01. Sunday: [De Soto hit 52000 miles today.] To 730 Low Mass at St. Vincents. Had
Mrs. Jungwirth with us. Father Schorn very pleased with the turnout at the Holy
Week Services. Worked from 9 to 1230 then took Donald's
family with us to the Raulf Hotel for 1 oclock Dinner. The children are very
comical especially little Mark. The family spent the afternoon with us and
the Felkers spent the evening at their place. Thres, Mary Ann, and myself took
in the movie “Marty.”
It's a 4 Academy Awards Picture starring Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair.
William Holden and Jennifer Jones star in “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing.”
Com. Thanksgiving for our Redemption
02. Monday: I attended 645 A.M.
Mass Father Schorn. Thres was sleeping
so well, she did not hear me get up and go away. Had a card from the Norman Browns, telling
about the bad time they had getting to Chicago last Wednesday. Card came from the Smokie Mountain region
Tennessee. We miss Norm at the Monday
noon meal, he said we should keep his seat at the table warm for him. Thres plays cards at Louise Zentners this
afternoon. This evening she is at the
Christian Mothers meeting St. Vincents.
Com. Katherine Holzbauer
03. Tuesday: [M 9 M] This is the big day, do we
build a new High School on the Walnut Street sight? Tonight when the election returns are in will
tell the story. To Kiwanis Club, no
special program a lot of talk about taking nonvoters to the polls, this means
people who should have voted and did not.
A Kiwanis idea. Temperature up to
76° this afternoon. A tornado hits Berlin about 140 P.M. I tried to get in touch with Harry, all
circuits closed. Attended Cemetery Board
Meeting. Nothing important came up. Thres to So. Side B.M. Auxiliary potluck
supper, cards and White Elephant Sale.
Lots of fun she reports
04. Wednesday: Mrs. Laura Church passed away
yesterday, widow of William Church – partner in the old “Church Brothers Fair”
Main Street.
05. Thursday: [Dr. Grabers family in auto accident
at Hahira Georgia] Thres Fretschl has a birthday, she is 69.
06. Friday: Just learned this noon that we forgot
to send Thres Fretschl a birthday card.
An assailant hurled acid into Victor Riesel’s face yesterday in New
York. Mr. Riesel who is the Crusading “Labor
Columnist” for many newspapers may lose his eyesight. Dr. and Mrs. Louis Graber 235 Hazel Street
and three of their 5 children with them were hospitalized yesterday afternoon
after an accident at a street intersection in Hahira Georgia about 20 miles
north of the Florida State line. The
Grabers were returning from a Florida vacation.
07. Saturday: Julius La Rosa
08. Sunday: To 730 Hi Mass with
Holy Name. Father Milbauer spoke on the 4th
Command, “Honor Thy Father and Mother.” Took a drive to the cottage with Bill
Mauritz to look over the boat house situation, if it can be enlarged or must it
be torn down entirely. This afternoon to
Berlin to look over tornado damage, got into traffic jam took an hour from
Waukau out to Berlin. Harry showed us
around to some of the places. Damaged
very extensive. Sent Thres Fretschl a
belated birthday card.
Com. Our Spiritual Director.
09. Monday: [M 3 M] No Holy Mass at 645
this A.M. Thres and me to Holy
Communion. Meeting at the store at 830
with Art – Norbert – Fred and Joe. Met
with Vic Fink at Brand’s at 945 had Donald and Eddie Heip
along. Vic will be over tomorrow about
plans. Received a letter from Resi Kroll
Rothbauer in Parsberg. Letter and check
arrived OK. “A Coincidence” –she had a
dream the night before she received a letter and money from us. Rexall meeting at Town Grill tonight. Bill Kelly was of find speaker and
entertainer. Attendance 38 all.
Com. Mike Eichman
10. Tuesday: [Rose Mauritz 54 today. M 6
M] To Kiwanis luncheon. Carl Thorson a
juggler proves to be a good entertainer.
Attended Perpetual Help Devotion this evening and then to Rosary at “Fiss
and Bills” for Bill Schaefer. Bishop
Grellinger led in prayer. Thres
entertains Thres Fretschl – Emma Lemke – Annie Heip this evening. Rose Mauritz has another birthday, she
is 54.
11. Wednesday: Vic Fink and Don are over this
morning to our South Store to take measurements for merchandising changes. Donald and Eddie Heip help. Mother and I paid last respects to John and
Jennie Hables mother Mrs. Hansetter.
Then we take a drive to Berlin to visit with Harry and Agnes. We get a good look at all of the tornado
damage and a good perspective of the area it covered. Had dinner at the “Wonder Bar” in Green Lake,
a fine place to eat. Met Kurt and
Margaret Knopf at the “Wonder Bar.”
12. Thursday: Father Joe Ahearn is celebrating his
40th year as a priest. I’m not sure but
I think he and Father Schorn were ordained at the same time. Marge Haverty and Adeline Steinhilber are at
Milwaukee today attended a beautician clinic at the Wisconsin Hotel sponsored
by Irv Mettelman – Hudnut Co.. J.H.
Evans Principal of Oshkosh Hi School announced this morning that he has
accepted a position as Biology Instructor at the new Janesville Wis. High
School. Kinkers Corners Tavern a Fond du
Lac County landmark is destroyed by fire. Loss 80000.
13. Friday: Serra Club meets at the Athearn this
noon, about 30 attended. Father Schorn
spoke on the “Marriage Court.” After listening to his explanation we learned it
is pretty difficult to get rid of your spouse in a Catholic Court, so may just
as well keep them. Mother – Mary Ann and
me to K.C. Club this evening. Have not
been there since before Lent. Dr. and
Mrs. Louis Graber are flown home today from Florida in a special plane by Steve
Wittman Dr. Graber’s injuries skull fracture – fractured shoulder – pelvis –
hip and broken nose.
14. Saturday: Forty years ago today Father Louis
Schorn was ordained to the priesthood. Donald – Arlene and Mary Ann are in Milwaukee
today attending the wedding of Doctor Robert E Gerth and Nancy Spence – Saint
Robert Church – Shorewood Wis. Visited
Matt Drexler this morning. He is getting
along quite well. He got a job for his
Sister Caroline at Buckstaff’s. She had
been at the Diamond Match over 35 years.
Also visited with Rose Mauritz for about ½ hour. Don Arlene Mary Ann in town at 600. Took them to Hi K for dinner.
15. Sunday: Father Schorn celebrates Hi Mass of
Thanksgiving at 715.
We picked up Mrs. Anna Jungwirth for church. Worked this morning. This afternoon Bill Mauritz and Jo Ann came
in. Jo Ann is learning to drive. She and Mary Ann to the Oshkosh to see Bing
Crosby –Mitzi Gaynor – Don O’Connor in “Everything Goes.” Mother and I to
reception for Father Schorn in the School Recreation. I delivered magazines to the Sisters and had
a nice visit with them. Mother came
later – tonight she is at K.C. Club House in the final playoffs of the card
tournament sponsored by Council of Catholic Women.
Com. Father Schorn
16. Monday: [Albert Koplitz died 2.15 P.M.
Mercy. Born July 11 – 1876 M 3 M] Norm Brown is back with us for Monday
luncheon. Fred Baumgartner – Loretta Art
and Margaret Mueller –Thres and myself to Madison to Rexall banquet in honor of
John Bowles new President of the Rexall Division. Our table Mr. and Mrs. Uhl dean of pharmacy,
Mr. Mrs. Hemmer Appleton –George Davis Vice President St. Louis. Met many friends there –Joe Leiter –Warren Geehrs
Milwaukee – Mr. Mrs. Oscar Rennebohm – Wilbur Booke – Madison Mr. Mrs. Dick
Milbauer Clintonville – Kenny Sepersky – De Pere. We stole the show when I presented Mr. Bowles
with the size 62 Oshkosh B Gosh Overalls.
He told me they are going back to Rexall Square Los Angeles with him.
17. Tuesday: [M 9 M] To Kiwanis luncheon and
almost fell asleep listening to a talk on Automatic Vending Machines. Snow flurries are plentiful today and the
Baseball Season opens. The Milwaukee
Braves defeat the Chicago Cubs 6 to 0.
Temperature 39° attendance 39600.
I attended M of Perpetual Help Devotion and then picked up Thres for
rosary and to pay last respects to Rose Hugger.
Also attended Cemetery Board meeting this afternoon.
18. Wednesday: Thres entertains Theresa Siebold –
Mary Beck – Mayme Haidlinger this afternoon.
Charles Forbush 823 South Park Ave. passed away yesterday afternoon at
3.30. He was born in Fond du Lac Oct. 17
– 1869. Came to Oshkosh in 1880. When I was a boy the Forbushes lived just
west of the Wisconsin Central Railway on 13th Street. I lived just two doors east of the Railroad
at that time. Charles was brakeman for
Bill Mossman at that time. Paid last
respects to Al Koplitz.
19. Thursday: [M 12 M] Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier
III are wedded at the altar of St. Nicholas Cathedral at Monaco. The Prince is 32 Grace is 26. Kept an appointment with Dr. Norman
Kleinschmit at 130. He
takes pictures to plan if all or part of my teeth are to come out. I learned of the last time I was there for
dental extraction was May 26-1954.
Albert Koplitz laid to rest.
Solemn requiem – Father Vic Kandy Deacon. Pallbearers Ed and Frank Binder –Ed Prellwitz
–Art Ostertag –Erwin Mohr – Art Hill Jr.
20. [1 AMTG]
21. Saturday: Mary Jo Schraa who has been working
at our West Store is married to Bradley Jones at St. Peter’s this morning at 900
oclock by Father Paul Vanden Hogan.
Marcella Polishinski is married to Robert Schmiedel at St. Vincents Rectory
this morning at 11 Oclock by Father Schorn.
Eddie Bouygues former manager at the Athearn and Raulf Hotels died last
night at Tucson Arizona of a heart attack.
He was a native of Oshkosh, 54 years old. Eddie Rankels wife Martha Beglinger passed
away at 840 this morning at Mercy. Born April 19 – 1892. Married May 27 – 1920.
22. Sunday: To 730 Hi Mass –
Father Milbauer. Had Mrs. Jungwirth with
us.
Com. Albert Koplitz
23. Monday: Mother is with the S.S.B.M. Auxiliary
Card Club today. They have their banquet
a little sooner this year at Ostertag’s Tea Room as Mrs. Ostertag is
discontinuing business as of May 1. The
place will be converted into an “Old Ladies Home.” Norm Brown – Mary Ann and I
have our luncheon at home. I’m up to Dr.
Will Wagner’s office for exam today. He
advises anasthesia, no local, when I have my
teeth taken out. Mother plays Bingo at
Aunt Annie Heip’s tonight and I attend 4th Degree dinner and meeting with Ed
Binder. Ed Ostertag (91) from Appleton
is with us. Met Clem Schlaefer – Grand
Master.
24. Tuesday: Little
Debbie breaks out with measles today. She was home from school yesterday.
To Kiwanis luncheon, had a very fine program. Autos from Aurora, Ill. showed
color slides of a trip to the Grand Canyon. Little Donnie and Markie get shots
from Ray Wagner this afternoon. Harry and Agnes Kujawa are our dinner guests
today. Took them to the Town Grill, our waitress Mrs. Pettibone. After the
dinner to South Park Junior Hi where we enjoy a concert by the United States
Navy Band, conductor, Charles Brendler.
25. Wednesday: Carl
Traeger was named the new principal at the Oshkosh Hi School last night by
the board of education. He has been assistant principal since 1950,
succeeds J. Harwood Evans, resigned.
26. Thursday: “Fuzzy” Kinateder makes what may be
his last visit with us today. The
Kinateders will be moving about the first of May.
27. Friday: Attend Serra Club luncheon at the
Athearn. Bill Gengler is our speaker, a
very good talk, but a little deep for me.
Had our evening meal at the K.C. Club.
28. Saturday: [M 9 M G 4 M] Up at 8 A.M. temperature 30°- not
pleasant.
29. Sunday: [TG] Up at 430 A.M.
note it is raining. Took Mary Ann to Don’s
at 7 Oclock, it is raining quite heavy, picked up Mrs. Jungwirth attended 715
Hi Mass – Father Schorn speaks on the 4th Commandment “How it affects us toward
Government.” When service is over we find it is snowing and sleeting, later
heavy snow until about 230 this afternoon. Father Schorn announces the passing of Bob Genol. He passed away last evening at 610
unexpectedly of a heart attack.
Com. Hedwig Hansetter
30. Monday: [Kinateders moved today.] The sun is
out, the day is bright and clear and the snow is going fast. Our “Rexall One Cent Sale” begins today. Attended appreciation dinner at Catholic War Vets
Club House. Guests Charles Barnard –
Charles Van Beynen – Harry Schmitt – Ray Kramer – and A.E. Potter. Thres plays cards at Elsie Zentners. Record breaking scores are registered by Mary
Fenzl 81 by Alma Thobaben 79. Next high 58
Thres gets 4th prize on a tie. Aloys and
Anna Kinateder moved today from our neighborhood 704 ½ - 15th St. They have been our neighbors for 22 years.
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