Went to Belleville, sold everything. Eggs 30 [cents]. Had piece bacon & sausage left, turnips also. Leo & family had supper here. Bert [Bertille] went to Belleville with them. A Bruehl man near Belleville close to Ross Filling station killed his daughter & wife last nite, he is in jail; Another man was robbed & killed near a store; on Ill. Street. Wittenauer shocked load corn, took it home, & brought one here also. Papa & Marita went to election; in Firemens Hall; County Election. Schmidt won against Jost for Judge. Altes Co. Commissioner. Bill [Klein] came got Bert [Bertille] took Woody Acker to Belleville; also his girlfriend on business.
Tuesday, Nov. 7, 1939
Filed Under: 1939, November, Tillie's News Diaries from the 1930s Tagged With: Acker, Anton, Belleville, Belleville_crime, Bill_Klein, Brand, Bruehl, county_election, eggs, election, Election_day, farmers_market, Firemens_Hall, Jost, Klein, Leo, Marita, Monroe_County, murder, Orlet, robbery, Rosalia, Ross_Filling_Station, Schmidt, shocking_corn, truck_farming, Wittenauer
Stay Connected with Tillie's Tales!