Hello Fellow Time Travelers,
It’s that
time again to fire up the old “Time Machine Chair” and make a trip back to April 1939.
The big wheel is spinning Fran Nelson 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.
The hit parade song of the month.
Strange Fruit – Billie Holiday
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
April 5, 1939
Lucille Giordana and Gina Van Dyke were named
champions in the girls’ paddle tennis tournament when they won games from
Eunice Kalupa and Marion Hopfensperger. In the boys’ tournament Don Siebers won
by defeating Elmer Vandenberg, James McGrath, Joseph Regenfuss and Jack Hahn.
Clifford Femal, a member of the senior
class, was named to the Hall of Fame
this week. He is known by his friends as “Grub” because of his husky appetite.
In the boxing ring Cliff is among the best, fighting with all his might and
putting his man on the mat. Besides sports, Cliff always finds time to be in
other activities in school.
The Kaukauna high school boxing squad scored a
9 to 3 win over Marion high school here Friday night before one of the largest
crowds of the season. All but one of the Kaukauna boxers came through with
wins. Capt. Bob Niesen, lost his first high school match in three years and
Paul Keil lost on a technical knockout. Billy Mitchler, the Kaws smallest
package of dynamite, again won to keep an undefeated record as did Carl
Giordana to remain in the undefeated class. Hennes and Femal breezed through
for their third straight wins of the season.
April 7, 1939
Anthony Van Stralen, who was selected as king
of the Junior prom at Kimberly, has chosen Miss Betty Clark as his queen. The
prom will be held May 10 in the Kimberly high school auditorium.
Poor relief cost the city $2347.00 during
March, according to the monthly report of Joseph V. Krahn, relief director.
There were 204 men employed on the WPA projects during the month. There were
157 employed on the power house project, 41 on the sewer project and 6 on out
of city projects.
Mrs. Ella Mitchell was elected president of the
VFW Auxiliary post at a meeting Monday evening. Others elected were Mrs. Minnie
Nagan, senior vice president, Mrs. Pearl Wagnitz, junior VP, Mrs. Neil Adams,
Treas., Mrs. Loretta Bush, Chapman and Mrs. Josephine Brandt, conductor, Mrs.
Ellen Streich, guard, Mrs. Elizabeth Buerth, trustee.
April 12, 1939
An advertisement which appeared in the New York
Times recently was a special interest in Kaukauna because it advertised Kaukauna Klub cheese, a nation-famous
product manufactured in this city.
The Green Bay police station should be
condemned from further use until it reaches some standards of health,
cleanliness and segregation and the Brown County jail with 50 others in
Wisconsin, is old, over crowded, poorly ventilated and unsanitary. Wisconsin
state inspector came to these conclusions in an annual report to the state
board of control. There are 70 County jails and 320 local lockups in Wisconsin.
The “Avalon” roadhouse on Highway 41 just north
of the Outagamie County line, was ordered padlocked for one year and the
proprietors and two inmates were fined $100 in cost each on morals charges. The
action followed a raid shortly before midnight April 4 by Sheriff's officers.
Mrs. Doris Forman, 32, who said she lived at the place was charged with
procuring for purposes of prostitution, Catherine Smith, 30, Milwaukee and
Carla Taylor, 31, Beaver Dam, all charged with being inmates of a disorderly
house. All three of the women paid fines and were ordered out of the county and
to stay out.
April 14, 1939
The 1939 charter for Holy Cross Troop No. 31 Boy Scouts of America has arrived. Orris Schmalz is scoutmaster, Orville
Yingling is assistant, Boniface Pendergast, Dick McCarthy, Jack Flanigan and
Glen Vandehey are patrol leaders.
Edward Ives was elected commander of Electric
City Post No. 3319 Veterans of Foreign Wars at the recent meeting of the post
held at Martin's Hall on E. 3rd St. He succeeds Frank Mitchler at that
capacity.
A new standard driver’s license bill designed
to bring Wisconsin regulations up-to-date and provide enforcement officers and
courts with positive facilities for curbing irresponsible drivers was
introduced in the legislation recently. The bill provides for relicensing of
drivers on or before January 1, 1940 and every three years thereafter. It also
provides for revocation of license from six months to three years at the
discretion of the courts on conviction of traffic violations. The bill also
prohibits the issuance of a driver’s license to any child under 16 years of age
in Wisconsin.
April 19, 1939
Thirty-nine young men reported to coach Paul
Little Monday for equipment to start spring football practice. Sessions will
begin as soon as the weather permits. Coach Little’s teams have always been
heads above their opponents when it comes to fundamentals of the game. Those
reported for equipment are John Wandell, Steve Andrejeski, Capt. Leo Wolf, John
Velte, Joe Regenfuss, Leo Rohan, Dale Van Lieshout, John Kramer, Ray Hurst,
Marvin Janssen, Herman Franz, Robert Wodjenski, Sylvester Stuiber, George
Steffens, Jim Helf, Eldor Stanelle, Jack Hahn, Robert Kilgas, William Dryer,
Tom McCarty, Charles Wagner, Jack Mainville, Mark Romenesko, Harold Steiner,
Alvin Stutzka, Jack Domro, John Ryan, John Rieth, Ivan Schatzka, Art Gustman,
Phelan Femal, Mike Niesen, Nick Steffens, Eugene Kelly, Leland Kobussen, Robert
Nack, Leroy Peters, Kenneth Luckow and Herbert Wittman.
The 12th annual Times free electric cooking
school goes down in the records as one of the most successful ever staged.
Close to 4000 women attended the four sessions held in Legion Hall in Little
Chute and at the Civic Auditorium in Kaukauna. The major award, of 5 cubic foot
General Electric refrigerator, was received by Francis Rougeau of Kaukauna. Miss Clara Jahn, nationally known home
economist, who had charge of the classes for the third consecutive year,
received a hearty applause from every audience.
DePere Chief Suspended
for 10 Days
- Failure to notify the officer on duty of finding a lost child cost chief of
police William Deppe, DePere, a ten-day suspension without pay. Little Patsy
Gage, four-year-old, wandered from her home on the afternoon of March 31. She
was picked up on the bridge by two daughters of Frank Hammer taken home. Hammer
notified Deppe, who told him to keep the child. At the time Deppe was at home
and not on duty. He told the police and fire commission that he told Hammer to call
him if he did not find where the child belonged. Patsy was found about 11 o'clock that night
at Hammer’s home. Hundreds of persons including Boy Scouts, city officials and
others had joined in the search for the child.
Ena Richards has been named valedictorian of
the 1939 class. She maintained an average of 94.813 four her four years in high
school.
Rosemary O’Neil has been named salutatorian for
the 1939 high school. She maintained an average was 93.41 per cent.
Seven dogs which had been running at large had
been killed by members of the Kaukauna Police Department since April 1,
according to James E. McFadden, chief of police. Residents are again warned by
chief McFadden that dogs are to be tied up.
The Kaukauna high school boxing team scored a 6
to 5 win over the St. Mary's Menasha high school squad Friday evening at
Menasha to close their most successful season since boxing was introduced by
coach Clifford H. Kemp. The card was witnessed by a large and enthusiastic
crowd and all fighters of both teams put up a pleasing performance.
The silver Jubilee of Rev. John De Wild’s
ordination to the priesthood was held at St. Paul's church Combined Locks. The
event was attended by capacity crowds Thursday. Many clergy from throughout the
state were present.
April 26, 1939
Lee Cooper has been selected as Kaukauna high
school representative at the Badgers Boys’ State at St. John’s Military Academy
this summer, according to Olin G. Dryer, high school principle.
The new uniforms for the high school band have
been received and will be worn by the band members of the first time at the
annual spring concert to be given at the civic auditorium on Tuesday evening, May
9. The Band Mothers organization which is paying most of the cost of uniforms
has asked for contributions from organizations and groups to help raise the
necessary funds. To date the response has been very satisfactory.
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