Friday, Aug. 4, 1939

Canned tomatoes. Uncle Fred & A. [Aunt] Mary were up, she helped wash dishes & clean for pinic [sic] to be next Wed. 9. Threshing machines all started again this afternoon, after all rain. Chas Shad daughter of Columbia bottoms Vernet & Walter Pieper of Merimac were married at Columbia on July 29. had a dance at New Hanover. Mr & Mrs Joe Mauer are celebrating there 24 Silver Wedd. Ann. today, mass this morn. at 9. & dance at Mid Way Inn tonite; they are now living in Red Bud; paper says Misses Alfreda & Mary Wittenauer are spending vacation in Michigan.

Thursday, Dec. 2, 1937

Fried down bacon & sausage, ironed this afternoon. Pap went to Waterloo, got his overcoat $13.39 from Pieper. Ralph Wiegand came, he wanted to measure our hog feeder he wants to make one. Berniece got 6 doz. eggs. 25¢ now.