Time Machine Trip to November 1950

 

Kaukauna Times November 1950

By Lyle Hansen

November 1, 1950

Five Kaukauna men were included in the 31 draftees that were inducted from Outagamie County Thursday. They are Clifford O. Fischer, route 2, Arthur A. Meulemans, route 2, James S. Lehman, Doty Street, James J. Siebers, Third Street, and Marvin De Bruin 8^th Street.

Pvt. Leo A. Fink and Pvt. Charles J. Rolf have recently completed the Air Force basic training at Lackland Air Base, San Antonia, Texas.  

Little Chute – Vincent Vissers, Pine Street, Gordon Hammen, Depot Street, and Gene Vanden Heuvel, Main Street, and Gerry Verhagen, Lincoln Avenue left Thursday for training in the armed forces this week.  

November 3, 1950

The seven-man Kaukauna police department had a busy time in October. They made 102 investigations, escorted three funerals, policed two fires, disposed of five dogs, served one garnishee, served three summons, served two vacate notices, investigated three truancy cases, conducted 96 drivers tests, returned six people that were lost, reported 37 street lights out, found five merchants doors open, investigated 15 accidents, gave lodging to two people, policed four civic amusements and placed signs for the board of health. All this in additions to the routine arrests made for parking violations, drunken driving. The police cars traveled 4,500 miles and the motorcycle was ridden 810 miles.

 

November 8, 1950

Kaukauna High School now possesses its 11th conference football title in the past 13 years, as the Ghosts of 1950 captured this year’s title.

 

Employees of the Combined Locks Paper Company were granted an increase of 8 cents per hour, effective November 1, 1950. This brings the base pay for men to $1.22 an hour. The base rate for women is now $1.16 per hour. 

 

November 10, 1950

Lt. Tom Velte, Fourth Street, will leave Wednesday for the San Diego Boat Group training center. During WWII Lt. Velte served with the Merchant Marine and in the navy.

 

Pat Flanagan, perhaps the greatest football lineman ever to graduate from Kaukauna High School, is making all kinds of things happen at Marquette University this year. The national football Los Angeles Rams has invited him to look over a grid contract but had delivered the contract to a girl in Milwaukee named Pat Flanagan by mistake. This is the first time in professional football that a girl was sent a contract. Pat Flanagan, of Kaukauna, told the Rams that he has another year at Marquette. The girl Pat Flanagan told them her Mom said no.

 

November 17, 1950

Richard W. Biese, fireman, USN, Brothers Street, is serving aboard the USS Amphion.  

Naval Cadet John A. Deering, USNR, route 2 Kaukauna, recently completed the first phase of his aviation training by making his first solo flight at Whiting Field, Florida.  He will be commissioned an Ensign in the United States Naval Reserve upon completion of his flight training.

 

 

November 22, 1950

Two Kaukauna men, Francis H. Yingling, quartermaster, second class, USN, Desnoyer Street and Donald J. Rupiper, seaman apprentice, USN, Joyce Street are attached to the carrier USS Midway in the Mediterranean Sea.

 

Captain William P. Kelly, golf pro at the Fox Valley Golf Course, who was re-called to active duty last month is stationed at Holloman Air Force Base, Alamogordo, New Mexico. He is connected with the Guided Missile experimentation.

 

Little Chute – A 6’6’ center and his teammates from Milwaukee Cathedral spoiled St. John’s opening game of the 1950-51 basketball season Sunday with a 46-28 decision at the Dutchman gym. 

 

November 23, 1950

Topping the list of deer reported from the Northwoods by hunters is the 260-pound, 11-point buck bagged by Harold Roloff, Division Street. 

 

November 29, 1950

Two maples stood between Al Schumann and a perfect game of 300 when the Kaukauna kegler went on a bowling rampage Monday night at the S & B alleys. Schumann had an 8-pin hit on his last shot to end with a 298 game. He had a 765 series for the evening.

1950 Park School Kindergarten - Bottom row from left: Mary Schwin, Kathleen Verhagen, Tom Driessen, Frances Nelson, Margaret Ann Coleman, Susie Smith, Dick Robach, Jerry Kobussen, 2^nd row: Herman Runte, Carol Sullivan, Mary Ristau, Mary Hoehn, Judy Laborde, Kay Hartzheim, Tom Otte, 3^rd row: Kathleen Ann Hartjes, Kathleen Mooney, Fawn Pechman, David Liethen,  Tom Berg, Pat Berg, Julie West, Loreen Hermans, 4th row: Kay Kuchelmeister, Edward Weber, Charmaine Melchoir, Donna Jean School, Mary Ann Vanevenhoven, Kathy Eslein, Jack Benotch, Bill Jirikowic, Barbara Kuhn, Greg Russo.

 

November 1950 Brides