Time Machine: Time Machine Trip to July 1950

Kaukauna Times - July 1950

July 6, 1950

Driving privileges of 6,112 persons were suspended in Wisconsin during the first five months of 1950 according to the commissioner of the motor vehicle department.

A week of battle action in a tiny country 6,000 miles from Wisconsin (Korea) had administered a terrific jolt here to retail sales in almost all commodities in scarce supply as during the last war. One retailer termed the run saying that people were going “completely crazy” in their efforts to hoard goods.

Kenneth L. Roloff of Kaukauna has recently been commissioned a Second Lieutenant officer and pilot in the United States Air Force. Roloff’s military service began in 1943 when he enlisted in the Army Air corps following his graduation from Kaukauna High School.

July 12, 1950

Arthur H. Mongin, Jr., long a Packer Booster in Kaukauna and director of ticket sales here, was elected to the board of directors of the Packer football corporation at the stockholders meeting in Green Bay Monday.

July 14, 1950

Jack Lindstrom, Kaukauna, had a visitor this week. The man who the men called Frank guided us out of Yugoslavia after my fighter plane was shot down near Belgrade during the war. Franjo Senicar saved us from the German prison camps, Jack says. “He led a group of us fliers through the mountains to safety. Now he has come to visit me after six years.”

The funeral of Billy Turk, 7-year-old victim of a shotgun accident here Wednesday, will be held tomorrow. Billy the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Turk, Arthur Street Kaukauna, was struck by a shotgun slug as he watched as two older playmates scuffle over the gun at his friend’s house.

Pfc. James Van Dyke, 19, formerly of Kaukauna became the first Kaukauna casualty of the Korean war. Van Dyke a member of the 24^th Infantry Division when he was injured. James graduated from Kaukauna High School in 1948.

1^st Lieutenant Wilbert Jansen of Kaukauna who has been stationed at Camp Carson, Colorado for the last two years arrived in Kaukauna for a brief stay with his parents. Enlisting in the Army Infantry July 22, 1943, Lt Jansen served in the European theatre during World War II.

July 19, 1950

According to an announcement of the LaFollette Park winners were announced in the sailboat race held Thursday. First place Sandy Kern: Jack Donnermayer, second and Jerome Kern, third. Winners in the sand box contest were Paul Sager, first; Peter Berens, second and Carol Donnermayer, third in the over 9 division. In the junior division 4-9 Marty Weigman, first; John Killian and Bill Coffey tied with Ann and John Voliteke for second. Third went to Jean Mullen and Janet Hansen.

July 21, 1950

Queens for a Day watch the pool dedication from their thrones. At the left is JoAnn Haen, winner of the “Future Miss Kaukauna” title and the right is Patsy Sheehy, Junior Miss Kaukauna” title and “Miss Kaukauna” is Darlene Weyers is seated center.

July 26, 1950

Miss Dolores Vander Loop, 17, of Kaukauna twirled her way to second place in the Northeastern Wisconsin Music Festival held Saturday at Green Bay. She graduated this spring from Kaukauna high school.

Thousands of people from Kaukauna, and the entire surrounding area, gathered at the new swimming pool grounds Sunday afternoon for the gigantic dedication ceremonies, despite heavy rains in the morning and the threatening sky in late afternoon. Commenting on the tremendous crowd that filled the bleachers and lined the hillside Sunday afternoon, Police Chief Harold Engerson said that "We've never had so many people in Kaukauna at any one time in the history of the city."