being early in
lie afternoon on First avenue in
ont of the theater. The band has
)out 80 members and is accom-
inied by a trio of majorettes.