It rained a little this morn. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here this afternoon for lunch. Lucinda Eichenseer brought us some flowers from Mamie this morn. This afternoon there where some school kids here with cards, chances to win, bed spread, quilt, tea set, gas or coal range, & other articles, 10¢ a chance, we didn’t take any. Rosalia & Aunt Mary where by Mrs. Rennecker a while. Bertille & Rosalia went to church to-night & took that table scarf along & gave it to Mrs. Joe Braun. Mrs. Rennecker birthday is today, Klotz’s & G. Wagners where there, they had ice cream.
Sunday, May 24, 1931
Leona was up for 1st mass & Henry at late, today Henry is 27 yrs. old & also there wedding anniversary. We went out right after church. Papa went to Belleville to church this morning. Those that where at Henry’s for chicken dinner where Gus Geodell’s family us, & Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary, after dinner Henry & Frank Birkner’s family came, & Bill Freund, we made ice cream & then cake for lunch. Oh! Boy, they had 2 gallons ice cream. Bill was here for supper, afterwords, we went to Breezy Hill too dance, the Melody club furnished the music. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came she went to church. Henry & Leona went to Breezy Hill too. They got a reo light from Gus Geodell’s.
Saturday, May 23, 1931
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Rosalia went to clean church on Aunt Mary’s place this morning. We seen the balloon that left Scot field this morning at 4:30 & is going 40 miles from there, it is a 35,000 cu. ft. balloon, we seen it about 6 o’clock, it was going South. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here this afternoon for lunch. Papa went to Waterloo. Tonight Marcella Ettling is graduating from piano lessons, we got a written invitation. It is over at St. Louis, she is to play two pieces on the piano. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary got an invitation to come to Belleville, Irene Reheis send them a card to come.
Friday, May 22, 1931
Rosalia & Bertille went up to Mamie’s then we went to church. Mamie was fixing on a new dress to wear Sun. at Ruma Fr. Odillo is celebrating his 25th Jubilee. He was here at Eichenseer’s too. The Catholic ball team of Waterloo motored to Hecker last Sun. & defeated the boys by a score of 3 to 2.
Saturday, May 16, 1931
Rosalia & Bertille went to church & also cleaned. Papa got crushing done & paid George Shilling lumber sawing. We went in to Waterloo to Dan Geodell’s sale this afternoon, bought 15¢ worth, everything went cheap. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came this afternoon or this evening & we went to the show. The blanket winner was Loyd Pabst. There play entitled was “The driven Daughter.” Emery’s boys & Russ’s boy’s are giving a dance at the Brick House to-night, there is a play at Broad Hollow too.
Wednesday, May 13, 1931
For once we got a real nice day again. Mrs. Dan Mendal, the barbers wife died & is being buried this morning at Waterloo. Rosalia & Bertille went to church this morning. We went down in the truck patch this afternoon. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for supper. They bought a piece of beef & then we had a good supper. We all then went to the show, & always a crowd. There play was Mr. & Mrs. Brown. There is a dance at the Brick House tonight given by the Horse Creek Ramblers, lots of people went there after the show. Eggs are 12¢.
Tuesday, May 12, 1931
They gave beautiful prizes, Bessie Parker got the silk pillow with a slip in candy, Clarance [Clarence] Wittenauer got a bottle perfume, & many others got prizes at the show. We went tonight again they raffled 2 blankets, Levi Gregson, & Hilda Neff were the winners. They also sold candy, & Erma Hepp got the silk spread, Nick Helfrich, the silk hose, & many others, Rosalia got a teaspoon. They sure do draw the crowd, there play tonight was Kitty’s Statue. They sold out on the candy, & there was a blanket left that no one called for, so he raffled that one & Eugene Bruns winner. Rosalia & Bertille went to church this morning. We washed, ironed, patched, baked bread today. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary come this afternoon to work at there place, they where here for lunch & supper, then they went us, to the show. We were by Mrs. Rennecker & got some flowers.
Monday, May 11, 1931
Yesterday morning Henry Volkmann & wife while going home from church with the buggy met with a accident, there was a car coming from both directions, & the one drove to close & took the wheel off the buggy, it is just funny no one was hurt, & the buggy is altogether in a wreck, it happened almost in front Kuhn’s house, they settled it right there. Bertille went to church this morning. Papa & Rosalia went up in the woods. Bertille went up to the school hall to see the play or rather moving picture show, given by the Cathestists [catechists] of New Mexico & Calif, Texas, it was good. Tonight they will be in Paderborn. The weather is sure funny, it rains, then the sun shines, real April & May Showers. Harold Dueker is in St. Mary’s Elizabeth Hospital for appendix. Rosalia & Bertille went up to Mamie’s took her along & then went to the show, the crowd increases every night, instead of giving the blanket away tonight, he is going to give 2 tomorrow night. Vic. Eichenseer took his medicine & improved a lot. Eggs are 12¢.
Friday, May 8, 1931
Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s to get some lumber to make a pig shoot. It rained today. Henry & family came this afternoon, the kids stayed here & they went to Belleville, & bought them new shoes & Bobby a straw hat. Bertille cleaned the bedroom & hall today. This evening Rosalia & Bertille went to church.
Sunday, May 3, 1931
Today Papa is 53 yrs. old. Ike Napier was here & brought some cheese for Aunt Mary a bowl full. Today is also Mamie Mueth’s birthday, she is 17 yrs. old. Uncle Fred, Aunt Mary, Henry & family where here for dinner & lunch we had chicken dinner. Henry & Leona went home & did the feeding & left the kids here, we all went to the truck patch. In the evening Henry & Leona & Aunt Mary, Rosalia Bertille went to church. Bill & Creses where out too. The evening was spent in playing music, singing, cake & Beer where refreshments served. Hecker & Belleville baseball club played today. Belleville won in a score of 18 to 4.
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