1934: "Attended 6 o'clock Mass. Took Ed Fretschl and his family to the cottage. Work the rest of the morning. Took Mary Ann and Thres to the cemetery in the afternoon." [from A. E. Potter's diaries]
1952: "Back to Mt. Calvary this morning in time for Memorial Mass at 10 o'clock. More classmates there this morning: Leo Sharp, Stubby Diederick, George Heinen - Millbank, S. Dakota, Stan Wolchowiak, Jack Quella, John Dopp. Others: Father Jos. Rauch, Ed Wagner, Ed Bonney from Lowell, Indiana. Employees of 4 City Depts. are out on strike today. Affected are Incinerator, Park, Cemetery and Street Crew." [from A. E. Potter's diaries]
1953: "The big Shrine - K.C. Charity Ball game is played at the Municipal Ball Park tonite under ideal weather conditions. The event opened with a combined Shriner - K.C. Drill which was very impressive. Two innings of fun provided by Shrine and K.C. Ball teams. Mayor Voss was umpire. Several of the players who disputed the umpire's decision were met with a pie in the face or a dose of seltzer water. Regular game with Fond du Lac won by Oshkosh 11-10. 3903 paid admissions 600 tickets sold. We had Don, Arlene, and Joe as our guests." [from A. E. Potter's diaries]
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