Saturday, August 2, 2014

Diary of Alfred E. Potter November, 1937

01.  Monday: To Seven Oclock Mass this morning. It is raining and thundering out.
02.  Tuesday: To Seven Oclock Mass this morning.
03.  Wednesday: Joe Heip and Anna are over for a pre-birthday party for us only.  Well we did get quite a kick out of it.  They left it 2 A.M.  Our Aunt Mary celebrates in the bathroom this morning.  Karl Zarter Sr. is 97 years of age today.  He gets quite a write up in the paper also picture showing 5 Generations of the Zarter Family.
04.  Thursday: A birthday for me, and 47 today.  Did a few presents as usual, a bottle of Scotch from Joe Baier, shirts – ties and socks from the rest of folks.  Wisconsin Avenue Bridge is closed to auto traffic today.  Mrs. Susan Lutz 626 So Park Ave. passed away this afternoon at three Oclock.  Born September 19 – 1865 at St. Augustine Wisc.  Mother to Bob –Renhen – Olivia and Celia Lutz (Cody).  Celia lives in Yakima, Washington.
05.  Friday: First Friday to seven o'clock church services at St. Vincent's.  Ed Fretschel gets a wonderful parcel post package.  A present for him turned out to be a badly shot to pieces pheasant and a dead cat.  And he sure gets the razz-berries from the store crew.  Our neighbors the “Baranowskis” have a Leach Stoker installed.  Paid a last visit to Mrs. Paulick this evening.  She was in the state of coma and died about ½ hour after I left the house.
06.  Saturday: Emma (Miller) Siewert is 51 years old today.  Celia Paulick (Mrs. Art Faust) also has a birthday.  She is 29.  Attended prayer at Paulicks tonite.  Joe Paulick is here from Chicago.
07.  Sunday: To Six O’clock Mass this morning.  Then to work.  Paid respects to the Lutz family.  After work in the evening visited with Bill and Emma Siewert.  Played Sheephead got home 1.30 A.M. and its raining.
08.  Monday: Mrs. Susan Lutz is laid to rest this morning.  Anna Baier Ostertag is blessed with a little boy this afternoon.
09.  Tuesday: attended funeral of Mrs. Mary Paulick this morning.  Stopped at Baier’s to see the new baby.  Took a drive to Sunnyview San.  This afternoon.  Visited Dr. L.A. Schoen from Fremont.  Mrs. Schoen is here for a visit with 2 of their kiddies.
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11.  Thursday: This is my busy day.  Distributed about 300 Red Cross Enrollment Blanks to various business houses and Manufacturing Plants.  Also out to Sunnyview and the State Hospital.  While at Sunnyview visited Dr. Schoen, and Cliff Reichenberger.  The Doctor tells me he had a bad hemorrhage last night.
12.  Friday: Fred Yahr, President of Yahr Lange Inc, and who had lots of fun this summer, his house being closed for a long time by a strike, paid me a visit this afternoon.  He is looking none the worse after all the trouble he’s had.  Forty hours begins at Sacred Heart.
13.  Saturday: This is Mama Potter's birthday, 51 years old, and it rains most of the time.  John Sitter and Henry Meyer open an undertaking establishment in the Steckbauer building 7th and Ohio Streets next to Precours Food Shop.
14.  Sunday: To Six Oclock Mass.  Its raining and very dark.  Then to work.
15.  Monday: Monthly clerks meeting tonite, but we are short some of the girls.  Rose and Naomi are to a surprise part at Margaret Muellers in honor of Margaret Voelz, who is to be married Thanksgiving Day to Karl Hansen.  John Jervell - Bauer & Black representative speaks to the clerks and tells them how to sell “Velure Lotion.”
16.  Tuesday: Another party for Margaret Voelz at Myra Neuenfeldts.
17.  Wednesday: I go to the movies for a change.  “Fight for your Lady” with Jack Oakie – John Boles – Ida Lupino – Margot Grahame starring.  Also a detective picture “Torchy Blaine” with Glenda Farrell and Barton MacLane.  Received a beautiful “Spiritual Bouquet” from the Sisters at Mercy Hospital.
18.  Thursday: Took Ed and Karl Fretchel to the cottage to take out the dock from the lake.  It really looks like winter this morning, a coat of snow on the ground, the first one to stick this fall.  Thres goes to St. Mary’s Bazaar and wins a basket of groceries.  Had quite a surprise this morning.  Our “Tommy” was disturbed outside by a large dog, so he came into the house and goes toilet in the bathtub.  Pretty smart for cat.  Judge Fred Beglinger passes away this morning at Mercy Hospital.  He had a bad fall into the basement of his home last Saturday.
19.  Friday: Forty hour begins at St. Vincent’s.  Run into Bill Pable and Miriam Moore in the Court House this afternoon.  They are headed for Art Hedkes office to get a marriage license.
20.  Saturday: Father John Nierenberg of Wautoma drops in this morning.
21.  Sunday: To six oclock mass then to work.  Had company this afternoon.  Rose and Bob Gittings are here.  Carl and Margaret Radomsky dropped in also, quite a surprise.  Forty Hour Devotion ends at St. Vincent’s.  We also took in the supper at St. Josaphats Church.  They serve Polish Ham and it was delicious.  Saw many business men there.
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23.  Tuesday: This is a big night for some of our boys at the store.  Joe Baier to a stag for Wm Pable, Art Mueller to a stag to break in Karl Hansen who is soon to be married to Margaret Voelz.
24.  Wednesday: Joe and Art are pretty well played out this morning.
25.  Thursday: A beautiful day.  Worked most of the day.  Took time out to see Karl Hansen and Margaret Voelz united in marriage at Rev. Kochs English Lutheran Church at 4.30 P.M.  It’s a lovely ceremony and a packed Church.  Little Peggy Mueller
26.  Friday: Rose and Agnes are over for a visit this afternoon –with their kiddies Teddy – Mary – and Jackie.  This is the most beautiful day.  M
27.  Saturday: This is a day of fog – rain – and snow.  Bill Pable and Miriam Moore are married at St. Vincent’s Parsonage this afternoon.  Joe Hemmer is best man.
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29.  Monday: Joe Hemmer is operated for double rupture at Mercy Hospital by Dr. Geo Lynch.
30.  Tuesday: Took Joe Hemmer’s Mother over to the hospital to see him, and then over to view the remains of Mrs. Koelbl.

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