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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1923
Page
5
Saturday evening activities at the library and pool plans appear alongside social visits and local business notes in Murray. The report lists visitors from Cedar Creek and Los Angeles, road work, farm updates, and church events tied to the June 30 and July 4 calendar.
Local shop offers boys one piece bathing suits in ribbed cotton yarns with good fitters priced at 1.00 each. Also available are children’s suits in black and orange trim or blue and red trim in sizes 3 to 6 priced at 0.75 each.
Mr. and Mrs. Will L. Seyboldt Dr. J. F. Brendel and son Richard Mrs. B. F. Brendel were guests at the home of T. J. Brendel and wife for dinner and sociability.
Last week C. A. Trent slipped to Warrensburg Missouri and married Mrs. May Roberts on June 18. They had known each other in Iowa and planned a fall wedding but the June roses and influence led to a quick ceremony as they drove from War.
Mrs Joe Hallas sustained a head wound requiring four stitches and hip injuries in a collision on 34th street. J A Scotten, Mrs Scotten, and Ludwig Hallas suffered fractured ribs and varying injuries. They were en route from Omaha after a day at the parks when a passing car collided with Scotten’s vehicle. The injured were taken to a hospital in Omaha and expected to recover.
A Cruso cream separator in good as new condition is offered at a bargain. Contact Joe Green at 49 Murray, Nebr.
The Murray community club resumes its open air concerts this summer with a kickoff on Saturday evening July 7. The Cole orchestra of Mynard will perform on the lawn at the Presbyterian church and the event invites all residents to attend and enjoy a pleasant evening.
The Women’s Missionary Society presents a program at the Presbyterian church on Saturday at 8 30 pm. Violin solo Grace Lindter and a Tom Thumb Wedding cast with Grace Louise Wiles as Bridget and John Farris Jr as Best Man. Includes songs, musical readings, whistling, and a market table for Sunday dinners plus homemade candy. Refreshments served.
The Intermediate boys class taught by Mrs. Co. D. Spangler and the Intermediate girls class taught by Mrs. G. H. Gilmore recently finished a contest. The girls class emerged victorious in the close competition.
After a close contest the two classes held a swimming party at the new pool on Monday evening. Girls enjoyed pop and ice cream while boys accepted the defeat with good humor. Students listed include Mary Graham Helen Graham Olive Woods Dorothy Todd Christine Reinhackle Charles Howard Charles Boedeker Curtis Farris Richard Frederick Earl Mrasek Clell Gans mer Leonard Lutz William Mrasek Raymond Henry.
Mrs. J. B. Jackson, 75, wore her fifty year old wedding gown beside her husband the Rev. J. B. Jackson, 78, as they welcomed golden anniversary guests at 2810 Ruggles Street Omaha. Four couples from First United Presbyterian attended, including Mr. and Mrs. Cowgill, Anderson, and Wallace. Children and eleven grandchildren joined a family reunion after a long marriage begun in Canonsburg Pennsylvania and followed by pastorates in Iowa and Nebraska.
The Murray bathing beach opened last Saturday to a crowd of about 400, with plans by Frank Mrasek Paul and Herman Richter to credit their enterprise. The 100 by 155 foot concrete pool offers depths from one to seven feet and uses spring water from Rock Creek into the Missouri River. Admission is 25 cents with own suit, 10 cents more for a suit, towels provided, and showers and spring boards available. The area drew visitors from Plattsmouth Weeping Water Nehawka Union and nearby towns along with many cars on Sunday. Humor and decorum are emphasized as part of the new resort with safety warnings and health tips.
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