Hello Fellow
Time Travelers,
It’s that time again to fire up the old “Time Machine Chair” and
make a trip back in time.
Today Betsy Newhouse is
sitting in the driver’s seat. The big wheel is spinning and the years are
clicking back. In no time we are back to Kaukauna’s south side. We are out front of the Kaukauna Times on the
corner of Third Street Main .
We are now in December of
1959.
·
Harry Wilson named Football coach at KHS
·
Long time merchant S.J. Berens dies
·
Youth dies in accident at quarry
For the music lovers the top song on the Hit Parade this month is:
Heartaches
by the Number – Guy Mitchell
Carl Hansen, the publisher, has left the newspapers for us by
the front door of The Kaukauna Times. Let’s see what’s in the newspapers this
month.
Your old news
man – Lyle
PS: Merry Christmas to all you “Time Travelers”
December
2, 1959
Both
Little Chute and Kimberly recently announced record-setting budgets for 1960.
The village of Little Chute’s budget is set at $666,134 which will increase rates
one dollar per thousand. The village of Kimberly's budget is $230,634 which
will boost rates three dollars per thousand.
The
Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts cagers Wednesday night had little trouble in
disposing of their non-conference foe, Sheboygan North as they took the
initiative almost immediately after the first jump ball and were never led on a
road to a 68-47 decision.
December
4, 1959
The
worst weather in years sent attendance at high school football games this fall
into a tailspin, according to a survey conducted. For every two games which
reported increased gates there were three more which suffered decreases in
their attendance during the 1959 campaign the survey showed. Many games were
played in the rain and a number of games were played in snow while still others
were postponed or canceled.
Joseph
W. Verstegen, 81, Little Chute, former businessman, village board trustee and
chief of police, died Sunday after a short illness. He was born October 3, 1878 in Little Chute
and was the last member of the original Verstegen family which first settled in
the village.
The Kaukauna
Galloping Ghost Tuesday night made it three in a row as they swept a 66-32 win
over the Fond du Lac Cardinals in a rough-and-tumble affair, which at times
resembled a football rather than a basketball game. A total of 46 fouls were
committed as two members of the host team and three members of Kaukauna roster
fouling out before the final buzzer. Again Leroy Weyenberg was the high score
for the Ghosts registering 31 points while Bill Borcherdt was again the number two boy with 22 points.
December
9, 1959
Ray
Morgan, proprietor of Morgan Printing in Kaukauna, was elected president of the
Fox Valley golf club at the Board of Directors meeting Monday night at the Elks
club. VP for the season will be Les Forde, manager of industrial relations at
Giddings and Lewis Machine Tool Company Kaukauna division.
The
Kaukauna Galloping Ghost found the New London Bulldogs a bit rougher than
anticipated Friday night but still managed to outscore their hosts in a 55-46
decision.
December
11, 1959
Head
baseball coach, Harry Wilson, was named head football coach by the Kaukauna
board of education at their regular meeting Tuesday night. He replaces Fred
Barribeau, who resigned following the 1959 grid season.
December
16, 1959
Funeral
services were held Tuesday for S. J. Berens a clothier here for more than 50
years. He came to Kaukauna at the age of two in 1889. He served with the
American forces in France in World War I and spent the rest of his life in this
city. As a young man he entered the clothing business in the employment of W.
S. Mulford, who owned the store on 2nd St. Berens later managed the store for
many years and then purchased it.
The
Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company announced to its employees recently that the
company contributed to the cooperative savings plan for Thilco employees in
1959 was increased to 50 cents for each dollar saved by those participating in
the plan. Under the plan all the local employees with a year or more service
are eligible to participate. They may save up to 5% of their pay through
payroll deductions.
The
Kimberly Papermakers Friday night proved that they had quite a bit of talent as
they copped a 55-36 decision over the Galloping Ghosts at the KHS gym. Probably
the two main factors in the loss where that the Papermakers managed to keep
Kaukauna's top scorer Leroy Weyenberg in check with a “triple-team” type of
defense and Kaukauna shot very poorly from the floor and at the free throw
line.
December
18, 1959
Traffic
accidents took an average of more than 100 lives a day in 1958, according to
the National Safety Council. The deadliest day of fatal accidents was Saturday.
Sunday was the next most dangerous day. November traffic accidents in the state
killed 77 persons, bringing Wisconsin road death toll for this year to 752 the
Motor Vehicle Department reports. 35 Wisconsin counties now have worse records
this year than last and 30 show improvement. In Outagamie County 21 were killed
in the first 11 months of 1959 as compared to 16 in 1958 for the same period.
December
22, 1959
Donald
Biese, 9, Florence Street, was killed at about 10:15 AM Sunday, when a large
boulder toppled on him as he and his brother James, 10 were on a rock hunting
expedition at the Murphy quarry near Augustine Street according to a report by
the Kaukauna Police Department. James told police that Donald had kicked the
small rock which was balancing a larger rock out of the way and the large rock
rolled on to his chest. “He told me he couldn't breathe and I couldn't move it
so I ran home to tell my mother what happened.”
December
24, 1959
Quick
action by two alert Kaukauna police officers early on Tuesday morning halted an
attempted burglary of the Nack Service Station located on Highway 41, according
to a report by the Kaukauna police. While patrolling the area police officers
Gerald W. Lopaz and James A. Egan noticed the front door glass at the station
was broken and saw a man seated in a car near the station. One officer
confronted the man in the car while the other confronted the man inside the
station.
The
Kaukauna galloping ghost had absolutely no trouble in defeating Neenah rockets
72-61 for the third consecutive victory in four starts. Despite the fact that
Neenah had superior man to man size Kaukauna succeeded in controlling both
boards throughout the game. Head coach Gerald Hopfensperger cleared his bench
in the final few minutes of the game. Leroy Weyenberg tied a single-game
scoring record set in 1955 by Jim Otte of 38 points.
Lindy
Kemp fired over 197 single and Tom Ashauer with a 334 series lead the bowlers
at the Tuesday Nite Teenage Recreation League on December 22 at Verbeten’s
bowling alley.
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