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.
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