Time Machine Trip to September 1960

Hello Fellow Time Travelers,

It’s that time again to fire up the old “Time Machine Chair” and make trip back into the past. 

The big wheel is spinning, with Clair Obsteen is taking over the controls and sitting 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.

It is now September of 1960 and “You are There.”

·        81 players practice for the Ghost football squad.

·        31,000 season tickets have been sold for the Packers games.

·        Exchange student Marit Katleskeg of Norway will attend KHS this year.

·        The Menominee reservation is now a county. 

For the music Lovers these are the hits this month.

The Twist – Chubby Checker

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 newsman – Lyle Hansen

PS: Not every flag is red – Go forward with an open mind.

September 2, 1960

Winfred Rosenthal died from injuries sustained in an accident at Badger Northland on West Second Street in Kaukauna. Rosenthal was pinned behind a truck he was loading. He was 19 years old and a 1959 graduate of Kaukauna High School. He is survived by his father, two brothers and four sisters.

A total of 81 candidates for the 1960 Galloping Ghost football squad reported for opening practice under new head coach Harry Wilson.

September 7, 1960

Wayne Hull won the club championship at Fox Valley Links Sunday with a score of 144, four over par.

Kaukauna’s freshman Ghost girders held their first organizational meeting of the season Tuesday after the opening day of school with head coach Noel Diffatte and his assistant Guy Krumm. Practice will start this week.

September 9, 1960

A total of 31,000 season tickets have been sold for the four league games in City Stadium at Green Bay this season, General Manager Vince Lombardi announced today. This total breaks all season ticket records for the Packers. Since all remaining tickets have been allocated to the visiting teams, this means the stadium has been sold out.

September 14, 1960

40 Girls will compete in the cheerleading tryouts after school today in the auditorium. Any girl having at least a C average may qualify. Six A-squad, four B-Squad and four freshmen will be chosen by selected students and teachers as judges.

September 21, 1960

Exchange student Marit Hatleskeg a seventeen old from Tau, Norway will be a senior at Kaukauna High School this year. “Everyone’s kindness and friendliness keeps me from getting homesick.” I cannot say in words how happy I am to be here. Everything is so wonderful!” Marit is staying with the Dr. George Boyd family.

September 23, 1960

Bill Lamers became the King of the 111^th Hollandtown schut, knocking down the final remnants of the bird target on the 1195^th shot. Lamers received the traditional cape and silver parrot emblem from Richard Schmidt, the king of lasts year’s event.

The Menominee Indian Ceremonial dancers will hold their last Indian pow-wow under the tribal set-up. The village is located one mile north of Keshena. When the ceremony ends on Sunday the Menominee Reservation will become a county of the state.

September 30, 1960

Coaches of the Galloping Ghost football team this year took a brief time-out from practice for a photo. Left to right includes Dallas Werner, head coach Harry Wilson and assistant coach Kenneth Roloff. Wilson replaced Fred Barribeau as head coach.