According to the 1930 U.S. Census,
Mildred (Heiden) and John Eipperle lived here. At that time,
Mildred's still unmarried sister, Helma (Heiden) Nickel lived with them as a
boarder. They all worked at River Raisin Paper mill in Monroe. John (23)
was a printer, Mildred (22) was a stitcher and Helma (20) was
listed as a case packer.
During a
1995 conversation with Helma, she stated that
she earned 18 cents per hour or $1.44 for an 8 hour
day at this job.