Friday, December 6, 2019

Time Machine Trip to December 1959


Kaukauna Times by Lyle Hansen 

December 2, 1959

Cross country champions of the Mid-Eastern conference were entertained by the Lions club at a recent dinner. Left to right at Ray Morgan, Lions president with the club’s state championship bowling trophy. Looking on are Merle Hammond, MVP cross country runner, Coach Harold Kobin, Jim Zuelzke and Bruce Vanevenhoven.  

Both Little Chute and Kimberly recently announced record-setting budgets for 1960. The village of Little Chute’s budget is set at $666,134 which will increase rates one dollar per thousand. The village of Kimberly's budget is $230,634 which will boost rates three dollars per thousand.

The Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts cagers Wednesday night had little trouble in disposing of their non conference foe, Sheboygan North, as they took the initiative almost immediately after the first jump ball and were never behind on a road to a 68-47 decision. 

December 4, 1959
The worst weather in years sent attendance at high school football games this fall into a tailspin, according to a survey conducted. For every two games which reported increased gates there were three more which suffered decreases in their attendance during the 1959 campaign the survey showed. Many games were played in the rain and a number of games were played in snow while still others were postponed or canceled.


Joseph W. Verstegen, 81, Little Chute, former businessman, village board trustee and chief of police, died Sunday after a short illness.  He was born October 3, 1878 in Little Chute and was the last member of the original Verstegen family which first settled in the village.

The Kaukauna Galloping Ghost Tuesday night made it three in a row as they swept a 66-32 win over the Fond du Lac Cardinals in a rough-and-tumble affair, which at times resembled a football rather than a basketball game. A total of 46 fouls were committed as two members of the host team and three members of Kaukauna roster fouling out before the final buzzer. Again, Leroy Weyenberg was the high score for the Ghosts registering 31 points while Bill Borcherdt was again the number two boy with 22 points.

December 9, 1959
The Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company announced to its employees recently that the company contributed to the cooperative savings plan for Thilco employees in 1959 was increased to 50 cents for each dollar saved by those participating in the plan. Under the plan all the local employees with a year or more service are eligible to participate. They may save up to 5% of their pay through payroll deductions. 

The Kaukauna Galloping Ghost found the New London Bulldogs a bit rougher than anticipated Friday night but still managed to outscore their hosts in a 55-46 decision.

December 11, 1959



Head baseball coach, Harry Wilson, was named head football coach by the Kaukauna board of education at their regular meeting Tuesday night. He replaces Fred Barribeau, who resigned following the 1959 grid season.









December 16, 1959

Funeral services were held Tuesday for S. J. Berens a clothier here for more than 50 years. He came to Kaukauna at the age of two in 1889. He served with the American forces in France in World War I and spent the rest of his life in this city. As a young man he entered the clothing business in the employment of W. S. Mulford, who owned the store on 2nd St. Berens later managed the store for many years and then purchased it.

Ray Morgan, proprietor of Morgan Printing in Kaukauna, was elected president of the Fox Valley Golf Club at the Board of Directors meeting Monday night at the Elks Club. VP for the season will be Les Forde, manager of industrial relations at Giddings and Lewis Machine Tool Company Kaukauna division.

The Kimberly Papermakers Friday night proved that they had quite a bit of talent as they copped a 55-36 decision over the Galloping Ghosts at the KHS gym. Probably the two main factors in the loss where that the Papermakers managed to keep Kaukauna's top scorer Leroy Weyenberg in check with a “triple-team” type of defense and Kaukauna shot very poorly from the floor and at the free throw line.

December 18, 1959
Traffic accidents took an average of more than 100 lives a day in 1958, according to the National Safety Council. The deadliest day of fatal accidents was Saturday. Sunday was the next most dangerous day. November traffic accidents in the state killed 77 persons, bringing Wisconsin road death toll for this year to 752 the Motor Vehicle Department reports. 35 Wisconsin counties now have worse records this year than last and 30 show improvement. In Outagamie County 21 were killed in the first 11 months of 1959 as compared to 16 in 1958 for the same period.

December 22, 1959
Donald Biese, 9, Florence Street, was killed at about 10:15 AM Sunday, when a large boulder toppled on him as he and his brother James, 10 were on a rock hunting expedition at the Murphy quarry near Augustine Street according to a report by the Kaukauna Police Department. James told police that Donald had kicked the small rock which was balancing a larger rock out of the way and the large rock rolled on to his chest. “He told me he couldn't breathe, and I couldn't move it, so I ran home to tell my mother what happened.” 


Sewing Award Patches on their uniforms are members of the Intermediate Girl Scout troop 130 at a meeting at Park school. Left to right are Carol Behnke, Pamela Thiel, Susan Keough, Jennifer Falk, Susan Lust and Deborah Schmidt.  

December 24, 1959

Leroy Weyenberg tied a single-game scoring record set in 1955 by Jim Otte of 38 points. The Kaukauna galloping ghost had absolutely no trouble in defeating Neenah rockets 72-61 for the third consecutive victory in four starts. Despite the fact that Neenah had superior man to man size Kaukauna succeeded in controlling both boards throughout the game. Head coach Gerald Hopfensperger cleared his bench in the final few minutes of the game. Leroy Weyenberg tied a single-game scoring record set in 1955 by Jim Otte of 38 points. 

Quick action by two alert Kaukauna police officers early on Tuesday morning halted an attempted burglary of the Nack Service Station located on Highway 41, according to a report by the Kaukauna police. While patrolling the area police officers Gerald W. Lopaz and James A. Egan noticed the front door glass at the station was broken and saw a man seated in a car near the station. One officer confronted the man in the car while the other confronted the man inside the station.

Lindy Kemp fired a 197 single and Tom Ashauer with a 334 series lead the bowlers at the Tuesday Nite Teenage Recreation League on December 22 at Verbeten’s bowling alley.


The girls’ basketball team of the Outagamie County Teachers college for 1959-60 season are pictured above. Left to right are Rose Marie McGinnis, Karen Bougie, Diane Stuewer, Mary Huss, coach E. H. Gorgon, Ruby Oakley, Mary Lou Van Dyke, Ellen Mulroy and Mary Jane Van Schyndel.


Five boys in the special class at park school are pictured with some of the gifts they completed for parents. The youngsters are Dwayne Hendricks, David Nackers, Robert Miller, Ruben Carranco and Billy Muthig.


THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE

THILMANY PULP AND PAPER COMPANY

 QUARTER CENTURY CLUB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






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