Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Time Machine Trip to October 1929


Kaukauna Times - By Lyle Hansen

October 1, 1929
Word from the Green Bay Packers state that Richard “Red” Smith former local high school star athlete, who has been playing with the Green Bay Packers, is still in the Saint Mary's Hospital at Green Bay with a knee injury suffered in the Bear game Sunday.

October 8, 1929
Word received from Saint Mary's College in California states that the college freshman football team, of which Marv Miller and Richard “String” Landreman, local youths, are members, walked over California college 60 to 0. The report from the college said Landreman at center and Miller at quarterback showed surprising strength.

October 11, 1929

Last week in Germany the first airplane propelled by rockets was flown. In the thrilling minute and a quarter, it flew a distance of one and a quarter mile. The machine being wrecked in landing due to strong rear winds preventing the pilot from securing sufficient altitude to glide safely to earth. The rocket plane is a novel exhibition of aviation but whether the rocket plane is feasible for development and competition with motor-propelled plane is to be doubted.  

October 15, 1929
Led by Bill Kuchelmeister and Seggelink the Holy Cross Grade School eleven took a close game from Saint Peter and Paul school at Green Bay Saturday morning by the score of 18 to 12.  In the fourth quarter the punky local graders marched straight down the field for two consecutive touchdowns.

Taking the fifth game of the World Series by the count of 3 to 2 scoring 3 runs in the 9th inning the Philadelphia Athletics became baseball champs of the universe after the game Monday. The Chicago Cubs National League champs obtained 2 runs in the 4th inning.

October 22, 1929
W.R. Vincent, formally of Oconto Falls, has taken over the lease of the Rex Theater, Lawe Street motion picture house and will open the place Tuesday with talking pictures.

October 25, 1929
A broken shaft on the working parts of the Lawe Street bridge occurring this morning has caused pedestrians as well as vehicles to be rerouted across the Wisconsin Ave span. The Lawe Street bridge is open and cannot be closed until the new shaft which is connected to the gears can be obtained which is expected to take several days.


Announcement has been made here by Leo C Feehan, local undertaker, that he has sold his business located on East 2nd street to George R. Greenwood, formally of Manitowoc. The new proprietor has already taken charge.










October 30, 1929

An announcement made by the state highway commission at Madison Saturday to Mayor W. C. Sullivan, C. E. Raught, Joseph W. Lefevre, H. F. Weckwerth and John Rohan of this city, who formed a delegation calling on the committee, stated that a new ornamental bridge over the Fox River, made of concrete, would be built here, replacing the present Lawe Street bridge.
1929 Kaukauna high school football team – Top row: Coach Little, Mgr. Dix, Hahneman, Vanevenhoven, Ass’t Mgr. Nagan, Ass’t Coach Greisher. Second Row: Noie, Kempt, Minkebige, J. Van Lieshout, Wilpolt, Jirikowic, C. Klarer, M. Van Dyke, Schwenderman. Third row: Derus, Grebe, Mooney, M. Hagan, Arps, K. Gerharz, Nushardt, Ludtke, Koch, Niesen. Fourth row: Nelson, Driessen, M. Van Lieshout, Collins, F. Bay, Grogan, McCormick, Farwell, Toms, C. Klarer.
  
A crack Two Rivers High School squad gained ample revenge for defeats suffered at the hands of Kaukauna during the last years, when they sank the orange and black colors into the dirt at the local ballpark Saturday to the tune of 51 to 0.

Croquet was the “land sport” chosen by Mrs. Clara Martin Park Street, Kaukauna for her entry in the 20th week of the Milwaukee journals contest for amateur photographers. Mrs. Martins picture of four children playing croquet won $1.

1929 Nash - Three Kaukauna people, Miss Maude Haas, Bette Breier and Mae Breier, had a narrow escape from possible serious injuries Saturday afternoon about 7 miles south of De Pere  on USH 41, when the Nash sedan driven by Miss Haas was struck by a coach driven by a Milwaukee driver attempting to pass a touring car loaded with youths enroute to the Appleton Green Bay football game. All three women suffered injuries none of which were serious.   

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