Shortest day. Winter begins. Went to Waterloo. Bert [Bertille] got permanent at Colonial Beauty Shop $3.00. Pap bought new radio from Bersche, gave $3.00 for our old radio, trade in on push button zenith stub $15.00. We got Christmas cards from Mr & Mrs Geo. Shecan [?] Emil Schilling & Josie Keller. Awful cold to be 20 tonite. Bill [Klein] came got Bert went to Belleville to Lincoln Theatre to see Jones Family in “Busy to Work,” giving a Ford V8 away.
Friday, March 25, 1938
Cloudy & cool this morn. hot this afternoon. Bert [Bertille] cleaned etc; sacked load wheat went to Waterloo 21 bus. got 77 [cents] pap went home. Bert got permanent by Colonial Beauty Shop came home with Leo & Rose [Rosalia] they were in from 11 till 3:30; & going back this eve. again. Uncle Fred & A. [Aunt] Mary came to get her coat by Mamie’s. We went out to Henry’s celebrated Rob. birthday; Geodells came out this eve. to, they were at Waterloo at the wake last nit to so had birthday today had cake etc. Started in lightening, getting bleak went home.
Thursday, April 16, 1936
Cool & windy today. Pap went up in woods again had dinner at Henry’s. Rose & Berti went to Waterloo to the colonial Beauty Shoppe got permanents made, all ringlets Frederic & Boy! they sure are pretty, $3.00 waves; there is just 2 girls working there Marg. Davis & Bertha Sauerwein; & are very nice, took 3 hrs. for both of us. Arlene Klotz is as good as can be expected. The Tiptown Parish have a card party in the school hall there tonite; pretty cool for it tonite.
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