1933: "Started for Milwaukee at 8 A.M. with Mrs. Rose Miller and family to take Caroline to the convent. Stopped at Holy Hill as Sister Ambrosia had not been there, then on to Milwaukee, stopped at St. Joseph's to see Sister Joselia 'Ann Nigl.' She was busy at the organ at 11:45 A.M. 4 weddings and a funeral at St. Joseph's this morning. Dropped in to see Frank Kellner on Cherry St. Met Arthur P. Roberts. He knows Hank Rusch. Then on to the convent. Met Mary Pable, Florence Karst, Genevieve Drexler. Back home at 6 P.M. The day was ideal and the folks enjoyed it. Learned that Monika Mauritz 'Sister Melora' is at St. Mary's Menasha." [from A. E. Potter's diaries]
1935: "Labor Day! Matt Drexler and Amanda Wolf are married at St. Vincent's this morning. Sacred Heart Choir sings and I sing with them. Spent the afternoon at the cottage." [from A. E. Potter's diaries]
1941: "School begins today, Donald begins 8th grade - Mary Ann 5th. We hear the Weisheipls are stranded in Cornell. Heavy rains have flooded the highways. Naomi Mueller is back this noon from her vacation. Gone 9 ½ days. Thres takes Rose and Teddy Gittings to the Northwestern Depot this afternoon. They leave for their home in Chicago." [from A. E. Potter's diaries]
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