01. Friday: Dropped in at John Drexler’s this noon. Father Michael is elated over his new
appointment as assistant to St. Mary’s Parish at Kaukauna
02. Saturday: Germany, according to Radio reports
from Poland, is bombing Warsaw, the Polish capital. Quite a number of people have been killed. Berlin and London England are in darkness at
night to prevent air raids. Germany is
waging what is called “undeclared war” on Poland. Temperatures are up today at 9 P.M. 72°
outside and the moon am a shining.
Temperatures in our house or 82° downstairs 90° upstairs.
03. Sunday: Attended six Oclock mass and then to
work. England and France declare war
against Germany. Germany already has
been waging war against colon. Thres
takes the family out to the cottage. She
takes Ed Fretchel Thres and Robert along.
The Heips come out too. This is a
terribly sultry day temperatures are at 95°, but it feels more like 105. Had a terrific electrical storm this evening
and I’m caught in it. Had to take
shelter side of the Omro Junction School until the storm let up. I lost 12 straight games of sheephead tonite.
04. Monday: This turns out to be a beautiful day. Ed Fretchel Robert and our Donald go fishing,
get 17 perch. The Heips are over in this
afternoon. I retrieved my loss at cards. I worked at the store about 7 hours today.
05. Tuesday: Had to get someone to do the ironing
for the Jungen Boys. Mrs. Otto Langkau
has agreed to do this work for us.
06. Wednesday: Visited Eva Mueller at Mercy
Hospital this afternoon. Took a drive to
the cottage in the evening. Visited Anne
– Leona Drexler and Geo Meisinger.
07. Thursday: Visited Grandma Baier this morning. She is as well as can be expected.
08. Friday: Visited with Rev. Oberleiter this
morning, talking over the Red Cross Roll Call.
09. Saturday: Joe Baier has a birthday, he is 35. Well, Joe should be getting married pretty
soon. He has a sweetheart, ____ Nigl. Thres and I attend the Oshkosh Theatre
tonight. Saw two good pictures Carole
Lombard – Cary Grant –Kay Francis in “In Name Only,” also “Charley Chan at
Treasure Island”
10. Sunday: Six Oclock Mass this morning. Then to work.
Visited at John Drexlers this afternoon Caroline and Elizabeth our home. Rest of the family are gone to Father Roche’s
at Francis Creek. Father Michael Drexler
also gets acquainted with his new pastor Father Roder at Kaukauna.
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12. Tuesday: The war is raging in Europe, Germany
is making headway into Poland. The
English have lost quite a number of ships thru German mines and German Submarines.
13. Wednesday: Acted as
honorary pallbearer at the funeral of William Levy, others Joe Kronzer, Greg
Sitter, Francis Spellman. John Andrashko
laid to rest. Thres attends. Took drive to Milwaukee this afternoon, with
Thres Polier and Ma Potter. Did some
buying at McClurg’s. Dropped in aunt
Druggist Service Bureau. And is it ever
hot. Temperature is 97°. Had supper at
Fritz Gust. Visited Ed Worm Fond du Lac
on our way home. Attended “Farewell
Party” for Father Michael Drexler, at his parents home. He goes on the job tomorrow.
14. Thursday: Rev. Michael Drexler goes to Kaukauna,
St. Mary’s Parish. This is his first
appointment. Ed Spees is in town and we
have an important Red Cross Meeting at the Courthouse in Earl Fuller’s office
with Rev. Oberleiter. The temperature is
up to 96° today. Thres drives to the
cottage for the children this evening and we stay for the night and enjoy a good
nights rest.
15. Friday: Another hot
day. Temperature is up to 98°. We drive to the cottage again
tonite. Joe and Anna Heip spend the evening with us. Played sheephead, Thres won 4 games, Anna 4
games Heip and I each 1 game. They left
for home at 1 A.M.
16. Saturday: Bought a good sized order of prayer
books and rosaries from Frank Lotz this morning. Took Matt Weisheipl along to the cottage this
afternoon. Cut the grass and a lot of
cleaning up. Picked a good sized basket
of wild grapes. Gave them to Anna
Drexler who will no doubt will make some wine from them.
17. Sunday: Temperature is 50° this morning. Attended six oclock mass. Heard some news after mass. Joe Baier is to be married sometime next
month. Visited Anna Drexler this
afternoon. After I left Harry Kujawa and
family arrived and took Anna and Leona along to Milwaukee.
18. Monday: After staying at Karl and Margaret
overnight, the Kujawa’s drive on to Chicago.
Harry visits his cousin and Anna and Leona visited Rose and Bob Gittings.
19. Tuesday: Had an
invitation to be at the Wisconsin Pharmaceutical State Convention to receive an
honor reward as a 25 year member of the Association. Well, I was going
and while waiting to make arrangements with the boys I find Art Mueller and
Fred Baumgartner and their wives had gone this morning without informing me.
20. Wednesday: Am still battling a bad cold have had
it 3 weeks and it improved very little.
The Kujawas and Drexlers are back from their trip to Milwaukee and
Chicago.
21. Thursday: Ed and Thres Fretchel are married 30
years today. Took Anna and Leona Drexler
to Berlin tonite to the Mardi Gras. Had
a nice time at Mike Doro’s. On the way
back Joe and Anna Heip are also with us.
Arrived home at 2 A.M. Doug Hunt
of Wautoma is elected president of the Wisconsin Pharmaceutical Association.
22. Friday: Prime Minister Armand Calineseu of Roumania,
shot and killed in Bucharest driving his auto.
It is reported that the “pro – nazi” iron guard are responsible. Reliable sources say thousands of these pro nazis
are being executed to avenge the death of the Prime Minister. Mailed first payment of 50 dollars to St. Nazianz
for support of a poor student.
23. Saturday: We have a big surprise party on Ed
and Thres Fretchel tonite. There was
plenty of Refreshment and eats. They
were only 3 falls at the dance; Annie Weisheipl and Wenz Putzer, Thres Fretchel
and Bill Heppler, Annie Sippl and _____.
The party ended at 330 A.M.
24. Sunday: Attended 10.30 Mass this morning,
hated to get up. Played cards at Argonne
Hall this afternoon, given by the Cath Order Foresters. My score was 35 in 40 hands. No prize for me. Thres is busy at St. Vincent’s Keno tonite. Joe Hemmer becomes a papa today and what a
proud one! It’s a boy. Margaret is quite ill.
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27. Wednesday: Thres goes
with Father Bastian to see the farmers of St. Vincent Congregation about
poultry for our Bazaar. I took a drive
this afternoon with Uncle John Drexler.
We visited several hours with Father John Nuernberg and Ann at Wautoma.
28. Thursday: took a drive to the cottage this
afternoon to inspect the mousetraps. Yes,
we caught no mice. Uncle John Drexler is
along. Visited Grandma Baier and Lena
for short time.
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