Time Machine Trip to October 1940

 

Kaukauna Times October 1940

By Lyle Hansen

October 2, 1940

Germany, Italy, and Japan signed a 10-year military pact. Seated left to right, Saburn Kurusu of Japan, Count Ciano of Italy, and Hitler of Germany. 

 

At the rate of four deaths annually 28 motorists have been killed in the last seven years on the death curve of State highway 57 west of Greenleaf.

Stoney Vander Steen set the pace for league bowlers as the season opened at Schell Alleys Monday evening. He cracked a 637 series.

October 9, 1940

Several hundred residents and visitors attended the dedication of the Veterans of Foreign Wars club house, the old Lawe home, Sunday afternoon. The program opened with a parade headed by the colors of the VFW Electric City post 3319.

Ambrose De Groot, 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John De Groot, Combined Locks, drowned in the Fox River at Little Chute after his improvised sailboat tipped over. Three companions swam to safety.

Photo of Briggs Stadium, Detroit, where the Reds played the Tigers Sunday. The series concluded Tuesday when the Reds defeated Detroit 2 to 1 to take the 1940 series.

 

Kaukauna High School gridders scored their third conference win of the season Saturday by easily defeating Neenah 41–6 at the Neenah field. Coach Little used everybody in the lineup but the water boy and managers. It was Carl Giordana passing and Bill Alger and Leo Rohan receiving. The longest gain was made via the air except a neat 50-yard touchdown run by Johnny Reith.

 

October 16, 1940

Kaukauna has 1523 vehicles registered in the city this year. A total of 19,200 in Outagamie county and 884,422 in the state of Wisconsin.

Donald Stoeger, a former Kaukauna resident, is a member of the air corps advanced flying school class which graduated last Friday at Kelly Field, Texas.

October 18, 1940

Twelve employees of the Thilmany Pulp and Paper company to date have left their jobs and are serving with the National Guard. Men who are hired to replace employees serving the government are hired as temporary employees and will leave when the others return.

Carl Giordana, Kaukauna captain, went out in front in the individual scoring race in the Western division of the Northeastern Wisconsin conference when he counted two touchdowns against Shawano last week. His total is now 43 points.

 

October 23, 1940

Harold W. Brauer, of Kaukauna, enlisted in the army. He will be attached to headquarters 6^th corps Chicago.

 

October 25, 1940

Rev. Peter J. Gronick, pastor of Sacred Heart parish, Sherwood, has been named pastor of Holy Cross Catholic Church to succeed Rev. A. Garhous, who has retired and moved to Manitowoc.  

 

October 30, 1940

The bodies of Augustin Grignon and his wife and daughters were unearthed Saturday at Buttes des Morts, west of Oshkosh and will be transferred to a mausoleum which will be built near the historic Grignon homestead here, according to William Wolf, custodian at the home. The bodies will be moved to the Greenwood funeral home until the mausoleum is completed. Augustin Grignon was married to Nancy McCrea in 1804. Augustin died at the age of 80 in 1860 and Nancy died at the age of 60 in 1842. Sophia died in 1845 and Margaret died in 1870.  

Kaukauna High School won their third straight undisputed Northwestern Wisconsin conference football championship when they turned back New London 23 to 7 at New London Saturday afternoon.