By Lyle Hansen
October 2,
1968
Army Captain Robert Greenwood, Kaukauna.
Received the Bronze Star Medal on September 3 near Long Binh, Vietnam. Captain
Greenwood was presented the award for meritorious service in operations against
hostel forces in Vietnam.
Kaukauna took the initiation, but Two Rivers
employed their speed and size over the course of the game Saturday and came
away with a 27-8 margin and dampened the KHS homecoming spirit.
October 4,
1968
Mrs.
Robert Pittman, mother of Kaukauna Marine Lance Corporal John P. Gray, receives
the Bronze Star and Citation which were presented posthumously to Lance
Corporal Gray. Gray was killed in action in South Vietnam on May 31, 1968.
Mayor Gilbert Anderson received the support
of the common council to send a letter to the county board chairman that
opposed the transference of all welfare aid to the county level. We feel that
the many phases of welfare should remain as such, but area of local relief and
welfare should remain on the local level. Alderman George Simon stated, “The
city knows it needs better than the county and therefore it can be handled
better on the local level.”
October 9,
1968
Airman First Class John J. Hoersch, Kaukauna,
has been assigned to the U.S. Air Force “Hurricane Hunters” at Ramey AFB,
Puerto Rico.
This week is being observed nationally as Fire
Prevention Week according to Kaukauna Fire Chief William Haupt. If the simple
rules of fire safety were observed at home and on the job, the destruction and
loss of lives would be far different.
2nd Lt.
Thomas G. Berghuis,
Kaukauna, has graduated from the United States Army Engineer Officers Candidate
School at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
2nd Lt. Dennis Gerharz, Sarah Street Kaukauna,
departed Monday for Viet Nam after spending a two-week leave at the home of his
parents.
Gregory Kappell, Filmore Street, Kaukauna, will
leave Monday for Texas, where he will be stationed at Lackland Air Force Base
for his basic training.
The Hollandtown Golden Raiders ran their record
to 6-0 for the season as they defeated St. Phillips of Green Bay by a 25-6
margin. Fullback Jerry Van Dyn Hoven scored the first two TD’s for the Raiders.
In the third period halfback Jerry Kerkhoff ran 78 yards for a touchdown.
Quarterback Reed Giordana scored on a quarterback keeper in the fourth quarter.
Coach Bob Wurdinger gave credit to the entire team for the win.
October 11,
1968
Janice Mitchell, of Route 2 Kaukauna, is one of
a small number of medical technologists to receive the highest grade on the
national registry examination. She graduated with honors from Wisconsin State
University-Oshkosh in June.
October 18,
1968
Officers
of Thilmany Pulp & Paper Company stand next to the giant dryer for their
No. 14 paper machine. The dryer is 18 feet in diameter and 28 feet wide. Left
to right are E. R. Sutherland, Chairman of the Board; J. T. Thomas, President
and Chief Executive Officer and F. Herbolzheimer, Jr., Vice President for
Manufacturing.
Thilmany Pulp and Paper
Company of Kaukauna is about to receive a new mammoth dryer for their newest
paper machine, No. 14, from England. The dryer is the second largest in the
world and the largest located in the Western Hemisphere. The only one that
outranks it can be found in Finland and is described as being just slightly
larger.
Four Kaukauna young-men are among the Outagamie
County inductees to the U.S. Army in October. They are Kenneth J. Jaeger,
Dennis W. Borg, John J. Wyngaard and James M. Biese.
Kaukauna's cross-country
team successfully defended their Mid-Eastern title in the Annual M-E run held
Saturday at Clintonville. The Ghosts had a low total of 42 points, as
Kaukauna's Bob Kneepkens led the champions with a fourth-place finish
individually.
Miss Mary
Margaret DeClerq, former
executive secretary of the Kaukauna Chamber of Commerce, has been named Twin
City Business and Professional Women’s Club ‘Woman of the Year.’
October 23,
1968
USN Fireman Peter Parker of Kaukauna is
attending Steelworkers School at the U. S. Navel Schools, Port Hueneme, Calf.
The school provides a corps of skilled craftsmen for the vital front-line
mission of the mobile construction battalions in Vietnam.
October 25,
1968
Two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schaetz of Rt.
2 Kaukauna have been cited for their performances while on Viet Nam duty.
Dennis, a 1965 graduate of Freedom High School, was awarded a citation of
commendation by the Navy while serving aboard the USS Reeves. Darold a 1967
graduate of Freedom High received the Army Commendation Medal for his heroic
actions under fire during combat in Viet Nam.
October 30,
1968
Airman 1st
Class Victoria LaPlante has been honored for her achievements in survival training
at 4600th Air Base Wing at Colorado Springs. Colo. She graduated from Kaukauna High School in
1967. She was one of four selected for the first woman’s survival program in
the Air Force.
Jerome Siebers, Brothers St., Kaukauna, has
been promoted to major in the U.S. Air Force. He is an advance weather officer
at High Wycombe Air Station, England. He is a Kaukauna High graduate and has a
M. S. degree from the University of Wisconsin.
The Kaukauna varsity football team made their
1968 swan song a resounding triumph Saturday as the Ghosts galloped to a 27-13
victory over Clintonville. It was the first victory for Kaukauna and highly
satisfying for the players. Coach Ken Roloff credited the whole team for a fine
effort.
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