Kaukauna Times - August 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.
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