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There were many questions in my mind. There was no doubt that I wanted to marry Verna. I knew that if I didn't that there were others looking her way. The question was, can it be kept a secret? Will Verna and Jerry have to cancel their contracts with the school? How will her family deal with this? There seemed to be questions and more questions. Have we acted too hastily? We still have time to change our minds. We reassured each other that this was really what we wanted to do. We had known each other for two years, and we had been engaged for a year and a half; but how can we ever be certain?
We arrived at the court house and obtained the proper license, with the assurance from the county clerk that he did not have to publish the information. He did say however, that if someone came to check the records, he could not withhold them. One more step was necessary, we must find a minister. Art and I had known the Congregational Minister in Chadron. Eddy Newland who had been in Crawford several years, a telephone call and a promise from him to marry us and keep it a secret, was all we needed.
At High Noon, on Aril 9, 1928, there was a double wedding; James Metzger and Verna Pielstick witnessed the marriage of Arthur Uhl to Jerry Blair, the marriage of James D. Metzger and Verna E, Pielstick was witnessed by Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Uhl.
Art and I each bought our wives a half dozen roses and we treated ourselves to a steak dinner, with strawberries for desert [sic]. We returned to Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Metzger. Two days later I returned to the University at Lincoln, Nebraska. Verna remained to complete the school term and joined me in Lincoln in June.
I am writing this in January 1994. It has been more than 65 years since Verna and I took that step. I have never had any regrets, and I have never heard Verna express any, so I am going to assume that it is still all right with her.
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Metzger Memories
