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.
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