Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Time Machine Trip to March 1959


By Lyle Hansen

March 4, 1959

Kaukauna High School's big center, Leroy Weyenberg, is making Kaukauna basketball history with his outstanding point producing abilities. In the final game of the 1958-59 season, the lanky Ghost center poured in 41 points, leading the Kaukaunans to a 77-52 win. The spectacular output gave Weyenberg the Mid-Eastern conference scoring title for the season, totaling 268 points. Weyenberg is a junior and will suit up in the orange and black again next season.


Lee Jo Jacob has been chosen for the Safe Driver Award in the month of March. The award is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce each month.


Awards were presented to eight boys and girls with the top averages at the teenage bowling league at Verbeten’s rathskeller. Boys awards: Lee Wachel, 166; Roger Leick, 144; Ken VandeHey, 139; and Carl Hermans, 135. Girls awards: Dolores Ebben, 129; Carol Artz, 106 and Judy Jacobson, 105.

Kaukauna policemen investigated 24 accidents in February, while firemen made 10 runs according to reports the two departments show. Seven accidents in the past six days have been reported to the Kaukauna police.

March 6, 1959
Arthur H. Mongin longtime Packer football fan and director of the team’s ticket outlet at Look Drug stores here was re-elected to the board of directors of the Green Bay Packers Corporation at the annual stockholders meeting Monday. This is his fourth three-year term. The corporation reported a profit of $37,303.61 after taxes last year. About 150 of the 1600 stockholders attended the session in Green Bay. 

More snow was dumped on the area Thursday. Many events had to be cancelled. The police report most roads are slippery and urged motorist to use caution while driving. The removal of snow this year has cost the city $9,560.

March 11, 1959
Approximately 100 students will take part in a forensics festival at the high school next Wednesday night, according to Miss Barbara Little, chairman. 

March 13, 1959
Court of Honor for Explorer Post 51, Little Chute, was held at Lamers’ Tearoom. At the event an eagle award was given to Patrick McCormick by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Lewis McCormick.


One of Kaukauna’s four patrol women is Mrs. Daniel Van Linn, pictured at the corner of Crooks and Eight street. The children are from St. Mary’s and Nicolet schools.

March 18, 1959
Dennis Priebe, captain-elect of the Ghosts’ junior varsity quintet, was leading scorer during the past season, according to Coach Harold Kobin. Priebe scored 154 points on 52 field goals and 50 free throws.

Another winter storm dumped snow, snow and more snow on the ground leaving another 8 ½ inches behind.

Timothy Eiting was chosen from seven boys nominated to represent the junior class as their Prom King for the 1959 Prom.

The Kau-Hi-News high school newspaper has received a first place rating from Columbia Scholastic Press, New York City according to Francis Corry student advisor.

Kaukauna’s Galloping Ghosts finished the basketball season tied for fourth place in the Mid-eastern conference. LeRoy Weyenberg, the top scorer in the conference, led the Kaukauna scoring by a wide margin. He scored 389 points in the season averaging 19.2 points per game.


A Kindergarten Class at park school put on a puppet show. Puppeteers are Margaret Renn and David Roloff.  Emcee are George Behnke, Pamela Kerry and Russell Senso.

March 20, 1959
The recession of 1958 saw demand for new telephones drop 35 per cent according to the Wisconsin Telephone Company. Kaukauna has a record 3,581 phones at the end of the year 1958, an increase of 115 instruments.

The Green Bay Packers professional team will train at St. Norbert College, De Pere next summer. The announcement was made by Packer Coach Vince Lombardi.

March 27, 1959
The Kaukauna High School volleyball squad whizzed through the W.I.A.A. district tournament Tuesday night at Chilton to qualify for the state sectionals to be played next week.  Coach David Hash said that Kaukauna won six straight matches at the tournament. 


A car was hit by the Chicago & Northwestern Railway streamliner Monday morning at Gertrude street. The car was a total loss, but the driver James Erickson, of Kaukauna, jumped to safety. The car had become stuck in the snow on the tracks.

March 30, 1959




Most Sportsmanlike team in the tourney was Trinity Lutheran. Pictured with the trophy are Ricky Nagel and Eddie Lutzow.









Kimberly took first in the Holy Cross Invitational grade school tournament with Holy Cross placed second. Robert Promer is shown presenting the second-place trophy to Father Quella pastor of Holy Cross.









The third-place trophy went to St. Mary’s of Kaukauna. Ron and Don Straus accept the award from Father Quella.


The Kaukauna Ghosts basketball team coached by Jerry Hopfensperger, compiled a 7-7 record in the Mid-Eastern conference. Members of the team left to right, seated: Dan Lamers, Tom Frank, Myron Zachowski, Leroy Weyenberg, Mike Landreman and Cyril Vander Horst. Standing are: Coach Hopfensperger, Harry Gast, Ron Busse, Ken Kavanaugh, Jim Steger, Bill Borcherdt, Gary Vanevenhoven and DeLyle Bowers, Manager. 


40th Anniversary of the American Legion was observed by Kaukauna Post 41 and its auxiliary Saturday. Cutting the birthday cake is Mrs. Arthur Kromer, Jr., with her Mrs. Harold Scholl, Hortonville, district president Arthur Gandt, Karl Freier, Post 41 commander, and Olin G. Dryer, former Kaukauna High School principal and retired reserve officer.

 1959 Chevrolet Impala

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