Kaukauna Times - By Lyle Hansen
July 2, 1929
Paul Eugene Little, Fennimore High School
athletic director for the past three years, and a star athlete at Ripon College
up to his graduation, was appointed athletic director at Kaukauna High School
for the coming year at a meeting of the local board of education held Monday
night at the high school building. Little will succeed Elmer Ott, who recently
resigned from the post.
The new Andrews Oil company filling station and
office at the corner of Lawe and Doty streets will be opened on July 4th,
according to Dale Andrews, head of the concern.
July 5, 1929
Starting with a parade with one of the most
beautiful parades ever staged in the city of Kaukauna, the Fourth of July
celebration held by the Kaukauna Post 41, American Legion proved to be every
bit the big affair which was expected and thousands of local and out of town
people witnessed the huge event at La Follette park.
American automobile drivers paid $20,000,000 in
1928 for gasoline which they did not receive, according to A. A. A. At least
one-sixth of all gasoline sold in 1928 was subjected to short measure, so that
motorists received 100,000,000 gallons less than they paid for.
July 9, 1929
John Milbach, 20, of Kaukauna was killed and
three people were injured when the car
driven by Milbach crashed head-on into a machine driven by F. Coonen, Little
Chute. According to reports Milbach and his two passengers attempted to pass
several cars before hitting the Coonen auto.
July 12, 1929
The total production of automobiles during the
year 1928 exceeded the five million mark this year. The sale of open cars has
been overtaken by closed models.
July 16, 1929
Samuel Ludwig has purchased the Rex theater on
Lawe street. The first feature will be an all-talking picture, “The Drag”.
July 23, 1929
Thirty charges were placed before Governor
Walter Kohler at Madison by Stanley Staidl, Outagamie County district attorney
for the removal of Fred Giese Outagamie county sheriff for official misconduct.
Shawano – Charges of selling intoxicating liquor to
Indians on the Menominee reservation brought against Mrs. John Koscuit were dismissed
by the U.S. commissioner on Friday when it was learned that she was the mother
of a large family. Her husband charged with her was bound over for trial.
July 26, 1929
Chicago gangsters were to blame for the robbery
of the First National bank of Dale recently. About $14,000 was taken Friday
afternoon July 12 in the daylight robbery. The gang has been spending the
summer at a resort north of Dale.
Federal probation officers have been busily
engaged in this section during the past week. Numerous raids have been made in
this part of the state. Federal prohibition agents raided at Greenleaf
yesterday resulted in the arrest of six defendants.
July 30, 1929
Waters of Green Bay claimed the lives of three
Kaukauna girls and that of a Brussels man who attempted to go to their rescue.
The dead are:
Anna Maes, 18 years of age 907 Lawe street.
Mildred Smith, 17 years of age, 923 Lawe
street.
Caroline Smith, 15 years of age, 923 Lawe
street.
The accident occurred about three miles north
of Sturgeon Bay on the Green Bay beach Sunday afternoon. The girls were wading
on a sand bar close to shore and slipped off into a deep hole. Mr. Wachholz,
who was eating lunch with his wife and child, heard the cries and went to their
rescue. He also drowned in an attempt to
save the three girls.
Top of picture are Misses Mildred and Carolyn
Smith; Miss Anna Maes is pictured at the lover right while William Wachholz is
at the lower left.
The young people of Kaukauna ought to realize
that they are living in an age vastly different from that which preceded them.
Miracles are being accomplished these days. The airmail flier talks over
wireless as he flies over his route and before long, he will be able to see as
well as talk with the girl he left behind. And yet the average schoolboy or
girl passes over these and other great achievements without thought, classing
them as commonplace.
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