Hello Fellow Time Travelers,
It’s that time again to fire up
the old “Time Machine Chair” and make a trip back in time.
My friend Cathy Dawson 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 February of
1960.
- Badger Northlands
is celebrating its tenth anniversary.
- Walter Schmidt
will succeed Julian Bichler as Principal of Kaukauna High School.
For the music lovers the top song
on the Hit Parade this month is:
Teen Angel – Mark
Dinning
https://youtu.be/KG_VIcoiCFA
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
February 3,
1960
Badger Northland employees voted by 7-1 margin to
settle contract negations for 1960. The employees had voted 4 to 1 to strike on
February 24th unless wage increases were granted.
Kaukauna beat Kimberly 59-56 and secured first place in
the Mid-Eastern conference basketball league.
February 5,
1960
Tom Wendland has become Kau-Hi’s first homebound
student. A victim of polio he is not able to attend school in person. By means
of a telephone “intercom”, Tom has a direct connection with several High School
classrooms. He carries a full academic program and has maintained a straight
‘A’ average.
Badger Northlands tenth anniversary in Kaukauna will
be observed today with an open house. Guides will greet the guests and escort
them through the plant.
February 10,
1960
Thilmany recorded record sales and production figures
for 1959. The sales of 33 million are 5 million over the previous years.
February 12,
1960
Walter Schmidt, a teacher and counselor at Kaukauna
High School for the past 19 years, Tuesday evening was named Principal of the
High School, effective July 1, 1960, by action of the Kaukauna Board of
Education. He will succeed Principal Julian Bichler, who will be
superintendent, replacing the retiring T. H. Boebel.
February 19,
1960
First Aid procedures in event of a disaster are
practiced by students and teachers at the OCTC.
February 24,
1960
Fire caused several thousands of dollars in damage to
an apartment building on West Second Street. The three apartment structure is
owned by Vern Despins.
February 26,
1960
Record sales and earnings were reported by the
Kaukauna Electric and Water department. Net income was up $31,000 and net sales
up $29,000.
J. Grant Whitman of Kaukauna died Sunday at the age of
95. He was born May 19, 1884 and his family moved here from Little Chute in
1868 when he was four. His recollections of times past were sharp and clear. As
a young man he helped break out the stone for building Nicolet School
from a quarry that is now the current site of the high school football field.
The only bridge over the river was a floating draw bridge at the end of Wisconsin Avenue .
He began working at Thilmany in the 1890’s. “There was a year of hardship when
we had to wait two months for our pay, and I remember workers coming to their
jobs with just one slice of bread and a boiled potato for lunch”. Grant
recalled when his father accidentally struck his foot with an axe. “The
infection resulted in the doctor removing his leg right on our kitchen table”.
I carved a leg for him out of basswood, installed some straps and he got along
pretty well with it.”
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