Murray and Nearby Visitors Busy in Murray Area
Murray residents and guests are active with travel and visits. Tom Nelson spent Sunday in Omaha with son Lawrence Nelson, while Frank Mrasek hauled lime and cement for the new school. George Nickles made trips to Omaha, and Dora Crosser visited from Cozad with relatives, including a tooth extraction trip to Plattsmouth. A deadly train wreck at a local crossing involved L Bailor’s car and four fatalities.
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Tom Nelson
Omaha
Lawrence Nelson
Curtis Killion
Frank Mrasek
Will L. Seybolt
George Nickles
Cherokee
Louisville
J. W. Berger
J. H. Browne
Sears S. Davis
Plattsmouth
Murray
Troy L. Davis
Weeping Water
Miller Christensen
Mr. Davis
Dallas Young
Erickson
Chicago
Picttemouth
Dora Crosser
A. J. Edgerton
County Court
Dewey Hobson
J. W. Hobson
All Day Meeting and Picnic at Murray Church
Members of the Christian Church of Murray held an all day gathering last Sunday with a picnic lunch in the church lawn. Three services were conducted and participants enjoyed a sociable time through the remainder of the day.
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Christian Church of Murray
Murray Study Club Final Meeting Report
The Murray Study club met with Mrs. Albert Young and her mother Mrs. Sedie Oldham on June 15. Eighteen members and three visitors attended as the year ended. The afternoon was spent mainly in visiting. One story.
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Murray Study Club
Albert Young
Sedie Oldham
Tory
Club closes year with lessons parties and welfare work
A club meeting ended with a short talk by Mrs. Young and a brief business session. Members felt they had closed a year of interesting club work including lessons, parties, two showers, and welfare efforts. The afternoon ended with brick ice cream, cake and iced tea served by the menu committee.
Children’s Day Program at Murray Bible School
A short program for Children’s Day will be held at Murray Bible School on Sunday evening. All are invited to attend and enjoy the performances. The event will finish in time for attendees to return home before the warm evening air.
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the Murray Bible School
Seeing the World on the Arizona Steamship Voyage
Walter Allen reports returning to the steamship Arizona laid up at Long Beach Los Angeles. The ship will sail north to the Pacific on July 13 for a thirty day cruise before returning to Long Beach. Later in fall the crew will head south via the Panama Canal and winter in southern waters and Atlantic ports.
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Walter Allen
Arizona
Long Beach
Los Angeles
North Pacific
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Walter
Car Crash Kills Four in Murray Promise
A Geneva car carrying six people en route to Fort Crook collided with a Missouri Pacific freight train last Sunday night. Four occupants died and two are in Omaha hospital in serious condition. Mraserk Transfer towed the wrecked car to Crosser garage.
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Murray
Geneva
Fort Crook
Missouri Pacific
Omaha
Mraserk Transfer Company
Crosser
School Progressing Amid Fresh Materials Arrival
Two brick loads and one tile shipment for the new school building arrived early this week. Mrasek Transfer unloaded the materials as workmen prepared, with all other supplies and crews ready to push the project forward rapidly.
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Mrasek Transfer Company
Duet and Quartet Performances at Christian Church Bazaar
Miss Florence Lancaster and Dorothy Yost sang several duets at an all day Christian Church bazaar. In the evening a quartet of Miss Lancaster Miss Yost Silas Terry and Richard Lancaster delivered selections that were well received.
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Florence Lancaster
Dorothy Yost
Christian Church
Silas Terry
Richard Lancaster
Bible School Session Attracts Attendees And Music
A lively Bible school session at the Christian church shows strong attendance of over eighty last Sunday. The church invites all to attend the weekly Lord's Day study with noted lessons and good music featuring the Bible school.
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Bible School
The
Christian Church
Funds for Bridle Sought for Omaha Bridge Project
South Omaha Bridge association trustees move to seek federal funds to build a Missouri River bridge at Ost in South Omaha. They approve taking over Charles L. Morearty's franchise for two bridges and pay him 15,000. The group also asks the War Department to finish channel work at the Omaha Gibson bend, with the bridge cost estimated at 1,300,000.
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Omaha
South Omaha Bridge Association
Missouri River
Ost
South Omaha
Charles L. Morearty
Morearty
South Omaha Bridge Association Board of Trustees
War Department
Omaha-Gibson
Seventy-third Street
Chicago
Michigan City
Indiana
Reconstruction Finance
Contessing Oranges Donated For Scouts On Road Trip
The Hinky-Dinky store in Pintts mouth volunteers a half crate of California Sunkist oranges for Louisville Scouts passing through early Monday morning. The fruit will be divided among the boys for the trip and last the first days on the road.
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Hinky-Dinky
Pinttsmouth
Louisville
Letter Carriers Set Grand Island Meet Next Year
Nebraska letter carriers to hold annual convention in Grand Island with tentative date the third Sunday in June and following Monday. Elmer C. Gates of Hastings elected president and Mrs Evelyn Gates as state auxiliary president. Other officers named include E L Mason Grand Island vice president and Lester Zook Lexington delegate. The group opposes unpaid furloughs as proposed in federal dispatches.
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Kearney
Neb
Nebraska
Grand Island
Elmer C. Gates
Hastings
Evelyn Gates
E. L. Mason
Howard Robinson
Albion
A. C. Reed
Lincoln
Arthur Anderson
Holdregs
Lester Zook
Lexington
A. H. Divans
Worth Platte
Clare Richards
Grerd Island
Bessis Workman
Helens Michaelson
Omaha
Mrs. N. T. Gard Dies in Broken Bow
Mrs. N. T. Gard 72 a pioneer resident of Broken Bow Neb died Friday after a stroke. She is survived by two sons Rey of Broken Bow and Charles of Sargent and a daughter Mrs Eva Wilson of Summit New Jersey.
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Broken Bow, Neb
Mirs
N. T. Gard
Rey
Broken Bow
Charles
Sargent
Eva Wilson
Summit, N. J
Omaha visitor renews Journal subscription during stay
Mrs. H. F. Hendricks of Omaha arrived Saturday to visit her son Vern Hendricks and his wife and to reconnect with old friends in the community where she formerly resided. She renewed her subscription to the semi weekly Journal during the visit.
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H. F. Hendricks
Omaha
Vern Hendricks
The
Journal
Fort Bridger Wyoming to be designated historic landmark and museum
The Fort Bridger site in Wyoming will be officially named a historic landmark and museum at a June 25 celebration. Descendants of Jim Bridger and surviving pioneers will attend from Wyoming and neighboring states. The event also marks the completion of Wyoming's last five Lincoln Highway miles alongside the dedication.
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Fort Bridger
Wyo
Ft. Bridger
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Montana
William Thompson
Washington
Old Fort
Jim Bridger
Bridger
Brigham Yours
United States
Albert Sidney Johnson
State Historical Landmarks Commission
Hold Fine Meeting of Stand ard Bearers
The Standard Bearers held a June 15 meeting at the Methodist church with seven members present. New officers were elected for September: Juanita Welshimer president, Margaret Yelick vice president, Katheryn Armstrong secretary, Delta Day treasurer, Virginia Trively reporter, Florence Rhoades correspond secretary. They planned a candy sale June 21 for the Christmas offering and decided money from the offering would not go in a box. Mrs E H Wescott arranged a July 9 program for a bank offering and several members will participate. The group looks forward to the July meeting with a talk by those who attended the Methodist Institute in Omaha.
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Sunder
Methodist Church
Irene Simmons
Noemi Day
Delia Day
Margaret Yelick
Juanita Welshimer
Mamie Schnicker
Louise Rishel
Mergaret Yelick
Katheryn Armstrong
Delta Day
Virginia
Florence Rhoades
E. H. Wescott
Methodist Institute
Omaha
Sunny Susan 4 H Sewing Club Meeting Report
The Sunny Susan 4 H Sewing club met at Mrs. Guy Wiles home on June 16 with one member absent. President led, Cecilia Lepert and Mary Ellen Kaufman tied for first in judged pot holders. Next lesson planned and June 30 meeting scheduled with one visitor present.
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Sunny Susan 4-H
Guy Wiles
Cecilia Lepert
Mary Ellen Kaufmen
Bank cashier Walter Wunderlich visits city today
Walter J. Wunderlich cashier of the Bank of Nehawka and representative of the Nehawka branch of the National Farm Loan association was in the city today. He has long been connected with the Nehawka farm loan branch and has handled a large amount of business there.
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Walter J. Wunderlich
Bank of Nehawka
Nehawka
National Farm Loan Association
Mr. Wunderlich
The
Farm Loan Association
Warga Family Visit Highlights Joliet Ties
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Warga of Joliet Illinois visited Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H J Kaufmann and family. This marked Mr. Warga’s first return to his boyhood birthplace in years. He traveled from Illinois with his family and spent time with relatives including Mike Warga Sr and Jr and Mrs W J Valllery.
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Henry Warga
Joliet
Illinois
H. J. Kaufmann
Kaufmann
Mr. Warga
Mr. Werga
Slavelock
Mike Warga, Sr
Mike Warga, Jr
W. J. Vallery
Signs of Business Increase Ahead Seen in June
The article notes a renewed business revival since early April with increased activity last week and plans abandoning summer shutdowns. It highlights optimism over the national industrial recovery act with 2 billion public works, codes of fair competition, rising forward orders, and better steel and electric power output plus rail traffic for the week ending June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
American Congress
Consumers Need Not Fear Big Cost Rise
Secretary Wallace and George N Peek discuss acreage reduction plans for wheat and cotton. They say maximum processing taxes will raise consumer bread and textile prices minimally if at all, noting past price trends and the tax's absorption by producer margins.
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Washington
Wallace
George N. Peek
Peek
Robbers Bind Fur Store Manager to Ceiling in $7000 Theft
Chicago police report two masked thieves trussed Perry Rose, manager of a fur store, to a ceiling rack with handcuffs and fled with furs valued at seven thousand dollars. Rose hung for nearly an hour in a storage vault before officers freed him.
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Chicago
Perry Rose
Rose
Louisville Bank Closed by State Banking Department
The Bank of Commerce of Louisville was closed by the state department of banking, inoperative since Saturday, with $171 050.74 deposits. Eighteen local business leaders toured Lincoln for reopening talks, then met depositors in Louisville to decide further action. The bank, founded in 1884, was led for years by Thomas E. Parmele and recently by president R H Hastain and cashier R R Larson, a former Plattsmouth man.
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District Court
State Department of Banking
Bank of Commerce of
Louisville
Lincoln
State Department
Thomas E. Parmele
R. H. Hastain
R. R. Larson
Platttsmouth
Roosevelt praises Glass-Steagall reform as living bill
President Roosevelt joked the Glass-Steagall bank reform has more lives than a cat while signing the measure. He noted it had been declared dead fourteen times in recent months before finally passing, and Senator Glass smiled in agreement.
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Washington
Glass-Steagall Bank
Roosevelt
Glass
Slight Showers Bring Meager Rain Across City
Dark cloud banks Tuesday afternoon promised rain but failed to deliver. Last evening between 7 30 and 9 o clock light showers gave slight relief yet fell far short of needed rainfall for crops. In contrast western central areas around Edison and Holdrege received two to four inches of rain, suggesting rain remains possible though the city saw only a meager shower.
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Edison
Holdrege
Arrival of Little Daughter in Douglas Nebraska
A fine little daughter was born last week to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Stoll of Douglas Nebraska. The mother Ruth Sitzman and the baby are doing well. Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Sitzgman reside near the Stoll home in Douglas and share in the family happiness.
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Herbert Stoll
Douglas
Nebraska
Ruth Sitzman
W. P. Sitzgman
Stoll
Zimmers Welcome Son Born This Week in Elizabeth New Jersey
Mr and Mrs John Zimmer of Elizabeth New Jersey announce the birth of a fine little son and heir born this past week All are reported doing well Mrs Zimmer formerly Theresa Haley a home economics instructor at Plattsmouth High School
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Zimmer
Elizabeth
New Jersey
Zimmer
Theresa Haley
Plattsmouth High School
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Murray Carace
A. D. Bakke, Propr
Fred Drucker
Lois Troop
L. Bailor
Murray Farmers Elevator
A. J. Weideman Manager
Murray, Neb
Duxbury & Davis
America
Circus
Teddy Bukke
Dick Todd
Bakke Lawn
Sam
Africa
Murray Public Library
Letter Carriers
N. T. Gadd
State
Pony Express
Panama
Wescott
Lake Michigan
Noranna
East Chicago
Hotama Dunes State Park
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