Laurel outlook., 1950-11-08
LAUREL HAPPENINGS
rs YEARS AGO TO-DAY
Quoted and paraphrased items
Of news from the 25 years ago
Laurel Outlook.
November 4. 1925

In view of the general shortage
in the potato crop and the high
prices prevailing in other sections
the Prickley Pear Valley Potato
Growers association at Helena has
voted to raise the price of its po-
tatoes 81 per hundred ove the
schedule adopted earlier in the sea-
son. Under the new scale the price
demanded by the members of the
association are: $3.50 in carload
lots to jobbers or wholesalers;
$2.75 to retailers, including hotels
and restaurants, and So to the in
dividual consumer.
Next Friday evening at the gym
nasium the basketball season will
open in Laurel with a game be-
tween the two school teams. This
will be the preliminary, allowing
the respective teams to show their
mettle before engaging with out
side adversaries.
Roger E. Montgomery and Vio-
let M. Fahey, both of Laurel, were
granted a marriage license this
week.
Mrs. Joseph Gehrett entertained
the Tuesday bridge club Tuesday
afternoon. There were three tables,
the score winners being Mrs. t. J.I
Click, first, and Mrs. C. B. Sande,
low.
Hackert and Clifford Phillips
celebrated their birthdays on Oct.
20 at the Phillips home on Third
avenue. The house was crowded
with youthful guests who romped
and played and then ended a per-
feet day with delicacies dear to
them. The young hosts mother,
Mrs. w. C. Phillips, had decorated
the rooms in Halloween colors and
emblems and nearness to the holi-i
day was shown even in the cakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Sheets, who
left here three weeks ago for Cali
fornia, are now at Astoria, Ore,
where they are visiting a son be-
fore continuing their journey
southwark.
Mr.. and Mrs. H.. l.. Richardson
of Billings, Miss Thelma Richard {
son, Miss Audra Richardson, Miss $
Emily Gary and Archie Richardson
were guests Sunday of Mr.. and I
Mrs. Homer Sheets at the Sheets l
ranch south of Laurel. I
Mr.. and Mrs. H. y. Gunter cele- I
brated their fifteenth wedding an I
nivercary, Monday evening by a G
special family supper. ,
Virginia, daughter of Mr.. and l
H. B. Weber, celebrated her o
third birthday anniversary Tues II
day afternoon at the home of Mr.. "
and Mrs. j. F. Weber Of Fifth W
A number Of little friends c
Joined her for the afternoon and O
all helped to make her third birth d
day long to be remembered. :.
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A wedding of interest to the o
Park City community which came q
as a surprise to nearly all resi- g
Ients, was that of John Harding g.
and Miss Marie Tomezake of Ham al
,urg, Germany. The bride left fe
Germany Oct. 8 on the steamship OF
Ohio, and arrived in New York on Ell
16. The marriage was SOL
,mnized at their home on the out sc
skirts of the town on Wednesday, Sc
oct. %, with Rev. Kissler of Lau- ii
el pronouncing the words that TO
made them man and wife. DC
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Mice Elsie Stone of Park City eli.
hostess to several little friends tr
saturday afternoon, the occasion ba
eing her birthday. From 2 p. m. co
0 5 d. m. there was one continual Up.
ound of mirth, the children in tn
in games and contests. A so
elicious luncheon was served by ~
ne hostess mother, Mrs. Jack
tone and her sister, Miss Mary r.
tone. The following guests aided =
! making the occasion a happy |
ne: Pearl Davis, cara Sergeant,
lava Schwantes, Edna Fink, Ruth
rantz, Inez Brock, Eva Skyles,
uby Hedges, and Chilly" Ruff !
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Irs. Railey Awarded ter