01. Friday: To St. Vincents 7 Oclock. Esther Churchill gets a divorce from Lawrence
today. Com. Donald – Mary Ann
02. Saturday: To St. Vincents early Mass after breakfast back again
to sell candles as is our custom. Joe
Baier and Ed Fretschl bring the candles.
Donald also helps out. Its 10°
below zero of this morning. Com. Theresa Murphy
03. Sunday: To 730
Hi Mass St. Vincents and it is another
cold morning, 6° below. Worked this
morning. After a fine steak dinner, we are
all down for a nap. No need for
supper. Took Ed – Thres Fretschl – Aunt
Lena Baier to the Strand. “Yolanda and
the Thief” stars Fred Astaire –Lucille Bremer – Frank Morgan. “The Hidden Eye” stars Edward Arnold. He takes the part of a blind detective. After the show we play sheephead at our
house. Call it a day at midnight. Art Mueller is 44 today. Com Katherine Reifer.
04. Monday: [T] Busy with
inventory, completed the basement and also the prescription case, called it a
day at 11 P.M. Temperature is moderate
but the cellar was very uncomfortable and I catch myself a bad cold. Harry Reetz, died suddenly yesterday
afternoon at 1.15 at his home 832 – 15th St. of a heart attack. Born Oct. 31 – 1890, at Dover Minn. Married Grace Trotter June 4 – 1913 at Omro.
05. Tuesday: To Kiwanis luncheon. Stanley Bruemmer talks
on Industrial accidents and their prevention.
Our table Charles Behnke and Chuck (Dr. Behnke) George Harrington –
Frank Thew and myself. My cold is no
better. Lou Howser rep. William R. Warner
drops in for his last official visit.
Introduces his successor. W.C.
Estes (Wrisley) is also here today. Tis a
very foggy day. Temperature is 44°
tonite.
06. Wednesday: [R 2 M]
My cold is going strong today. Had a
fairly good night. Temperature is down
to 20° with snow and much wind.
07. Thursday: My cold is
no better.
08. Friday: [N] Staid in
my bed this morning, to work this noon for the rest of the day.
09. Saturday: [R 2 M T] Herb Wall is in with little Jimmy. I asked Jimmy what he did with two candy bars
I gave him some time ago. He answered, I
gave one to my brother Peter and I gave one to myself. He also asked his daddy to make him a banjo out
of a cigar box. Well he’s quite a boy. My cold is a little better today. Donald Jungen stops in this afternoon. He is still at Manitowoc, with the Aluminum
Corporation. Aunt Mary now has a bad
cold. My cold is somewhat better.
10. Sunday: To 730 Mass
with Holy Name at St. Vincents. Donald served. Then to work.
This noon we celebrate Donald’s birthday as he has to go to school
tomorrow. This afternoon we take Bill
and Emma Siewert were a drive to Fond du Lac.
I had an appointment with Lou Kronbloom at the Retlaw. He had a nice line of merchandise and the
trip was worth while. Eddie Worm called
me up while there. Mr. Kornbloom treated
us to a steak dinner. Back home at 930
played sheephead with Will and Emm until 12, then I took them home. Aunt Mary could not attend Mass today. Com. Holy Name Members and Special
11. Monday: Donald is 18
today. The day is uneventful. Mother goes to Ladies Auxiliary Club and Rose
Schneiders on 12th St. . This evening Donald takes some of the St. Vincents Holy Name Basket Ball Team to Ripon
to play the F.F.A. Our boys lose
60-44. Donald made 13 points. Yesterday afternoon at 4 Oclock at Grace
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Melvin Jansen and Ruth Petri are married. Melvin is the son of Herman and Angie Jansen –Ruth
the daughter of Mr. Mrs. Clarence Petri.
12. Tuesday: Aunt Mary
fell out of bed this morning at 415.
Hurt her left arm and the forehead.
Took Harry Ferry and Ralph Sperry to Kiwanis lunch. Dan Schreiber showed a movie a vote Phil Mont,
Boy Scout Ranch. The city of New York
experienced a shutdown of practically all business – schools – churches – and
amusement places from last night midnight until 6 P.M. today, to conserve fuel
on account of the nine day strike of 3500 Tugboat workers. The strike is about to be settled by
arbitration.
13. Wednesday: Aunt Mary’s
cold is gradually leaving her. Secretary
Harold L. Ickes leaves Harry Trumans cabinet today. He was secretary of the interior for about 13
years and one of the last New Dealers, it not the last, in The Presidents
Cabinet.
14. Thursday:
[R2M T] Donald registers with the draft
board for military service. Uncle Joe Weisheipl goes with him. Aunt Mary
feels very sore all over her body today result of her fall.
15. Friday: Mercury
drops to 7° below zero this morning.
16. Saturday: Took Mary
Ann to Oshkosh Theatre tonite. Mother
stayed with Aunt Mary. “Wildfire” story
of a horse stars Bob Steele – Sterling Holloway – William Farnum – Virginia
Maples – Sarah Padden – Francis Ford. Zane
Greys novel “Wanderer of the Wasteland” stars James War in – Richard Martin –
Audrey Lange. Norman Brown – Appleton –had
the two middle fingers of his right hand cut quite severely last night about 730
by the fan in the engine of his car. He
thought something wrong with the radiator and felt in by it while the motor was
running.
17. Sunday: To 730 Mass St.
Johns, then to work. Thres – Marianne to St. Vincents Hall this afternoon, with the ladies
had a bingo party for the benefit of the Sisters. The Sisters also played, all the prizes were
given to them. Thres gave bed sheets
pillow cases and two bedspreads. This
was a rear treat to the Sisters as bed sheets are very scarce these days. Aunt Lena is with us for supper. Tonite Annie Weisheipl and Thres Fretchl our
also over. Annie Heip had a busy week,
Sunday at Serwas for cards, Monday Ladies Society, Tuesday Cath. Women & Wactveitl
Shower – Thursday Another Shower – Wednesday Cath. Knights Party – Friday Club
41 Saturday Home, Sunday Potters until 1 A.M.
She sure can take it.
18. Monday: [R2M] Dr. Wm
Wagner came back Saturday night from the Mail Clinic where he spent about a
week getting a general checkup. He is
found to be O.K. Hugo Hoeveler proprietor
of Hoevelers Drug Store – Waukesha passed away today after a short illness. He used to belong to “Druggist Service Bureau”
and I met him in Milwaukee occasionally.
19. Tuesday: To Kiwanis
luncheon. Curt Walter entertained with
magic. Ed Schrank and myself our table
partners all by ourselves. Ed thinks it
will be quite some time before they will receive new refrigerators (General
Electric). Our “Boots” found a new way
to get into the house at night. He
jumped from a tree to the roof of the house and rattled the screen to Donald’s
bed room window. Donald promptly left
him in.
20. Wednesday: [T]
Sister Aquilina (Mercy Hospital) called me on the phone this evening to say
goodbye. Her heart condition has shown
little improvement. Took Aunt Lena –Aunt
Annie –Mary Ann –Thres to the Strand and did we sit a longtime from 7 until
midnight. Saw 3 pictures. Aunt Annie was drowsy, too much picture for
one night. Main features “They Were
Expendable” starring Robert Montgomery – John Wayne – Donna Reed. “Dangerous Partners” with James Craig and Signe
Hasso.
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22. Friday: Lillian
Wagner tells me the doctor had what is called “middle ear infection.” Pope Pius
XII created 32 new Cardinals this week, four of them American. The new American princes of the Church are
Francis Cardinal Spellman, New York, Samuel Cardinal Stritch Chicago, Edward
Cardinal Mooney, Detroit and John Cardinal Glennon, St. Louis.
This brings the college of Cardinals to 69. This weeks consistory has been the first
since 1940.
23. Saturday: [R2M] I am
still battling a cold. This is about 3
weeks and I havent made any headway to speak up. If received a letter from Resl Kral Rothbauer. Her address now ŭlice 6 kŭetná Vimperk 2ˇ49, Šůmavá
Č.S.R. She expects they will have to
move shortly. Lt Gen Tomoyuki Yamashita famous
Japanese General “Tiger of Malaya” was hanged before dawn today, stripped of
his uniform and all medals of honor. He
was executed 30 miles southeast of Manila near Los Banos, where his soldiers a
year ago butchered 2000 Philipino Civilians.
24. Sunday: To 730 Mass St.
Johns, then to work. Stayed in this afternoon taking care of my
cold. Worked an hour this evening
getting out order. Took Mary Ann along. Margaret Hanson tells me she has a new
relative, her brother Bob Voelz is a daddy again. Its another girl. Com.
Thanksgiving.
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26. Tuesday: to Kiwanis
Luncheon, Simon Horwitz spoke. Our table
with Milton Jenson – Ed Durler –Ralph Witherbee – George Harrington and yours
truly. Reorganized Troop 18 (St. Vincents) Boy Scouts tonite, had our meeting
in the church basement. M. Fitzgerald is
chairman of our Troop Committee. Paul Fink
is back at scoutmaster –Frank Dichtl is an advancement man –I’m treasurer. Bernard Poeschl has a birthday, I believe he
is 86.
27. Wednesday: [T]
Robert Voelz is in town for a day. He
tells me the family is fine. His first
little girl was a year old February 7th. Her name – Margaret Ann. The new baby’s name is Mary Elizabeth.
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