May 1, 1928
The unveiling of the sculptured head of Lee on
the side of Stone Mountain, which occurred on the anniversary of the surrender
of his army, indicates the progress being made on this memorial. "Few citizens
of the world will begrudge the leader of the Southern armies this fitting
monument." Mayor Walker of New York saying at the unveiling.
By a count of 13 to 6, the Post office softball
team downed the Mulford’s in the first game of the 1928 Kaukauna Soft Ball
Baseball league season Monday evening. Milton Engerson starred for the winners
cleaning the bases with a long home run, which for a time threatened to break
down the game, for the ball floated down the river and couldn’t be claimed
until a crew of life-savers were assembled. The ball was retrieved, and the
game was saved.
May 4, 1928
Plans for city beautiful work were made by the
local Rotary club and the Kaukauna Advancement association. It was announced
the work is to begin at once, with the aid of the Kaukauna Boy Scout troop. The
scouts will plant small trees and shrubs along every state and county highway
where it enters the city limits.
Kaukauna residents who wish to take advantage
of the garbage removal service to be instituted here this summer are requested
to send their names in to the office of The Kaukauna Times at once. A list is
being compiled and a man has been secured to take charge of the collection.
Those who wish to pay $1 per month for the service should call.
About 40 boy and girl Scouts turned out Sunday
for a troop hike. The girls passed their fire building and cooking test and the
boys finished their first class out door tests. The scoutmaster showed the
group how to take plaster casts impressions of animal tracks.
May 11, 1928
First place in doubles and first in team event
were the places garnered by the Electric City bowling squad in the last event
of the season held in Wrightstown. The five-man team composed of:
Paul Smith - 478 series.
Amay Bayorgeon – 558 series.
H. W. Johnson – 534 series.
Frank Hilgenberg – 624 series.
Henry Minkebige – 618 series.
Mother’s Day – May 13
May 18, 1928
Dr. Mason, head of the University of Chicago,
says college studies should be changed. “We have been cramming our students
with facts, dates and thoughts in which they are not interested.” Moving
pictures will make education pleasant for children and enable them to learn more
in a month than they can learn now in a year.
Ground was broken Wednesday for the new
parochial school building of the St. Mary’s congregation here at the corner of
Main avenue and Seventh street.
May 22, 1928
Jerry Mainville suffered the loss of part of
his right foot Monday morning while at work in the yards of the railroad where
he is employed. According to the accident report Mr. Mainville slipped beneath
the cars while switching. He was rushed to St. Elizabeth’s hospital where it
was it was found that the part of the foot had to be amputated.
Jimmy Mayer, 5-year-old suffered a broken leg
Saturday when he was struck by a delivery truck in the alley between Second and
Third street. Young Jack Mertes was struck
by an automobile and thrown to the ground Monday when he was running across
Wisconsin Avenue. He was only slightly injured.
May 29, 1928
As a result of damage to several arc lights
here during the past few days, local police are on the lookout for persons
discharging firearms or air rifles within city limits. Chief of Police R. H.
McCarty says persons have been using Arclight globes as targets and have
damaged the high-priced lights.
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