Saturday, September 20, 2014

Diary of Alfred E. Potter December, 1942

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02.  Wednesday: [4M] Annie Weisheipl hits the 60 year mark today.  And it is a pretty cool day, temperature is about 3° above.  Albert Sitter passed away this morning at Mercy Hospital.  Born March 30 – 1893.  Brother of John – Frank and Paul.
03.  Thursday: [N] Pipkorn put 3 tons coal in our basement.
04.  Friday: [3M] First Friday to St. Vincents 7 A.M.                 Com.  Albert Sitter
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06.  Sunday: To St. Vincents six oclock Mass.  Attended service this afternoon.  Devotion to the “Mother of Perpetual Help” opens today.  A Redemptorist Father is here to conduct a “Triduum” that is a 3 day service.  Josephine (Ostertag) Boettge passed away this morning at Mercy Hospital.                        Com.  Matt Baier
07.  Monday: [2M] Governor – Elect Orland Loomis passed away tonite at 650 at Madison General Hospital.  Had been ill only since last Friday.
08.  [3M]                   Com.  Josephine Boettge
09.  Wednesday: [T] Josephine Boettge laid to rest.  Born in Nekimi Dec 13 – 1874 married to August Boettge June 12 – 1906.  Cork Weisheipl blows into town tonite on a furlough.  He stops of the store with his Ellen.
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12.  Saturday: George Weisheipl stops of the house today for an hours visit.
13.  Sunday: [2M] To 730 Mass St. Johns, then to work.  Temperatures down to zero this morning.  Cork Weisheipl leaves this noon.
14.  Monday: [N] Jacob Embs passed away last evening at St. Marys Hospital at 7.44.  Born July 1 – 1859.  He lived at St. Mary’s for some time.  Frank (Shorty) Berg former director of recreation in Oshkosh passed away this morning 11.15 at Manitowoc where he was employed as interviewer in the office of United State employment service.  While shoveling snow from walk in front of his home he suffered a heart attack, from which he was confined to hospital.  Born May 7 – 1893 Peoria Ill.
15.  Tuesday: [N T] More snow today.
16.  Wednesday: [N] Temperature is down to zero this morning.  Jake Embs is laid to rest this morning.
17.  Thursday: [2M N] Four more inches of snow today and it is still snowing tonite.
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20.  Sunday: [N] To 730 Mass at St. Johns, then to work.  And it surely is a busy day at the store.  Thres comes down with me tonite.  Got out most of the Christmas Cards, also mailed our Christmas Packages, got home at 115 A.M. Monday.
21.  Monday: [4M N] Temperature is up today.  It is sleeting tonite and the driving is terrible.  Thres goes to Bingo at St. Vincents.  Takes Mary Ilk – Thres Fretchel –Annie Heip.  The sleet annoys her very much.  She felt bad when she got home.  I was worried she might get a bad spell.  I had quite a time myself defrosting my windshield when I took Naomi home and stopped at the post – office.
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23.  Wednesday: [N] Joe Cater is laid to rest at Ellenwood Cemetery.  We attend funeral services at Rev. Koch’s Church
24.  Thursday: This is one of our busiest days.
25.  Friday: [T] Attend midnight Mass at St. Vincents.  Our organ is back on the job, in fact it is entirely new with the exception of some of the pipes from our original.  This afternoon we visited an exchange presents at Anna Drexlers and Joe Weisheipl’s.  Annie Weisheipl has a cold for three weeks and is still very hoarse.  Tonite Harry Kujawa and family are with us.  We play Royal Rummy.  They leave at 11.30.  Laurence and Dolores Kinateder are overnight guests.              Com.  Welfare of Family
26.  Saturday:  [2M] Today is a day of rain.  Rose Weisheipl is with us for the noonday meal.  We find she likes turkey very much.  Father John Nuernberg drops in to say "Merry Christmas."  He is not feeling very well although he looks 100°.  Anna Weisheipl is in bed today.  Pains in neck and hip, sounds like Rheumatism.  Donald and myself attend Basketball - All Stars against Chicago Studebakers.  Stars win 44-33.  Mother and Mary Ann see “Bambi” and the Ice-Capades at the Oshkosh and it is still raining.  
27.  Sunday: Today is Father William Renner's silver anniversary as a priest.  He is stationed at Alexandria Minnesota Let us hope he will live to celebrate his golden anniversary.  Attended 730  Mass at St. Johns with Thres and Mary Ann.  It is still raining when we go to church.  Car was stuck near the church when we start for home.  Dicky Hill gives us a push.  Donald has dinner at Louis Koelbl's, guest of Norman.  St Vincents Church Organ is dedicated tonite.  Donald serves, lasts from 730 to 900.                       Com. Rev. Wm Renner
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30.  Wednesday: We have company today, Emma Baier with Faye and Joe Jr., Ann Ostertag with Raymond and Jimmie, Rose Mauritz with Joan and Billy.
31.  Thursday: F.W. Mueller is 69 today.  Took Ed and Rose Weisheipl home from work, which is rather unusual these days during gas rationing.  Donald and Mary Ann spend the day at the Bill Mauritz home and also with Raymond and Jimmie Ostertag.  Ed and Thres Fretchel and Anna Weisheipl spend the New Year’s Eve with us.  Joe Weisheipl can not get the evening off, he could not spend Christmas Eve with his family either.  Thres Fretchel is lucky at cards.  Party breaks up at 3.30 A.M. 1943.  The town is still very much alive.  Laurence and Dolores Kinateder our overnite guests.

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