Thursday, August 28, 2014

Diary of Alfred E. Potter January, 1941

01.  Wednesday: Took our company home at 330 this morning.  Ed Fretchel left at 300.  He was a pretty sick lady.  Attended 10.30 Hi Mass at St. Vincents, then to work.  It rains most of the day, so we stay home this afternoon and take a rest.
02.  Thursday: Aunt Mary and Lena Baier to the washing at Joe Weisheipl’s.  They take along our washboard.
03.  Friday: Donald serves 5.30 Mass this morning.  It is quite cold out only two above zero.  Grandma Baier goes to church this morning.  You just can’t keep her home.  Com.  Stanislaus Jarosch
04.  Saturday: Took Donald to see the “Oshkosh All Stars” play the “Goodyears” Akron Basketball team at the South Side Junior High School Gym.  It is a cold night but the Gym was crowded.  It turns out to be a very exciting game.  The All Stars winning in the last few seconds to play, score 35-33.
05.  Sunday: To 730 Mass this morning.  This is the Feast of the “Holy Name.” lovely day with plenty of sunshine.  Mother goes to St. Vincent s Bingo at night and wins 150.  I worked until 10.30 and different team home, I had an emergency call from Glenn Wollangk, to push his car home.  Installed at the 15th & Iowa Sts.       Com.  Katherine Holzbauer
06.  Monday: Stopped at Weisheipl’s to see how Anna is getting along.  She manages to do some of her work, but still must rest of good share of the time.  Aunt Mary has a cold.  Thres is again elected President of the “Christian Mothers Society” at St. Vincent’s.  Annual Meeting of the Mueller Potter Stockholders tonite.  All officers re-elected, which means I retain my job as Secretary – Treasurer.
07.  Tuesday: Visited Grandma Baier.  She is a little better this morning.
08.  Wednesday: Took the Fretchels to the Weisheipl’s and had our annual Sheephead Game there.  Joe and Marge were there for short visit.  Rose Weisheipl goes bowling –Marion takes a dancing lesson – Eddie spends his time after work and entertaining Ed Fretchel, and Matt is bartender.  Got home at 2 A.M.  We bring the Heip Family Wash home with us.
09.  Thursday: Thres and Aunt Lena to the Heip Family Washing at our place this morning.  Aunt Mary is unable to help, her cold is still bothering her.
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11.  Saturday: Took Donald to another Basket Ball Game.  The Chicago Bruins play the All Stars.  The gay man’s 43 to 36 All Stars.  This is their 21’st straight win.
12.  Sunday: To six oclock mass and then to work.  Managed to put in eleven hours.  Had run behind in some of my work due to inventory.
13.  Monday: Art Mueller’s little daughter Catherine is taken to Mercy Hospital.  The doctors Bitter and Hugo have not diagnosed her ailment.  Thres takes Anna Drexler to Mercy Hospital this morning.  X Ray pictures are to be taken to help diagnose her case.
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15.  Wednesday: Art Mueller takes Katherine home from a hospital.  We visit at Ed Fretchel’s tonite and the Heips are there also. Thres wins 5 ½ and I win 6 ½ games of sheephead.  We played 21 games.
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18.  Saturday: Attended “All Stars” Firestone game with Donald, an exciting game with the “All Stars” on top with a score of .  Sam Gould quits business today.  He has been running a fruit and vegetables stored near our South Side location for about 25 years.
19.  Sunday: To 9 Oclock Mass this morning, then to work.  Visited Grandma Baier this afternoon.  She is still in bed but looks fairly well.  When Thres and I got home we find we have company.  Harry - Agnes – Jackie - Mary Kujawa, Anna and Leona Drexler are here and have supper with us.  Donald fixed Jackie up in a boy scout suit, and he surely likes that.  Thres goes to St. Vincent’s Cash Bingo and wins 150 and I work until 11.45 P.M.
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22.  Wednesday: Anna Weisheipl is here with her family washing.  We have Edward and Rose Weisheipl over for the noon meal.  In the evening I take some flash pictures of the family, it is my first experience.
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24.  Friday: Thres and Anna Weisheipl go shopping for a wash-machine.  Edward Weisheipl is 23 years of age today.
25.  Saturday: Took Ma Potter to the “Sheboygan” and “All Stars” Basket Ball game.  This is the first game she ever witnessed and what a thriller it was nobody’s game most of the time.  At the end of the fourth quarter it was tied up 36-36.  Five minutes overtime were played to break the tie.  It looked bad for the “All Stars,” Sheboygan forging ahead 40-37.  It ended however by a score of 45-40 favor of the “All Stars.”
26.  Sunday: Attended six oclock mass today.
27.  Monday: Edward Weisheipl’s day off today.  He is around with his chum Ed Paulick but complains of a sore throat.
28.  Tuesday: Anna Weisheipl buys a new wash-machine today.  It is and “Eazy,” and is she happy!  She had been washing by hand for about 4 months.  Thres is out to help her to the first washing.  We stay to have dinner with them.  Ed Weisheipl is laid up today with his throat, so Rose and I get early dinner.  Jim Daugherty at the Security Bank has been laid up for several days with the sore throat.  Donald serves mass for Father Bastian at Sunnyview which means I have to roll out at 430 A.M. to get him up.
29.  Wednesday: Lena Baier had a birthday yesterday.  She is 64.  The Daughters Rose and Ann are over with their children, and Aunt Lena is glad when they get there and also glad when they leave.  Grandma a Baier had a heart attack this morning.  I dropped in to see her this noon.  She is downstairs on the front room cot.  She is very weak.  Bill and Emma Siewert – Thres and me bowl 4 games at the Kinateder alleys tonite.  I used Raymond Siewert’s bowling shoes and nearly broke my arches.  This is the first time I bowled since last winter Scores 103-121-128-105.
30.  Thursday: Visited Dr. Wm Wagner at Mercy Hospital this morning.  He is a patient there with a wrenched back, from a fall.  Had Rose Weisheipl over for dinner.  Edward Weisheipl is still laid up, and Jim Daugherty is back at the bank.  He also had a bad throat.
31.  Friday: Visited Grandma Baier this morning.  She is doing as well as can be expected.  Ed Weisheipl is still laid up.  He lost his voice this morning.

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