Time Machine Trip to April 1970

Kaukauna Times - by Lyle Hansen

April 1, 1970

Pfc. Richard Atkinson is spending his leave from the Army visiting at the home of his sisters in Kaukauna. Pfc. Atkinson attended Kaukauna High School entering the Army on April of 1968. He has just completed a year’s tour of duty in Vietnam.

A giant machine tool, which was built at the Giddings and Lewis Bickford Machine Co. in Kaukauna is on its way to Japan. The 89,000-pound machine was ordered by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for use in a shipyard.

Christine Koch and Sally Pitz, two students from Kaukauna will be singing with the Carrol College choir at the First Congregational church in Madison April 5.

April 3, 1970

Anna Jane Diedrich proudly displays the traveling trophy as champion of Northeastern Wisconsin women bowlers.

A recent outbreak in painting on sidewalks and various buildings throughout the city has the Kaukauna Police Dept. up in arms. The painting of “74” by a few school-age juveniles has been overzealous in showing their zeal.

April 8, 1970

Daniel J. Flynn of Kaukauna is a member of the Michigan Tech Army ROTC rifle team which won fifth place in the Fifth Army Intercollegiate Matches. MTU was among 51 schools competing in the matches. Flynn is a freshman at the school.

April 10, 1970

Gilbert J. Anderson was reelected to another term as Mayor of Kaukauna in last Tuesday’s election.

Allan J. Hartzheim, 20, funeral services will be held at St. Mary’s church at 10:00 Monday. His body was found in a wooded plot at the southeast edge of Kaukauna, Wednesday afternoon.

April 15, 1970

A plaque giving in honor of many years of faithful service to the city of Kaukauna has been presented to the wife of the late Fire Chief William Haupt. Haupt was with the fire department for twenty-eight years starting in 1937. He served as Chief from 1952 to 1969 when he retired. He died December 21, 1969.

Wilmer N. Rosenthal, meat market manager for Hal’s Red Owl, Kaukauna was named “Meat Market Manager of the Year” by Red Owl Stores, Inc., Hopkins, Minnesota. Rosenthal has been employed at Red Owl in Kaukauna for nine years.

Rev. Harvey L. Kandler will take the place as pastor at Immanuel United Church of Christ, Kaukauna this week. 

Frank Napieralla purchased the Kaukauna Shoes store on east second Street. The new store will be re-named “Frank’s Shoe Rack”.

April 22, 1970

David Klister of Kaukauna participated in the recovery of the Apollo 13 Astronauts last week in the Pacific. Klister, 19, is a US Navy Seaman Apprentice aboard the USS Kawishiwi.

April 29, 1970

The Grand Opening is being held this week at Gordy’s Food Fair in Little Chute. The supermarket has doubled in size and completely remodeled in a recent building project. Gordy Van Asten, proprietor invites everyone to stop in and see the new store.

The Eagle Award, the highest rank in boy scouting was presented to Neil Geiger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Geiger at the spring Court of Honor of Boy Scout troop 27, St. Mary’s. Pictured left of the Geiger’s is Scoutmaster Howard Veldman on the right is Wallace Mooney. 

Time Machine Trip to April 1960

Kaukauna Times - April 1960

April 1, 1960

Presidential candidate John F. Kennedy made an appearance at Kaukauna High School on Tuesday morning. Kennedy’s plane from Milwaukee to Appleton had been grounded due to the fog and he was forced to come by station wagon. The spectators outside of the school were expecting a bus so his arrival was not noticed. Kennedy and two associates walked up the sidewalk until they reached the door. There was a flurry of activity by the reporters gathered nearby. The overflow crowd cheered to see the young senator from Massachusetts enter the auditorium. Kennedy’s address was brief and dealt upon the importance of voting. He stated, “The work of senators often passes in oblivion, but the actions of the president are always remembered.” He pointed out that many of the youths in the audience will be serving in the armed forces at some time in the future and their fate rests in the hands of the decisions made by the president. When Kennedy left the school, he was met by a group of Kaukauna policemen who escorted him to a waiting bus. He was asked for his autograph and shook hands.

April 6, 1960

Joseph F. “Doty” Bayorgeon was elected to an unprecedented eighth term as mayor of Kaukauna. Only Charles Raught had served eight terms as mayor but they were not consecutive from 1898 to 1926.

Mayor Bayorgeon Still Is City’s Vote-Getting Champ.

MAYOR JOSEPH BAYORGEON

April 8, 1960

The Kaukauna High School forensic team scored 41 points at the Mid-Eastern Conference meet, taking first place for the third straight year. In A Division competition, Lynn Gerend with a serious declamation and Thomas Verhagen with an original oration won first places.

April 29, 1960

Quarterback Bart Starr has agreed to terms for the 1960 football year, according to Vince Lombardi the Packers head coach. Also agreeing to new terms were offensive end Gary Knafele and linebacker Ray Nitschke.

The KHS Volleyball team which recently placed second in the regional tournament held at Chilton. Left to right in the back row are Tom Wolf, Jim Martzahl, Dave LaRock, Pete Voet and coach David Hash. Kneeling are Dick Weigman, DeLyle Bowers, Ken Vande Hey and Ed Keberlein. 

1960 Plymouth Fury 

Time Machine Trip to April 1950

Kaukauna Times - by Lyle Hansen

April 5, 1950

In an exceptionally light election yesterday, voters in the village of Little Chute returned Clarence Lamers and Arnold Van Asten to the village Board of Trustees, and elected John G. Wildenberg to replace Arthur Pennings on the board.

Joe Schouten was named the new vice-president of the Fox River Valley Baseball league at the spring meeting.

Mayor Joseph Bayorgeon is shown at his desk in the mayor’s office of the Municipal building Today started his third term as head of Kaukauna’s City Government. His election was unopposed, as was his previous election in 1948.

Major Nicholas C. Biersteker, former Little Chute man was recently awarded the distinguished service medal by the Greek government. He was presented the medal personally by King Paul I for aid in the fight against the Greek Communist guerrillas as a member of the American military mission in Greece.

April 7, 1950

Private Robert Agen, Kaukauna, is now serving in the Field Artillery Battalion at Camp Drew, Japan. Private Agen is shown with two Japanese dressed similar to the Americans.

April 12, 1950

Gordon Newhouse and Mildred Nelessen of Wrightstown will reign as king and queen at the annual Spring Prom of Wrightstown High School on Friday May 5. 

The public has voted, and the majority vote left little doubt of the wishes with 1205 yeas and 740 noes for an ordinance to prevent the owner of a dog or cat to run at large. Dogs must be under the direct control of the owner while outdoors. Cats too may be given a measure of freedom but not permitted to run at random and become objectionable to neighbors.

The recent dog ordinance brings back memories of an old story of the depression. A fellow out of work shot his dog because he had to be fed in the face of hard times. His wife and kids had to be fed too, so he sent them back home to her folks. He said: “It got so tough I had to shoot my dog, get rid of the family and if it gets any tougher, I’ll have to sell the car.”

April 14, 1950

Ruben Boelke, 54 Third street, suffered two broken legs yesterday, when a heavy roll of paper rolled onto him at the Thilmany Upper mill. Boelke had been working at Thilmany since 1943. He was treated at Appleton hospital where he is reported in good condition.

Two new city garbage dumps have been opened by order of the Board of Health in the area behind the ballpark off Dodge Street. The old garbage dump at the intersection of 10^th street and Crooks avenue, will be officially closed. 

April 19, 1950

Kaukauna’s rodent pests will meet their match next week when and exterminating company moves in its crew on the city-wide rat hunt. The company expects the job will take at least three months. 

Glenn Wilpolt, formally of Kaukauna attending the University of Wisconsin, has been promoted to the business manager’s office of the student newspaper. The Daily Cardinal is one of the largest and most successful collegiate publications in the country. Glenn was employed at the Kaukauna Times before heading off to college.

The Rev. A. W. Van Dyke, 68, pastor of St. Nicholas church, Freedom, died Friday evening after an illness of several months.

April 21, 1950

Building permits were issued this week by Donald Mayo, city building inspector, for construction of six new all single-family dwellings will cost a total of $33,500.

Kenneth Meinert, Kaukauna, is serving as a navy physician at the navy hospital in San Diego, California. He has charge of a 140-bed hospital.

April 26, 1950

George R. Greenwood of Kaukauna was elected president of the Fox River Valley Funeral Directors at a meeting held last Monday.

April 28, 1950

Eugene DeGroot, seven-year-old Kaukauna boy took second place in the juvenile division of the baton twirling contest held last Saturday at Dundee, Ill. He was awarded a medal. Eugene competed against 25 other contestants with single and double batons.

Time Machine Trip to April 1940

Kaukauna Times by Lyle Hansen

April 3, 1940

William J. Gantter will be Kaukauna's Mayor for the next two years as the result of Tuesday's election when he defeated incumbent L. F. Nelson and George Egan. Gantter won the election by a margin of 63 votes.

Coach Cliff Kemp’s junior varsity mitt men scored a 9 1/2 to 1 1/2 victory over Wrightstown here Thursday. Kaukauna winners include William Mitchler - 96 lbs. James Nagel - 108 lbs. Don Reichelt - 108 lbs. Robert Lizon - 116 lbs. Nic Steffens - 116 lbs. Robert Burns - 124 lb. George Reichelt - 148 lbs. Paul Feldt - 148 lbs. Calvin Spice, John Velte and Michael Niesen.

A group of 1,500 people, the largest number to attend a social function under one roof in Kaukauna were present at the open house party given by the Thilmany Pulp and Paper company for the employees of the company, their families and guests Saturday evening.

Margaret O’Connor was awarded the championship in the G.A.A. Ping-Pong tournament Friday evening. She played eight games before defeating Jean Derus winning three out of five games.

April 10, 1940

Mrs. Catherine Petermichel, 91, who was Kaukauna’s oldest resident, died Saturday morning after a lingering illness.

April 12, 1940

Leo J. Merlo, cashier of the Bank of Kaukauna, was elected president of the Kaukauna Rotary Club at the meeting held Wednesday noon. He succeeds C. J. Hansen as head of the club. 

The total 1939 expenditures for aid to the needy in Wisconsin amounted to $109,000,000, About 62c out of each welfare dollar came from the federal funds with 7c from the state of Wisconsin and 31c from local sources.

Edward Bush was elected commander of Electric City post 3319, Veterans of Foreign Wars at the Tuesday evening meeting.

Adele Wurdinger set the pace in the Ladies’ bowling league Thursday evening when she cracked the maples for a 555 series.

April 17, 1940

Candidates for the city positions in the April 2 election spend a total of $90.95 in their election campaigns according to Lester Brenzel, city clerk. 

April 17, 1940

One little pig went to market – he was so angry because he was being sold that he squealed and ran away. He ran from the Dodge Street market toward the power canal with a crowd of people chasing him. He was removed from the canal and returned to the fair were the deal to sell him was completed.

April 19, 1940

    Lee Gifford                     Lucile Faust

The highest scholastic achievement that can be attained by a high school student has been earned this year by Lee Gifford the valedictorian of the class of 1940 according to Olin G. Dryer, principle. Lee had an average of 93.24 for his four years. Lucile Faust was named salutatorian of the class of 1940 with a grade point of 92.79.

April 26, 1940

Kaukauna High School boxers defeated St. John’s Little Chute 7 ½ to 3 ½ in the final home match of the season before a large crowd of boxing fans. Kaukauna’s Jack Roberts defeated Paul Strick in the 92 lb. class. Billy Mitchler beat John Biersteker of St. John in the 108 lb. class. Biersteker connected with his hardest blows in the final seconds of the last round. 

Time Machine Trip to April 1930

Kaukauna Times - By Lyle Hansen

April 1, 1930

Bert W. Fargo was elected mayor of Kaukauna at today's election, defeating the incumbent, Dr. W. C. Sullivan, by a count of 1,236 to 896. Mr. Fargo is a well-known businessman, having conducted a furniture store here for a number of years.

Phil Zwick, Kaukauna’s rattling good featherweight, who has been making his headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, stopped off at Buffalo, N. Y., one-night last week and handed Johnny Helstein a tasty whipping in ten rounds. The Buffalo youth had been coming along fast up to the time he met Zwick.

April 8, 1930

A gigantic still, described by federal prohibition officers who made the raid as the largest and elaborate outfit ever found in this section of the state, was raided Sunday morning near the Fern Dell farms at Oneida. It was stated that the still represented a total outlay of equipment and mash of approximately $100,000. No one was found around leading to officers to believe that the operators had been “tipped off” to the raid.

April 11, 1930

The lock tenders on the Fox River between Menasha and De Pere have been kept busy since the opening of navigation on March 20^th. The locks were opened 409 times, according to figures released by the government.

April 15, 1930

A desire to go on a camping trip caused three little boys, all about seven years of age, to leave their homes Saturday morning and head towards the lake, meanwhile causing a furor when their absence was noted. The boys, Robert Nettekoven, Mark Nickles and Joseph Regenfuss were found about 6 in the afternoon miles from their homes, after search parties had scoured the country. The boys were found by Edward Kaphingst near the cheese factory at Little Chicago tired and hungry but on their way home. 

  

April 22, 1930

The beginning of April means that about 5,000 persons have been killed by automobiles on the highways of the United States this year. At this rate before the end of the year a death list will equal the Americans killed in the World war.

April 25, 1930

 

Reports from Shawano tell of a meeting of Stockbridge, Brothertown, Munee and Oneida Indians at which time John E. Hamilton pleaded with members of the tribe to provide him with money for expenses of his investigation into claims of $2,000,000 against the United Stated government. Hamilton a Stockbridge Indian from Connecticut states that in addition to the tracks of land taken illegally by the government he has uncovered more lands illegally taken.

April 29, 1930

 

 1930 Graham-Paige                      1930 Buick

Reports received here by the local police from Manitowoc asks the police to watch for two cars, one a Buick closed car with Georgia license and other a Graham Paige sedan with Illinois license, each containing two men. The men are wanted for a $100,000 jewel robbery which occurred today in Manitowoc.

Time Machine Trip to April 1920

Kaukauna Times - By Lyle Hansen

April 1, 1920

Current Farmers and Merchants Bank on Main Avenue.

The Central Block, located on the corner of Second Street and Main Avenue, was purchased this week for $29,500 from John Stevens, of Appleton, by the Farmers and Merchants Bank of this city. The bank thus solves the problem of larger quarters which its rapidly growing business makes necessary and becomes the owner of the best location and best business block in the city.

Engineer Warneke of this city had a narrow escape when the switch engine on which he and another were working last Saturday was struck by a locomotive running from Appleton. The switch engine was backing down the yard when the two engines met with a crash that sent him through the cab window. 

April 8, 1920

Last Tuesday’s election resulted in the return of Mayor Charles E. Raught who defeated James E. McFadden, the Trades and Labor candidate by 246 votes.

The Gantter-Bedat bowling team of this city, 1920 state champions, returned home from Peoria, Ill., where the team participated in the national bowling tournament. Frank Hilgenberg in the singles won sixth place receiving the prize of $175.00. 

April 15, 1920

John Coppes of the Kaukauna Buick company accompanied by Ben Hurkman left last Friday for Milwaukee and returned home bringing the five passenger Buick car recently purchased by George Lemke.

Miss Katherine Gertz of The Times averted what might otherwise have resulted in a serious accident Wednesday afternoon. Royal Stegeman, an employee of The Times was replacing a belt in the basement and became caught by a revolving shaft. As soon as Mis Gertz felt the slackening of the machinery and heard Stegeman’s call for help she immediately threw off the power. The young man’s clothing was torn from the upper part of his body and skin torn from his chest and arms. Dr. Nolan was summoned and took the youth to his parent’s home to attend to his wounds. 

April 22, 1920

The cannon presented by the war department to the city arrived at the south side depot last Monday and will form an interesting addition to the city’s list of souvenirs. The cannon will be turned over the Kaukauna American Legion Post. Mayor Raught stated he favored that the cannon be placed at the top of Main Avenue hill overlooking the business section of the city at the site of the Soldiers’ Monument left exclusively for souvenirs of the Civil War.

The student body in our city high school contains a group of brainy young people in evident from THE ORANGE AND BLACK, the new monthly magazine published by the high school students, with Melvin Trams as editor in chief.

Joseph Gerend, ranking highest in the studies of the four years’ course with a grade of 94.5 will be valedictorian of the class of 1920 at the commencement in June. Miss Sybil Griffiths will be the salutatorian of the class having the second highest rank for the four years of 93.5.

When a call for five volunteers was made at the Thilmany Mill last Sunday to repair a house for an invalid fellow worker most of the entire mill force responded and placed their services art the sick man’s disposal. Carpenter, masons and other trade men forgot they already out in a good day’s work and cheerfully assumed this additional task on their day of rest. The result was that a dilapidated house on the outskirts of the city was put out in fine order in record time. Mike Pennek will now be able to wage his battle for health without worry of house problems.

April 29, 1920

Frank M. Charlesworth Jr. was recently elected city engineer and has opened an office in the public library building. Mr. Charlesworth was a Kaukauna High School graduate in 1908 and graduated from the state School of Civil Engineering in 1914.