Friday, July 28, 2017

Time Machine Trip to July 1957

July 2, 1957
Kaukauna’s Senior softball team brought base hits with them to the Dodge street park on Friday. They defeated the Little Chute “Dutchmen” 11 to 10.











Badger Girls’ State was held on the University of Wisconsin Campus in June and was attended by three area girls, Carol Black, Kaukauna, Margaret Vanderaa, Little Chute and Bonnie Zirbel of Wrightstown were honored as attendees.




Charles Scheer is a little guy but you would never think he is at the 80-year mark. Charlie says he is the last of the Veterans of the Spanish American War in Kaukauna, a war that occurred some 60 years ago. Charlie’s function at the 4th of July celebration is that of the city’s American Legion Post’s Chaplain. 





July 10, 1957
The Green Bay Packers are embarking on a new era of professional football. The people of this community have built a beautiful new stadium because they have faith in their Packers. The Packer Corporation has arranged to have the three best teams in the National Football League come to Green Bay to play in the new stadium this year. The Chicago Bears, the Detroit Lions and the World Champion, New York Giants will play here this year.

John Esler, a practicing attorney in the city for the past 11 years, was appointed by Mayor Joseph Bayorgeon to cover the unexpired term of the late Harry McAndrews.

July 12, 1957
Herbert G. Weckwerth, 60, manager of the Kaukauna Electric and Water Department for the past 30 years died Wednesday.


Three Kaukauna boys recently returned from a bike trip to northern Wisconsin. Traveling over 200 miles they biked to Pickerel Lake, near Antigo, where they camped. Both Peter Voet, left and Jerry Hennes right are carrier boys for the Kaukauna Times. The other boy David Barribeau was unable to be present when the picture was taken.  

July 19, 1957
Jerome “Bugs” DeBruin and Gary Vanevenhoven were selected this week by their teammates to play with the Legion All-Stars in Oshkosh this Sunday. 

July 24, 1957
3,029,000 pounds of sheepshead were taken from Lake Winnebago in the first six months of 1957 by commercial fisherman according to the DNR. Practically the entire crop is sold to Wisconsin mink ranches.

Kaukauna’s Doug Ludvigson was once again the individual high scorer of the swimming session against Appleton as he nailed down four first places and a second in Junior boys competition.

July 26, 1957

Four members of the Lions Club recently took part in an excursion to Milwaukee to see the Braves play ball. Left to right are Norman Weigman, James I. McFadden, Arthur Mongin Jr., and Martin Janssen.

William Ranquette was this week named to succeed the late Herbert Weckwerth as manager of the Kaukauna Electric and Water Departments. He started work with the utility in 1928 coming to Kaukauna in 1918. 




July 31, 1957
For the second straight year a wage increase has been granted to the 430 employees of the Combined Locks Paper Company. The increase this year amounts to five per cent, is on the heels of s six percent granted last year. The present salary at the Locks mill for male day shift workers is $1.61 and will increase to $1.69.  


Second Street - Kaukauna’s Southside




1957 Chevrolet Corvette

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