Kaukauna Times - August 1950
August 2, 1950
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 85th 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 27th Infantry regiment of the 25th 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 25th
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 9660th 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.
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