Laurel outlook., 1948-12-29
Community Views Its
Achievements Of'48
Takes Pride In New Athletic Park, Purchase
Of Band Uniforms, Election Of Two County
Officers Still Hopes For World Peace

\ Laurel post of the American
Legion received a citation for out
standing service.
A 46-voice chorus from the
State college appeared here in q
concert March %.
Hardin won the state basket
ball championship in first state
tournament played in Laurel.
The gymnasium at Park City
was destroyed by fire March %.
The Mountain States Beet
Growers Marketing association
released growers to contract for
1948 beets. The growers con-
tracted and subsequently planted
and harvested an acreage that
was small, about half the usual
area.
Charles Giblin and Frank Hart
ley were elected trustees of school
district z at an election April 3.
The Red Cross total was re-
ported as $1,007.
The Kiwanis-sponsored Key
club received its charter April ID.
The Freedom train came TO
Billings. Some Laurel people at
tempted to view the exhibits, al
though the crowds were immense.
Farmers were busy in their
fields the week of April 81.
Musicians from schools of the
area participated in a new type
of festival that was conducted
here.
F. A. Alters was appointed city
treasurer at the meeting of the
council May A.. He succeeded Phil
ip Noel, resigned.
Crops were said to be three
weeks late.
Cleanup week was proclaimed
by Mayor Peter Thomson for
May 10 to Is.
John Moran opened his new
Motor-Vu theater near Billings
IA.
A special levy of 25 mills for
school district z was approved at
an election May 8.
Fifty-five seniors graduated
Laurel high school May 81.
Dr.. j. w. Maucker of the univer-
ity delivered the commencement
.ddress. Fifty-nine graduated
rom the eighth grade.
The first professional rodeo
yer held in Laurel was staged
lay 80 and 81. 1t drew large
ttendances and was sponsored
y the Laurel Saddle club.
The Yellowstone river was high
! June and was reported June 8
S having receded Ia inches from
ne crest of eight feet.
A mid-June cloudburst flooded
romberg.
Glen Anderson was elected
'mmander of American Legion
ost 1913.
John Moran in late June sold
Royal theater, Laurel, and the
ark theater, Red Lodge, to E.
|. Jackson of Plentywood.
Eugene E. Ferguson of Laurel
as killed in a car accident south
the city July 6.
The first wheat from. the new
OPP arrived in the city July ~.
The Laurel Farmers Union
team again won the
ate championship at Lewistown
I'd later attended a national
eet.
Yellowstone became a second
ass county because of increased
..luation.
The primary elections were
I'D July 20.
An unusual number of women
mmitted suicide during the
ar.
Valley school district
ID a building to district 7 for
e here.
The new athletic park was
ened with appropriate cere-
Aug. 10.
The city council adopted a levy
80 mills, the same as the pre-
ling year, for city expenses.
Montana harvested its largest
'p since 1927.
City schools opened Sept. 6
IN an enrolment of more than
90.
The Northern Pacific announc-
a S460,000 expansion of icing
ilities at Laurel.
Three Yellowstone county farm
, lshmael Yost and Bob Len
Billings, and Mrs. Hazel
'mbs, Laurel, appeared on a
radio program origi-
ing in Chicago.
lrs. Katherine Reil was beaten
severely injured Sept. 10 by
assailant who sought money
her home.
republicans and Democrats con-
ted local rallies here in Octo-
Willard Baldwin was elected
sident of the Kiwanis club
'ctive the first of 1949.
caches of the district, meet
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