Time Machine Trip to March 1960

Kaukauna Times - by Lyle Hansen

March 2, 1960

The Queen of Tops Club in Kaukauna for 1959 is Mrs. Robert Walker center. At right is Mrs. George Steffens, the runner-up. Mrs. Orry Schmalz is president of the Kaukauna unit is pictured at left.

March 4, 1960

The 1959-1960 The Eagle scout award was presented to Michael Chopin, son of Mr. and Mrs. CArl Chopin, Kaukauna. at a court of honor at Holy Cross. Former scoutmaster Leo Eimmerman looked on. 

March 9, 1960

The 1959-1960 season of the Kaukauna Ghosts basketball team has come to an end. The Ghosts lost to Oshkosh 67-66 in the regional finals. This has been one of the most successful seasons in history of the school. Left to right front row are manager Jerry Hennes, Harry Gast, Jim Steger, Dennis Priebe, and head coach Gerald Hopfensperger. Second row Dale Van Dyke, DeLyle Bowers, Steve Mayer, Bill Borcherdt, and Ken Kavanaugh. Back row Mike Landreman, Myron Zachowski, LeRoy Weyenberg, Bill Van Offeren and Bill Vander Pas.  

March 11, 1963

National Girl Scout week was celebrated by girls from troop 29 with a display in the Hartjes display window and served cookies to customers. Pictured left to right are Barbara Czekalski, Lois Hansen, Julie Brooks, troop leader, Mrs. Joseph Van Drasek, Beth Tullock, Pattie Hagstrom, Donna Smith and Gail School. 

March 16, 1960

Holy Cross parochial school students had an Art Show. Eighth grade students Lester O’Brien, Judy Vanderloop, Judy Jansen and Richard Stegeman are the winners. 

Dick’s Drive-In   Hamburgers – French Fries and Triple Milk Shakes all sell for 20c.

March 18, 1960

The city council authorized the annexation of 23 acres from the Town of Buchanan in the city. The land is located between Crooks Avenue and Hendricks Avenue and south of Ann Street.

Leroy Weyenberg was named honorary captain of the Mid-Eastern conference and Bill Borcherdt was named the teams’ most valuable player for the season.

March 30, 1960

James Gustman was elected president of the Kaukauna Rotary. He succeeds Stephen Baisch to the office. Paul West was elected vice president of the club.

March 31, 1960

Kaukauna High School's high scoring center, Leroy Weyenberg, for the second straight year, captured the conference scoring title with 321 points in Mid-Eastern conference play, and in the process set a new Kaukauna High School all-time scoring record. Including non-conference games, the lanky 6-5 Ghost racked up 488 points, averaging over 23 points an outing. In his three-year career in a Kaukauna uniform, Weyenberg totaled 1,003 points, which gives him the all-time scoring mark for a Kaukauna player.

The KHS Freshman basketball team, which placed second in the Fox Valley loop. Left to right back row are Dick Promer, Joe Mayerl, Dan Van Dyke, Pat Courtney, Tom Otte and Tony Schuette. Center row Mike Kobussen, Tom Hiestand, Howie Jansen, Harry Wheelock, Don Straus and Ron Straus. Front row manager Robert Ludke, Steve Hilgenberg, Jerry Ebben, Bob Dix, Jerry Kobussen, Ed Lutzow and coach David Hash.  

THE KHS GIRLS TUMBLING TEAM Pictured about left to right in the front row are Gretchen Kuhn holding Connie Henricks, Lois Woelz and Lindy Kemp holding Jane Barribeau. In the back row are Dawn Voet holding Marianne Lamine, Judy Jacobson and Marilyn Hilgenberg hold Karen Krumm and Mary Behnke hold Linda Biselx.

Time Machine Trip to March 1950

March 1, 1950

The equipment and franchise owned by the Kaukauna Transit Co. may be sold to Earl Arnoldussen if approval is granted by the Wisconsin Public Service Commission, it was announced today. Arnoldussen at present a driver for the company and Elwood Kobussen, owner of the line, traveled to Madison yesterday for the determination. 

Pfc. Eugene Walker of the U. S. Army Air Corps is spending a 16-day furlough with his parents on West Seventh Street. He has just completed the Airplane Engineering Mechanics course. He will be leaving for Hamilton Airforce Base, California.

Joe Hinkens of Park and Jack Blumreich of Lutheran, broke the previous individual scoring mark in the Grade basketball loop. Hinkens set the new record by cracking 165 points this year. Blumreich ran a close second finishing the year with 144 points.

Richard W. Biese, fireman apprentice, USN, was a recent graduate of the Navy’s Electric Interior Communications school at Great Lakes, Ill.

March 3, 1950

“Boxing is no more dangerous as a school sport than football,” Coach Fred Barribeau told members of the Kaukauna Rotary Club at the Ritz Wednesday noon.

March 8, 1950

Kaukauna police were notified by the Appleton police that a car of youths, in a stolen car, were heading toward Kaukauna. Sergeant Jahns and Patrolman Willian Nagel in the city police car encountered the speeding car at Hwy 41 and Gertrude Street. Jahns reported that the car was traveling 90-miles-an- hour when it passed them. Taking up the chase the police car attained 90 mph but failed to gain on the fugitive vehicle. Radioing Green Bay police, the car was stopped in Green Bay and the eight youths ranging in age from 15 to 21 were taken in custody.

Jacob Van Linn, Kaukauna, has been promoted from corporal to sergeant. He is stationed with the army at Andrews Field, Maryland.

March 10, 1950

An order by the State committee on water pollution, read to the City Council Tuesday night, stipulated that the Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company alter its present sanitary sewer system so that its sewage affluent is discharged into the Kaukauna municipal sewage system on or before November 1, 1950.

Shorter working hours for police and firemen of Kaukauna was urged in a communication to the city council. Member of the fire department asked that a 72-hour work week be established for the department and a 48-hour work week for the police department now operated under a 56-hour work week.

Kaukauna’s electric utility has the lowest residential rate in the state, according to Manager H. F. Weckwerth. The 1948 rate of 1.59 cents per kilowatt hour.

March 15, 1950

The Kaukauna Homemakers and Professional Women’s clubs presented a style show last week. Above young the boys are David Foxgrover, Paul, James and Peter Berens.

Elwood Kobussen retained ownership of the Kaukauna Transit company when Earl Arnoldussen failed to purchase the line. Kobussen stated that due to losses in the past, some service to the city will be cut. Effective immediately the service will run Monday through Saturday. There will be no service on Sunday’s. 

Corporal Donald H. Hietpas, Kaukauna, who is stationed in Karlsruhe, Germany was chosen Soldier of the Month. Cpl. Hietpas will receive a three-day pass and a cigarette lighter with his name and organization engraved on it.  

Marvin “Doc” Hartjes, Ray Bongers, Postmistress Ann Metz, Jerome Vanden Heuvel.

Little Chute – Mail service in the community of 4,000 will begin April 3, Postmistress Ann Metz disclosed this week. Official approval of the plans for regular delivery has been sent from Washington and three carriers have already been appointed, she said.

March 22, 1950

Ray Plzak was elected commander of Electric City post No. 3319, Veterans of Foreign Wars at a meeting of the post last week at the VFW club house. Don Wenzel is the retiring commander. 

March 29, 1950

The sale of the Northland Engineering Company, manufacturers of farm equipment to the Badger Farm Equipment Company of Dundas was announced here yesterday. The Badger Farm Equipment Company would resume production of the Northland line within the next two weeks.

Pvt. Robert Agen, Kaukauna, has recently been assigned to Service Battery Field Artillery Battalion from the Military Police Headquarters at Camp Drew, Japan.

March 31, 1950

Eugene Smith, right, presents Helmer Damro of the Kaukauna Rod and Gun club with the 57^th rabbit he has trapped in the city this year. The sportsmen’s club releases the animals in the country to build up game reserves for hunting.  

1950 Cadillac Coupe Deville 

Time Machine Trip to March 1940

Kaukauna Times - By Lyle Hansen

March 1, 1940

The common council at a meeting Tuesday evening “did not see fit” to grant the firemen and policemen and increase in salary which would restore their pay to the schedule effective in 1932 before salaries were slashed. The salaries will remain the same as last year.

Five hundred two old different varieties of trees will be planted in La Follette and Riverside parks this spring had been ordered by Lester Brenzel city clerk.

 

Boxing team – Top row; C. H. Kemp, coach, I. Schatzka, G. Reichelt, P. Feldt, T. Velte, C. Spice, J. Velte, C. Giordana. Second row: J. Byrns, M. Niesen, P. Female, D, Keil, G. Hennes, G. Steffens, J. Rioux, N. Steffens, E. Boettcher, manager. Front Row: M. Peters, R. Nagel, M. Hooyman, J. Roberts, R. Mitchler, D. Reichelt, R. Lizon and J. Head.

Coach Cliff H. Kemp’s squad will open the high school leather-slinging campaign on Tuesday evening when St. Norbert High of De Pere invades the Kaukauna gymnasium. With a squad of 33 men working under Kemp the squad is rapidly nearing the fine condition and fitness that carried the squad through an undefeated season last year. Gordon Hennes a three-year letter winner is captain and fights at 115 pounds.

March 6, 1940

Holy Cross copped the grade school basketball title Saturday by scoring a 17 to 9 win over St. Mary’s for their sixth straight league win. Ives and Lucassen led Holy Cross attack with 7 and 6 points. Van de Loo scored four points for St. Mary’s.

The old Lawe homestead, which has watched Kaukauna grow during the last 70 years, has been purchased by the Electric City Post 3319 Veterans of Foreign Wars. The home will be remodeled and painted and used as a meeting place for the organization.

March 8, 1940

Kaukauna won its first game in the Menasha regional cage tournament Wednesday defeating Menasha 30 to 22 to advance to the semifinals and meet the De Pere Red Birds.

March 13, 1940

The Pirates are of the professional football map because President Arthur Rooney of the club has selected the name of “Steelers” for his Smoky City outfit. Some 3000 names were suggested to the owner before deciding the “Steelers’ was best suited for the team. 

The Green Bay Packers basketballers have added a new act to their caging show. Between halves Arnold Herber and Johnny Blood stage a forward passing exhibition which makes the fans think they are right back in football seats.

March 20, 1940

The deadline for driving automobiles in Wisconsin with the 1939 license plates is April 1 – and no fooling the motor vehicle department announced this week.

Kaukauna High School’s record of eight wins against four defeats in the western division basketball conference is the best any Kaukauna High School team ever made in the league. Much credit must be given Coach Guy Krumm for the Kaws’ record which saw them pitching all the way against tough topnotch teams.   

March 22, 1940

Work and direct relief for the month of February cost the city a total of $2,917.11 according to the monthly report submitted by city relief director. There were a total 282 men employed on WPA work projects during February and 34 on city work relief projects.

March 29, 1940

The Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company will hold an open house party Saturday evening in celebration of the renovation of the old Union Bag and Paper Company buildings. Many improvements have been made in the buildings, including new floors, new roofs, and many new windows and doors.

1940 Dodge Convertible

Time Machine Trip to March 1930

Kaukauna Times - By Lyle Hansen

March 4, 1930

Word from Washington, D. C. states that Richard “Red” Smith was signed as the baseball coach of Georgetown university. Red graduated from Kaukauna High School and Notre Dame and was later signed by the New York Giants. Last year he was a free agent and signed by the Boston Braves. Smith is also a football player of note having played with the Green Bay Packers and the New York Yankees.

Slipping and sliding on a glassy surface floor at Brillion Friday night Coach Little’s Kaukauna High basketball squad took it on the chin in the last game of the season when the Brillion High School handed the locals a 16 to 11 defeat. The slippery floor surface highly waxed and polished for dancing found the players having a tough time holding their feet under themselves. 

March 7, 1930

Workmen’s compensation insurance on all city employees will be purchased by the city was decided by members of the common council at Tuesday’s meeting.

March 11, 1930

Four tires, several cartons of cigarettes, candy and gum were taken from the City Service gasoline station at Draper and Gertrude streets here sometime Monday night. This is the second time within a past couple of months that this station has been robbed. Police cleared up the first robbery by the arrest of two young men.

Candidates for Kaukauna Mayor

     W. J. Gantter             B. W. Fargo          Dr. W. C. Sullivan

About fifteen members of the local American Legion post were at work here Sunday morning putting some of the finishing touches on the river wall. Work has been done on the river wall for the past two summers.    

March 18, 1930

Little Chute – Work on razing Little Chute’s oldest landmark, the building in the corner of Grand Avenue and Main street, will be started soon. A modern filling station is to be erected on this spot.

March 25, 1930

The tug Ryan was the first boat to make the trip down the Fox River after the opening of the 1930 navigation season with coal for the Kimberly Mill.

March 28, 1930

A record of 32 consecutive years as city clerk is the enviable position that Louis C. Wolf, city clerk, finds himself in at the present time. This year Mr. Wolf has opposition however, his opponent being Lorenz Mayer.

                               1930 Mercedes -Benz

Time Machine Trip to March 1920

Kaukauna Times by Lyle Hansen

March 4, 1920

In a communication that is remarkably different from the ordinary official communications the Fire and Police Commission recently reminded the City Council that the horses belonging to the fire Department were 18 years old and have seen 13 years of active service and were entitled to that rest and pasture which is supposed to be prepared for them  in  horse heaven.  The Commission did not say in so many words but calling to attention the situation renewed more urgency and steps to purchase a new fire truck as something to be done.  

March 11, 1920

The social meeting of the American Legion Post here last Thursday evening was by far the most successful one that has been held. The veterans of the last war had the pleasure of the company of Mr. John D. Lawe and Mr.  Rubin Whittaker, both veterans of the civil war, whose remarks relative to the founding and growth of the G.A.R. were helpful.  

Kaukauna will have at its disposal one of the cannons now being allotted by congress to certain localities. Mayor Raught urged Kaukauna’s claim some time ago and on the 6^th of this month an answer was received. The 1912 howitzer weights about 1100 pounds and will be shipped from Rock Island, Illinois.

March 18, 1920

Residents of the newly annexed portion of the city formerly known as Buchanan are reported as anxiously asking when they will be given water and sewer connections. Due to the financial conditions at this time it cannot be done, and the situation will not be very much different next year.

Little Chute - Jacob Coppus Post of the American Legion was organized here Monday evening by L. Hugo Keller, of Appleton. The officers elected were commander, William Brogan; vice commander, Henry Heesackers; adjutant, Michael H. Verstegen; treasurer, George Look. The Post starts with a charter membership of sixty, nearly all of whom were present. The meeting was held at the village hall.   

March 25, 1920

The erection of forty new and modern houses on the plat of ground opened up by the Thilmany Pulp and Paper company for the benefit of those wishing to avail themselves of the company’s service took definite shape last Monday when eight carloads of pine were unloaded at the new storage warehouse located at the corner of Du Charme and Grignon Streets.

The Gantter-Bedat bowling team of this city, which won the state championship at Manitowoc recently have now received the handsome gold medals awarded in commemoration of their great achievement. The team is composed of H. W. Johnson, Henry Minkebige, Allen Peterson, Paul Smith and Lou Gantter.

School teachers should be provided with a comfortable living such as persons of similar standings. No one renders more valuable service to society than the teacher and she should not undergo hardships or be caused to leave her profession for lack of remuneration. A teacher should be enabled to carry herself well, to present a pleasing and attractive personality and to be tidily dressed. 

Time Machine Trip to March 1910

Kaukauna Times - By Lyle Hansen

March 4, 1910

A recent picture in the Kaukauna Times shows an artist concept of what a city will look like in fifty years 1960. Automobile and aero planes could be seen everywhere.

Hollandtown can soon boast of having a full brass band, ten players have already signed. As soon as their instruments arrive, they will begin to take instructions and will practice every week in one of the local halls.

The Green Bay interurban line was out of commission all day Saturday and Friday night from 7:15 that evening until 8:15 Saturday evening. Ice formed a heavy coating on the rails the whole length of the track, besides in places there were big snow drifts which in most instances had to be shoveled away, as the ice and snow together formed a barrier the snowplow could not conquer. A big crew of men with shovels and picks worked like Trojans all day and about four pm they had reached the city limits after digging and picking all the way from Green Bay. It took them until nearly eight pm to reach the Kaukauna depot.

March 11, 1910

The American Society of Equity held a large and enthusiastic meeting at Evergreen Hall, Beaulieu Hall, yesterday afternoon and unanimously decided the question of building an elevator in this city.  Delegations were present from Darboy, Freedom, Little Chute, Dundas and Holland locals. It was decided to build a $10,000 elevator and warehouse, and work on the same will commence just as soon as weather will permit.

Going to Work in 2110 - Mr. Edison declares the ordinary laborer will live as well as a wealthy man can today. This will be done by solving two great problems, the elimination of friction and saving fuel. He deprecates the value of monorail, condemns chemical foods, suggest improvements in aeroplanes and bitterly assails the use of whisky.

Not in many years have the roads been in such a fearful condition as they are at the present time. Some of the mail carriers go as far as they cab by horse, then walk the rest than run the risk of injury to the animal. Some roads have snow more than five feet deep.

The basketball team, Mulford’s Hustlers of Kaukauna, defeated the Bushey’s Regulars of Appleton by a score of 45 to 16. This year’s team lineup is Miller, right forward; Hays left forward; Regenfuss, center; Haas, right guard; and Nagan, left guard.

March 18, 1910

The Kaukauna Lumber and Manufacturing Company finished Monday rebuilding their dry kiln to increase its capacity by a system of greater radiation. It will take only three days now to dry lumber from the pile. The radiation of the plant is now three times as large as formerly. They have engaged the services of several first-class wood finishers such as cabinet makers, sash and door men will arrive this week.

The snow has gone and it’s time to clean up the backyard and alleys. Residents were asked to gather up all in a pile ready for the garbage wagons. If not ready when the city wagons come through, they would have to hire a team at their own expense. According to the Board of Health.  

March 25, 1910

People have much concern over the increase of automobiles on the roads. Many say that the noisy things never replace the horse while others feel that in the future more autos will be on the road and it is just a matter of time before they replace the horse and buggy.

Time Machine Trip to March 1900

Kaukauna Times - By Lyle Hansen

March 2, 1900

Persons who are superstitious and afraid of greeting a new moon by a glance over the left shoulder did not have the opportunity thus to draw down evil fortune upon them during the month of February. February 1900, can boast of no new moon, being the only month in about half a century to be thus forlorn.

The body of Chris. Vanderhoven, who went through the ice near the Kimberly mill last Thursday, was recovered Friday. He started home with a companion, who refused to cross the ice deeming it unsafe and went around by the way of the bridge. Chris. not showing up at home later a search was instituted Friday.

March 9, 1900

Six of the most popular students at Lawrence have been suspended by the faculty for a week due to delinquencies at chapel and church attendance. This is the first time in the history of the school that the faculty has had to resort to these measures.

The TIMES editor just received a letter from Martin Juley, a Kaukauna man who is serving with the United States army in the Philippines. Mart is with Co. L, 355h Regiment, U.S.A.

March 16, 1900

Outagamie County is one of the first places in the country to enjoy the benefits of rural delivery of mail and the early establishment here of route No. 1. The length of the route is 25 ¼ miles, the area covered 38 square miles; population of 1500 is served by Fred Meyer .

Dr. H. B. Tanner, of Kaukauna, recently announced that he will join the race for a position in Congress. He makes the announcement after due deliberation and upon the earnest solicitation of friends throughout the district.

March 23, 1900

This will be the first year in the history of Wisconsin game laws that spring shooting of ducks will not be allowed. The law passed at the last session of legislature prohibits the killing of ducks in the spring.  They are protected from the hunters’ gun until fall, when they will again be open to the bombardment.

The franchise granting the promoters of the Fox River Valley interurban road permission to enter Kaukauna was passed by the Common Council at their meeting Tuesday evening, after a few amendment changes.

Saloon on East Wisconsin Ave. Bartender Herman Senso, Hank Esler, Esirk Nichols, unknown, Billy Hood, Peter Esler by stove and Joe Derus by pool table.  KPL

Frank Femal, well known among the railroad boys here, was thrown from a car in Appleton last Sunday afternoon resulting in his losing a part of his left arm and left foot.

March 30, 1900

Work of removing the old Fourth street viaduct was commenced by the street department on Monday last week. The work will be completed this week.

It is now announced from the highest authority that the bag mill of the Union Bag & Paper Company located at Batavia, Illinois, will be permanently closed and all the machinery and activities of it removed to Kaukauna.