Diary of Alfred E. Potter April, 1943

01.  Thursday: Filed Jungen guardianship report with W^m Niemuth Register in Probate.  Had a short chat with Ellen Spellman, Cork Weisheipl’s sweetheart

02.  Friday: To St. Vincents at 7 Oclock.                        Com.  Donald – Mary Ann

03.  Saturday: Took Thres and Mary Ann to the Oshkosh tonite.  Two good pictures feature the evening Bob Hope – Dorothy Lamour in “They got me covered” and James Ellison – Jane Wyatt in “Army Surgeon.”

04.  Sunday: To St. Vincents 7³⁰ Mass.  Catholic Knights make their Easter Holy Communion.  Father Bastian speaks on the word of Jesus “Lord why hast thou forsaken Me.” Worked 8 ½ hours today.  Joe and Anna Weisheipl are over this evening.  Joe brought some very fine perch along for us.  After a pleasant visit I took Joe to work at 11.45 and then drove back to take Annie home.  Thres Fretchel has a birthday, she is 56 tomorrow.                        Com.  Camilla Micko

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06.  Tuesday: [N] Took Dave Collin to Kiwanis luncheon. Our table Dr. A.C. Gifford, Dave Johnson, John Bangert, Eric Boller. Received a questionaire from the Office of Naval Officer Procurement in regard to Stanley Alfred Mauritz. Received Donalds weekly letter and also his report, he tells me he is getting along better, well, his report proves that.

07.  Wednesday: Almost route to Milwaukee this morning, the rain kept me home.  Attended Chamber of Commerce Directors luncheon and meeting.  Frank V. Lotz is in with a fair line of prayer books and rosaries.  To St. Vincents Church this evening.

08.  Thursday: Thres and self drive to Milwaukee.  The roads are not any too good.  Stopped at Mutual Drug – McClurg – Yahr-Lange Drug.  Visited Margaret and Carl Radomsky Anna and Louie are still there, they are ready to leave for home.  Had a nice steak, at their place.  Karl has done considerable remodeling, the place looks swell.  Margaret said something about the stork coming but it will be some time yet.  Arrived home about 10.30 then picked up Anna and Louie at the depot at 11 P.M.

09.  Friday: Theresa Weisheipl was operated on yesterday for cataract in her left eye.  It has been coming on for a long time and an operation was very necessary.

10.  Saturday: To the Oshkosh tonite with Thres and Mary Ann.

11.  Sunday: To 7³⁰ Mass at St. Johns with C.O.F. make their Easter Duty.  Then to work.  Thres plays Bingo this afternoon at Opera House, takes along Thres Fretchel Anna Ostertag – Anna Weisheipl.  Ostertag won 4⁰⁰ Fretchel 1⁰⁰.  Rain tonite.  Worked 10 ½ hours today.

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13.  Tuesday: [N] Snow today.  To Kiwanis Luncheon.  Our table Joe Drosal – Abe Kagan – Frank Fraker– Archie Gifford –Gil Labudde.  Don Bludau is in town.

14.  Wednesday: [T] And other cool day.  Visited Theresa (Mrs. Fred) Weisheipl at Mercy.  She is doing fine.  Tommy Gallagher drops in at the store, he is home on furlough for about 2 weeks.  He is looking thin.  Has been confined in hospital for seven weeks.  An appendix operation and flabitis set in.  Attend St. Vincents Lenten service tonite, after service Troop Commission meeting Troop 18 in our school library.  Present Ed Marheine– Ollie Kinateder – myself Jos. Hemmer – Scout master Paul Fink.  After the meeting which lasted until 10:00 PM over to Bill and Emma Siewert… 

15.  Thursday: [N]…A pleasant visit ends at 2³⁰ this morning.  I am a little tired when I go to work.  Had another swollen face today, do not know as CIA at what is causing it.  Thres Fretchel – Thres – Lena Baier –Mary Ilk – Annie Weisheipl played Bingo at St. Vincents this afternoon.  They all win.  Thres Fretchel calls up at 11:00 tonight, she won 14.25 at the Eagles Bingo.  Anna Weisheipl won nothing.  Katherine Weinman is chairman pro tem, of the local chapter American Red Cross.

16.  Friday: Ed Fretchel brings news this morning that Edward Jr. has an increase in the family early this morning.  A little girl and its the first baby for Ed and Marion.

17. Saturday: Took Thres and Mary Ann to the Oshkosh tonite.  A fine show “Reveille with Beverly” starring Ann Miller as a broadcaster and dancer, also Bob Crosby and Band – Frank Sinatra –The Radio Rogues – and Mills Brothers, also “Sherlock Holmes in Washington” with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.

18.  Sunday: [T] To 7³⁰ Mass at St. Johns, took Mary Ann along.

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20.  Tuesday: [N] To Kiwanis luncheon, Our table Ed Durler –Ruben Shakey – Dave Johnson –Lee Conroy – Gib Labudde and myself.

21.  Wednesday: Had a letter from Donald today stating he may come home for one day for Easter.  Must be back Easter Sunday 7 P.M.

22.  Thursday: Our Kiwanis Program Committee has a meeting at Gene Vogel’s office at Haase’s is preparatory for our ladies night program.

23.  Friday: [N] The day begins with rain, but turns out very fair and warm this afternoon.

24.  Saturday: A lovely day.  Donald blows into town at 12.30 this pm.  He may stay until tomorrow afternoon.  Lawrence Ilk has an auto accident.  His car turns over

25.  Sunday: To 730 Mass St. Johns, then to work.  It rained this morning.  After noon meal visited Anna – Leona – Romy and then out to Joe Baiers, from there to the Weisheipls and on the way home at Ed Fretchel’s.  After early supper took Father Bernard –Donald’s Latin Professor, Clarence Drexler – Melvin Karst – and Stadtmueller and Donald back to St. Nazianz.  On the way back had Brother Gordion’s father for company.  Back at 10.20 P.M.  Thres – Mary Ann – Anna Weisheipl attend the Oshkosh Theatre Laurel and Hardy star in “Air Raid Wardens”   Com. Al Stamborski

26.  Monday: Carl and Margaret Radomsky drop in this morning.  There going over to Berlin to visit the Kujawas and Margaret wants to take a last sleep in her old home at Anna Drexler’s.

27.  Tuesday: Attended Chamber of Commerce luncheon.  Our Congressman Frank Keefe is our speaker.  He urges people not to hoard money and praises Oshkosh and vicinity for the fine spirit shown in the war effort.  In the evening “Kiwanis” ladies night at Paine Hall, Algoma Methodist Church.  After the eats we are entertained by the Apollo Male Chorus led by J.A. Breese, and Jim Damon, with his daughter Sue Carrol –Jakie Dengel – Loretta Dorkoski – Richard Verhoeven, Appleton and Esther Priebe.  Our Committee Glen Fadner, Frank Thaw, Gene Vogel, Ralph Witherbee and A.E. Potter.

28.  Wednesday: Had a card from Sister Linus, Milwaukee today.

29.  Thursday: [N] President Roosevelt sat next Saturday as deadline for 70000 soft coal miners who were on the strike to return to work.  The President also returned from a 20 state war inspection tour, covered 7652 miles checking war activities and dropping into Mexico to confer with President Manuel Avila Camacho.

30.  Friday: [N 11] Anna and Louie and Romy move to Milwaukee today.  They waited nearly all day for the dray to pick them up.  Romy help load up.  The ladies visited here in the evening.  Thres took them to the depot.  Train was late supposed to leave at 9⁴⁵ left about 11⁴⁵ due to break down of the engine about 2 miles north of the State Hospital.  Had a pleasant surprise at the store this morning.  Jack Levant from McKesson Chicago dropped in with Norm Brown.