Time Machine Trip to July 1939

Kaukauna Times - By Lyle Hansen

July 7, 1939

Phil Zwick, the flashy Kaukauna lightweight, handed Nick Peters, the glowing Greek, a pasting at the Hollywood Legion stadium in California June 30. The referee disqualified Peters at the end of the ninth round after the Greek has committed about every foul in the book.

July 12, 1939

The youth of the city are again permitted to use the quarry pool for swimming purposes according to the health department. Swimming earlier this year was prohibited at the quarry because of blasting operations.

Due and Died are two words that Clarence Niesen, 22, of Kaukauna will remember for a long time. The Niesen family received a telegram Saturday which read “Clarence died in Chicago Monday.” The wire should have read “Clarence due in Chicago Monday.” When the wire was received John Niesen left immediately for Milwaukee to learn about the wire. He could not determine who sent the wire and it was not until Saturday that he learned of the wrong word, “Died” instead of “Due”. 

July 14, 1939

Dean Ball and Kenneth Roberts have been selected as lifeguards at the stone quarry swimming pool according to Clifford Kemp city recreation director.

A pigeon owned by Robert Bernard won the last race of the season staged by the Kaukauna Pigeon club for Norfolk, Nebraska, Sunday, a distance of 500 miles by the air route. The birds were released at 5 pm Saturday and Bernard’s winner was clocked at the Kaukauna loft at 4:23 Sunday Morning.

July 19, 1939

A total of 351 bicycle licenses have been issued to date by Lester Brenzel, city clerk. There are over 400 bicycles in Kaukauna when school starts in September more will be licenses as the young people use them to ride to and from school.

July 21, 1939

Here are the 1938 world champion colored Ethiopian Clowns baseball team. The Clowns have been packing them in all over the country.

The Ethiopian Clowns of Miami, Fla., proved to be every bit as good and entertaining as advance notices foretold and handed the Mellow Brews a 14 to 2 beating Tuesday night before the largest crowd of the season. The Clowns put on a great exhibition for fans and sent everyone home much pleased.