Hello Fellow
Time Travelers,
It’s that time again to fire up the old “Time Machine Chair” and
make trip back to July 1938.
The
big wheel is spinning Mary VanZeeland
is taking
her place in the driver’s seat. 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.
- Legion
has successful 4th of July picnic.
- Phil
Zwick wins boxing bout in Canada.
- Three
swimming holes see 8600 swimmers in June.
The
hit parade song of the month.
Jeepers
Creepers – Al Donahue
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.
Your
old news man – Lyle Hansen
PS:
Don’t you just hate it when a song from 1938 is one of your favorites?
July 1, 1938
A
crew of 20 NYA youths are employed in improving Grignon Park, according to
Elmer Grebe, project supervisor of the second district. The work outlined at
the park will probably take the entire summer, while provisions have been made
to carry on work during the winter. The work consists of construction of
benches, tables, furniture and bridges. Other work outlined includes
construction of a parking, improvement of the creek and paths in the park and
construction of fireplaces.
News
media reported the Phil Zwick-Orville Drouillard fight staged in Toronto Canada
Monday evening. In one of those bloody, crashing, smashing fights, you only see
every few years, Zwick scored a ninth round technical knockout over Drouillard.
Zwick, one of the hardest punching featherweights ever to show his wears in
Toronto, hit Drouillard with every punch in the book, took blows himself, that
would have knocked out many fighters and kept on throwing punches until a
merciful referee stepped in and halted the fight.
A
supply of two-cent stamps bearing the picture of John Adams president United
States from 1797 to 1801, has been received at the post office in this city.
July 6, 1938
The
common Council Thursday evening voted unanimously to grant class B liquor
licenses to the 28 tavern keepers who have made application for license.
July 8, 1938
Three
Kaukauna Boy Scouts left for the Valley Council camp at Gardner Dam Friday
where they have assumed duties for the summer. They are Neil McCarty, Munroe
Romenesko and Tim McCarty.
Kaukauna's
three swimming holes, the fourth lock, the quarry and the municipal pool, have
attracted 8600 swimmers during June, according to report received by Clifford
H. Kemp recreational director.
The Electric
City Brewers of the Fox River Valley league will play the Green Bay reformatory
team at the reformatory field Saturday.
The pitching duties will be taken care of by manager Kilgas, Les Werely
and Carl Schuler. The regular hurler, Eddie Schuler and Diedrich will be saved
for the game Sunday.
A
decrease of $320.30 was noted in the cost of the poor relief in June. The
relief for June totaled $1925.76. There were 98 cases on relief May 31st with 8
new cases opened and 16 cases were closed.
The
first fire alarm answered with the new town of Buchanan fire truck, which is
stored in the Kaukauna fire Department station, was made Wednesday morning when
a fire started in an automobile owned by Andrew Sprangers near Darboy.
The
Kaukauna Post No. 41 American Legion stage its annual fourth of July picnic
Sunday and Monday and the general consensus of opinion was that it was as
successful and well received as any of the 16 consecutive picnics staged by the
organization. With ideal weather conditions, approximately a crowd of 10,000
people, attended according to the committee in charge.
July 13, 1938
Lawrence
Dashnier, age 9, and his brother Lloyd, 14, unexpectedly turn gold miners
Friday afternoon and had $155 to show for about two hours’ work. The gold was
in coins, buried in the backyard of the of the boy’s home by some previous
resident. The boys had been helping
their father level off part of the backyard for a garage and dug a pit for snow
to melt. Lawrence noticed a circular opening in the side of the hole and
reaching in found three gold pieces. Running to the house they secured a sifter
for the soil and removed four more $20 coins, a $10 and a $5 coin for a total
of $155. The dates on the coins range from 1877 to 1891.
The
bowl of rice movies held last week to raise funds for civilian relief in China
resulted in a profit of $46.21 according to a report by a. H. Mongin Jr., Sec.
the Kaukauna bowl of Rice parties consist of benefit movies at the Rialto and
Vaudette theaters here last week.
July 15, 1938
The
man who builds his home today is writing himself a check for dividends that
will increase from year-to-year. Today's building costs are considerably below
those in the past. Real estate values and building cost are starting on arise
toward our next building boom. Those who build in 1938 will get high-value at
cost which are likely to be duplicated for years to come.
Howard
Hughes and his four flying companions on the last lap of their around the world
flight passed over the city of Kaukauna 9:20 Thursday morning heading to New
York where they will land shortly after noon Thursday. Word that the Hughes
plane was in the Fox Valley was broadcast over radio and no more than the
announcement made than the plane glided directly over the city. Hundreds of
residents were aware of the fact that the plane was flying over and rushed
outside to get a glimpse of the around the world plane.
July 20, 1938
Special
additional automobile taxes cost the average Wisconsin motor vehicle owner
$48.50 in 1937, an increase of 87% over the normal year and representing in
many cases a tax bill equal to the value of the taxpayer’s motorcar.
July 22, 1938
The
common Council approved a recommendation of the fire and police commission that
the village of Little Chute be permitted to use the water hydrants in the city
limits of Kaukauna in case of fire. The village must notify the Kaukauna water
Department before using water from the hydrant and when they are through. The
village will be charged for any water used. H. F. Weckwerth, manager of the
city of Kaukauna electric and water Department was at the meeting and said the
village should be billed for the water at the lowest possible rate.
A
letter has been received by Mayor L. F. Nelson from the Chicago Northwestern
railroad stating that financial authority had been secured for the installation
of wigwag signal at the intersection where the railroad crosses Gertrude
Street.
The
police and fire commission reported that one bid was received from Vern Despins
of $28 for the old fire truck.
July 27, 1938
A
resolution recommending that the word “Dairyland” be incorporated on all
automobile and truck licenses issued by the state of Wisconsin has passed last
week by the state board of agriculture and markets.
The
first hole in one at the Valley golf course was made last week by Karl
Minkebige of this city. The hole-in-one was made on the sixth hole and verified
by his caddy.
Contrasting
styles always make the good fight. Such was the case last week when Orval
Drouillard hung up a 10 round decision over Phil Zwick of Kaukauna n the
featured fight and the Queensberry club in Toronto, Canada according to report
of the evening telegram. Zwick repeatedly tried to induce Drouillard a hard
fall victim to his counterpunching but Orval would learn the folly of doing
this the last time the pair met, bided his time and waited for an opportune
moment and beat Zwick to the punch.
July 29, 1938
It
will be Schuler versus Schuler on the pitching mound Sunday when the Electric City
Brewers beat the Little Chute AA team. Eddie Schuler on the slab for Kaukauna
while Marv Dago Schuler will hurl with the Chuters. Both are rated tops in the
league and the game should be a hurling duel.
It won't be long now before the thud of the pigskin is
heard at the Packers training camp in Green Bay and the next few weeks will be
busy ones for coach E. L. Lambeau and his core of assistants.
Three
suspicious characters were reported about the city in a car bearing Kansas
license plates Wednesday. The man in the back seat carried a gun according to
police reports.
The
Magic lamp of Aladdin, which brought him jewels and great wealth has been
placed in the hands of the nation’s gasoline tax collectors. Tax collectors in
Oregon first started rubbing the magic lamp in 1919 and $1 million a gasoline
tax revenue resulted. The process seemed so simple that other states soon
followed the example of Oregon and passed gasoline tax laws. Within a few
years’ gasoline revenue had passed the $100 million mark. The federal
government which had enviously watched the state tax collectors rubbing the
magic lamp decided to do a little rubbing on their own account. In 1932 the
federal gasoline tax was enacted. They promised that the measure was “only
temporary” and would not continue after two years. Unfortunately for the motorist
they have no magic pocketbooks. The majority of the nation’s motorist have
incomes of less than $30 a week and the harder the tax collector rubs the lamp
the less money the motors have left.
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