Time Machine Trip to August 1950

 

Kaukauna Times - August 1950

August 2, 1950

The new Eighth District Commander of the VFW is Edward Matchett of Kaukauna, left. Ed is being congratulated by Sverre Roang the Wisconsin State Commander.

KIMBERLY – The village post office moved into its new quarters on East Kimberly Street Monday with Postmaster Norbert Vanevenhoven in charge. The new location has living quarters for the postmaster and his family on the second floor. The new building is 28 by 28 feet. 

August 9, 1950

Mrs. Charles E. Raught will celebrate her 85^th anniversary tomorrow. She has resided in Kaukauna for the past 70 years. She was born in 1865 in Springfield, Ill. Her family lived just two blocks from the home of Abraham Lincoln and her brothers were playmates with Tod Lincoln the president’s son. Her family moved to Kaukauna in 1880. She married Charles Raught, former owner and editor of the Kaukauna Times and former mayor of this city, 1891. “When I moved to Kaukauna the south side of the river was a forest and the streets were mud roads” She stated. 

A multi-million-dollar expansion and replacement program, improving and modernizing all mill facilities, was announced yesterday by C.R. Seaborne, executive vice-president of the Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company.  Much of the money will go to replace machines, some of them 60 years old and almost obsolete by present day manufacturing   standards. More money will go towards altering the buildings to accept the new equipment, and to speed production operations, it was disclosed. Included in the program will be a steam power plant for the company's use, due to the high-power demands of the new machinery, which the city cannot supply from the hydroelectric plant.

Kimberly - A large crowd of over 1500 assembled in Kimberly’s Memorial Park Thursday evening for the dedication program of the newly widened and resurfaced Kimberly Avenue. Kimberly Village President Alvin Fulcer cut the ribbon which officially opened the street.

August 11, 1950

Pfc. Donald D. Sheehy of Kaukauna has notified his parents that he is being transferred to the Korean war front from his base in Hawaii. He is serving with the Heavy Motor company 5th Rct. 

 

August 16, 1950

Pfc. Kenneth W. Brehmer, 19, of Kaukauna, has been wounded in action in Korea according to the war department. He was with the 27^th Infantry regiment of the 25^th division. He is currently in a hospital in Japan. 

 

A public hearing on the application of Elwood Kobussen owner and operator of the Kaukauna Transit Company for amendment of his common motor carrier certificate. Kobussen asked to discontinue bus service in Kaukauna for he has not been able to operate the line at a profit since starting in April of 1949. He said that unless the present situation with war should cause limited use of automobiles thus forcing people to rely on bus service.

August 18, 1950

Pvt. Eugene Vander Steen, 18, Kaukauna has been wounded in Korea according to a telegram received by his parents from the defense department. He was with an ordnance company with the 25^th Infantry division.

 

Little Chute – Pfc. Donald Biesterveld, who was injured while serving in Korea has written he is now a patient at a hospital in Tokyo.

 

Pfc. Robert E. Agen, Kaukauna, has written his parents that he is serving with the First Cavalry division in Korea.

Eugene De Groot, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis De Groot of Kaukauna placed fourth in the International Friendship Gardens at Michigan City, Indiana.

 

August 23, 1950

Draft summons were dispatched yesterday to 124 potential inductees in Outagamie County to meet the increasing requests for more man power in the Korean conflict.

Two Kaukauna men received orders to report for duty. Master Sergeant Jerome Nytes a member of the 9660^th Volunteer Air Reserve Training squadron and Technical Sergeant Neil Biersteker, a reserve in the medical corps. Both men received orders to report to Chanute Field, Ill., for processing.

August 30, 1950

Raymond Gerow of Kaukauna has enlisted in the U. S. Marine corps and will leave for his physical examination on September 12. A graduate of Kaukauna High school in 1949, Gerow was active in baseball, basketball, boxing and football.

Pfc. Richard Schroeder, 19, of Kaukauna was reported injured in Korea while serving with the Eighth Cavalry Division. He has been flown back to the United States for treatment.  

 

A new high-level span linking the villages of Little Chute, Kimberly and Combined Locks moved a step nearer reality this week when state officials approved a location for the structure and released plans for the $650,000 project. The state would pay $160,000 toward the cost, Kimberly paying $96,000, Little Chute and Combined Locks paying $32,000 each. 

 

Time Machine Trip to August 1940

 

Kaukauna Times - August 1940

August 2, 1940

More than 450 local amateur stars have been chosen by the pageant committee to represent the many historical figures in the history of Kaukauna. The show which will be the most outstanding spectacle ever shown in these parts. The celebration will take place on August 14 – 18 inclusive. 

August 7, 1940

Plans are being finalized this week for the Sesquicentennial rally banquet to be staged at the high school gymnasium Monday evening, August 12. A capacity crowd is expected. Wisconsin Governor Julius P. Heil will be one of the feature speakers at the event along with Kaukauna mayor William J. Gantter.

 

Final plans for the Sesquicentennial Ball. Which is going to be held at the Nitingale Ballroom on Sunday August 17, have been completed according to Frank Mitchler chairman. It will be a dance for young and old with modern and old-time music played.

August 9, 1940

Firemen and policemen of Kaukauna will have their wages restored to the 1932 level, according to action taken at the August common council meeting Tuesday evening. In 1933 they took a voluntary salary reduction. Half was restored in 1937 they now requested the balance be restored. Alderman Jule Mertes opposed the measure stating that in 1932 the police and firemen worked 12 hour shifts now they work 8-hour shifts and there was no money set up in the present budget to pay the additional salaries.

Mrs. Ross C. Grignon (Edith) observed her eightieth birthday anniversary last Saturday. She is currently residing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Smith East Ninth Street. She is the last remaining member of the Grignon family to live in the historic Grignon home in Kaukauna.

One of the Welhouse cows was found running at large on Crooks Avenue Tuesday night. Police officials had the cow placed in its’ enclosure.

Fred Reichel, Jr., and Arthur Mahn spent the early part of the week trying to find the foundations of the old sawmill below the Kaukauna ballpark on Dodge Street. They were successful in locating the stone foundation on which the mill rested. They will make further search next week for the grist mill which was located about fifty feet below the sawmill.

A copy of the official order approving the restoration of the historical Grignon home in this city was received this week by Lester J. Brenzel, city clerk. The order sets up a WPA project which will amount to $8,636. The project is for complete rehabilitation of the Grignon home including the grounds. 

August 14, 1940

Joseph Giordana, son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Giordana Taylor Street, had his right wrist cut severely Monday evening when a piece of glass broke out of the popcorn machine on Lawe Street. He was taken to St. Elizabeth hospital for treatment.

August 16, 1940

Mayor William J. Gantter exercised his power to veto for the first time this week when he sent letters to the city clerk informing him of his veto of two measures passed at the last meeting of the council restoring the firemen’s and policemen’s salaries and the purchase of a garbage truck.

August 21, 1940

The sesquicentennial homecoming parade Sunday afternoon was a huge success. It was witnessed by more than 20,000 people from far and wide. The parade was led by George R. Greenwood, dressed as an Indian chieftain riding a white horse.

 

Richard Hammen, Jr., 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hammen was drowned Thursday evening when a skiff in which he and his parents and 8-month-old sister were riding plunged over the south end of the government dam here. The mother and sister were saved by the father. 

August 23, 1940

Sesquicentennial week was highlighted by the finding of the ruins of an old signal fort used at the time of the Blackhawk War in 1832. The fort lay 75 feet to the rear of the Dominic Ducharme home, the first homestead built in Wisconsin. The fort was built into the side of the hill for protection and remain hidden from the Sauk Indians on the war path in the southern part of the state. A cholera epidemic spread among the soldiers during the war and General Scott lost 500 men, almost 40 per cent of his company. A request was made to have the Menominee Indians help the American soldiers and 500 were brought here under the leadership of Augustine Grignon. The Indians were trained on the grounds of the Grignon home.

 

August 28, 1940

Joseph J. Lingle, of Kaukauna, qualified for training at Parks Air College in Illinois. He is one of 73 young men from Wisconsin and Illinois to be selected.

Wisconsin 1941 automobile license plates will have black numbers and a yellow background.

 

August 30, 1940

Coach Paul Little had forty-one boys reported at high school Wednesday morning for physical and dental examinations and lockers for the 1940 football campaign.

 

Time Machine Trip to August 1930

 

Kaukauna Times - August 1930

August 1, 1930

The new route on highway 55 out of Kaukauna over Delanglade Street to the junction with Rose Hill Road to Freedom is being surfaced with gravel this week.

 

A miniature golf course is being constructed by Dale Andrews at the junction of USH 41 and state highway 55 at the end if Lawe Street near the new Andrews Oil gasoline station. The course is expected to be ready for play by the end of next week.

 

Chief of Police R. H. McCarty has issued a warning to not engage in selling draw card chances in the city. The cards are drawn from a board for prizes. This practice is absolutely prohibited.

 

August 5, 1930

Residents of communities in the northeastern part of Wisconsin will be in Kaukauna Friday and Saturday for the gigantic Ford Motor company show which will be held at the baseball park. The local Van Lieshout garage is in charge of the event. The show will be held in a 80 x 100 foot tent. A full line of Fords will be on display. Thousands of visitors are expected to attend the event. 

 

August 8, 1930

 

Green Bay – It has been said that the Valley league baseball hitters have seen their averages melt like ice in the summertime. Harry McAndrews of Kaukauna continues to set the pace with .429 average. Sonny Tornow, Appleton is second with .417.

 

 

 

 

August 12, 1930

Before a gallery of two hundred golfing fans, Billy Sixty, Ernest Killick, Hunt Elder, Gordon Kummer, and Chuck Lange, all-star golfers around the state, played an 18 hole exhibition featuring the formal  opening  of  the Kaukauna's Golf club's new nine-hole course here Sunday.

 

The Galmbacher Bros. store at the corner of Hendricks Avenue and Seventh Street has been sold to Edward Matchett according to manager Wm. Galmbacher.

 

Madison – Reports state the 48 drunken drivers had their licenses revoked during the month of July in Wisconsin.

 

August 22, 1930

Arthur M. Schmalz, commander of the Kaukauna Post No. 41, was named commander of the ninth district of the American Legion at a district meeting held last Wednesday.

 

Hilbert – Hilbert was defeated Sunday 11–7 by Reedsville after one of the wildest frays ever witnessed here. With the bases loaded in the fifth Jensen of Hilbert hit a home run which Reedsville claimed was foul. Two Reedsville players attacked the umpire along with some of the fans taking a hand. The mob was quieted, and the umpire returned to the resume the game.

 

August 26, 1930

Tuesday at LaFollette Park, under the direction of playground supervisors Mrs. T. Clark and Miss Agnes Egan, several hundred enjoyed kiddies’ day in Kaukauna. The affair started with a parade at Park School and marching across the Fox river to La Follette Park where the day’s event was held. Gaily decorated doll buggies, tricycles, kiddie cars and scooters were in the parade which passed the review of many interested citizens. The children were dressed in out of the ordinary costumes and seemed to be greatly enjoying the affair. 

August 29, 1930

Twenty-four amateur football players from Kaukauna and surrounding villages attended a meeting held at the municipal building last evening. Plans were made to organize an amateur football team to represent Kaukauna. According to Warren “Bugs” Brenzel, who was elected to serve as manager, it appears that Kaukauna will have a squad of about thirty men to pick from. Bill Glasheen who coached the “Flying Dutchmen” team at Little Chute, has accepted the position of coach. 

 

The New Kaukauna Golf Course – Opened August 10

Time Machine Trip to August 1920

Kaukauna Times August 1920

August 5, 1920

Former service men on Wednesday noon easily recognized an old Canuck flying machine in which Lt. Hart Smith landed in Henry Welhouse’s field on the Little Chute Road. Lt. Smith is touring the country giving exhibitions at County fairs and taking passengers up for a ride.

August 12, 1920

Some vandal stole fifty plants from the square which stands the Soldiers’ Monument on Lawe Street. The ladies of the Women’s Relief Corps of this city had planted several beds at their own expense. 

 

Auburn Beauty-Six

Lester Van Roy had decided to drop the name of the Kaukauna Service Garage from his handsome new building on Wisconsin Avenue and will hereafter be called the Kaukauna Motor Car Company. Van Roy specializing in the distribution of the Auburn Beauty-Six.

 

During the thunderstorm early last Sunday morning lighting struck the tower of city fire department’s building.  Firemen Archy Langdon and Charley Miller were near the spot but didn’t know the tower got hit. Fireman Roberts also in the building said he knew it hit nearby.  A good size hole in the tower was noticed Monday by a passerby.

 

August 19, 1920

The railroad men of this city have received a wage award of the U.S. Labor Board, given an eight-hour day as against the nine hours of the past. As result now they will receive eight hours of pay per day not the nine hours as before. Machinist now receive $6.80 per day for 8 hours against $6.84 per day for 9 hours in the past.

 

Former Kaukauna boy Lieut. Samuel MacNeill of the U.S. Marine Corps was killed instantly August 18th at Carlstrom Field in Florida. The machine he was flying went into a tailspin and plunged 600 feet to the ground. He was the son of Rev. Samuel MacNeill the former pastor of the South Side Congregational Church. He graduated from Kaukauna High School in 1917 and enlisted in the Marine Corps.

 

August 26, 1920

Under the terms of the law it will be necessary for women if they wish to avail themselves of their new right of suffrage at the polls this fall to register at the place where they expect to vote.

 

The War Department is preparing for distribution of 3,500,000 Victory Medals for the former soldiers and nurses who served in the war.

 

Little Chute - The seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Segellink of Little Chute was buried on Saturday morning from St. John’s cemetery. The boy had only been sick for a few days. They were very unfortunate having buried a 3 year old son on Thursday.

 

Time Machine Trip to August 1910

 

Kaukauna Times - August 1910

August 5, 1910

“Cy” Young won the five hundredth game of his long career recently when Cleveland defeated Washington 5-2, the game went 11 innings, Young allowed but one hit in eight.

 

“Ty” Cobb of the Detroit Tigers – “The success that I have had in baseball is primarily due to taking chances at all times to win games. A player must hustle every minute. Forget about yourself and dig for runs. When I am in a game I do not hear or see the crowd. I go with every bit of strength and speed I have, running out every hit ball as fast as possible. I would caution players not to pull, that is draw back, when the ball is pitched. This will result in the loss of your full swing. Steady practice can help in avoiding nervousness and your hitting will increase.”

August 12, 1910

An improvement has been made in the design of the motorcycle, which brings it nearer to the automobile class. It has a carriage body and seat with two wheels in the back. This improvement will make the motorcycle available to more people.

 

The drowsiness of a summer afternoon on Depot Street was suddenly broken Saturday by the escape of a young pig from a farmer's wagon as it jogged along to market. The porcine youngster broke the bars of his imprisoning box and leaped to the ground with a "wouff! wouff!" at every jump as he raced through neighboring garden plots. Street commerce was stopped while draymen, delivery boys, clerks and citizens joined in the chase to catch the diminutive porker. He wasn’t a "greased pig" exactly but he proved nearly as hard to capture slipping easily away from his would-be captors. At last Sam Darrow fell on him in a corner.

 

The petition of the manufacturers and businessmen along the Fox River Valley to the war department, asking permission to use the water from Lake Winnebago to flush the river, has been denied by the department. Government officials state that the lake is lower than it has been for forty-five years and that no water can be spared. According to observations taken the deficiency of rainfall is 3.65 inches for the month of July. The normal rainfall for the month of July, established by the records of previous years is 4.48 inches. The total deficiency from January to August 1 is eight inches, an extraordinary decrease in rain.

Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor, in a speech in Racine stated “I would vote for La Follette if it were the last thing I would do on earth. I am for the principle not for party. I have stood behind the progressives in Congress who demand justice for man against class”.

August 19, 1910

The Thilmany Pulp and Paper company of Kaukauna and the Wisconsin Tissue Paper Company are about to become pioneers on this river in the adoption of a new kind of power producing appliance, which if successful, will rapidly be resorted to by other mills. The appliance referred to is the De Lavel exhaust steam turbine, which is run by the exhaust steam from reciprocating engines.

The following rule has been adopted by the Wisconsin State Board of Health: "The use of the common drinking cup on railroad trains, in railroad stations, in the public parochial or private schools and in other educational institutions of the State of Wisconsin, is hereby prohibited from and after September 1, 1910." In compliance with this order, on and after September 1, 1910, the Chicago and Northwestern railway company will discontinue furnishing common drinking cups at all stations in the state of Wisconsin and trainmen will see that there are no drinking cups in the coaches within the limits of the state of Wisconsin.

 

August 26, 1910

Lightning wrought havoc in and around Kaukauna Monday evening burning quite a number of buildings and destroying other property. The storm commenced about 10:30 o'clock and for half an hour the heavens were ablaze with electricity of the sort that does much damage but makes little noise. There seemed to be one continual flash of lightning some of it quite near by and other discharges at a distance. Harold Tanner lost a horse and two cows; Fox’s barn destroyed; and the Kimberly depot burned to ground.

 

Coinage of the 2 ½ cent coin is being discussed in the east, on the theory that the use of such a coin would mean a savings of 39 million dollars a year to consumers. The absence of such a coinage has resulted in the custom of sellers taking the half cent when ever a transaction in made. Estimates have shown that the average family overpays $2.60 per year over what items sell for. 15 Million Families in the United States results the 39 million dollars in the over charges.