By Lyle Hansen
July 2,
1948
Four members of the Kaukauna Athletic Club were
named to the Fox Valley league All-Star team Wednesday. The Kaukauna All-Stars
are catcher Richard "Darky” Ristau, first base Bill Alger, shortstop Al
Schumann and pitcher Cal Spice.
July 7, 1948
Local 130 of the municipal employees’ union
which includes city work crews rejected a five dollar a month wage increase
offered them by the city Council Tuesday. Offered in a resolution by the council
was five dollars a month increase for salary workers and three cents an hour
for hourly workers. The local will call in an international representative to
negotiate with the city they declared through their spokesman, William Lambie.
Mayor Bayorgeon said “We do not need any outsider to come into our city and
tell us how to operate or how to adjust these problems.”
Phil Haas set the Appleton ball team down with
two hits and seventeen strikeouts in their first encounter of the year. As a
sweet victory for Haas who boosted his season strikeout total to 135 as VFW
team defeated Appleton 5-2.
Sixteen members of Rotary Boy Scout Troop 20
along with fathers and a number of Rotary club members will hold a repair
session at the Boy Scout cabin located in the woods near the Crush Dam Saturday
afternoon.
Joan Leddy, Kaukauna, will be Miss
Outagamie during the four-day celebration here next week. She received the
highest number of votes and as a grand award a three-day trip to
Hollywood.
July 9,
1948
The casketed remains of private George E. Egan
Jr., and Pfc. Cyril G. Pendergast, World War II deceased members of the Army
from Kaukauna, being returned from overseas final barrier, will arrive within
five weeks accompanied by a uniform Army escort.
The wading pool at the La Follette Park opened
Wednesday being closed for three weeks for repairs. Ms. Lois Mereness,
supervisor of the pool said all children are required to wear bathing suits and
no garment that fades will be admitted entering the pool.
July 14,
1948
Centennial celebration officials were literally
swamped at the municipal building headquarters when registration for the
forthcoming Pie Eating contest opened Monday morning. In less than fifteen
minutes after the first registration had been accepted nearly 30 youngsters had
entered the contest.
Donald Ebben, 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Vince Ebben, Kaukauna, died Wednesday morning St. Elizabeth hospital of
injuries received when he was struck by a car on superhighway 41 about 1 mile
east of McCarty's crossing. The Ebben boy was playing with several other
children along the side of the road and did not see the car approaching as he
was watching a car coming from the other direction.
July 16,
1948
H. S. Cooke and Joseph McCarty were presented
with gold pioneer pins Saturday night performance of the Centennial pageant
where they were introduced as Kaukauna's two most outstanding citizens. State
Sen. Gordon Bubolz made the awards.
Ranging in age from 3 to 12 years, thirty-five
children in the neighborhood of Gertrude and Harrison Street stages Centennial
Parade Wednesday afternoon. This miniature showing included everything from
flag bearer and baton twirlers to a queen and a ten-piece band. Leading the
group of notable young residence was Susan Garvey attired in a white gown and
caring the American flag. She was attended by Dick De Broux. Following close
behind was a float depicting a boat drawn by Tommy Frank on his multicolored
bike.
July 21,
1948
Except for the weather
which cast an occasional pall on the proceedings, the Outagamie County
Centennial celebration in Kaukauna over the weekend was as great and colorful
an affair as has ever been staged in this area. Thousands of visitors, from all
over the country streamed into Kaukauna, during the four-day celebration to
witness or take part in the many centennial events that are taking place.
Phil Zwick suffered
what was probably one of the most crushing defeats in his long and colorful
ring career when Charles “Cabey” Lewis, Brooklyn featherweight contender, KO’d
the veteran Kaukauna Klubber in the first round last Thursday evening at the
Milwaukee auditorium. The defeat completely killed any hope that the Wisconsin
flash may have had for a shot at the world's featherweight championship, now
held by Willy Pete.
Kaukauna’s six entries in the district soap box
races in Green Bay Sunday afternoon fared exceptionally well. Competing against
57 entries from cities around the state all the local entries successfully
passed the first heats. Billy Appleton, city champion in the Kaukauna derby
took second in the event being defeated by inches.
July 30,
1948
The Kaukauna Times feature story contest has
received national attention in the publisher’s idea exchange monthly trade
periodical. The exchange stated,” This feature is self-explanatory from the
standpoint of ideas. It may be emulated by other newspapers3 seeking to add
reader interest in their columns. Contest ideas appeal to a large segment of
our population and this one may provide excellent reader matter for the
Kaukauna Times for months ahead.”
A
manually operated “passing light” are now being installed on trucks promises to
eliminate the motorist’s pet gripe about being stuck behind a truck unable to
pass because he can’t see ahead. The light mounted at the rear of the truck
enables the truck driver to single to cars behind if the road ahead is clear of
on-coming traffic.
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