Sunday, Jan. 31, 1932

We went to Red Bud church. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for dinner & supper playing 5 hand pinochle. The St. Mary’s players from Belleville have a play in the school hall here tonite.

Wednesday, Jan. 27, 1932

Uncle Fred brought Josie up to Hecker then we took her along to Belleville. We sold 23 doz. eggs for $3.72. The package from Chicago Mail Order came everything allright. The Social Club at Red Bud are having a party this evening.

Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1932

We went to Belliville [sic] with 19 doz. eggs @ 17¢ doz. We bought goods to make a quilt today. Uncle Fred & papa went out Osie Neffs & measured the road. Josie Keller & Bertille went to Mrs. Renneckers to get quilt patters. Then she went to Phil Braun’s & stayed there all night. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for supper, then Chris Buehlers family came, stayed till 11 o clock.

Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1932

We went to Belleville with the eggs & some meat sold all the eggs 18 doz. for 20¢. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here, he paid his tax to Griffin. Aunt Mary & Rosalia where over at Wagner’s awhile. Fr. Sonnen the Paderborn priest died. We got some boxes at Belleville this morn. one for Uncle Fred, the other one for us to smoke our summer sausage in. Henry & family & we went all was at Aunt Mary’s, playing cards. Rosalia had 150 trump in spades. Just like spring.

Saturday, Jan. 9, 1932

Henry & family where here for dinner, they left the kids here & they went to Belleville to sell there beef, but couldn’t sell much there. This eve. we went out there & helped to make summer sausage, Papa was up at Eichenseer’s, watching them butcher.

Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1932

We went up to Belleville & sold 30 doz. eggs 23¢ & 2 for 45¢ sold all. Tonight is telephone meeting at Deueker’s. We all went. The members weren’t all present. Henry & family came up, played pinochle, they came here first & we weren’t at home, so they thought maybe we was by Louis Armstutz so they drove down a piece & turned around in front of Elmer Kammler house & got stuck, papa took the Whippet down & put the chains on & pulled him out. George Wagner & Steve, Louis Armstutz, Philip Jatho helped him.

Saturday, Jan. 2, 1932

Joe Hilpert & friend here for dinner from Belleville. Roy Stauenfbiel brought our sack of crushed corn down this evening.

Thursday, Dec. 24, 1931

Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary & all of us went to Belleville. Henry & family & them where all up tonight Santa came. Henry & family stayed all night & left the kids here went to Waterloo church.

Wednesday, Dec. 16, 1931

Henry & Leona went to Belleville left the kids here. Mrs. Johnny Reheis died this morn. around 1 o’clock, she will be buried Fri. afternoon, she was sick for a time, had cancer. We all went to the wake this eve. stayed till about 12 o clock. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where going to stay all night. Ben Kerber a sales agent was here. Papa was in the woods this afternoon.

Thursday, Dec. 10, 1931

We went to Belleville sold 12 doz. eggs @ 30¢ then brought there radio along out, we where there for dinner. Jim Beese & wife, John Breugtiam & wife, Fritz Armstutz where also there, fixed the radio up, they played cards in the afternoon.