Tuesday, December 14, 2010

December 14

1944: "Thres is busy baking Christmas cookies today.  Served on a coroner's jury this morning at the courthouse in the case where W.H. Clausen of Fond duLac lost his life in a collison with an Olson transport truck on Sept. 12th about 9 P.M., 8 o'clock standard time.  Verdict of the jury, negligence on both sides contributed to the accident.  Jurors: Mike Randall, Leonard Reinke, Paul Wertsch, J. Harold Watson, A.E. Potter, Raymond Miller."  [from A. E. Potter's diaries]
1952: "To 7:30 Mass Father Milbauer.  We are very busy at the store this morning and also this evening.  Seven of the ladies from our South Store had a dinner party at Ray Robbins this evening, Maude Labudde, Margaret Tadych, Virginia Abrams, Grace Sitter, Rose Weisheipl, Marjorie Beck and Mary Ann Potter (daughter).  Party lasted from 6:30 to 12:30." [from A. E. Potter's diaries]

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