Time Machine Trip to March 1960

Hello Time Travelers:

It’s that time again to fire up the old “Time Machine Chair” and make

a trip back to March 1960.

The big wheel is spinning and Celine Voris is sitting in the driver’s

chair, the years are clicking back and in no time we are back to Kaukauna’s south side.  We are out front of the Kaukauna Times on Main Street.    

• The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are in the news.
• The Boy’s basketball season is over but records were set.
• Burgers, Fries and shakes 20c, what a deal.

For the music lovers the top songs on the Hit Parade this month are:

Theme from “A Summer Place” – Percy Faith

 https://youtu.be/tSsiS-v6_6M

Glenn Hansen of the Times 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

March 2, 1960

 The Queen of Tops Club in Kaukauna for 1959 is Mrs. Robert Walker center. At right is Mrs. George Steffens, the runner-up. Mrs. Orry Schmalz is president of the Kaukauna unit is pictured at left.

March 4, 1960

March 9, 1960

 

The 1959-1960 season of the Kaukauna Ghosts basketball team has come to an end. The Ghosts lost to Oshkosh 67-66 in the regional finals. This has been one of the most successful seasons in history of the school.

March 11, 1963

 March 16, 1960

Holy Cross parochial school students had an Art Show. Eighth grade students Lester O’Brien, Judy Vanderloop, Judy Jansen and Richard Stegeman are the winners. 

Dick’s Drive-In   Hamburgers – French Fries and Triple Milk Shakes all sell for 20c.

March 18, 1960

The city council authorized the annexation of 23 acres from the Town of Buchanan in the city. The land is located between Crooks Avenue and Hendricks Avenue and south of Ann Street.

Leroy Weyenberg was named honorary captain of the Mid-Eastern conference and Bill Borcherdt was named the teams’ most valuable player for the season.

 March 30, 1960

James Gustman was elected president of the Kaukauna Rotary. He succeeds Stephen Baisch to the office. Paul West was elected vice president of the club.

March 31, 1960

Kaukauna High School's high scoring center, Leroy Weyenberg, for the second straight year, captured the conference scoring title with 321 points in Mid-Eastern conference play, and in the process set a new Kaukauna High School all-time scoring record. Including non-conference games, the lanky 6-5 Ghost racked up 488 points, averaging over 23 points an outing. In his three-year career in a Kaukauna uniform, Weyenberg totaled 1,003 points, which gives him the all-time scoring mark for a Kaukauna player.