1933: "According to Frank Janda Poor Relief Commissioner 2114 families of Oshkosh and 201 single persons are receiving aid which means about 10,000 people or ¼ of our population" [from A. E. Potter's diaries]
1945: "To Kiwanis luncheon 'Dick Kimball' back on furlough from the European War Theatre, gave an interesting talk on what is going on over there. He was a Nazi prisoner for a time, but later escaped. Our table George Harrington, Frank Sullivan, O.R. Jones, Ray Baxandall, Myself. Clarence (Wally) Bronson and Warren Coe are elected school commissioners. Clarence got 2190 votes. Corky Coe 2031." [from A. E. Potter's diaries]
No comments:
Post a Comment