1941: "Visited Grandma Baier, she is sitting up in a chair and looks much improved. Today is election day, but a very quiet one. Had to get Donald (son) out at 4:45 A.M. Her serves for Father Bastian at Sunnyview. Allis Chalmers plant is closed. The strikers riot for 3 hours, about 50 are hurt. Gov. Heil is unable to get Federal Troops to help keep order." [from A. E. Potter's diaries]
1952: "John Yonan brings a new rug for our bedroom. He tells much about Iran. Primary Elections today. John Rozek is home from the hospital today. He had been confined since one week from yesterday. Mary Ann (daughter) votes for the first time today." [from A. E. Potter's diaries]
1956: "To 7:30 Low Mass at St. Vincent's. Had Mrs. Jungwirth with us. Father Schorn very pleased with the turnout at the Holy Week Services. Worked from 9 to 12:30 then took Donald's family with us to the Raulf Hotel for 1 o'clock Dinner. The children are very comical especially little Mark. The family spent the afternoon with us and the Felkers spent the evening at their place. Thres, Mary Ann, and myself took in the movie Marty. It's a 4 Academy Awards Picture starring Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair. William Holden and Jennifer Jones star in Love Is a Many Splendored Thing." [from A. E. Potter's diaries]
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