Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Time Machine Trip to December 1948


By Lyle Hansen

December 1, 1948
Miss Marjorie Phillips, Kaukauna, who recently enlisted in the Women’s Army corps, will leave for Camp Lee, Virginia on December 10 where she will begin her training.

December 3, 1948



Harold Engerson, Kaukauna’s acting police chief since May, was officially appointed chief of the police force last week, according to the police and fire commission. Engerson had assumed the duties as chief in May upon the resignation of James McFadden. Engerson has been with the police force in Kaukauna since January 4, 1928.









Mrs. Marie Paschen, who had served Kaukauna restaurant-goers for the last 40 years, will retire from business today. She had sold her popular eating place located on east Second street to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Neshbour of Menasha.








December 15, 1948
Military rite for Lieutenant Urban Henry Klister, 29, Wrightstown, who was killed on October 14, 1943 in the European Theatre of War, were held Monday morning at St. Paul’s Catholic church, Wrightstown. Electric City post No. 3319 Veterans of Foreign Wars, post No. 41 American Legion and the Urban Klister American Legion post of Wrightstown were in charge of military ceremonies. Lt. Klister’s casketed remains arrived at Greenwood funeral home Saturday morning. A military escort met the train and accompanied the body to the funeral home. Klister entered military service May 16, 1941. He transferred to the air corps in August 1942 as a bombardier.

More than a thousand children crowed into the Civic auditorium for the Kiddie’s Christmas party Saturday afternoon. Highlight of the festivity was the appearance of Santa Claus. He mingled among the wide-eyed children and answered their questions.

December 29, 1948
Using a sharp left hook as the clincher, Phil Zwick made his pugilistic “comeback” a roaring success with a knockout victory over Ronnie Cannon in 50 seconds of the fourth round last Thursday night in Oshkosh. Zwick weighted 125, Cannon, 128, for the scheduled ten round affair, attended by a packed house of wildly cheering fans. One of the biggest sports stories of the year was the "never say die" attitude of Kaukauna famed boxer Phil Zwick, who, on three occasions this year, stepped into the ring to prove that he is not through as a boxer. In spite of the fact that he suffered what can justly be called the worst defeat of his colorful boxing career, and even though some have labeled him as the "old man from Kaukauna", Zwick being over 40, no true boxing fan, including the "big-wigs" in the profession can dare say that the much traveled veteran is "washed up." Zwick registered a number of knockouts himself, showing nothing less than the brilliance he displayed years ago, when he traveled around the world fighting bouts, and usually winning, against champions of other nations. Phil Zwick isn't about to hang up the gloves yet.


Cliff Hinkens All-Conference forward last season and third highest scorer in the N.E.W. circuit, is currently pacing the offensive tactics of Coach Asher Shorey’s Galloping Ghost cagers. The speedy sharp-shooter has compiled 76 points in the Kaws’ seven games to date for an average of nearly 11 points per game.

The annual Holiday dance sponsored by the Kaukauna High School Alumni association will be held tonight at the Nitingale Ballroom with music by Jimmy Jones and is orchestra from Appleton. This affair is held each year during the holiday season to enable former Kaukauna High School students attending colleges.

The Van Dyn Hoven Service station at the northern end of Lawe Street was robbed of $23 and a few cigarettes sometime Monday night. The thieves gained entry by breaking a rear window.

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