Card of Thanks for Father’s Death Support
The E A McKeeman Family thanks neighbors and friends for support, cards, and flowers during their time of sorrow after the death of their father.
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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1948
Page
5
The E A McKeeman Family thanks neighbors and friends for support, cards, and flowers during their time of sorrow after the death of their father.
Mr and Mrs Frank Joy have spent the past week in Rock Island Illinois visiting their children and plan to stay another week there.
Miss Nelle Wisely announces a Saturday sale of household goods to finance her move to the W E Wilcox home where she will care for Mrs Wilcox recovering from a heart attack. Wisely has resided at the Israel property on Gospel Ridge.
Mr and Mrs Walter Watts entertained Mr and Mrs Axel Anderson Enoch and Margit Sunday in honor of the birthday anniversaries of Mr Anderson and daughter this week.
Mr and Mrs Richard Anderson of McCook visited Osceola over the Thanksgiving vacation staying with Elton Berck and his mother Mabel during their trip.
Read across an old advertisement listing Red and White peaches from California. Cans priced at 38 for 214 and 13 for 1 dollar per dozen. Local store offers these canned fruit deals to attract shoppers.
Anderson and Don from the university return home to McCook where Mr. and Mrs. Anderson teach in local grade schools.
Janet Kepner returns home from university for Thanksgiving. Mrs. George Heckmann hosts dinner for Anna Appleton Ralph of Polk and Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Appleton to honor her husband’s birthday. In Swede Home, Verner Gustafson family Elmer Allison Morris Johnson families join a surprise party for a birthday.
Gambles offers the new 9.2 cu ft 1949 refrigerator model for immediate delivery at the store run by Mr. and Mrs. Charles White. Several social notes mention visits by Jerry and Karen to Mrs. Hannah Johnson and family, and Thanksgiving gatherings with Lincoln and Clarks residents. 100% Virgin Wool Blankets priced at 8.75 each at Steeple's Store. Warl V Wieseman and Bud Carman visited South Bend for the Northwestern Notre Dame game then traveled to Niles Michigan to see the Schmoker family.
Miss Valeria Schott of Omaha spent Thanksgiving vacation with Mr and Mrs Jos Schott and family and on Friday they visited relatives at Norfolk.
Shelby hosts a prize promotion with Moon's IGA offering a Westinghouse Laundromat. The promotion ties into local shopping activities at Shelby, Ohio area stores including Shelby Hatchery and Feed Store. Thanksgiving guests include Keith Snider of Dallas and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Snider and Mickey of Lincoln visiting the Snider family.
Second Sunday in Advent at Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church Swede Home. Sunday School at 10 a m Morning Worship 11 a m Bible Study 7 45 p m Beginning a series of catechetical studies. Adults may join for confirmation. This week Confirmation class Saturday at 9 30 a m Next week Thursday Ladies Aid 2 p m Lutheran Brotherhood 8 p m.
Mrs Wes Snider reports Keith's first visit home in twelve years as Mr Snider is confined to bed after returning Tuesday from the hospital.
A promotional offer provides a free set of four Ruby Red Tumblers with the purchase of each 50 pound bag of Omar Flour at Steeple's Store. The notice lists local events and visits including Miss Margit Anderson's birthday anniversary celebration and a post Thanksgiving dinner gathering at Ted Johnson's home with several families present.
A group of friends visited Mrs. J. D. Scott on Tuesday evening to share refreshments and a gift in observance of her birthday anniversary.
Donna Jean McKeag daughter of Mrs Mabel C McKeag married John Edwin Hoehne son of Mr and Mrs John A Hoehne all of Lincoln on Saturday November 27 at 4 pm in Trinity Methodist Church Lincoln. About 150 guests attended and the couple will reside in Lincoln where the groom works with Hoehne Fur co. The bride is granddaughter of Mr and Mrs James McKeag Sr of the city.
Will Augustine left for San Diego to spend winter with his children. Stromsburg Hospital hosts Mrs. Ray Wagner and baby, Mrs. Lloyd Wamsley, Mrs. Loren Miller, and Mrs. Henry Schipporeit. Mrs. Miller had tonsils removed, Mrs. Schipporeit treated for a dislocated vertebra. Wamsley returns after three weeks. Sam Wyman and family visit Denver for Thanksgiving. Henry Schipporeit and family visit Osceola relatives. Mrs. Schipporeit and others visit hospital patients in Stromsburg.
District No. 18 and nearby residents hosted multiple visits. Mrs. Josie Benda met Mrs. Chris Abts in Columbus on Tuesday afternoon, while Chet Wells Dr. P W Elliott and Arthur Mayberger dropped by Adolph Bernt’s home Monday evening. Carl Benda joined Phil Micek for Sunday dinner near Lone Star. Ralph Hasselbalch and family traveled with M H Van Berg to Minneapolis for a visit with Hasselbalch’s aunt. Henry Czuba and family from near Columbus spent Sunday afternoon with John Micek.
Thanksgiving Day callers included multiple families from near Shelby Columbus and Monroe visiting Dale Watkins after his several days in Wyoming. The gatherings featured the Scow Bernt Mayberger Schmidt Hasselbalch Van Berg Benda Abts and other relatives sharing meals and greetings across the region.
Stromsburg area notes show Victor Mangelsen ill in Stromsburg Hospital with infection. Obituaries include John Windolph former Grand Island postmaster and cousin Hugo Windolph. Birthdays, dinners, and Thanksgiving visits mark gatherings across Stromsburg, Gresham, Fullerton, Rising City, and nearby towns with numerous local families listed.
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