Diary of Alfred E. Potter September, 1937

01.  Wednesday: Art Mueller is back on the job this morning I am Coroners Jury this morning for 3 hours.  Temperature is 96° today.  Oshkosh Day at the Fair.  The Fretchels are at the cottage and The Heips are out tonite.  It is a beautiful night on the lake.

02.  Thursday: This is Neenah Menasha Day at the fair.  Temperature is 97° at 2 P.M.  This is the 8th day with temperatures above 90-95°.

03.  Friday: Mercury goes to 95° today.  Had a short business meeting at the cottage with Art Mueller and Fred Baumgartner.  Margaret was also along.

04.  Saturday: A change of 40° in temperature from 95° to 55°.  Tried out Harold Bouchelle’s chicken lunch tonite.  Bob and Rose Gittings arrived in town from Chicago.

05.  Sunday: Six oclock Mass as usual.  Then work all day.  Took Joe and Anna Weisheipl along to the cottage tonite.  Played cards until 2 A.M.

06.  Monday: Up late this morning at 9 Oclock. Had a swell headache but got over it towards noon. A beautiful warm day. Watched the Rowboat derby racers come thru on Lake Butte des Morts. Bob and Rose Gittings visit at the cottage, took them fishing this afternoon. I had very good luck for a change. Bob caught 3 small ones. Joe Weisheipl didn't get any. I had to throw back about 30 undersized perch but had about a dozen good sized ones left.

07.  Tuesday: School begins today.  Norbert Mueller is back on the job after nine days vacation.

08.  Wednesday: Drove to Green Bay with Mr. Mueller this afternoon, in the Plymouth.  Move over to U.D. holiday line at the Northland Hotel.  Wm Webbles is there.  Dropped in for short visit at Freddie Hackbarth and Brauers Pharmacy at Kaukauna.

09.  Thursday: This is Joe Baier’s birthday.  He is 33 and he celebrates and we help him, that is Joe Hemmer –Bill Nuernberg – Andy Mauritz – Joe Tauber – Ben Bernhard –George Pommeraning and myself.  We begin at Fritz Weisheipl’s United Tavern and ended up        across from the cemetery.  Home at 2 A.M.  Joe Hemmer serves as mediator at the Max Wachtveitl home.

10.  Friday: Joe is still doing a little celebrating this afternoon.

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12.  Sunday: Six oclock Mass as usual then to work.  Took a drive to Isaar with Lena Baier –Joe and Ann Weisheipl arrive there about 2.30.  Still in time for some chicken dinner.  Father Pufahl was assistant at St. Vincent’s 30 years ago is Pastor at St. Sebastian’s Church.  Met Father Peter Zey at the picnic also.  He is now at Seymour.  Matt Father Bill retired now at Green Bay was a former Pastor at Isaar.  The tragedy at Orihula late this afternoon.  Art Wolff his son Richard and Bob Wertch our drowned in the Wolf River, their boat upset.  Mr. Wertch was entertaining 3 families at his cottage. Louis Blahn and Ted Wertch were saved.

13.   Monday: Mueller-Potter party at Mr. Mueller's cottage tonite.  The North Store lost to the South Store and furnished the lunch and the beer. Ed Voelz also is there with some of his old time songs. I almost forgot to mention Mrs. Thres Fretchel with her funny songs.

14.  Tuesday: Robert Voelz leaves for Madison this noon.  He is enrolling at the University of Wisconsin to take a course in pharmacy.

15.  Wednesday: Joe Baier gets a new car.  Its a Plymouth.  Orville Rumlow is over to our house to repair some of our plumbing.  Joe Hemmer is here to inspect the wine cellar.  In the evening he brings Margaret Nuernberg along.  We try to teach her how to play sheephead.  Art Mueller buys a home.  The Mike Webster house at 414 -15^th St..

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18.  Saturday: The Japanese and Chinese are fighting an undeclared war.  Much damage is done in Nanking China and many lives are lost from the bombardment of Jap planes.

19.  Sunday: Six oclock Mass as usual.  Had company at the cottage today.  Father Stern, Joe Hemmer –Margaret Nuernberg –Wm Pable and Miriam Jess Sitter and Mrs. –Joe Baier John Koelbl.

20.  Monday: Art Mueller takes off this forenoon.

21.  Tuesday: Art Mueller takes a day off.  He is getting ready to move.  Ed Fretchel helps him with some interior painting.  Took a drive out to see Rev. Leo Oberleiter to ask him to be Chairman for our Local Red Cross Drive.  He accepts.

22.  Wednesday: Took Earl Fuller –Rev. Oberleiter to Omro – Winneconne and Winchester on Red Cross Organization Drive.  We contacted Clay Stearns –Mr. Marble at Omro, Marty Williams – Mrs. Otto Ansorge at Winneconne –Rev. Anderson –Mrs. Harvey Peterson at Winchester and Rev. Mansfield at Allenville.  Took in a movie in the evening, first I’ve seen since Spring.  “Sophie Lang goes West” and Olson & Johnson in “All over Town” are the pictures had Joe and Ann Weisheipl, Mrs. Ed Fretchel with us.  Art Mueller takes this morning out.  Temperature is over 90° today.

23.  Thursday: Little Joan Mauritz has a birthday.  She is 5.  Thursday of autumn, the temperature is 93° at 1 P.M.

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25.  Saturday: Visited with Mrs. Jacob Paulick this afternoon.  She is not doing very well, altho she is sitting up.  Anna Drexler is doing better.  She tells me she made a visit to Mercy Hospital last Sunday.

26.  Sunday: Frost this morning.  Attended Six Oclock Mass.  This is Arthur Muellers Sunday off.  He is nearly ready to move into his house.  Took a drive to Riverside and Sacred Heart Cemeteries is this afternoon.  Joe and Anna Heip were out to Riverside when we got there.  Took Ed Fretchel to the cottage this morning.  He is going to spend two days there doing odd jobs and some fishing.

27.  Monday: Art takes a few hours off this morning.  Thres broke her lower plate today.  I took it to Emil Belows to have it fixed.

28.  Tuesday: Art and Margaret Mueller move to their new home today on 15^th St..  Art hopes this is the last time.

29.  Wednesday: Joe Weisheipl invites me to a Stag Party at the American Legion Club House.  It’s a good time for everybody.  About 250 sat down to dinner.  Young Joe and his orchestra furnished the music.  We get a new clerk at the North Store.  Clarence Drews of Winneconne.

30.  Thursday: Took Lena Baier and Joe Heip and Anna to see Mr. White’s “Travelogue” at St. Vincent’s Hall.  Lena and Anna have a fine time but I almost fell asleep.  To Fritz Weisheipl’s after the show.  Christ Beck is 84 years old today.