Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Time Machine Trip to February 1949


By Lyle Hansen

February 2, 1949


Everyone was shouting “Hi Harry” and “Good luck Harry” and trying to get the President's attention as he rode by at the head of the inauguration parade according to Meyer Miller, Kaukauna’s only representative at the inauguration ceremonies.
  

Thilmany lower mill is back in operation this morning after a ten-hour shutdown caused by mass of ice falling thru the roof of the electrical control and steam turbine room yesterday noon, damaging the main electrical central panel.

Donald Sheehy, Kaukauna, who enlisted in the Army January 13, is now stationed at Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky. 

St. Mary’s wins, 40-23 with Joe Hinkens scoring 22 points as St. Mary’s chalked up its third out-of-town win over St. Peter’s of Oshkosh Sunday afternoon.  

February 4, 1949
Cub Scout awards were made at a recent meeting of Cub Pack 27 at St. Mary's church hall. Those receiving Wolf badges were James Reichel, Victor Haen, Robert Woods, and Peter Berens, while Wolf Gold Arrow awards were presented to John Renn, Leslie Schulz, Robert Woods and Peter Berens. Lion awards were presented to Ronald Woods and Bernard Siebers.

February 9, 1949
Over $200,000 was collected in real estate taxes according to a statement released by Ruth Wolf City Treasurer.

February 11, 1949
Kaukauna’s Jim “Red” Hopfensperger was stopped by Joey Brunnette of Michigan in the second round of their semi-final bout for the 118-pound state Golden Glove title in Milwaukee Wednesday night. The two fighters were nip and tuck for the first few minutes each getting blows to the other. The Kaukauna boxer took a trip to the mat in the 1st  round and then again in the 2nd before the referee stopped the bout.

February 16, 1949
A packed house of 800 highly pleased fans saw the nationally-known, football talented Green Bay Packers display their basketball abilities in the form of a convincing 48-26 victory at the expense of the Kaukauna All-Stars Saturday night in the high school gym. The game was sponsored by the Kaukauna Lions Club for the benefit of the high school band uniform fund.

Green Bay Packers cage squad Back row, Ted Fritsch, Earl “Jug” Girard, Tony Canadeo; Front row, Nolan Luhn, Andy Uram, Ken Keuper and Tim O’Brien.

The Kaukauna all stars left to right top row, Bob Biese, Bill Alger, Matt Otte, Don Kuehl and Paul Koch. Bottom row William Ranquette, Carl Giordana, Jerome Parman, Fred Nack and Bill Van Dyke.



“OZZIE” the safety clown cop appeared at the Kaukauna schools last week and gave talks to students on safety, good citizenship and good behavior.


February 25, 1949
Pfc. Harold W. Humphrey, Kaukauna, has been placed on the attached service for ninety days with this 79th Engineer Maintenance company for duty in Kyoto, Japan.

Kaukauna passengers on the Appleton and inner-city Motor Coach buses will pay a minimum fee of 10 cents per ride and 25 cents for three rides beginning March 15 according to the bus company's recent requested rate increase.


For the third time in the last nine years, a Kaukauna player has walked off with the top honors in the Northeastern Wisconsin conference individual scoring race. Latest to turn the trick is Cliff Hinkens, 1948-49 winner with a total of 122 points in 10 games. Big Bill Alger won the crown back in 1941 scoring 140 total points. The season in 1945 Jim Lehman turned the trick by registering 117 markers. 


 Cliff Hinkens



1949 Ford station wagon

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