Time Machine Trip to September 1960

 

Kaukauna Times - September 1960

by Lyle Hansen

September 2, 1960

 

Winfred Rosenthal died from injuries sustained in an accident at Badger Northland on West Second Street in Kaukauna. Rosenthal was pinned behind a truck he was loading. He was 19 years old and a 1959 graduate of Kaukauna High School. He is survived by his father, two brothers and four sisters.

 

A total of 81 candidates for the 1960 Galloping Ghost football squad reported for opening practice under new head coach Harry Wilson.

 

September 7, 1960

Wayne Hull won the club championship at Fox Valley Links Sunday with a score of 144, four over par.

Kaukauna’s freshman Ghost girders held their first organizational meeting of the season Tuesday after the opening day of school with head coach Noel Diffatte and his assistant Guy Krumm. Practice will start this week.

September 9, 1960

A total of 31,000 season tickets have been sold for the four league games in City Stadium at Green Bay this season, General Manager Vince Lombardi announced today. This total breaks all season ticket records for the Packers. Since all remaining tickets have been allocated to the visiting teams, this means the stadium has been sold out.

September 14, 1960

40 Girls will compete in the cheerleading tryouts after school today in the auditorium. Any girl having at least a C average may qualify. Six A-squad, four B-Squad and four freshmen will be chosen by selected students and teachers as judges.

September 21, 1960

Exchange student Marit Hatleskeg a seventeen old from Tau, Norway will be a senior at Kaukauna High School this year. “Everyone’s kindness and friendliness keep me from getting homesick.” I cannot say in words how happy I am to be here. Everything is so wonderful!” Marit is staying with the Dr. George Boyd family.

 

September 23, 1960

Bill Lamers became the King of the 111^th Hollandtown schut, knocking down the final remnants of the bird target on the 1195^th shot. Lamers received the traditional cape and silver parrot emblem from Richard Schmidt, the king of lasts year’s event.

The Menominee Indian Ceremonial dancers will hold their last Indian pow-wow under the tribal set-up. The village is located one mile north of Keshena. When the ceremony ends on Sunday the Menominee Reservation will become a county of the state.

September 30, 1960

Recreation talent show winners this summer. Left to right Cory Hackel of Glenview park, Lynn Hurst, Connie Hurst, Diane Dreger of White City dancing trio, Laura Gertz of Nicolet playground and Nancy O’Brian of Frank park.  

 Coaches of the Galloping Ghost football team this year took a brief time-out from practice for a photo. Left to right includes Dallas Werner, head coach Harry Wilson and assistant coach Kenneth Roloff. Wilson replaced Fred Barribeau as head coach.

 

Eagle Scout awards were recently presented to two members of Boy Scout Troop 31 Holy Cross. Left to right Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Kiffe and their son James, Scoutmaster David Ludke. Dick Stegeman and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Stegeman.

 

The girls’ archery champs for the 1960 season are pictured with their trophies. Left to right, Mary Onkels and Joanne Kiffe, who won the crowns for the 12-year old and over group. Next are Chris Nelson and Kay Van Zummeren, who copped the title for the 11 and under division.   

 

Recently selected as the Queen of the VFW Teen Age record hops was Miss Sharon Vogels. Left to right William Woods, Leo Kotechka, Sharon, and Clarence Sullivan commander of the VFW Post 3319.  

Time Machine Trip to September 1950

 

Kaukauna Times September 1950

September 1, 1950

Robert Grogan will replace Clyde Steele as Post Commander of Post 41 American Legion.

“When the American armies get their counter-offensive rolling against their North Korean opponents, they should keep it rolling until it reaches the Russian border.” Fr. Basil Reuss of St. Norbert’s College told the Kaukauna Rotarians at their luncheon Wednesday.

  

September 6, 1950

Milwaukee’s Democratic congressman Andrew J. Biemuller lashed out at his republican opponent John Byrnes in Congress before a large crowd at LaFollette Park Monday afternoon. He cautioned against the efforts of Communists to undermine the labor unions. “The Commies are using every trick in the book to swing labor into their net.”

 

September 8, 1950

Five Kaukauna men are scheduled to leave with the first group of inductees from Outagamie County on September 27^th. The men are Kenneth C. Smits, Mark G. Kruger, William T. Geenen, Louis J. Schulze and Donald H. Van Asten.

Keith Parr of Indianapolis, Indiana has taken over the position as news editor of the Kaukauna Times. He replaces James Sunshine, who left for New York.

September 13, 1950

David Pomeroy arrived in Japan. He enlisted in January of 1949 the same time as his brother Kenneth, who is now serving in Vienna, Austria.

Pfc. Carl E. Lindstrom, a crew chief on a P-6 has been promoted to the rank of corporal, and is now stationed at Goodfellow Field, San Angelo, Texas. 

September 20, 1950

Corporal Richard Schroeder, Kaukauna, is the first wounded veteran of the Korean war to return home. He is now almost completely recovered from his injuries. He was in a fox hole when a shell landed nearby. It blew him out of the hole and started him back to the United States.

September 27, 1950

The Kaukauna Machine corporation has concluded contracts with the unions representing their employees for the coming year. The union has excepted a 7 cent per hour wage increase.

September 29, 1950

Jim Hammen, the triple threat halfback of the Little Chute Dutchman was virtually a one-man show in the lopsided 35-0 victory over St. Mary’s Springs of Fond du Lac last Sunday. Hammen ran for two touchdowns and threw two passes to Roy VandenHeuvel for two more scores.

Twenty years ago, a bright shiny 1930 Chevrolet truck rolled down the streets of Kaukauna. Across the sides were emblazoned the words “United States Post Office.” August Carnot was the driver happy with the new truck since he had been driving his own 1928 model until then. “It always happens with a new truck,” August reflects. “The truck was only five days old when a sleet storm turned the streets to glass. The new truck started a fight with a bus on the drawbridge by Thilmany coming out badly.” After a convalescent period in a garage, it returned to duty ready for work. The old truck is now retired being replaced with a new Dodge panel truck. 

Kaukauna Recreation League

September 1950 Brides

 

 

 

Time Machine Trip to September 1940

 

Kaukauna Times - September 1940

September 4, 1940

The Reichel icehouse was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin early Sunday morning along with 500 cakes of ice. William State Sr., night watchman at the municipal building when he saw the fire from the second floor of the building. Mr. Reichel estimates the loss to the structure at $2,600 

 

Joseph A. Scherer, Kaukauna, apprentice seaman will be transferred to a unit of the United States fleet. He enlisted in the navy June 18.

 

September 6, 1940

 

R. H. McCarty

 

“When an employee of the Police Department puts in his service and has fulfilled the requirements, he is eligible to receive a pension,” that is the statement made by city attorney H. F. McAndrews.  Alderman George Luebke told the council R. H. McCarty former chief of Police in Kaukauna has taken the job as postmaster and should not be allowed to receive his police pension.

 

September 11, 1940

The Rialto theater on Lawe St was entered and robbed of $340 in cash Sunday night. The money was taken from a safe located in the office of the theater on the 2nd floor of the building.

The Green Bay Packer management is expecting a record crowd opening day when they launched their 1940 National League schedule at Green Bay Sunday with the revamped Philadelphia Eagles.

 

September 20, 1940

An increase in wages was asked for by city employees in a letter to the common council. The letter suggests scheduled increased for park attendants of $15 a month, bridgetender's $10 a month, hourly men 5 cents an hour, truck drivers and operators $10 a month, assistant clerk $10 a month.

Kaukauna high school defeated West De Pere here Saturday 23 to 0. Carl Giordana of the Kaws pushed over a couple of touch towns then kicked an extra point to give Kaukauna 13 points at halftime. Stubby Steffens brought the fans to their feet with a 30-yard score in the third quarter.

 

September 25, 1940

Jean Derus was elected president of the girls Athletic Association at a meeting Friday. Georgiana Schmidlkofer was named vice president and Jean Sullivan, secretary treasurer.

 

 

Time Machine Trip to September 1930.

 

Kaukauna Times - September 1930

September 2, l930

The biggest enrollment recorded since the inauguration of the present one-year course at the Outagamie Rural Normal School was announced today by W. P. Hagman, principal, who stated fifty-eight students had started class work this morning.

Lawrence Morgan, 27 years of age, Hollandtown, died Saturday night as a result of burns, received at Oshkosh Friday when he came into contact with an electric wire while at work for a power company.

Philip LaFollette, Republican candidate for governor, made a campaign stop Friday afternoon at the Depot Park at the corner of 2nd St and main Ave. to talk to a number of listeners. He said that overproduction was not the cause of the present depression, but the cause could be traced to the undermining purchasing powers. He stated, “We haven't the money to buy the things which we need.”

September 5, l930

 

A drive past Kaukauna High School. 

 

September 9, l930

Green Bay - 24 members of the 1930 Green Bay Packers National Professional Football League champions, held their initial workout Sunday at the stadium before about 2500 rabid football fans. Interest is great in the team which is trying this year to be the only league team to win the pennant two years in a row. It is expected that Billy Glasheen, Kaukauna, former Marquette University star, will appear in the lineup.

September 12, l930

Rev. Father Conrad Ripp, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, who recently returned from a three months tour of Europe talked before the Rotary Club Wednesday noon at the Hotel Kaukauna. Father Ripp gave, a very interesting talk on economy and financial conditions in Europe and told the visiting places made famous by the World War and their present conditions in the countries. In the countryside gases from the war killed all vegetation and nothing is growing today. He visited grave sites of American doughboys who had died there. The grave of each soldier in the cemetery is marked by a marble monument with the name of the dead soldier.  There is a general feeling of hopelessness in Germany. There are hundreds of thousands of unemployed in the country who are being taken care of by the government being placed on the paupers list. The government must also care for the widows and orphans of the soldiers.  

Dale Andrews was elected commander of Kaukauna Post 41, American Legion, at a meeting held here Tuesday evening. He succeeds Arthur Schmalz who was recently elected 9th district commander.

September 19, l930

 

John D. Lawe at the old family homestead, Kaukauna’s oldest citizen, quietly celebrated his 93rd birthday anniversary here Wednesday with several of his old friends. John D. Lawe is the son of the late George W and Catherine Lawe. He came to Kaukauna as a youngster and well-remembers the olden days in the Fox River Valley.

Kaukauna High School’s football team handed the inexperience Seymour high squad a 32 to 0 defeat at Seymour Saturday in the first fracas of the season.

September 23, l930

A bold daylight robbery by five unmasked, but revolver armed bandits at 2:10 this afternoon resulted in the loss of a large sum of money from the Bank of Kaukauna. Two local men were injured in the robbery, G. S. Mulholland and Carl Runte being struck over the heads with revolver butts. Mulholland was working at the bank, while Runte was a customer. The bandits obtained loot estimated to amount of between $25,000 and $40,000 according to Charles D. Towsley, cashier of the bank and one of those rounded up when the bandits entered.  An investigation was started at once.

The upper left photo depicts how one of the gunmen struck Carl Runte over the head. He was badly stunned but recovering. In the upper right photo is Gordon S. Mulholland, assistant cashier who was struck by the robbers when he told them there was no money in the place. The lower group of three women left to right are Misses Edna Sager, Barbara Kramer and Lorraine Kamps, employees of the Bank of Kaukauna. Bottom right is customer Carl Runte with his head bandaged.

September 26, l930

A thrilling chase right on the heels of the bandits who held up the Bank of Kaukauna was staged by chief of police McCarthy an assistant chief McFadden. The officers, less than 15 minutes behind the bandit’s car followed the trail as far as Pulcifer, 50 miles northwest of Kaukauna. Immediately after the bandits left the bank a call was placed at the police station where both McCarthy and McFadden were at the time. The officer traveled across the bridge and stopped only to obtain information as to the directions the bandits car went, and the chase began.   

 

Philip F. LaFollette is the republican nominated for governor of the state of Wisconsin.

 

 

Time Machine Trip to September 1920

 

Kaukauna Times - September

September 2, 1920

The community was profoundly shocked last Thursday evening when it became known that Sylvester Gerend, 14 years old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gerend, had been drowned in the Fox River while bathing at the head of the water power canal. In company with his young cousins Sylvester said he would take a dip. Friday morning when the canal was drained of water his body was discovered.

September 9, 1920

Kaukauna will have a new industrial plant as the result of action taken at a meeting of local subscribers to the Moloch Company stock, held in the Elks' Club rooms last Friday night, when the two hundred men present pledged themselves to secure the balance as yet unsubscribed of the $100,000 necessary to secure the location of the Moloch Company's proposed foundry and machine shop in this city.

At the election Tuesday August 31, at the newly incorporated village of Combined Lock Miss Winifred Ryan cast the first vote and she therefore has the notable distinction of being the first woman, not only in Combined Locks but in the state and perhaps in the entire country to exercise the right of franchise given the women of the United States by the Eighteenth Amendment. 

On Last Thursday morning just as the draw on the Lawe street bridge was closing to permit the passage of a boat on the river, an automobile overtook to force its way on the bridge with the result of one of the gates being severely damaged. The overzealous autoist, after breaking down the frail barrier turned his machine and drove rapidly away.

September 16, 1920

A party of 15 Kaukauna people drove to Seymour Sunday and inspected the Koehne gold mine.  The farm on which the gold had been discovered is located 2 miles east and one mile south of Seymour. Some large nuggets have already been taken from the mine and a crew of men are working night and day sinking a shaft. The farm which compresses 560 acres is owned by Robert Koehne.

Little Chute high school open on Thursday, September 7th, with a large enrollment of freshmen students.

September 23, 1920

 

Little Chute vs. Green Bay Packers

The Little Chute football team has already organized and is ready to meet any, and all comers, the team averages 150 pounds up. They have strengthened considerably and there was one thing for sure that if teams smash up against the Little Chute lineman, they are smashing up against a stonewall. Manager Joseph Lens is working with his local man hard and are getting them already for the Green Bay Packers which team they will play October 2nd at that city. 

September 30, 1920

The North side boys of Holy Cross School carried home the laurels in a game of indoor baseball played between the north and the south sides Thursday evening. The score was 60–15.

Work on forty new homes being built by the Thilmany company has advanced so far that within the next month ten will be ready for occupancy. The first home completed was bought by Louis Hansen.