Went to mass. Uncle Fred & A. [Aunt] Mary stayed awhile. Leo & family & Bill came, we all went to Firemen’s pinic [sic] at Manniers Park, nice crowd in eve; we all had supper there plate supper, mashed potatoes & sauerkraut, sausage, cake, applesauce, catsup & pickle. 35 [cents] plate. German band played in afternoon. Stern Brau beer. Girls played for dance in eve; nice crowd. Willie Doyle was here.
Saturday, July 24, 1937
Awful warm. We went to Belleville this afternoon to church, Bert [Bertille] got new dress & hat. Uncle Fred & A. [Aunt] Mary were up, he cut lawn, had supper here & got ice cream in evening. We had chicken soup dinner & supper, that is the 5 one we ate so far. New Athens have home coming, raffling a car; but it rained all eve, stated about 8 o’clock, 6:30 was parade, Wagners went to see it. Berniece was here selling chances, on 2 quilts for firemen’s pinic [sic].
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