Hello Fellow Time Travelers,
It’s that time again to fire up
the old “Time Machine Chair” and make a trip back in time.
Today Gary Schmidt, is sitting
in the driver’s seat. The big wheel is spinning and the years are clicking back.
In no time, we are back to Kaukauna’s south side. We are out front of the Kaukauna Times on the
corner of Third Street and Main.
We are now in April of 1957.
For the music lovers, the top
song on the Hit Parade this month is:
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
April 3, 1957
Indications from the city engineer's office
seem more and more encouraging as far as the possibility of Kaukauna having
another big home-building year in 1957. To date permits for nine residences
have been issued from the engineer's office. The number is three more home
permits than in 1956. April has always been a big month for issuing of home
building permits.
April 5, 1957
Appropriate formal
ceremonies of benediction will accompany the dedication of the new St. John's
high school, Little Chute, Sunday, as his Excellency the most Rev. Stanislaus
V. Bona, Bishop of the Green Bay diocese blesses the new school. The
construction of the new structure was completed late this winter, with the
cornerstone laying ceremonies place, February 12th.
During the month of March to Kaukauna fire
Department at a total of 13 emergency calls. The first call of the month was to
the Kersten residents on Saturday evening, March 2 and discovered on arrival at
the scene the fire had ignited the clothing worn by Mrs. Ed. Kersten and that
she had died the second and third degree burns.
April 10, 1957
Funeral services are scheduled this morning at
St. Mary's church for Mrs. Edward Wolf, Third Street, well known Kaukauna Times
feature writer and news reporter, who died at the Kaukauna community hospital
Sunday morning following an illness. Her
natural gift for narration and her unrestrained liking for people brightened
her words with a warm light. Soon the readers of the Times are looking for more
stories from this writer. She became a much talked about person. “Who is this
Mrs. Wolf from third Street? She always has a way about her. Mrs. Wolf edged
into the eye and eventually the hearts of the public when she began writing
stories for the Kaukauna Times after winning a writers contest in 1948.
Tobin Rote, star quarterback of the Green Bay
Packers, who has announced his retirement last fall, has signed for the 1957
season, the Packers management announced Thursday. Rote is considered the
greatest run-pass signal caller in the National Football League.
Those on the straight A list for the first nine
weeks are:
Seniors – Jean Bauer, Richard Boyd, Janet
Oettinger and Ann Teske.
Juniors - Bonnie Bayorgeon, Thalia Hodgins,
Richard Horn, John Rodgers, Sandra Van Dyke and Thomas Whitman.
Sophomore - Sally Hertz.
Freshman - Jane Barribeau, Dwight Bastion,
Melvin Kruse, Dawn Oettinger, Janet Spice and Milo Straus.
Six Kaukauna area youths recently began six
months of active military training under Reserve Forces Act program at Fort
Leonard Wood, Mo. Pvt. Ronald G. Ludtke, Pvt. Clifford W Nushart, Pvt. Robert
K. Schermitzler, Pvt. James M. Yingling, Pvt. Ernest S. Meulemans and Pvt.
Edward A. Borcherdt, Greenleaf.
April 12, 1957
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan, Whitney Street, were singled
out for special honors at the recent annual Adult Girl Scout meeting held at
Appleton Elks club. The Ryan's received a Girl Scout statuette, which is
roughly equivalent of a television “Emmy” or a motion picture “Oscar” and is
presented for efforts above and beyond the call of duty. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan both
served on the Winnecomac committee and Mrs. Ryan is also chairman of the
Kaukauna district of the Girl Scouts.
April 17, 1957
The Kaukauna Board of Education at a special
meeting held Monday evening appointed Fred
Barribeau, a member of the Kaukauna high school faculty since 1943 and head
basketball coach since 1952, as head football coach, beginning in the 1957
season.
Three Kaukauna High School youths averted a
possible tragedy Sunday afternoon by heroically plunging into the cold, icy Fox
River to save three children. The youths jumped in to save from possible
drowning John, 12, Marcia, 8, and Mike 3, children of Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Wierzinski of DePere. Mr. Wierzinski stated the family dog had fallen out of
the boat and that in attempting to crawl back in upset the craft throwing the
children into the water. Two children heard the call for help and stopped the
car in which the three Kaukauna youths were riding. The young men are Ves
Grissman, 10th St., Jim Wolf, 9th. Street and Neil Huss, Brother
Street. Bill Schmitz, 10th
street was the driver.
A Kaukauna couple Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Mueller survived a crash that caused extensive damage to their
automobile. They were struck by the C&NW train as they crossed the Depot
street railroad tracks. Both were thrown from the auto and were taken to the
Kaukauna hospital for their injuries.
As a part of their
studies in transportation the boys of the Nicolet Kindergarten class
constructed their version of a houseboat in their classroom. Left to right
front row, David Williamson, Michael Martin, David LaBorde, Tom Tait, Russell
Mereness and James Jakl; second row, David Wittman, Mark Schneider, Dale Nagan,
Tom Diedrich and Robert St. Arnold; third row, Tommy Verbeten, Mike Schommer,
Steve Weigman, David Williams, Harlon Stevens and William Carnot and at the
helm of the ship are Steve Sanders, James DeWitt, Daniel Betters and Lyle
Geurts as Steve Schoen peers from the porthole.
April 19, 1957
The Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts team roared off
to a successful start in the 1957 campaign as they zoom to a 12-3 decision over
the Freedom Irish Wednesday afternoon. Four of the Galloping Ghosts came in
with round trippers, the first by Bugs DeBruin in the first inning, the second
by Jack Coenen in the fourth, the third by Karl Frank in the fourth. The final
circuit swipe was by Rich Kempen in the seventh and final inning.
April 24, 1957
The Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts track team
Saturday racked up its second win of the season, this time in nonconference
competition as they edged to a 52-48 decision over West DePere at city Stadium
in Green Bay. Top scorer for the Kaws was Bob Benz who placed first in 100-yard
dash and 220-yard dash.
April 26, 1957
Daylight savings time will come into effect at
2 AM Sunday morning. Wisconsin voted daylight savings into law during the
recent spring elections. This will be the first time that the state has had
such a program on a statewide basis.
The youngest group of
dancers which will appear in Sunday’s recreation department dance review will
be these young ladies who are four and five years old. Left to right on the
floor are Sharon Vande Yacht, Nancy Van Dyn Hoven and Caroline Van Lanen, in
the chairs are Jolene Romenesko, Paula Micholic, Jane Gustman and Diane Van Dyn
Hoven and standing are Barbara Saykally, Nancy Simon, Ellen Wagner, Karen Van
Elzen and Darlene Massey.
1957 Ford Thunderbird
No comments:
Post a Comment