01. Friday: Not up as early as usual, attend 7.30
Hi Mass St. Vincents, Father Wagner.
Worked very little today – about 2 hours. Had our dinner at the Town Grill. Rose Schmidt waited on us. Surprizing how many waitresses knew Mary Ann. From there we drove to Neenah to visit Norm
Browns family. Then back home and took
in the Raulf Theatre Walking my Baby back Home, Donald O’Connor Janet Leigh
also “The Veils of Baghdad” Victor Mature and Mari Blanchard –Virginia Field. Ended the day by winning two games of
cribbage from Thres and Mary Ann.
02. Saturday: Still looking for an error in the
Annual Wage Report. Located at this
afternoon. Uncle Joe Weisheipl had a
setback this afternoon. Dr. Will Wagner
is there. Doctor said he would not get
over this one. He may last several days,
or more.
03. Sunday: [10 hr.] To 730 High
Mass Father Wagner. Its a busy day for
me. 3 ½ hours this morning and wrote
orders from 330 to 930 then to the P.O. and
home.
Com. Honor Guardian Angel
04. Monday: [R 4 M] Saw Uncle Joe twice today. He is breathing easier that seems to be in a
comma. Thres plays cards at Mrs. Lehnigles. Norm Brown is with us for noon meal.
05. Tuesday: Dropped in to see Uncle Joe this
morning. He is sleeping as he has been.
06. Wednesday: [R 2 M T] Saw Uncle Joe this noon, his breathing
is much shorter. Our farmers veterinary meeting is scheduled for 8 O'clock
tonite at Clarence Denigers. Just getting ready to pick up Donald to go
to the meeting when we get a call that Uncle Joe passed away at 715.
Thres and myself drive out immediately. Father Bunkelman is reciting
prayers for the dead. We stay until 11 Oclock to help cheer Annie
up. She is holding up quite well. Mary Ann has company tonite;
Joanna Mauritz, Fay Baier, and Doris Heisler are over.
07.
08.
09. Saturday: We
all are at Uncle Joe Weisheipls funeral this morning. I am a pallbearer
with Fritz, John, Frank Weisheipl, Les Luebke and John Paukner.
10. Sunday: [5 ½ hrs.] To 730
Mass Father Wagner – Father Milbauer – Sermon.
To work by 10 A.M. back again at 4 P.M. worked 5 ½ hours. Spent the evening at Annie Weisheipl’s. Edward and his family are there.
Com. Uncle Joe Weisheipl
11. Monday: [R 4 M 11 hrs.] Norm Brown is with us. Ma serves the duck –Joe won at a raffle some
time ago. Temperature is dropping. I had a treatment from O.R. Simpson this
afternoon for my dizziness. Dropped in
to see Annie, she is bearing up quite well.
Attended Holy Name Meeting tonight.
Father Spaulding showed slides of his hunting trip in Canada with Father
Gehl. Thres had four phone calls from
Emma Baier today.
12. Tuesday: [8 hrs.] Winter is here in earnest. Official temperature is 7° below. Attended first meeting of the cemetery board
today at 430. It was interesting. This evening I visited Arthur H. Mueller (T
and S). Brought a Gutenberg Bible for
him, donated by Eli Tannenbaum. Art got
quite a surprize out of it, a Jew donating a Catholic Bible. Ma invited Aunt Annie – Thres Fretschl – and
Emma Lemke in for cards tonight. Donald
took them home at midnight. Annie does
not like to think of getting home, without Joe being there.
13. Wednesday: [R 4 M 10 ½ hrs.] Official temperature this morning
is 8° below. Raging snow storms in the
east have killed nearly 50 people Monday.
Temperatures down to 27° below zero in Maine. Snow up to a foot or more in many places. Stopped in to see Annie Heip again. Kidded her about having a cold sore, and
brought her some carmel corn.
14. Thursday: [9 hrs.] Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn
Monroe are married by Judge Charles S. Peery in San Francisco. Frank Lloyd Wright is 84 and of course a
great architect. When asked which of his
works he considered his masterpiece, he answered “The next One.”
15. Friday: According to Lt. Cyril Bouchelle a
total of 686 accidents occurred in Oshkosh in 1953.
16.
17. Sunday: To 730 High Mass
Father Wagner and is this a cold morning, it is 20° below zero but it does warm
up some during the day. We spend part of
the afternoon at Donalds. Debbies
birthday is today, she is four, but still quite a baby. Annie Heip takes tress to “Aquinas Club” card
party at St. Peters this evening. Mary
Ann and I stopped at Heips after work, visited until nearly midnight.
Com. Emma Baier
18. Monday: Took a treatment at Curative Workshop
and learn that Mrs. O’Day is at Mercy Hospital.
Paid 5000 on our store debt today at the New American Bank. Norm Brown is over for noon luncheon. Thres plays cards at Elsie Zentners. Edward Page 51, Supervisor of safety at K
Clark died suddenly at 2 45 A.M.
19. Tuesday: Donald drives to Kellnersville this
morning. Father Milbauer’s mother is
laid to rest and our ninth grade children sing the requiem. He returned about 4 Oclock this afternoon,
said the driving was very poor. Worked
on Rexall Order with Ken Sepersky, also took him to Kiwanis luncheon. Incidentally this is my first attendance
since I broke my arm July 22nd. This
evening Thres and self to Knife and Fork Club Dinner at the Athearn. Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharios speaks on “Our
Future Security.” He is an able speaker, although I disagree with him that the
Congressional Committee delving into Communism in this country has done more
harm than good. He admits however there
are 50000 Communists and 50000 fellow travelers at the present time.
20. Wednesday: [R 4 M] Snow today is very welcome. Had a letter today from Father Edmund. Nine Storm Novenas will be held in the near
future according to my intention. Work
is at the Wis Axel had a farewell party for Art Hazen’s father last night at
their clubhouse and presented him with a tooling outfit. He was retired as of January 1st at 68. Marge Weisheipl was on the job this noon, but
I had to take her back home again, she is still a sick girl. Paid 5000 on our store debt at the Oshkosh
National Bank. Mary Ann takes mother and
me to the Mode tonite. “Come Back little
Sheba” starring Burt Lancaster and Shirley Booth. “Taxi” is a good picture with Don Dailey and
Constance Smith.
21. Thursday: Visited at the Mercy Hospital
tonight, Arthur H. Mueller T and S Tobacco.
He is getting along quite well, also Mrs. Cora O’Day in 233. She is confined with a bad heart – also Amber
Holmes, bookkeeper at Morgans, same as Mrs. O’Day a bad heart. Temperature is 10° below this morning. Annie Heip entertained for dinner at La Fonds.
22. Friday: [R 2 M] Temperature to 9° below this A.M.
moderates during the day. Visited Dr. Will
Wagner for a check up tonite. Pressure
is 130 over 80 prescribed Dramamine for my dizziness. Jack Faust is now working at Fosters.
23. Saturday: Over to see Marge Haverty this
morning. She is not feeling too well yet. Told her to stay home at least until next
Monday. Lucille Felker – Arlene’s mother
had a minor operation at the Mercy this morning. Joseph Sheilinger was killed this morning at
North Fond du Lac at 6.05, when hit by a Northwestern train while walking to
the roundhouse. He was an engineer for
the company. Born May 3 – 1892 in Hemau
Bavaria, lived in Oshkosh until 1945.
Rose Schroeder (Mrs. John) 321 – 12th is a sister of his
24. Sunday: [6 ½ hrs.] To 730 Hi
Mass Father Wagner Sermon “I believe in God the Father.” Worked this morning. Attended “Capping Exercises” at Mercy School
of Nursing. Met the three young ladies I’m
sponsoring, Joan Diley of Omro, met her family also, Janice Renier – Green Bay –
Naomi Wollangk of Oshkosh. Dropped in to
see Lucille Felker, also Aunt Mary. Mrs.
Gallagher is with her in her room. Mrs.
Gallagher is blind and hard of hearing.
Thres spends the evening out to Aunt Annie Heips. Edwards birthday today, he celebrates at Hi K.
Com. Emma Baier
25. Monday: [R Joe W. 9 hrs.
R 4 M] Art Mueller is bothered with nosebleeds these days. We are having sleet this afternoon also rain toward
evening roads are very bad, we had to postpone our annual Mueller Potter
meeting, Art could not come in from the country. Norm Brown is with us this noon. Took a treatment at the Curative this
afternoon. Martha Hein Stauber begins
taking treatments there today. She is in
the booth next to me.
26. Tuesday: To Kiwanis luncheon, Dr. John Mook
from State Teachers College talks on “Human Behavior.” Took another treatment
for dizziness from O.R. Simpson at 3.15 P.M.
Looking outside tonite we note a beautiful blizzard and it looks as tho
we are in for the first real snow storm of the season.
27. Wednesday: [R 4 M] According to Annie
Weisheipl, Eddie Weisheipl is doing very well for himself these days. Florence takes in 180 dollars from dance
pupils per week, Upstairs rent 15 dollars per week, Eddie salary 70 dollars per
week plus P.M’s are total average of 265 dollars per week. It is beautiful out this morning, a heavy
snowfall during the night 4 ½ inches on the level. Attended the “Big Show” put on by the JCC at
the Opera House. Well rendered. Exceptionally good were Dr. R. Purtell as “Mae
West” Henry Hanisch as “Hildegard” and Bob Koller as “Miss Stardom”
28.
29. Friday: [R 2 M] Had a peculiar experience with
Ed Fretschl. He became dizzy well at
work and bought he was going to die.
Went to Dr. Ray Wagner for checkup found nothing wrong, recommended to
see Dr. Chuck Behnke. Ed flew into my
office, wanted Donnie to rush him Dr. Behnke, I tried to calm him saying it was
not dangerous, but Don had to hurry. Dr.
Behnke found nothing wrong either, so Ed came to my office this afternoon and
we had a good laugh about the whole thing.
30. Saturday: Rather snappy out this morning. I did not get up until 9.30. Was rather tired from last nights meeting. It was 1° below this A.M. Visited at Mercy Hospital this afternoon, saw
Aunt Mary, no change there, dropped in to see Cora O’Day, and had a long visit
with Sister Cornelia. She has a nice
room back of the chapel, and when she opens an art glass window she can attend
chapel services. Thres and I to Mode
tonight, “Powder River” with Calhoun and Corinne Calvet and “Tropic Zone” with
Ronald Reagan and Rhonda Fleming are both good.
31. Sunday: [9 hrs.] To 730 Mass
Father Milbauer. Had a letter from
Bishop Bona about the Indian and Negro missions. Collection next Sunday. Worked this morning – back at 430
thru by 10.45. Then out to Aunt Annies,
Thres stayed with her all evening from 6 on.
Mary Ann and me out after work, home at 12.30 A.M. I feel asleep on the couch
woke up 2.30 A.M. Henry Fredrickson
tailor who worked for my father many years ago is 80 years old today.
Com. Emma Baier.
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