Hello Fellow Time
Travelers,
Well it’s time to fire up
the old “Time Machine Chair” and travel back in time to July of 1966.
For today’s
trip Bob Zuleger will be sitting in
the front seat operating the Time Machine. Now the big wheel is spinning, the
years are clicking back and in no time we are back on the
corner of Third Street and Main Avenue.
·
Kaukauna military men heading to Vietnam
·
Teachers College unable to fill all requests
for teachers
·
City increased valuation
over 1965.
For the music lovers the
top song on the Hit Parade this month is:
“Wild Thing” – The Troggs
The Times advertising
salesman
Fred Kailhofer
left the newspapers for us
by the front door.
Well let’s get the copies and
see what is in the paper this month.
Your old news man – Lyle
July 1, 1966
For
several months there has been considerable anxiety and concern as to the impact
of the Medicare program beginning July 1, 1966 on the nation's health
resources. Appleton district office manager Frank Donnick points out that
Medicare will not create shortages of medical facilities and professional
personnel but will definitely dramatize the shortages that already existed and
have existed for years. People over 65 account for 15% of all hospital
admissions. Because they general stay in a hospital longer, they account for
about 25% of hospital beds in use.
Head
coach and general manager Vince Lombardi today announced that offensive tackle
Steve Wright and guard Jerry Kramer have signed their contracts for the 1966
season. Also signing contracts are two more veterans bringing to 22 for the
1966 season. They are center Ken Bowman and defense end Lionel Aldridge.
The
couples golf team captained by Les and Grace Forde kept a four-point hold on
first place by scoring 60 points on a bye. With 64 points from the first round
they have a total of 124 points. Greg
and Nancy Hermsen team is second, scoring 60 points in the second round against
the team captained by Don and Irene Peeters. They have 120 points.
David
Haen, Hollandtown, varsity football player Oshkosh state University was drowned
Wednesday evening while swimming in Lake Winnebago. The accident occurred near
the marina at High Cliff state park according to the Calumet County Sheriff.
A
pigeon of Robert Natrop of Kaukauna led the way in the final old bird series
races from Topeka, Kansas, a distance of 500 miles. Placing and showing in the
competition were pigeons of the Sager brothers of Kaukauna.
Kurt
Luedtke leads the K.A.C. Junior baseball team after five games with a .333
batting average. Other top averages belong to Mike Grogan .294, Quinn Vanden Heuvel
.238 and “Yogi” Vandenberg 211.
Seaman Recruit Robert W. Joosten, 19, Little Chute has completed Naval basic training.
Upon completion of his recruit training he was assigned to a ship.
Kaukauna Pool Personnel
Sue Whittaker Tom Courtney Peggy Burns
Carol Behnke Pat Grogan Pat Kavanaugh
Mary Renn Mary Van Den Heuvel Lynn Leddy
July 6, 1966
Pfc.
Roger P. Kerkhoff, Kaukauna, arrived in Vietnam June 25 with the 4th Battalion
of the 503rd Infantry airborne. Kerkhoff, an automatic rifleman in the
battalion’s company A entered the Army in June 1965 completing basic training
at Fort Knox Kentucky. The 19-year-old soldier is a 1965 graduate of Kaukauna
high school.
Clarence
G. Theis took over duties as president of the Rotary club for the fiscal year
starting July 1. Gene Lang was the outgoing president. Neil McCarty was
installed as the new vice president.
Capt.
Burton Bice, Kaukauna Army officer, visited in Kaukauna last week before
departing for tour of duty in Vietnam. He recently graduated with honors from
the advanced officer school at Fort Devon, Mass. where he spent the last three
years.
VFW PARADE
July 15, 1966
Head
coach and general manager Vince Lombardi of the Green Bay Packers announced
today that veterans Max McGee and Bill Curry have signed their contracts for
the 1966 season. McGee will be entering his 11th year with Green Bay.
Elmer
Gordon, President of the Outagamie County Teachers’ college, reports he has
received many more request for teachers than he's ever been able to fill with
graduates from the college.
July 20, 1966
Kaukauna
Memorial swimming team downed Little Chute 161-44 for its season opener and
Kaukauna Saturday.
The
assessed valuation of the city of Kaukauna for 1966 rose to a new high
$29,616,520, an increase of more than $600,000 over 1965.
Mary
Beth Nienhaus, KHS physical education teacher, won the Northeastern Wisconsin
women's golf Association tournament in Fond du Lac last Wednesday. Mary Beth
played 1-under par for the 16-hole route and never trailed in the match.
July 22, 1966
Bernard
J Hupperts, Kaukauna high school teacher, has been appointed an official judge
of the achievement awards program for 1966. The announcement came from the
offices of the National Council of teachers of English.
Photographers
Mate First Class Richard H. Hein, USN, a 1956 graduate of Kaukauna high school
was a staff member aboard the USS Guadalcanal the prime recovery ship to
recover the Gemini – 10 spacecraft.
The
Kaukauna Girls All-Star team from the Girls’ City league bested Hollandtown by
a 29–11 margin in Kaukauna. Lynn Belling, sparked the offense with four home
runs and a double in six times at bat. Sue Schmidt was the winning pitcher,
allowing 14 hits, one walk.
July 27, 1966
The
Kaukauna Klubbers struck for four runs in the last of the eighth to score a
come-from-behind 5-3 victory over Two rivers Sunday at the Dodge street
diamond. Fred Steger led the inning off by reaching first after being hit by a
pitch. Dick Mulry then drew a walk. Tom Van Drasek’s bunt got him on first.
Loading the bases when Jim Steger cleared the bases with a double.
July 29, 1966
Ralph
J. Kraut, chairman of the Giddings and Lewis Tool Company reports that as part
of the $10,000,000 expenditures new buildings will be built at the Kaukauna
plant.
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