Laurel outlook., 1949-01-12
LAUREL HAPPENINGS
rs YEARS AGO TODAY
Quoted and paraphrased items
of news from the 25 years ago
Laurel Outlook.
JANUARY 9, 1924


Clifford Royalty returned Mon
day evening from a trip to Ken
lucky and Florida where he Wis
tied with relatives. He reports
business and industrial conditions
rather quiet there.
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A son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. B. A. Sherrow, Saturday,
Jan. s..
w. E. Eltzroth of this city has
been appointed as one of the COM
missioners for the Midland En-
pire fair board, and will repre-
sent the Laurel territory, sue
ceeding B. L. Price who had
served two terms.
The first debate for the pres
ent season in which a Laurel
team will participate has been
set for Monday evening, when
the Park City team will appear
here. The question will be Re
solved, That the Federal Govern
ment Should Adopt the Parli-
mentary Cabinet System" The
debate occures at the gymnas-
ium. The Laurel team of three
members will be chosen from a
group composed of Catherine
Calder, Inez Quinn, Joseph
O'Brien, Ruth Libecap and Emily
Llewellyn.
A surprise party was given at
the home of Mrs. Paul Gerard,
Tuesday evening, Jan. 8, in honor
of Mrs. Bert Bransetter of 713
North Twenty-sixth street, Bill
lings. Mrs. Gerard was hostess
for the occasion and a lunch was
served. The invited guests were
Mesdames B. F. Lamb, George
Coy, r. E. Coy, w. Wilkerson,
Smith, Cusick, Phillips, Hageter,
w. E. Porter, ]. j. Donovan, c..
Clark, Lem Neeff and the guest
of honor, Mrs. Branstetter.
Last Thursday the To-wan-zi-
ca Camp Fire girls met at the
home of Mrs. E. D. Swisher, their
guardian. Sixteen of the 20 girls
were present to elect the follow
ing officers: Ethel Peterson, pres
ident; Mildred Erb, vice presi-
dent; Margaret Brown, secretary,
(~re-elected); Elaine LaBar, treas
urer, (re-elected); Iva Stevens, ,
reporter. The day of meeting
was changed from Thursday to
Saturday afternoon. A skating I
party was planned for Saturday
afternoon at Shannon's private i
pond. A taffy pull followed the {
business meeting. L
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On New Years day at their l
home at COZ Vancouver avenue, I
Portland, Ore, Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin entertained a party
Of former Laurel friends, includ-
ing Mrs. Frank Blain, Mrs. w.
E. Concannon, Mrs. Eva Royalty
and daughter Edith, Mrs B. C..
Bonner and son Lawrence. The
latter were of Corvallis, Ore.
The occasion was a happy one
and many were the Incidents re-
counted when they all had resid-
ed in Laurel.
Mrs. Eva Royalty and daugh-
ter Edith returned last Saturday
from Portland, Ore, where they
we're visiting Mr.. and Mrs. f.
T. Martin, former residents Of
Laurel. Mrs. Royalty reports the
weather there much colder than
usual for that locality, with four
inches Of snow.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William Fly and
returned last Wednesday,
from Hardin where they spent 10
days Waiting ID. A. Ramp and
This included a family
reunion, when IT, wan the first
time all the children had been |
IN the last IS years. |
They also Visited with Mr.. and |
GfS. Albert May, Mr.. and Mrs.
caVghtef, -near Hardin.
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h,be't and Eryan Fry of Park |
fetyraed Monday evening" !
'frin L"qestyne, seven miles west
Nye, Wbere they had spent
hpi'days a. the latter's home.
Ibey "ere delayed nearly "a week
~ ne bg storm. Starting Sun