Thursday, August 14, 2014

Diary of Alfred E. Potter November, 1939

01.  Wednesday: Attended seven oclock mass this morning.  Our “Fall One Cent Sale” begins today.  Took Brother-in-law John Drexler to “Alexian Brothers” Hospital, this afternoon.  He seems to be contented.
02.  Thursday: Ross Rowen is elected “President” State Teachers Association today.
03.  Friday: Bob Gittings is sentence by Judge Luchsinger to one year in county jail, and then put on probation to me for a period of 8 months, this means that his sentence is staid providing he serves a good probation period.
04.  Saturday: My birthday today, 49 is the age and I don’t feel that old.  The Heips are over tonite and we have a game of sheephead and some German Headcheese and beer.
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06.  Monday: Emma Siewert has a birthday she is 53.
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09.  Thursday: Chuck Nolan is over to get some of the Jungen Estate matters settled.
10.  Friday: Busy taking out Red Cross material and enrollment blanks to industries and business places.
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12.  Sunday: Attended 730 Hi Mass, then to work.
13.  Monday: Mama has a birthday, she is 53 that she looks sweet 16.  The weather is beautiful, temperature is up to 50.  Ed Fretchel put a new cover on our wash machine, and what a job he had.  It took him 3 hours.  Thres takes Lena Baier – Anna Weisheipl
14.  Tuesday: We close the Jungen Estate Account this morning in Judge MacDonald’s Court.
15.  Wednesday: We visit with Joe and Margaret Hemmer tonite.  Their baby Joseph John is doing fine.
16.  Thursday: Glenn Travers is in town.
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19.  Sunday: Six oclock Mass then to work.  Rev. Michael Drexler stopped in to see us this afternoon.  He also took Thres – Annie Heip – his mother and Sister Caroline to see John Drexler at Alexian Bros Hospital.  John does not recognize any of them.  Thres is busy at St. Vincent’s Keno, Annie Heip goes to St. Mary’s.  Joe Heip and I chum together after I get thru working.  Joe Baier has his mother and grandmother over for dinner today.
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21.  Tuesday: Thres has Mrs. Procknow –Mrs. Joe Cater – Miss Margaret Klemmer over for a game of sheephead.  Cook & Brown hauled two more ton of coal into our basement.
22.  Wednesday: Took a drive to Fond du Lac tonite with Joe and Anna Weisheipl.  On the way into town, we were held up by a motor officer, who claims we were driving reckless.  We just couldn’t figure it out.
23.  Thursday: Had a letter from Carl Radomski today, he needs 150 dollars to go into business, at 1717 Mitchell Street, Milwaukee. About one half of the U.S.A. are celebrating Thanksgiving today.  Some time ago President Roosevelt decreed that Thanksgiving Day this year be celebrated Nov. 23d instead of the 30th as per calendar.  Wisconsin is not celebrating today, altho the cities of Milwaukee and Madison observe today.
24.  Friday: Ed Spees “Red Cross Field Man” is in town.  He is satisfied with the work of our chapter.  Our receipts so far are 2150 dollars in the city.
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26.  Sunday: To six oclock mass as usual, then to work.  In the afternoon view the remains of Pius Jungwirth at his home.  The Foresters offer the rosary at 3 P.M.  Thres attends bingo party at St. John’s but is not lucky.  Thres Fretchel wins a turkey.  Ed Fretchel chums with me after work.  After the Bingo Party the ladies engage me in 3 handed sheephead, I win 2 games.  Visited Anna and Lena Drexler this afternoon.  Father Stern goes deer hunting.
27.  Monday: Thres attends Bingo Party at the Eagles Club.  She wins 100.  I attend Foresters Meeting after work at the Argonne Hall and get in some “Hasenpfeffer.” Father Bastian is in this morning to see me a vote Joe Jungen getting married.  Larry Gerdes is in town.  Took Thres –Annie Heip –Mrs. Anna and Betty Drexler to Alexian Bros. Hospital to see John Drexler.  He is not improve any.  He knows us at times for just a moment.
28.  Tuesday: Attended funeral of Pius Jungwirth this morning.  Thres goes to another Bingo Party at St. Mary’s Hall.  She’s getting to be a regular bum?  Four Bingo parties in one week, that’s going some.  Ed Steckbauer, our former neighbor, leaves today for Milwaukee to obtain treatment at the Veterans Hospital.
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30.  Thursday: We celebrate Thanksgiving today.  It is a nice day, temperature around 40°.  Visited at John Drexler’s Home, Father Michael is in town visiting his father at Alexian Bros., John has contracted cold.  We met Father Roder at the Drexler home.  He is pastor at St. Mary’s in Kaukauna were Father Michael is assistant.  Visited at Lena Baier’s also.  Grandma is there.  Ray Ostertag and family are there, also Joe Baier’s wife Emma and her daughter, Faye.  Russia opens War on Finland.  Russia air raid kills about 200 people at Helsingfors [Blogger’s note: The English name for Helingfors is Helsinki.], and parts of the city are on fire.

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