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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