Friday, October 6, 2017

Time Machine Trip to October 1967

October 4, 1967
A2C Donovan Dain, Kaukauna, has been promoted to A1C at Nelles Air Force Base, Los Vegas, Nevada.  He has been in service since June 1964.




John A. Esler, a 1967 graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School, has become an associate in the law firm of Esler and Green.














Mr. Robert Grogan, Kaukauna Postmaster, is shown presenting National Safety Council “Save-driving Awards’ to four Postal employees. Right to left Mr. Grogan, George Vanden Hogen, Robert Wittman, Donald Wenzel and Jack Tulloch.

October 6, 1967
Marine Private Rodney Bonjean, Kaukauna, completed two weeks of advance training at the Marine Corps base.  

The Kaukauna high school cross-country team swept to their second win of the season as they won a four-team run at Oakwood Hills Golf Course on Tuesday. Carl Haack was the top Ghost runner finishing in the third spot. He followed by teammates Nick Popp, Terry Van Wychen and Don Kerkhof.

Three weeks ago, the scoreboard at Lambeau Field read 17-17 after the defending World Champion Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions fought to an indecisive and unsatisfactory outcome in their League opener.  Now, three weeks later the two teams will meet at Tiger Stadium, Detroit to settle the feud over the Central Division.



The Kaukauna law firm of McCarty, Swetz and Curry has announced a new addition to their firm in the person of R. Thomas Cane.











October 11, 1967
It was the case of the good “small” school winning over the good “big” school in the football game between Little Chute St. John and Appleton Xavier. Oscar Schuler provided all the scoring punch for the fired-up Chuters in their first win ever over Appleton Xavier by a final tally of 21-14. Schuler climaxed the first Little Chute scoring drive as he plunged over the line following a 93-yard drive.  

Kaukauna’s high school gridders finally got their offense rolling last Friday evening at New London and defeated the Bulldogs by a final score of 28-0.  Coach Harry Wilson went with his sophomores in the backfield starting Gary Mathis as quarterback with Steven Dreier and Paul Fassbender at the running backs.  

October 13, 1967
Last Sunday the Green Bay Packers answer critics with a strong win over the Detroit Lions 27-17 to take a two-game lead in the Central Division. They have extended their undefeated streak to 17 consecutive wins. Starting quarterback Zeke Bratkowski again filling in for the injured Bart Starr, completed 12 of 19 pass attempts for 2 touchdowns.

October 18, 1967
The Kaukauna High School cross-country team won the Mid-Eastern Conference Meet Saturday at Oakwood Hills Golf Course, giving Kaukauna its second title in that sport in the school's history. Kaukauna had four runners finish in the top ten in Nick Popp (3rd), Carl Haack (5th), Don Kerkhof (6th), and Bob Kneepkens (7th). Kaukauna's fifth man was Dan Siebers who finished 16th to complete the Kaukauna point total. Don Jensen is the Kaukauna coach.

The Kaukauna High School Cross Country team won the Mid-Eastern Conference championship.  Left to right are Carl Haack, Don Kerkhof, Captain Terry Van Wychen, Nick Popp and Bob Kneepkins. Standing Coach Don Jensen, Don Bloy, Kent Luedtke, Bill Konen, Bob DeCoster, Gordie McDaniels, Dan Siebers, Ken Van Wychen and manager Bill Smith. 

U.S. Air Force Captain Louis McGoey, Kaukauna, has been decorated with the Bronze Star Medal at Tan Son Nhut AB, Vietnam, for meritorious service against Viet Cong forces.  


“Through rain, snow. Sleet and hail …. nothing shall delay him from his appointed rounds…”  Let’s see now who would this apply to?” The mailman? But I am referring to the Times newsboy. Every Wednesday and Friday morning he hauls himself out of bed bright and early.  He picks of his newspapers, folds them and stuffing them in a sack he follows his route delivering the local newspapers.






October 25, 1967

One of the last remaining landmarks of Kaukauna’s railroading days disappeared from the southside business area last week to make room for an employee parking lot for Badger Northland. The building was known as the Thompson Memorial Building but the railroad old-timers refer to it as the YMCA. 

October 27, 1967




The Green Bay Packers continued their winning ways Sunday with a resounding 48-21 victory over the New York Giants and now turn their attention to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Packer offence of Bart Starr led his forces to 397 yards with 249 yards rushing in the New York game.

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