Mae's first date was with a neighbor boy. "We went to a church social," she wrote. Later, she liked to dance to Lawrence Welk at a downtown Omaha ballroom.
Then one Saturday night, Mae went to a party at her friend Iris Shinrock's house, and she met a polite, handsome man, Iris's brother, Fred. Mae thought he was a good dancer, and "I think I fell in love on our third meeting," she wrote. "For dates, we would go to the show, go swimming and on picnics, rode in his mother's car. Not much dining out in those days."
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Grandma didn't share this story with me until she was close to 90 but she said when she was young she would go to prohibition parties and wear a flap dress. She certainly led a full life.
She had also shared with me one day when we were out to lunch how Grandpa's Mom had been married and divorced a few times. Grandpa's Dad had opened an account for Grandma and Grandpa during the great depression just incase Grandma needed it for her children. She said she did use it only a few times for just the bare necessities like flour and salt. She was very proud but not to proud to except a little help for her family from her father in law.
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