Tuesday, June 21, 2011

June 21

1935: "Took the children out to visit their cousins Marion, Joan and Corrinne Drexler."  [from A. E. Potter's diaries]
1941: "We surely are in a heat wave, temperature is 94° and not much breeze. Took the family to the sand dock for our first swim of the season, The water is fine staid in for over an hour, In the evening took the family to the Oshkosh-Appleton ball game. Oshkosh lost 11-8. This is the first ball game Thres ever witnessed. After the game back out to the cottage." [from A. E. Potter's diaries]
1953: "To 7:30 Mass. Lady Foresters to Communion in a body. Father Milbauer gives a nice talk about 'Father.' Well, I'll have a busy day writing orders. Art Mueller, Art Hazen, Donnie Potter, Eddie Weisheipl are with the 'Brothers of the Brush' attending the double header baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the New York Giants, Giants win the first 5-0, second game called on account of darkness, 8 ins. 6-6. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Binder 636 11th St. 61 wedding anniversary. I worked 10-12:45, 1-5:45, 6-10 11½ hours." [from A. E. Potter's diaries]

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