Papa is going to take the truck to Bill Fristche’s & get the bor fixed on it. We are washing today. Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s & got the last load of corn. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for lunch. Papa, Rosalia, Bertille, Aunt Mary went down & cleaned the cemetery this evening. There where 2 weddings last Sat. from Hecker, Harold Dueker married a girl from St. Louis, & Edwin Reheis married Florence Voges.
Sunday, June 7, 1931
Papa & Rosalia went to Red Bud church this morning. Bertille went to Hecker, there where 8 children, 4 boy’s & 4 girls made there Solemn Holy Com. this morn. – & also some made there first Holy Com. This afternoon the 8th graders received there diploma. We all had dinner, beef soup by Uncle Freds, across the street today. This afternoon Uncle Adam & Emil came & Bill Freund for lunch, Frank Dudenhoeffer & Mr. Woodruft, Gusta’s nephew. They where at the pinic [sic], the Evangelicals had cold supper & pinic [sic] today, we where there a while. Fr. Grooten or congregation gave a quilt for them to raffle in Bluey, Elmer Kammler’s wife won it. The Wedding quilt was won by Oliver Birkner. It was to cold for pinci [sic- picnic] today. Papa took care of the kids, when Henry & Leona came up, they went to the pinci [sic] awhile too. Rheinhardt furnished the musci [sic] till 7 o’clock.
Thursday, June 4, 1931
Today is Corpus Christi, & also Henry Birkner’s birthday & Marcella Ettling’s too. Rosalia & Bertille went to church this morning. Henry & Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for lunch. They made 2 stacks of hay so far, but still have some more to make. Today is a big day at Belleville, all the stores close at noon, there is School Picnic, a few schools together.
Monday, June 1, 1931
Papa & Rosalia went out to Henry’s he has to help with the hay again, & she went along to get a load of corn. They where there for dinner. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came up & from here they went to Mrs. Henry Keorber’s funeral, then they went to Belleville. This evening they came up & put there window shades on. We all drove out to there place & got there furniture, & stored it in there house here. Henry was here & cutting hay this afternoon, he was here for lunch. Eggs are 13¢. Today was wash & iron day. Rosalia & Bertille washed windows, scrubbed floors in Uncle Fred’s house this afternoon.
Friday, May 29, 1931
It rained a little this morn. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here this afternoon for lunch. Lucinda Eichenseer brought us some flowers from Mamie this morn. This afternoon there where some school kids here with cards, chances to win, bed spread, quilt, tea set, gas or coal range, & other articles, 10¢ a chance, we didn’t take any. Rosalia & Aunt Mary where by Mrs. Rennecker a while. Bertille & Rosalia went to church to-night & took that table scarf along & gave it to Mrs. Joe Braun. Mrs. Rennecker birthday is today, Klotz’s & G. Wagners where there, they had ice cream.
Thursday, May 28, 1931
This morning we finished our truck patch for this week, then Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary came & then we went to Belleville all day. We ordered our Belleville Paper, that the lady took us through the printing shop. We all got weighed, Aunt Mary 168 lbs., Uncle Fred 152, Papa 165, Rosalia, 149, Bertille 112. Today is Frances Kern’s birthday. Joseph Huber Jr. has purchased a Chrysler. Last Thurs. night Edwin Wachtel gave a dance at the brick House. Rev. Fr. Odillo Eichenseer off Chicago spent a day last Sat. with Anton Eichenseer, & Sun. at Ruma he celebrated his 25th yr. priest, the relation where all present, & they had served dinner in the Hall for 200 people. Mrs. Charles Rausch of Belleville sold her farm where Ed. Schinder lives on, a lake will be made on the farm. Red Bud ball team played with Hecker on there grounds here, & defeated them by a score of 2 to 1. Smithton Jr. team played Hecker Jr. team here Sun. the score was 10 to 9 in favor of Smithton. Frances Schilling was home last Sun. visiting parents. George Neff is on the sick list, he is my Osie’s [? last word unclear]. Ed. Parker’s barn is nearly finished now, it costs between $3 & $4,000. John Roth sold some of his land to George Roth is son.
Tuesday, May 26, 1931
Papa & Rosalia went to Belleville this morning with our 2 hogs. They left about 5:30 got $6.40 a lb for them took them to Streck’s, at Belleville. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here for lunch this afternoon. Papa went out this morning to Henry’s to help him with the hay. He was there for dinner, lunch & supper. Johnny Krehres boy was here after school & invited us for a dance at there place. So this evening we all went there & had a good time, the crowd was rather large. They danced in the barn, Herman Kettler furnished the musci [sic]. Today is Pearl Griffin’s birthday, she is 20 yrs. old today.
Saturday, May 23, 1931
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Rosalia went to clean church on Aunt Mary’s place this morning. We seen the balloon that left Scot field this morning at 4:30 & is going 40 miles from there, it is a 35,000 cu. ft. balloon, we seen it about 6 o’clock, it was going South. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary where here this afternoon for lunch. Papa went to Waterloo. Tonight Marcella Ettling is graduating from piano lessons, we got a written invitation. It is over at St. Louis, she is to play two pieces on the piano. Uncle Fred & Aunt Mary got an invitation to come to Belleville, Irene Reheis send them a card to come.
Friday, May 22, 1931
Rosalia & Bertille went up to Mamie’s then we went to church. Mamie was fixing on a new dress to wear Sun. at Ruma Fr. Odillo is celebrating his 25th Jubilee. He was here at Eichenseer’s too. The Catholic ball team of Waterloo motored to Hecker last Sun. & defeated the boys by a score of 3 to 2.
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