Time Machine Trip to October 1928

By Lyle Hansen 

October 2, 1928

Two young deer, which were raised on an Oconto farm, have been sent to prison. The deer were offered to the city of Green Bay to be keep in the city park on the bay shore, providing an enclosure was built.  The city received an offer from the Green Bay reformatory for the deer to be kept there as pets. The deer are now behind the gray walls of the state institution.

The Green Bay Packers fought the Chicago Bears to a 12 to 12 tie game before 10,000 rabid football fans at Green Bay Sunday. Casualties were many in the fray, four Packers were injured, and three Bear players were forced to leave the line-up. 

October 9, 1928

First row: L. Van Lieshout, Rich Landreman, Ludke, Esler, Hallock, Marv Miller, Mau, Creviere, Ferguson, Casey and Hanson.  Second Row: Bob Grogan, Toman, Vanevenhoven, Driessen Derus, Frank Grogan, Niesen, Schwenderman, and C. Bay. Third Row: Otto, Coach, Noie, Ransley, Mislinski, Heinz, Nelson, Doering, M. Van Lieshout, Main, and F. Bay. Top Row: Posson, Assistant Coach, Nagan, Assistant Manager, Farwell, Manager, Schuler, McCormick, Nicholson, Wally Mooney, Arps, and M. Nagan.

After a week of hard drill, the Kaukauna machine entered one of the toughest battles of the year. The freshman boys of Lawrence college had a fine working team and because four of our regulars were out with injuries, Lawrence was able to punch one touchdown over in the first quarter. Kaukauna had an opportunity to score when they had the ball on the Lawrence five-yard line but fumbled. Lawrence had a much deserved 6-0 victory over Kaukauna.

A gray timber wolf, weighing 32 pounds, was brought to the County Clerk office in Waupaca on Monday. The wolf had been seen several times over the past year. Arthur Penney spotted the animal near his farm Sunday morning and called his friend Mr. Smith to help hunt it. There is a state bounty of $30 on the wolf and the pelt is valued at $10.

October 12, 1928

Bill Glasheen, Kaukauna young man who is attending Marquette University was one of the stars in a game against St. Viator Saturday at Milwaukee. He seems to have won a regular berth on the eleven at the left tackle position. 

October 16, 1928

Alcoholic drinks under prohibition are various. In the South “white mule,” powerful alcohol, made of corn, is popular. In the Middle West “needled” beer is drunk by workmen. It is legal beer containing no alcohol but brought up to a high alcoholic percentage by needling it with denatured alcohol bought at gasoline filling stations.

American talking movies seen and heard in England arouse enthusiasm and prediction that the silent pictures is doomed.

October 23, 1928

The first number of the weekly Kaukauna High School newspaper, called the Kau Hi News, was issued Friday afternoon at the local school by members of the senior English class. News in the paper consists of all school activities.

Little Chute - Stephen M. Peeters was renamed president and business manager of the Little Chute band at the annual meeting Wednesday held at the village hall. Thirty members of the band were present at the meeting.

October 26, 1928

The count in the Kaukauna Times straw vote of the choice of Kaukauna people for the United States president is still in favor of Al Smith, democratic candidate, but Herbert Hoover, republican candidate for the office, has made great gains within the past week. The count to now stands Smith 73, Hoover 59.

October 30, 1928

The pushing and pulling of over 2,000,000 pounds of rock into the making of the loose stone wall along the Fox River from the municipal garage to the lower end of the Wisconsin Avenue bridge, was completed by Kaukauna Post No. 41 of the American Legion at the work day session staged here Sunday morning.