Time Machine Trip to June 1939

Kaukauna Times - Lyle Hansen

June 2, 1939

Rev. Norbert Verhagen of Kaukauna was ordained to the priesthood at Green Bay Wednesday. Rev. Verhagen will celebrate his first solemn high mass at St. Nicholas Catholic church at Freedom at 10 o’clock Sunday morning.

Thirty-nine seniors will receive diplomas from the Rev. J. J. Sprangers at the eighth-annual commencement to be held in the St. John high school auditorium, Little Chute Sunday evening.

A new cooling system which was recently installed at the Rialto theatre was pressed into service for the first time Thursday. It is an air conditioning system which uses 60 gallons of water a minute.

Ena Richards, valedictorian of the class of 1939 and Rosemary O’Neil, salutatorian will present their addresses at the commencement exercises at the civic auditorium this evening. The 1939 senior class of Kaukauna High School consists of 105 students, according to J. F. Cavanaugh, superintendent.

June 7, 1939

Edward Ludke took first place in the Pigeon Club race Sunday from Britt, Iowa. Reuter brother took second place. 

June 9, 1939

James E. McFadden, chief of police issued a warning that there will be no swimming allowed in the stone quarry pond this year because of the blasting and other activities occurring there.

The common council Tuesday evening voted unanimously to purchase a new motorcycle for the police department. The bike will cost $185 and $240 will be allowed for the old motorcycle. The new motorcycle will not have a side car.

Poor relief cost for the city is $1.440.36 during May according to a report by Joseph Krahn, relief director.

June 14, 1939

An all-time record of attendance was established by the vocational school this year, according to a report received by William T. Sullivan, director. There were 826 students enrolled in the day and night courses with 26 subjects being offered.

Former students of Kaukauna high school from far and near, 400 strong, attended the fourth annual rally of the Alumni association Saturday evening. There were 300 at the dinner, served by the band mothers and another 100 came later for the dancing to the music of the Berg’s orchestra. Members of the class of 1939 and high school instructors were guests of the association.

June 16, 1939

George Schubring was elected commander of the Kaukauna Post No. 41 of the American Legion at a recent meeting to succeed Joseph Promer.

June 21, 1939

Frank Schmidt was named King of the Schut at the ninetieth anniversary celebration of St. Francis Schut society at Hollandtown Sunday morning when he brought down the last piece of the wooden bird perched on the 80-foot pole. There were 506 shots taken at the target before the king was named.

Robert Miller, 8-year-old son, of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller fell into the government third lock here Monday afternoon and drowned. Henry Mau, lock tender saw the youth fall in and jumped in after him but was unable to rescue the boy.

The Climax of the second annual national professional and amateur outboard motorboat races Sunday at Riverside park in Kaukauna was winning of the Governor Heil trophy by Joe Micheline of Evanston, Ill. The trophy was presented by Kaukauna Mayor L. F. Nelson. 

The formal opening of the Service Hardware company located at 159 West Wisconsin avenue is taking place this week. The store, which was formerly the Butler-Dietzler hardware is now operated by Carl Anderson and Harold Kiffe.   

 June 23, 1939

A car owned by Edward Fink crashed through the front window of the Gamble store on West Second Street Sunday evening. Fink cranked his car while it was in gear and the vehicle went through the window before he could get it under control.

Several of the Packers who reside in Green Bay have taken up softball as training for the football season. Hank Bruder, Buckets Goldenberg, Clark Hinkle ant Milt Gantenbein are among the gridders who are exercising on the diamond several times a week.  

June 28, 1939

Seventeen-year-old Nicholas Vidales and his sister Rosa, 11, were doctors for a day last week when they delivered a seven-pound baby boy to their 13-year-old sister Angela, at their farm home near Forest Junction. Their father Antonio was not at home at the time as he was looking for employment as a beet worker. Mother and baby were taken to Green Bay by the county nurse. Both are reported doing well.

Six hundred boy scouts of the Valley Council attended the annual camporee held at the Clintonville park over the week end. Thirty-five troops were represented.

June 30, 1939

Phil Zwick, the “Wisconsin Flash”, is scheduled to meet Nick Peters in the ring of the Hollywood, California, stadium tonight. Although Zwick is in excellent shape for the fight he received a badly cut eye at the gym last Friday.