Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Time Machine Trip to April 1939


By Lyle Hansen

April 5, 1939
Lucille Giordana and Gina Van Dyke were named champions in the girls’ paddle tennis tournament when they won games from Eunice Kalupa and Marion Hopfensperger. In the boys’ tournament Don Siebers won by defeating Elmer Vandenberg, James McGrath, Joseph Regenfuss and Jack Hahn.


Clifford Femal, a member of the senior class, was named to the Hall of Fame this week. He is known by his friends as “Grub” because of his husky appetite. In the boxing ring Cliff is among the best, fighting with all his might and putting his man on the mat. Besides sports, Cliff always finds time to be in other activities in school.

The Kaukauna High School boxing squad scored a 9 to 3 win over Marion High School here Friday night before one of the largest crowds of the season. All but one of the Kaukauna boxers came through with wins. Capt. Bob Niesen lost his first high school match in three years and Paul Keil lost on a technical knockout. Billy Mitchler, the Kaws smallest package of dynamite, again won to keep an undefeated record as did Carl Giordana to remain in the undefeated class. Hennes and Femal breezed through for their third straight wins of the season.

April 7, 1939
Anthony Van Stralen, who was selected as king of the Junior prom at Kimberly, has chosen Miss Betty Clark as his queen. The prom will be held May 10 in the Kimberly High School auditorium. 

Poor relief cost the city $2347.00 during March, according to the monthly report of Joseph V. Krahn, relief director. There were 204 men employed on the WPA projects during the month. There were 157 employed on the power house project, 41 on the sewer project and 6 on out of city projects. 

Mrs. Ella Mitchell was elected president of the VFW Auxiliary post at a meeting Monday evening. Others elected were Mrs. Minnie Nagan, senior vice president, Mrs. Pearl Wagnitz, junior VP, Mrs. Neil Adams, Treas., Mrs. Loretta Bush, Chapman and Mrs. Josephine Brandt, conductor, Mrs. Ellen Streich, guard, Mrs. Elizabeth Buerth, trustee.


April 12, 1939

An advertisement which appeared in the New York Times recently was a special interest in Kaukauna because it advertised Kaukauna Klub cheese, a nationally-famous product manufactured in this city. 

The Green Bay police station should be condemned from further use until it reaches some standards of health, cleanliness and segregation and the Brown County jail with 50 others in Wisconsin, is old, over crowded, poorly ventilated and unsanitary. Wisconsin state inspector came to these conclusions in an annual report to the state board of control. There are 70 County jails and 320 local lockups in Wisconsin.

The “Avalon” roadhouse on Highway 41 just north of the Outagamie County line, was ordered padlocked for one year and the proprietors and two inmates were fined $100 in cost each on morals charges. The action followed a raid shortly before midnight April 4 by Sheriff's officers. Mrs. Doris Forman, 32, who said she lived at the place was charged with procuring for purposes of prostitution, Catherine Smith, 30, Milwaukee and Carla Taylor, 31, Beaver Dam, all charged with being inmates of a disorderly house. All three of the women paid fines and were ordered out of the county and to stay out.

April 14, 1939

The 1939 charter for Holy Cross Troop No. 31 Boy Scouts of America has arrived.  Orris Schmalz is scoutmaster, Orville Yingling is assistant, Boniface Pendergast, Dick McCarthy, Jack Flanigan and Glen Vandehey are patrol leaders.

Edward Ives was elected commander of Electric City Post No. 3319 Veterans of Foreign Wars at the recent meeting of the post held at Martin's Hall on E. 3rd St. He succeeds Frank Mitchler at that capacity.

A new standard driver’s license bill designed to bring Wisconsin regulations up-to-date and provide enforcement officers and courts with positive facilities for curbing irresponsible drivers was introduced in the legislation recently. The bill provides for re licensing of drivers on or before January 1, 1940 and every three years thereafter. It also provides for revocation of license from six months to three years at the discretion of the courts on conviction of traffic violations. The bill also prohibits the issuance of a driver’s license to any child under 16 years of age in Wisconsin.  

April 19, 1939
Thirty-nine young men reported to coach Paul Little Monday for equipment to start spring football practice. Sessions will begin as soon as the weather permits. Coach Little’s teams have always been heads above their opponents when it comes to fundamentals of the game. Those reported for equipment are John Wandell, Steve Andrejeski, Capt. Leo Wolf, John Velte, Joe Regenfuss, Leo Rohan, Dale Van Lieshout, John Kramer, Ray Hurst, Marvin Janssen, Herman Franz, Robert Wodjenski, Sylvester Stuiber, George Steffens, Jim Helf, Eldor Stanelle, Jack Hahn, Robert Kilgas, William Dryer, Tom McCarty, Charles Wagner, Jack Mainville, Mark Romenesko, Harold Steiner, Alvin Stutzka, Jack Domro, John Ryan, John Rieth, Ivan Schatzka, Art Gustman, Phelan Femal, Mike Niesen, Nick Steffens, Eugene Kelly, Leland Kobussen, Robert Nack, Leroy Peters, Kenneth Luckow and Herbert Wittman.


The 12th annual Times free electric cooking school goes down in the records as one of the most successful ever staged. Close to 4000 women attended the four sessions held in Legion Hall in Little Chute and at the Civic Auditorium in Kaukauna. The major award, of a 5 cubic foot General Electric refrigerator, was received by Francis Rougeau of Kaukauna. Miss Clara Jahn, nationally known home economist, who had charge of the classes for the third consecutive year, received a hearty applause from every audience. 

DePere Chief Suspended for 10 Days - Failure to notify the officer on duty of finding a lost child cost chief of police William Deppe, DePere, a ten-day suspension without pay. Little Patsy Gage, four-year-old, wandered from her home on the afternoon of March 31. She was picked up on the bridge by two daughters of Frank Hammer taken home. Hammer notified Deppe, who told him to keep the child. At the time Deppe was at home and not on duty. He told the police and fire commission that he told Hammer to call him if he did not find where the child belonged.  Patsy was found about 11 o'clock that night at Hammer’s home. Hundreds of persons including Boy Scouts, city officials and others had joined in the search for the child.





Ena Richards
Ena Richards has been named valedictorian of the 1939 class. She maintained an average of 94.813 for her four years in high school.





Rosemary ONeil
Rosemary O’Neil has been named salutatorian for the 1939 high school. She maintained an average was 93.41 per cent.

Seven dogs, which had been running at large, have been killed by members of the Kaukauna Police Department since April 1, according to James E. McFadden, Chief of Police. Residents are again warned by chief McFadden that dogs are to be tied up.

The Kaukauna High School boxing team scored a 6 to 5 win over the St. Mary's Menasha High School squad Friday evening at Menasha to close their most successful season since boxing was introduced by coach Clifford H. Kemp. The card was witnessed by a large and enthusiastic crowd and all fighters of both teams put up a pleasing performance.

The silver Jubilee of Rev. John De Wild’s ordination to the priesthood was held at St. Paul's church Combined Locks. The event was attended by capacity crowds Thursday. Many clergy from throughout the state were present.

April 26, 1939
Lee Cooper has been selected as Kaukauna High School representative at the Badgers Boys’ State at St. John’s Military Academy this summer, according to Olin G. Dryer, high school principle.

The new uniforms for the high school band have been received and will be worn by the band members of the first time at the annual spring concert to be given at the civic auditorium on Tuesday evening, May 9. The Band Mothers organization which is paying most of the cost of uniforms has asked for contributions from organizations and groups to help raise the necessary funds. To date the response has been very satisfactory.
  

1939 Ford Deluxe

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