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
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