Thursday, May 9, 1935

Baked bread & coffee cake. Our garage door was opened paper lying in back yard, but couldn’t see nothing done or anything, don’t know. Rose & Bertie went out to Henrys helped paint, scrub; the kitchen is finished now; that is painted wall & doors & floor. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were up this afternoon. Eggs are 21¢.  We joined the prosperiety [sic] club, my dime went to Murphysboro Ill, to Flora Lees.

Wednesday, March 18, 1931

We all went out to Henry’s.  We took dinner along out, Uncle Joe, Uncle Fred, they came down for dinner.  We helped Leona with the garden, we made the paths & sewed onions, planted 3 rows potatoes, lettuce, carrots.  Aunt Mary, Rosalia, Bertille took Uncle Fred’s machine & drove over there first & Aunt Mary got her coat, & hat, so she could go to church this evening.  Then we drove back home, Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here for supper, afterwards we went to church.  Aunt Mary & Bertille were over at George Wagner’s a little while.  Today is just 6 years ago of the Murphysboro cyclone.  Ralph Ettling was here this evening.  Martha Boll is home now, she has a bad cold.

Wednesday, April 30, 1930

Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary were here today for dinner and supper.   Uncle Fred and Papa worked on the building of the new school today.  Bertille was uptown this morning.  We started painting our chicken house today.  Mrs. Rheinecker was over and looked at our garden a little while this morning.  Mrs. Frank Birkner was over this afternoon to get some tomato plants that Aunt Mary brought up for her.  Aunt Mary & Rosalia, Bertille was over a little while this evening looked at her quilt that she’s got in the frame for Margaret Dudenhoeffer.  Bertille took 4 doz. eggs to the store, got .20¢ a dozen.  She got some cough syrup.  Bertille has an awful bad cough.  Some of the men were hauling the brick for the new school today from Red Bud.  The brick came from Chester and Murphysboro.  Today is Buddy Napiers birthday.  Dorothy called up here and wanted to know if Aunt Mary was up here.  We told her yes.  She invited them to come down there this evening to the dance.  But we are not invited for that.  Frank Birkner’s wife had lunch with us this afternoon.