Pretty good excuse to skip church

April 10, 1932 - Didn't go to church because it was German.  Went up to Uncle Hans' for dinner.  After dinner Ola took me to Hall's.  Mayme and I talked school most of the afternoon.  She gave me some patterns.  Lloyd, Mayme, Alex and I went to Norfolk this evening.  Saw Chas. Farrel in "After Tomorrow."
April 11, 1932 - Reviewing to beat the band.  The other kids are getting tired of having so many written lessons.  I can't say that I blame them very much.  Went to bed early this evening.  The family went to church.  Reviewed after school.
April 12, 1932 - Aunt Mary Kahler and Alice and the baby visited school the last period this afternoon.  I was surely pleased and surprised.  Play practice tonite.  Mike and I sat on the floor after the bench had been pulled away from underneath us.

Obviously, at least in to the early 1930's there was a German service at church every now and then.  I think the one church in Lincoln had once-a-month services in Danish until sometime in the 1960's.  I would have liked to have gone to one of those.

Pretty neat movie poster, I think.  Here is the basic plot of the movie, taken from Wikipedia:

     Peter Piper and his girlfriend Sidney Taylor have been engaged for a long time, but the economic situation of the Great Depression and the selfish demands of their respective mothers have delayed the marriage. They imagine their future together "after tomorrow" in the lyrics of their favorite song. Sidney's mother thinks only of her own needs, while clinging Mrs. Piper can't bear the thought that her son will one day leave her, and does her best to break up Sidney and Peter's relationship.

I am hoping they all worked it out in the end.

Here is the next installment of Winside history, typos and all:

     January 10, 1884, the R. R. Co., began building a cozy section house at Northside -- a depot is expected this spring.
     January 25, 1884, R. E. Templin and Mary Hamilton were married by Justice of Peace R. G. Sines.  This was Northside's first wedding.
     March 8, 1884, District No. 16 or the old Northside school closed its winter term.  J. Ziegler was the teacher.
     March 24, 1884, H. N. Moore and John James of Red Oak, Iowa arrived at Northside with a car load of household goods, lumber, grain and machinery.
     May 16, 1884, L. W. McDerby of Norfolk opened a general store in Northside.
     August 2, 1884, horse and mule races seem to be popular Sunday pastime.  Long ears has had the edge on nearly all of the races to date.  Warner Starr manages to take at least second.
     August 23, 1884, R. B. Crawford bought the land where Winside stands today.
     September 26, 1884, J. W. Tillson and family arrived in Northside.
     October 8, 1884, the R. R. Co. has built a good stock yard -- the town is really on the "boom".