Armistice Day. H. Wittinauer’s boy stoped [sic] in this morn. Sure warm weather for this time of year. Uncle Fred & A. [Aunt] Mary came this afternoon. Lerna [unclear – could be Leona?] Meng came over to see them. Uncle went to Stahlehebers to see John, he is home today from Woodriver Ill. Mrs. Mehrmann got 5 doz. eggs @ 28¢. Uncle Fred & A. [Aunt] Mary came Bert [Bertille] went along to Floraville to Bocker’s free dance, music by Cowboys of Alton, pretty nice, bass fidale [sic – fiddle], guitar, banjo & fiddle. pretty nice crowd, present; Och. formerly Smithton boys now of Alton.
Thursday, Nov. 11, 1937
Filed Under: 1937, November, Tillie's News Diaries from the 1930s Tagged With: Alton, Armistice_Day, Aunt Mary, Birkner, Bocker, Brand, Cowboys_of_Alton, eggs, Floraville, free_dance, Illinois, Mehrmann, Meng, orchestra, Smithton, Stahleheber, Stahlheber, Uncle Fred, Wittenauer, Wittinauer, Woodriver
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