Kaukauna Times November 1940
By Lyle Hansen
The Kaukauna High football team again captured
the championship of the N.E.W. conference, giving Coach Little and his teams
nine titles in the past 13 years. Kaukauna has won 19 straight games, being
unbeaten in the last three years. Kaukauna now has titles in 1927, 1928, 1930,
1932, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1939 and 1940. The league being formed in 1927.
Every manufacturing and business concern in
Kaukauna have pledged its support to the American Legion program of Americanism,
in regard, to the present conscription activities. The concerns have agreed
“Any man having one year or more of service with the company, who enlists or is
called to serve in the armed forces during this present emergency shall, on his
return be reinstated to the job he left without losing credit of time subject
to a satisfactorily passed medical examination.
William T. Sullivan, who is the director of the
school of vocational and adult education, is a busy man these days. His
industry has a payroll of $48,000 a year. The program includes WPA and NYA
trainees, national defense training and WPA teaching projects with day and
evening classes.
Burglars who broke into the Greenleaf State Bank
early Tuesday drilled through the outer vault door and burned their way into
the inner cash safe with a torch escaped with about $3,000. The loot included
$300 in pennies weighing more than 200 pounds.
November 6, 1940
John Lewis Wandell of East Ninth street and
Norbert Willard Kuba route 3 were accepted for enlistment in the navel service
at Great Lakes naval training station, Chicago.
Rev. Peter J. Grosnick began his duties as
pastor of Holy Cross Catholic Church this week.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, president and Henry A.
Wallace, vice president, Democratic candidates will retain his position as
president of the United States for another four years as result of the national
election on Tuesday, defeating Republican Wendell L. Willkie.
November 13, 1940
Carl Giordana of the Kaukauna High School western division champions of Northeastern Wisconsin conference took high scoring honors this year. The Kau back scored 55 points to become the leader in the conference. Bill Alger of Kaukauna took third place with a total of 43 points.
As the whistle blew on the closing play of the
game between St. Mary’s and Holy Cross grade schools on Nov. 4, Holy Cross
completed their successful championship season. Holy Cross was undefeated and
unscored upon in the 1940 season.
A wind of hurricane proportions with rain, snow
and freezing temperature struck the city this week. The howling wind reached a
velocity of 80 miles an hour Monday evening.
November 15, 1940
Willis Ranquette and Bob Danner were named
co-captains to lead the Kaukauna High School gridders for the 1941 season.
Ranquette is a halfback while Danner plays fullback.
The brick work on Kaukauna’s hydroelectric
plant is being completed this week. The plant is next to the former Outagamie
Paper Company. An addition of 3,200 kilowatts at a later date can be
constructed without the shutdown of the unit being installed.
H. F. Weckwerth, general manager of
the Kaukauna Electric and Water Department.
November 22, 1940
Mervin Hansen took individual honors in the Wednesday evening league when he rolled a 622 series. (Way to go Dad)
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