01. Monday: [T] Drove to town to bring Thres Fretschl
to the cottage. Its a lovely day, we
have no more company. Close up shop at
11 P.M. and back to town.
02. Tuesday: Mary Ann back to school today. To Kiwanis luncheon. Got in on the prize table with Joe Kitz – Max
Korn – Joe Rodler –Bill Kemnitz – Bob Kriz.
This table is really reserved for these boys. John Rasmussen is the speaker. His talk “Is America at the Cross Roads” I
could’nt tell after I heard him speak.
03. Wednesday: [T] Started out on a drive to
Milwaukee with Thres –Mary Ann and Emma Miller Siewert at 815. Developed car trouble at Lomira. Laid up car for 5 hours. Valve spring is broken. Visited with Bill Koepsel at his drug store
the ladies played cards in one of the boats.
Bill takes us back to the highway at noon to find ourselves a nice noon
meal at the new restaurant. Ready to go
to Milwaukee at 310 get there at 430. Dropped in at Mutual, then over to Fritz Gust
for a swell dinner, out to Carl’s Bar for short visit, home at 11.30 P.M.
04. Thursday: Back on the job with loads of work
steering me in the face. Carl and
Margaret gave us the news yesterday that Lovie Czekalsky had a baby girl
Sunday, August 31st at Mt. Sinai Hospital. The baby weighed 8 pounds 4 ounces.
05. Friday: Had another busy day at the store. I put in 13 hours today. To St. John’s Church with Thres at 7 A.M.
06. Saturday: A busy morning at the store. Laurence Churchill is in to see me about work
at the north store. May hire him back. This afternoon took Sister Viatora, Sisters
Romana – Edgar and Mary Ann to Milwaukee.
Our car purrs perfectly today.
Dropped in on Carl and Margaret, Mary Anna gets a chicken dinner and I
get a steak dinner. Dropped in on Lovey
to see her baby Marylinn. Baby has a
double chin like Aunt Thres. Back at the
convent at 630. Met Sisters Pauline
and Petrine at Messmer’s High. Home at 9
P.M. Temperature 91°.
07. Sunday: To 730 Mass St. Vincents, then to work. This afternoon took sweater and shoes to
Harry Lyncan. He is out riding with Phil. Took Aunt Mary to the cemetery, and stopped
at Bill and Rose Mauritz home. Frank and
Betty Drexler were there with their baby.
Com. Albert Stadtmueller
08. Monday: Donald
enrolls at the State Teachers College. I hope he makes good.
09. Tuesday: This is a great day for Msgr. Aloys
Bastian. He celebrates his golden
anniversary as a priest. The Church is
filled to capacity. Thres – Donald and
myself attend his banquet. Met Father Ed
Wagner –Andrew Quella. Father Michael
Drexler is here. The Marheine’s – Wm
Mertz’s – Will Wagners –Ralph Klisforths are at our table. Visited Anna (Mrs. John) Drexler this
afternoon. Back on the job from 5 to 10
PM. Worked 8 ½ hours today. Sent parcel to Germany this morning. Temperatures up to 91° today.
10. Wednesday: Visit at Ed Fretchels this evening. Celebrate his birthday which is to be Friday. He will have completed 62 years. Emma Siewert is here for supper. Went with us to Fretschl’s. Played sheephead. I made 70 cents. Package mailed to Via Rothbauer yesterday
contained 2 #coffee – 1 Cocoa – 2 Dresses 1 Sweater -1 Men’s Suit -1 Pants – 1
Ladies Dress – 1 Robe 1 # Brown Sugar.
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14. Sunday: To 730 Mass with Holy Name. Then to work.
St. Vincent Congregation celebrates
Monsignor Bastian's Jubilee today in our recreation hall. Its a program of reminiscences.
Com. Members Holy Name.
15. Monday: Thres and I drive to Madison at 930
A.M. Meet Al Leonard – and Harry Ferry
at the Lorraine Hotel. Also Earl Hall in
the lobby. Thres gets two corsages, one
for herself of gardenias. Drove to Truax
field at 1230. Met Wilbur
Bocki – Niebauer –Tigum also the new state Treasurer. Governor Rennebohm and Mrs. Rennebohm arrived
at 12.45. Inspected the big plane Mr.
Pattersons “Pres. United Air Lines” Thres pins a corsage of Orchids on Mrs.
Rennebohm, and some snapshots are taken of the Governor and Mrs. before they
leave, we bid them goodbye at 115 then had lunch at the
Madison Club, after that a tour thru the Rennebohm warehouse, and then we head
for home. Home at 6 P.M. At 630 picked up Joe and
Celia Drexler to attend farewell banquet for Father Scanlon. Our table William and Lill Wagner – Elsie
Wagner – Celia and ourselves. Monsignor
Bastian and Father McKeough spoke.
Father McKeough presented a purse.
Gerald LEstrange presided and was re-elected president. He surprised me very much by reading a letter
from me to Father Scanlon of a life insurance policy I donated to the “Apostolate.”
16. Tuesday: [T] To Kiwanis luncheon. Our table Ray Ware – Hugh Misdall – Norm Rehder
– Frank Uder - ______ and myself. I filled two
very expensive prescriptions tonite, one amounted to 1150, the other
1900. These are the highest prices I've had to get for
Rx's in my 32 years in the drug business.
17. Wednesday: A hurricane has hit the Florida
coast between Miami and Palm Beach.
Damage to date is not known. Velocity
about 120 miles per hour.
18. Thursday: [T] Temperature official is up to
90° today.
19. Friday: Thres and Emma Siewert are out to the
cottage this afternoon. They are making
up 4 feathered pillows.
20. Saturday: Mother – Mary Ann and myself to the
Strand to see Eddie Bracken – Priscilla Lane in “Fun on a Weekend,” and a
thriller “The Beast with Five Fingers” with Robert Alda – Andrea King and Peter
Lorre.
21. Sunday: [T] To 730 Mass St.
Vincents, then to work. A very
uneventful day. Called Kujawas at
Berlin. Agnes tells me Harry is busy at
an auction. This afternoon took Thres to
cemetery, too cold for Aunt Mary.
22. Monday: Sylvester Propson begins work at our
north store. Took Joe and Emma Baier to
Fond du Lac tonite. Down to see Lou Kornbloom
at the Retlaw. Met Ed Worm there.
Newspaper clippings from 23 Sept, 1947 |
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24. Wednesday: Have company tonight. Joe and Emma Baier, Bill and Rose Mauritz,
Ray and Ann Ostertag. A very pleasant
evening. Party breaks up at 130
A.M.
Newspaper clipping from 25 Sept, 1947 |
25. Thursday: Did a rash or maybe a wise thing
today. Bought the James Kinsler home
from Adolph Runke.
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27. Saturday: Took Ed and Thres Fretschl to the
Strand tonite to see “Life with Father” with William Powell – Irene Dunne
Elizabeth Taylor – Jimmy Lydon.
28. Sunday: To 730
Mass St. Vincents then to work. Had
eleven oclock dinner with Donald then we drive to Neenah to Norm Browns
and on to the. Packer - Bear Football Game. It was a thrilling game
and an upset for the Bears 29-20. Sensational plays were
made on both sides and even a touchback was registered and two beautiful
goal kicks by the Packers Cuff. Norm
showed me his home thruout and it is wonderful.
Back home at 705 P.M.
Harry and Agnes Kujawa are here for a visit. They leave for home about midnight.
Com. Caroline Baier
29. [T]
30. Tuesday: Phil Lyman has a birthday. Born Sept. 30 – 1906.
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