Leo & Rose [Rosalia] came this afternoon took Marita along home this eve; Leo & pap went to Smithton, Leo took 29 bus. of our wheat to Freeburg got 90 [cents] he also went to dentist over there. Awful cold this morn. 10 above & tonite to be zero radio says.
Friday, Dec. 29, 1939
Vi Papbenberg hauled load corn to E. St. Louis for us today. Leo & Rose [Rosalia] came this afternoon. Took our truck along home, did there chores & brought some hogs along back, pap went to help them load; played cards, Bill [Klein] came this eve.
Thursday, Dec. 28, 1939
Cloudy again all day. Leo & family came this afternoon, brought load corn down, coming back tonite again to catch chickens & ship them of; Lengylon on Milsdadt was at Mertz’s at time, so sold them to him; heavy 11 1/2 & light 9 1/2 – 1/2 [cents] lower then market price, had 290 lbs. heavy & 122 light. We had ice cream this eve.
Tuesday, Dec. 26, 1939
Uncle Fred stoped [sic] in, he went to Red Bud to bank. Nice this morn, little cloudy. Pap went to see Fr. Aydt; about renting pew here. Bill [Klein] & Bert [Bertille] went to Belleville this eve; came back pap went along, went to Henry’s. Leo & family were also out there; sure bad weather, snowing heavy; again tonite, not very nice driving on highway.
Monday, Dec. 25, 1939
Christmas. Birkner’s Orlet’s & Brand’s were here, for dinner goose & supper. Bill [Klein] & Bert [Bertille] went to Bill’s mother, Booby & Marcella were also there. Simon Havey stopped in, want to get signers for rock road in blackjacks.
Sunday, Dec. 24, 1939
Went to mass. Uncle Fred stopped in for awhile; pretty nice this morn. sunshining nice. Miss Ida Heyl of Round Prairie is getting buried this afternoon from Qurenheims Funeral Parlor to Round Prairie Church & cemetery, she died suddenly Thurs. nite; found her dead Fri. morn; she stayed with her brother Abner down on the farm. Henry Spalts have baby girl born Dec. 14, have 2 boys & 1 girl. Bill [Klein] came for supper, we all went to midnite mass at Red Bud, 2nd mass followed. came home went to bed Bill [Klein] stayed all nite.
Saturday, Dec. 23, 1939
Snowing this afternoon & heavy, sure is beautiful. Went to Smithton this afternoon to church. Leo & Rose [Rosalia] & Marita came, we killed & cleaned a goose got it from Geo. Cortners. 156 lbs. 12 lb; cleaned it this eve.
Friday, Dec. 22, 1939
Put in tree & cleaned etc. Leo & Rose [Rosalia] & Marita came, brought load corn; we cleaned out basement. Received Christmas greeting from Becker of Red Bud. picture & envelope from Fr. Spors. Cloudy, looks like rain.
Thursday, Dec. 21, 1939
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.
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