Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Time Machine Trip to July 1955


By Lyle Hansen

July 1, 1955
Corporal Karl Conrad has re-enlisted for a year with the Sixth Army Band, and is stationed at Presidio, San Francisco, California.

Sgt. Frank A. Lenz, 22, is a member of the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii. He has been in the army since 1949.

July 8, 1955
Paul B. Maes arrived June 25 at Fort Carson, Colo., where he is undergoing six weeks of field training at the Army ROTC summer camp.

July 13, 1955
Harry McAndrews scored a hole-in-one on No. 9 hole at Fox Valley Golf Club last Thursday.

July 15, 1955

On Tuesday, the new Bank of Kaukauna will hold its open house, following the recent completion of work on the building. The bank, completely new and modernized, will be open for inspection beginning at 9:30 a.m. and continuing, until 4:30p.m. During that period, visitors will be taken on guided tours of the entire quarters with all the new and revamped features being pointed out.

July 17, 1955
Sam Young, recently hired head football coach of Kaukauna high school, has requested a release from his teaching contract here in order to resume his position at Black River Falls.

The Kaukauna Electric and Water Department continues to lead all 90 municipal utilities in the state in the contribution made to its owner-the city of Kaukauna. The utility has paid $78,218 into the treasury of the city last year.


Costume Day for the youngsters at the Park playground. The winners paused to have their pictures taken. Left to right kneeling are Margy Bambery, Mary McCarty, Tom Arps and Jeff Forman, Standing are Tom Letten, Donna Van Stiphout Lou Ann Schmalz, Diane Krueger, Don Arps, Susan Lust, Ricky Urlich, Joe McCarty, Bobby McCarty and Kathy Bambery.


Youngsters of the Juvenile Reading Club are shown at the Kaukauna Public Library. Left to right are Karen Hostetler, Jane McGrath, Donna Wychen, David Bachhuber and David Rosenow. 180 youngsters are now in the reading club.

July 20, 1955
In response to numerous questions regarding the LaFollette Park wading pool the Recreation Department has announced this week that is has been condemned by the board of health and will not be filled or used this summer.

July 22, 1955


A rare and interesting silver monstrance will be used at Holy Cross Catholic Church this Sunday. The benediction will be part of the celebration marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Knights of Columbus in Kaukauna. The engraving on the base of the vessel indicated it was given in 1686 to the Mission of St, Francis Xavier in De Pere by the governor of all this region for France.  


Tom Hennes, 17, of Kaukauna was among the winners in the recent Fox Valley Archers outdoor Target Championship Tournament in Fond du Lac. Hennes scored 1304 to take second in the Junior Boys event.

July 27, 1955
A total of 45 cases of poliomyelitis in Outagamie county were thus far reported this season. Kaukauna leads the list with 13 cases in this city.


Winners of the talent contest for youngsters held at the LaFollette Park bandstand are shown above. They are left to right, front row, Carol Carnot, Patty Landreman,  Judy Wildenberg, David Wollangk, Dolores Weyers, Dorothy Weyers and Judy Rice. Back row Teenie Reichel, Vicki Urlich, Karen Kappell, Carol Wollangk and Susan Appleton.

July 29, 1955
In response to numerous inquiries by parents of youngsters under 16 years of age concerning special restrictions implied by the health department decree asking that youngsters of the city be confined to their homes. The rule applies to attending churches, baby-sitting, bean picking or any social mixing.

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