01. Monday: Thres –Mary Anne – and myself to seven
oclock Mass at St. Vincents. Coal mines
are taken over by the government, 530 000 Miners are on a general strike and
will be expected to be back to work Wednesday. Com. Katherine Holzbauer Ind. John Beerntsen –Charles
R. Fiss – Harry McEvoy – Matt Baier – Joseph Baier
02. Tuesday: [N] To St. Vincents with Thres to 630
and 700 Oclock Masses.
It is much colder of today. Had a
letter from Donald. Com.
Most forsaken soul in Purgatory. Ind. Pancratius – Mary Drexler – John Drexler –
Louis Miller
03. Wednesday: Drive to Milwaukee with Thres. Stopped to see Mr. Haas (Howdin Distilled). Yahr-Lange Walter Lange waited on me, met Mr.
Donovan new head of liquor dept. also Dr. Egan, Tom Adkins, to McKesson
Milwaukee Drug Co., Jerry Savage waited on me, also Matt Lauer to Mutual Drug, John
Lange took care of me, to A.C. McClurg, Dick Lynch waits me A.C. Grace is also
on the job with the usual ticket for lunch at Fritz Gust’s. Over to Carl and Margarets and little Gail. Romy Antkosky is there also and Ma Anna
Drexler. Home at 845 and Joe and Anna Weisheipl –Lena Baier – Thres Fretchel
are over for party on yours truly. Took
them home about 1.45 A.M. and am I tired, wow!
04. Thursday: This is my birthday. Born Nov. 4 – 1890, figure it out yourself,
old enough to play golf, but play sheephead and cribbage. No excitement, just another busy day at the
store. A lovely day this morning, rain
this afternoon.
05. Friday: To Saint Vincents Church at 7 A.M. Com. Donald – Mary Ann
06. Saturday: Emma Siewert is 57 years old today.
07. Sunday: To Saint Johns Church at 730 Thres and Mary Ann also attend. To work until 115
then dinner then two deliveries. Laid
down for a half hour, then out to Sunnyview to visit Tony Pable. He is transferred to a smaller room. The weather is rather inclement today, rain
most of the time. To work at 6 P.M. to 800 then to the post office and over to
Wm and Emm Siewerts. Otto Lemke and Clara are there. Six handed sheephead until 2 A.M. After taking the Lemkes home, we get home at
230 A.M. Com.
Mother Mary Potter
08. Monday: Rather surprised to receive letters
from Donald and Carl Jungen. Donald is
at his cousins Irvine Kolbeck, 1108 Manila Street Manitowoc and Carl is in
Denver Colorado, Zephyr Hotel. He tells
me he is to work for Gates Rubber Co. soon.
09. Tuesday: Ground is
covered with snow this morning. To Kiwanis luncheon. Our table
Ozzie Witte - Ed Shrank - Charles Behnke - Bart Heiss - Irv Sill and
myself. Ebborn Ziebell presents a talkie movie about Bombay. Very
interesting. Am elected to be a director of Kiwanis for the next two years.
10. Wednesday: Matt Lauer, sales manager Milwaukee
Drug Company has a birthday. He says
five years ago today he was 48. That
makes them as old as myself.
11. Thursday: Carl Joseph Fretchel is home today,
with an honorable discharge from the Marines.
He has been in the service about three years.
12. Friday: Dropped in at Fretchels today. Carl is looking good, but states he is
somewhat nervous. A letter from Leo
Jungen today. He is in Co. B, 167 Eng.
Bn. Camp McCain Mississippi.
13. Saturday: Well Mama Potter has a birthday. Should I say how old? no I’ll say 57 years
young, and by the way Fred Karst also has a birthday today. He is only 70.
14. Sunday: To 730 Mass at St. Johns, then to
work. Had early dinner left about 11.45 for St. Nazianz with Thres,
Mary Ann, Mrs. Theresa Drexler, Fred and Mrs. Karst. Passed Father Ott about 5
miles from St. Nazianz, hadn't driven 1000 ft. and had a flat tire (rear
right). Father Ott stopped to help me change the tire. Arrived at
St. Nazianz about 145. Met
Father Edward Wagner there. Donald (son) and boys are fine. The
students present a play “The Masterful Monk.”
It is well presented to a packed house. Met Fathers Gregory, Vincent,
Denis, L___. After a short visit with the boys we leave for home, get
home at 7 Oclock, after a short meal I go back to work, to finish our drug
orders. Get back at 9 P.M – find we have company. Bill and Emma Siewert – Thres Fretchel – Lena
Baier. Thres gets a birthday present. Annie Weisheipl comes at eleven oclock. Party breaks up at 130 A.M.
15. Monday: Attended luncheon, directors Kiwanis
Club.
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17. Wednesday: Mrs. Ernestine Dumke our old
neighbor at 1208 Minnesota Street is 86 years old today. Joe Weisheipl Jr. almost became a Marine
today. Marge goes to Great Lakes
immediately to bid him farewell, as he is to leave for San Diego Calif. in the
morning, but nothing happened and he is still a gob. Joe and Annie Heip take Thres and self to the
Oshkosh tonite. Two good pictures “The
Youngest Profession ” The autograf hunters
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19. Friday: [N] Forty Hours Devotion begins at St.
Vincents.
20. Saturday: Matt Weisheipl is 30 years of age
today. To St. Vincents Church at 530 A.M. Com. Tony Pable
21. Sunday: [2M] To 730 Mass at St. Vincents Hi Mass with exposition of the
Blessing Sacrament. Then to work. This afternoon visited Tony Pable at
Sunnyview. He had more visitors George
and Frank Koplitz – Joe Lange – Mr. Ziernzack, Bob Weber –Hans Hable – Carl and
Jennie Pable. Took Rose Weisheipl home
this noon dropped in to say hello to Joe and Annie. They are painting their sitting room. To work at 5 P.M. to St. Vincents tonite for
closing of Forty Hours. Father Lambert Scanlon
has the sermon. Com. Father John Nuernberg
22. Monday: Little Joe Baier Jr. is 3 years old
today.
23. Tuesday: To Kiwanis
luncheon. Harry Stuhldreher from “University of Wisconsin” is with us
today. I believe he is one of the “four horsemen” from Notre Dame
University years ago. Our table Dr. Gifford, Ed Durler, Ray
Baxandall. We also entertained the High School Squad football players.
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25. Thursday: Thanksgiving Day here is a lot
different than a year ago. Lovely day,
we had a 13 #Turkey. Attended St.
Vincents 9 Oclock Mass. While we were
gone Harry Kujawa dropped in and left some venison. He and family are on their way to Milwaukee. While we were napping this afternoon Lena
Baier dropped in. We went down to view
the remains of Mrs. Kath Robl and then attended the Oshkosh Theatre. The “Iron Major” stars Pat O’Brien –Ruth
Warrick, “Gildersleeve on Broadway” stars Harold Peary – Billie Burke. Two good pictures. Had supper at 930
P.M.
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28. Sunday: To St. Johns, Foresters Memorial
Service. Then to work. Visited Tony Pable at Sunnyview this
afternoon. He is doing nicely. Joe Grabl and Mrs. Hansetter are out to see
him. Thres – Aunt Annie Heip –Aunt Lena –
and Mary go to Stadler’s this afternoon.
George and Alvina are having open house on their golden wedding
anniversary. They are at our house for
supper and spend the evening here. Thres
Fretchel is here tonite also. Com.
Camilla Micko
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30. Tuesday: To Kiwanis Luncheon with Dave Collin. Our table Ruben Shekey – Frank Sullivan – Ed
Ledvina – Dave and I. Hi school boys and
girls entertain us. Met Harold Arentsen,
the music director at the luncheon.
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