Sunday, October 5, 2014

Diary of Alfred E. Potter March, 1944

01.  Wednesday: [T] Thres gets good news from Dr. Wagner this morning.  She may go home, and she does’nt waste any time calling me.  Brought her home this afternoon.  We purchased a Rockinese Chair at Rohner’s on the way home.  Well I won’t have to make those daily hospital trips from now on.  Thres are surely glad to come home, but she must be very careful for two more months, most of the time must be spent in bed.  I stopped in to see Bessie Orr –Mrs. Harry Riley.  Thres spend a little time with Ruth Marheine and Mrs. F. Dichtl before going home.
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03.  Friday: To St. John’s Church 7 A.M.                      Com.  Donald – Mary Ann
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05.  Sunday: To 730 Mass at St. Johns, then to work until 1 P.M.  Worked awhile this evening and find we have company when I get home.  Joe – Annie Weisheipl and Thres Fretchel are over to spend the evening.
06.  Monday: We are in for quite a snowstorm today, looks like more than we’ve had all winter.  Well I don’t feel so good either, but I decide to shovel the walks around our house.  This evening I find myself unable to go back to work.
07.  Tuesday: Well after a sleepless night I stay in bed for the day.  This is Mary Ann’s birthday and she is laid up too.  Mary Ann is fourteen today.  She sends the girls of class 18 bags of peanuts.
08.  Wednesday: well I’m still in bed this morning, but this afternoon I get out and get a shave at Herman Jansen’s.  Do some work on income tax returns and am very tired tonite.
09.  Thursday: [2M N] Back on the job this morning.  Francis Lamb is over to begin work on our corporation income tax return.
10.  Friday: [4M N] Aunt Lena is with us again.
11.  Saturday: Father Bastian brings “Holy Communion” to Thres this morning.
12.  Sunday: [2M T] To St. Vincents 730 with Holy Name Society.  Father Bastian has a nice sermon on the “Prodigal Son.” Aunt Lena is with us for dinner, took her out to Bill Mauritz this afternoon, some washing to Annie Heips.  Ann Baier Ostertag visits Thres this afternoon.  Eddie Weisheipl spends his day off in bed, he has more sore throat possibly “Strep.”            Com.  Stanislaus Jarosch
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14.  Tuesday: [2M N] Drive to Mercy Hospital this morning.  Said Goodbye to Sister Anselwa who is leaving this morning for Estherville Iowa, to open a hospital taken over by the sisters of the Sorrowful Mother.  Visited Ruth Marheine, she is now spent 7 weeks at the hospital, also Miss Kiser – and Bessie Orr.  Sister Anselwa tells me Martin Knauer bought the piano which I had given her some years ago.  It is still in very good condition.  This evening view the remains of Frank Dichtl.                M.O.  Frank Dichtl
15.  Wednesday: This is a busy day, still working on income taxes.  Felix Werblow is over to take Francis Lamb’s place.  Well I find myself finishing up about 10 P.M. and glad that it is over with.
16.  Thursday: To Milwaukee this morning.  First stop to see O.A. Haase Howdin Distilled Products, then over to McClurgs.  Mr. Grace gave me a meal ticket but Al Koehn and Tommy Adkins had lunch with me at Fritz Gust and I still have my meal ticket.  Then to Yahr Lange Walter Lange takes care of me as usual.  Then to Mutual Drug Company.  Took the street car to visit Marge and Baby Gail.  Spent a very enjoyable evening with them and Sick Aunty.  Also meet “Frank Kashuda” there bartender.  Took 845 train home.  Forgot to mention “Doris Fransway” was good company on the way down to Milwaukee.
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19.  Sunday: To 730 Mass at St. Johns and then to work.  This afternoon took a drive to Sunny view to visit Anton Pable.  He is much improved.  He had a phrenal nerve operation this last week, and his lung collapsed.  I hope this will help to bring him back to health soon.
20.  Monday: Left for Chicago on the 11.13 A.M. train.  The “All Stars” Basketball team are also on their way to the Worlds Tournament at Chicago.  I arrived about 2.30 P.M.  Registered at the Palmer House, then drove out to United Drug with taxi and worked with Henry Apida and August Heimrich until about 630.  Then to the street car down town.  Had supper at the “Wonder Bar” then to the Oriental Theatre, to see Jan Garbers orchestra, also movie “Frisco Kid starring James Cagney
21.  Tuesday: Am getting good at finding my way in Chicago be a streetcars.  Took are out to United Drug.  Mr. Griffing and Mr. Richards from Boston are late for our directors meeting.  They encountered a severe blizzard in Boston.  After a fine luncheon at the Manufactures Club and other directors meeting took up most of the afternoon.  In the evening took in 2 basket ball games at the Stadium.  The “All Stars” beat the Rochester Wings 50-41.  The Harlem “Globe Trotters” nosed out the Pittsburgh Corbetts by one point 41-40.  Too bad.  After a nightcap back in my room at 1.45 A.M.
22.  Wednesday: Feel like a cold coming on this morning.  Did a good job at Standard Drug Co. and also to McClurg’s, made some purchases, checked out, and took 4 Oclock #400 streamliner home.  Got acquainted with a young soldier by the name of Wield from Eland on the train.  Home at 7 P.M.  Shortly after Annie Heip and Thres Fretchel come over.  Joe Heip comes at 930.  Five hand sheephead is in progress until 1145 then lunch.  Folks leave at 115 A.M. [Addendum on March 23rd page follows] I called the “Tally Ho Inn” 1058 – West 79th Street Phone Vincennes 7470 to talk to Rose Gittings who works there.  This all happened Tuesday afternoon while I was in Chicago.  Bob is working – Rose is working and Teddy is O.K.  Rose tells me she has trouble receiving mail.  Teddy did not receive the birthday present I mailed to him.
23.  Thursday: Back to work this P.M.  Staid in bed all morning as I was very tired.  It’s good to be home again.
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26.  Sunday: To 730 Mass at St. Johns with C.O. Foresters.  Then to work.  Aunt Lena is here as usual to spend a Sunday with us.  Will and Emma Siewert are over for the evening.  And we also have a blizzard.  This afternoon we spend some time and our neighbors William and Mary Radke who are celebrating their golden wedding anniversary.  And Mama Potter is with us.                      Com.  Joe Kronzer Sr.
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28.  Tuesday: Had Don Bludau as guest at Kiwanis lunch.  Charles Behnke – Dr. Christenson – Bob Kriz – Don and myself make of the table.  Had a busy afternoon today.  This evening to Drs.  Harvey Meusel –Will Wagner and George V. Lynch.  Had a nice visit at Father Bastians tonite with Josephine and Madeline.                      M.O.  Stanislaus Jarosch – Cath Holzbauer –Pancratius – Mary – Frank – Joe – Theodore – John Drexler – Matt and Grandma Baier –Anna Dettloff –Peter Schraa.
29.  Wednesday: Father Bastian brings Holy Communion to Thres this morning. Ed Baranowski has a heart attack this noon. Father Courtney is over to anoint him. Attended Stations tonite with Aunt Lena at St. Vincents. Cleaned up our fruit cellar after church. Took Thres down for a hair do at South Side Beauty Shop this afternoon. This is the farthest she was from home, since she came back from the hospital.
30.  Thursday: Thres does not seem so well this evening.
31.  Friday: [N] Thres had a bad night, we could not get to sleep until about 4 in the morning.  Much pain.  Dr. Wagner is in for a call this afternoon.  He states Thres has neuritis and expects she will be rid of it in several days.  Aunt Lena Baier goes out to Ann’s this morning after church.  Little Jimmie is sick, when Dr. Helmes comes he finds it to be scarlet fever and Aunt Lena will be tied up in the house for 3 weeks.  This means we will have to do without her for a while.

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