July 25

1947: "New State Tax on liquors and wines is in effect today, amounts to 20 cents per ⅕th and 12 ½ cents per pint on liquors. Jacqueline Mauritz is 6 years of age today."  [from A. E. Potter's diaries]
1952: "The Democraic Convention is going strong, Estes Kefauvre runs strong on the first and second ballot. Dick Russel is doing well but there seems to be gradual gains by Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois who did not want to be a candidate. the hird ballot found him short only 3 votes to put him over; it was then Kefauvre threw in the sponge and ceded in favor of Stevenson. I was up until 1:45 A.M. (2:45 Chicago daylight time) listening until it was all over." [from A. E. Potter's diaries]
1957: "Took mother for treatment to O.R. Simpson's at 9:15 A.M. To Post Office, North Store, South Store, picked up Thres Fretschl, Emma Siewert Lemke, picked up mother and out to cottage. Back to work. This afternoon Eddie Weisheipl and family, Donald and family are out to spend the day. Don and Eddie work on the shore; I cut weeds in the lake. Little Donnie caught his first fish and so did Jimmy Wesiheipl." [from A. E. Potter's diaries]