Kaukauna Times - By Lyle Hansen
September 2, 1949
Eugene De Groot, 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Francis De Groot of Kaukauna was the winner of third place in the home talent
show held Sunday in New London. Eugene presented a single and double baton
twirling act accompanied by the New London high school band.
Master Sergeant Jean R. Benway, who has been
stationed at the eight Army Headquarters with the Women’s Army-Corps in
Yokohama, Japan for the past 33 months is spending 30 days leave with her
family and friends in Kaukauna. Benway enlisted in the Women’s Army Corps in
February of 1943.
Virginia Hartzheim, 15-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hartzheim, Kaukauna, is one of three winners among hundreds
of teenagers for her essay on “What Conservation Means to Me.” It was written
for the Wisconsin Outdoor Exposition.
September 7, 1949
A total of 2312 pupils are enrolled in
Kaukauna’s High School, Outagamie Rural Normal and five elementary schools for
the 1949-50 school year.
September 9, 1949
William Schultz, Kaukauna, a member of the U.S.
Air Force who is stationed at San Antonio, Texas has been promoted to Private
First Class.
September 14, 1949
Walter Specht, Jr., Seaman Second Class U. S.
Navy is spending a twenty day leave with his parents on W. Sixth Street. He is
stationed at Little Creek, Va.
Kaukauna Vocational School, 103 Oak Street, day and night classes.
September 16, 1949
Three Navy men arrived home for a 12-day leave
Thursday afternoon. They are Dennis Mereness, Harold Wirth, Jr., and Lyle
McGinnis. All three have recently completed boot camp at the Great Lakes Navel
Training station.
Clyde Steele was installed as commander of post
No. 41, American Legion Tuesday evening at the Legion hall.
Sgt. Robert Voet, a member of the Army
stationed at Kentucky Military District headquarters, Louisville, Ky., arrived
in Kaukauna to spend a 15-day furlough with his friends and family.
September 21, 1949
The Grignon home in Kaukauna was included in
the 15 historic sites in Wisconsin for commemoration by the historic sites in
Wisconsin for commemoration by erection of markers by the Historic sites
committee at its recent annual session.
September 28, 1949
Fred Gerhard - The introduction of an entirely
new loaf of bread, Hilltop potato bread, in a new polka dot wrapper was
announced yesterday by Fred Gerhard, proprietor. “This marks the full change
over to the new Hilltop name,” Mr. Gerhard commented. “It is almost a year
since he took over the bakery at the corner of 7th and main then formally known
as Masons and previously operate by Kalupa for many years.
George R. Greenwood was reelected president
of the Kaukauna Board of Education at a meeting held last week.
Pvt. Ronald Geurts, U. S. Army, returned to
Fort Benning, Ga. Tuesday after spending a 15-day furlough with his parents.
Neil J. McCarty has opened an office for
practice of law in the Bank of Kaukauna building. Neil is a graduate of Harvard
Law school this spring.
Eugene Siebers, CT 2, Brothers Street,
Kaukauna, who had been serving with the Navy in Naval communications at
Washington D. C. received an honorable discharge on September 13.
Five known Kaukauna men
will be included in the list of persons eligible to receive the so-called
mistreatment payments which the War Claims commission last week announce it
would begin paying early next year. The Kaukauna men are Milford Roehrborn who
was shot down over the North Sea and a POW for 21 months. John Leatherbury was
shot down over near Berlin Germany and held 14 months. John Lemke lost his life
in the sinking of a Japanese shipload of PW’s. He was held for two years and
six months before his death. Francis
Alaers was held 188 days as a German PW. Wilfred Van Abel was shot down in his
P-47 fighter plane over France and held as a PW for 20 months. It was announced
that prisoners captured on Wake, Guam, the Philippines and in other US
territory would receive $2 for each day of imprisonment. Other military
prisoners of war will be paid $1 for each day, officials said.
September 30, 1949
Allie M. Lang, W. Wisconsin Avenue businessman for
the last thirty years, is retiring from the jewelry business, he announced
Thursday. He has sold his store to Clarence Schaff, of Appleton, who takes over
on October 1.
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