01. Thursday: Joe Baier gets overcome by a spell
of dizziness and weakness this afternoon.
It does not last very long and he is able to finish the day working.
02. Friday: We came to town in a heavy rainstorm
for First Friday Church Services at St. Vincents.
03. Saturday: Road to work in another rain storm
this morning. Took the children out for
a long ride around the lake this afternoon.
It was lovely on the lake, somewhat cloudy but the lake is calm. The “Dramatics Club” have their annual outing
at their Club House. Joe Poklasny took
George Beck who has been bedridden for years out to the party. George wanted to see me, the boys were to the
cottage 3 times, to have me come over to see him, we were still out on the lake. When I got there, I found I missed him by 15
minutes. We left for home at 745
and got home before a severe electrical storm broke. It was an unusually bad storm with much rain.
04. Sunday: To 730
Hi Mass this morning and then to work.
Attended Joint Foresters and Knights Picnic this afternoon at Sacred
Heart Grove. First time I was there,
they have a lovely picnic grounds. Met
many acquaintances and friends there. I hear
Ed Fretchel –Bill Heppler –Rudie Mueller got back from their party at the
Dramatics this afternoon about 3 Oclock.
After work this evening I slept on the porch until 1.30 A.M. Harry Kujawa and family are here from Berlin
visiting at Anna Drexler’s. Rose
Weisheipl is Leona Drexler’s guest this evening.
05. Monday: Had another heavy downpour of rain
this morning. Took Leo Jungen to Valders
this morning. He has a new job, manager
of a printing business. I met the
druggist Mr. Sindorf. He is the only
druggist there. His uncle is the maker
of Salines Relief and Stick Salve.
Dolores Kinateder are has a birthday, she is 10 years old.
06. Tuesday: A lovely day today, and cool
too. Signed an ampoule contract with
Upjohn this morning.
07. Wednesday: A lovely
day. Gave the children a long boat ride this afternoon nearly back to the city.
After the boat ride we enjoyed a swim in the lake. Don and I had quite a time
retrieving out Water Ball after the wind blew it out to the middle of the lake.
In the evening Bill and Emma Siewert came out. About 915
Father Michael Drexler - Clara - Elizabeth - and Frank Drexler dropped in.
Father won 3 games of sheephead - Ma Potter won 4 and the rest of us won nothing.
Party breaks up at 115 A.M. Larry Gerdes is in town
soliciting Nyal "2 for 1 Sale" order. Injured my left ankle pulling
in the boat, a board on the runway broke.
08. Thursday: Today is Lawrence Kinateder’s
birthday, he is 12. Donald and Mary Ann
are invited to the Kinateder birthday party at Menominee Park. Games are played, the children also enjoy
bathing at the beach. Thres has company
at the cottage Mrs. Baranowski –Mrs. Joe Cater Mrs. Al Barsch. Ed Baranowski
spends the evening with the ladies.
Incidentally this is our wedding anniversary, we are married 29 years.
09. Friday: Junior Poklasny is Donald’s Guest for
dinner today. Joe Cater has a birthday,
he is 70 years old.
10. Saturday: More tough luck, another flat tire
this morning, this time on the Plymouth.
11. Sunday: To 7 Oclock Mass at St. Johns, then to
work. Ann and Joe Weisheipl and Ed and
Thres Fretchel are out to the cottage tonite.
Its a nice evening and the party broke up at 100 A.M.
12. Monday: Bob Genal celebrates his birthday of
the cottage today. He is 55. He and Emma, Joe and Myrtle – Karl and family
–Joe and Anna Weisheipl and ourselves make up the party. We had to have the party in the garage part
time as it rained a little, but not enough to dampen our spirits. We did however wet our whistles quite a bit. Joe Genal was bent on doing a lot of
harmonizing, Donald dressed up as a clown, Mary Ann sang a solo “Alice Blue
Gown.” Party broke up at 12.30 A.M.
13. Tuesday: Took Melvin Karst to the cottage
tonite to be Donald’s guest. It looks as
if the war is going to be a fight to the finish between England on one side –
Germany and Italy on the other. The
German planes are attacking the English Coast.
14. Wednesday: We are in
the midst of another hot spell. Took the
children to Leonard’s Point to fish, but the water became so rough, I hit for
home again. Score: 2 fish –one perch –
and Mary Ann caught a good sized sunfish.
Gave them to Bob Brand.
15. Thursday: To Eight oclock
mass this morning. Father Duerr took
just 15 minutes. I think this is a
record. Mary Ann takes Janet Wolf along
to the cottage today. London is being
heavily bombed by German War Planes.
16. Friday: London is
being bombed by the German Planes in a terrific air battle, which if kept up
may decide the fate of the English. This is the sixth day of unabaited bombing
on the English. The Germans have sent at least 2500 planes in mass air raids on
England today.
17. Saturday: Came to town
early this evening. It rained quite
heavily, I believe this is the fourth Saturday we had rain. Took Anna and Joe Weisheipl along to Harold Bouchelle’s. Got home at 115 A.M. Temperature was at 90° this afternoon.
18. Sunday: To 7 Oclock Mass at St. Johns, then to
work. Temperature is down today about
58° a drop of 32° since yesterday. New Junior
Hi School on Delaware St. is dedicated.
Put in 8 hours of work today. Joe
and Anna Weisheipl spend the evening with us at home.
19. Monday: Semi Annual Visit to the dentist today,
Dr. Norman Kleinschmidt.
20. Tuesday: Leon Trotzky
(Bolshevik Russian Leader and at one time Russian War Minister, but now exiled
in Mexico was near death tonight from a critical skull wound, a so called
admirer had given him with a pick ax.
21. Wednesday: Had Company
at the Cottage today. Lena - Grandma Baier - Emma (Mrs. Joe) Baier, Ann and
Rose Baier, and their children Raymond - Jimmie and Joan - Billy and the baby
and Fay. I took the children out for boat rides, and they were delighted. Took
a few snapshots, hope they will be good. In the evening Bill and Emma Siewert
came out. They left for home at 1 A.M.
22. Thursday: Visited the remains of Mrs. Rob Beck
and Mrs. Louis Reichenberger. Had Edward
and Rose Weisheipl over to the house for dinner. This is Joe Junior Weisheipls birthday. I believe he is 33. Feels to me like a cold coming on. Thres have lots of company at the cottage; Jenny
Mueller – Mary Schneider – Anna Sippl – Anna Drexler –Mary Miller – Anna
Weisheipl –Theresa Fretchel. [M.O. Mrs. Rob Beck M.O. Mrs. Louis Reichenberger]
23. Friday: Am battling my first cold of the
season.
24. Saturday: Delivered a
good sized dish of special pick plums to Mrs. Geo. Haverty, when I got there I
found no one home. More rain tonite, this is the fifth Saturday in succession
we have rain.
25. Sunday: To 7 Oclock
Mass at St. Johns then to work. In the afternoon took the family to the Mode
Theatre. “Jack Benny Rides Again” featuring
Jack Benny and Rochester, “Radio Stars” and “Granny Get Your Gun” featuring May Robson are
the pictures. Rain fell most of the day. The New Wisconsin Ave bridge is
dedicated this afternoon. Lewis Magnussen is the speaker. Father Henry Sholten
gives the invocation.
26. Monday: Rain all day today. Called Mrs. Haverty today, she canned the
plums Saturday after I delivered them.
Eddie Weisheipl and Roger Allmers almost played golf today.
27. Tuesday: Winnebago
County Fair opens today. Thres takes Donald - Mary Ann -Annie Weisheipl - Mary
Schneider to the fair. It is very wet out to the grounds. Some of the acts were
not put on and no races. Thres wins a pretty doll for Mary Ann playing Bingo.
28. Wednesday: Oshkosh Day at the fair, our store
was closed for about 15 minutes. I
stopped at 12.30 waited on one lady and that started the ball a-rolling. Dr. Joe Kronzer phoned 3 prescriptions and
from then on I was very busy, at 1.30 I had to call Joe Baier to help me, and
both of us were kept busy all afternoon.
I quit for the day at 530 as it was my afternoon and
evening out. The fair is hard hit by
rain, about 15 000 less attendance than last year on Oshkosh Day.
29. Thursday: Infantile Paralysis is again on the
rampage, Schools in Wisconsin Rapids – Marinette – Menominee and other cities
will be unable to open after Labor on account of this dread disease.
30. Friday: Naomi Mueller takes a few days
vacation.
31. Saturday: Donald
and I go to the cottage to cut grass and it is very wet and soggy. Managed to
get most of it cut and then it rained. I believe this is the 7th or 8th day we had
rain. Mary Ann took her test at school today and passes into the fourth grade.
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