Time Machine Trip to January 1960

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 Bruce Kilsdonk 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 and Main.

We are now in January of 1960.   “Happy New Year – 1960”

·         Van Dyn Hoven Auto Sales is adding the Studebaker-Packard line.

·         The Grill restaurant has moved to east Wisconsin Ave.

·         Badger Northland as opened a new addition.

For you music lovers the top song on the Hit Parade this month is:

         

          Running Bear – Johnny Preston

https://youtu.be/KgVHmt974bc 

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 news this month.  There are great pictures in this month’s edition. 

Your old news man – Lyle

January 4, 1960

52 new homes started here in the past year. This is the first time in six years that construction has fallen under 1 million dollars.

January 6, 1960

The profits of the KEW rise and fall with the volume of water that flows through the Fox River. In 1958 the profits were the lowest since 1938. The flow of water in 1958 was the lowest since 1938.

January 8, 1960

Van Dyn Hoven Auto Sales received the Studebaker-Packard franchise. First showing will begin today of the latest models. The dealership will continue to sell the Buicks.    

January 13, 1960

The Ice Carnival for grade & high school students will be held Sunday at the tenth street rink according to recreation director James Gertz.

An estimated 500 persons, including Badger Northland employees and dealers, salesmen and distributors of company products, their wives and guests, were on hand Monday for the dedication of the new addition to the Badger plant, which featured talks by Governor Gaylord Nelson, E. H. Jennings, Chairman of the Board of the Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company, Mayor Joseph Bayorgeon and firm president, Vincent Rohlf. All of the talks were well received by the crowd and the dedication ceremony came off as a success.

 The Grill restaurant has moved from the former location on West Wisconsin to a new location on East Wisconsin Avenue. 

The National Safety Council has presented seven postal employees for accident free records from 2 to 29 years. Postmaster Robert Grogan presented awards to John Brouchek, Jerry Klarer, James Siebers, K.W. Kuchelmeister and John Tulloch. 

January 22, 1960

The resignation of T. H. Boebel as superintendent of schools in Kaukauna was accepted at the Tuesday meeting of the Board of Education and the appointment of Julian Bichler as his successor was made. Boebel's retirement will take effect on July 1, 1960, but in the interim, Bichler will serve as Superintendent elect February 1, which will enable him to make contracts and sign new teachers for the 1960-61 school year. The retiring superintendent is leaving the education field after 41 years of service, 16 of which have been in the Kaukauna school system.

Kaukauna High School

Basketball Players

Myron Zachowski  

Ken Kavanaugh  

Bill Borcherdt  

 Harry Gast