Eventually found the House-read the notice on the door for Salesman-Canvassers etc not to disturb. Rang the bell and Hugo's wife Dorothy answered the bell. I asked if this was the home of Hugo Notheisen and she answered. I asked if I might speak w/him and she said he was at work and would not be home until 5 o'clock. I then asked if Mrs Notheisen was at home. and she said she was Mrs. Notheisen. She didn't remember me altho I did her. So I told her I was quite anxious to get in touch w/Hugo and would he please call this number (Bob's phone) at 6:00 PM. I had already introduced myself as "Herman Busch". So she carefully wrote the name and phone number down as we prepared to leave the house. "Well," she said "this is all very mysterious" and I agreed w/her. She said afterwards that she ran to the job Hugo was working on and quickly asked if he knew of a Herman Busch which of course he didn't. At five o'clock the call comes thru for Mr. Busch and Bob took the call and gave it to me. So I said to Hugo 'I would like to sing you a song and see if you can remember it. So I sang first "Es war einmel ein Muellerin" and he said he recognized that so I said here's clue 2 and I sang "Ein Prosit" and then he started to think. So I gave him the last one "Ruedesheimer Wine." He broke in to say "Is this Johnny from "Casino Hall' I wouldn't admit anything but asked what he was doing that night. "Not a darn thing " he said so I had Bob give him the address and directions. About 7:30 the bell rings and he asks Bob for Mr. Bush and Bob calls me. Well Hugo and his wife come in and she looks at me again. Hugo looks for a minute and says to his wife "Didn't I tell it was Johnny but I couldn't remember his last name." She called me everything. Then Hugo
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