Tuesday, April 28, 2020

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. 



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