Time Machine Trip to January 1961

 

Kaukauna Times January 1961

By Lyle Hansen

January 4, 1961

Julian Bichler, Superintendent of Kaukauna public schools has issued an appeal for community cooperation in meeting the growing traffic problems at the High School. “At present some of our students are driving cars daily to and from school”.  He said, “this poses problems of parking, traffic and noon-hour riding.” “Studies have shown that student ownership of cars correlates in general to low marks and a rise in juvenile delinquency”.

January 6, 1961

Given the roles of Annie Oakley and Frank Butler in the Kaukauna High School play “Annie Get Your Gun”, are Karen Krumm and David Foxgrover, both seniors.

January 11, 1961

Carl Hansen publisher of the Kaukauna Times Printing Co. presented Melvin Raught with a 50-year pin from the International Typographic Union.

 

Melvin Raught, 88-year-old Kaukauna pioneer was honored recently with a 50-year pin from the printer’s union. Mel is currently a resident of the Rose Home on Kaukauna’s south side. He came to Kaukauna at the age of six with his parents and older brother Charles in 1879. Mel followed his brother Charles in the printing trade starting at an early age. Charles owned and managed the Times for many years and Mel worked with him in operating the printing company. 

 

The Kaukauna Board of Education voted to except a recommendation of a report from the Wisconsin Department of Education to expand the existing high school building rather than building a new senior high school. A relocation of the athletic field would be necessary to make room for the expansion. The changes are necessary due to the increase in enrollment. Currently the school is overcrowded by 100 students.     

 

January 13, 1961

He drove 31 automobiles 20 times around the world, but he wanted to be a rural mail carrier because of horses. “I loved horses. John Brouchek the Route 2 carrier is retiring after 41 years of service at the Kaukauna Post Office. John recalled “One time in the early 20’s I started out in a sleet storm. The ice was driving into the horse’s face. When I reached the corner at Kelso road, I pulled the reins to the right, but the horse had more sense than me and headed left, back to home. 

S. J. Baisch and Associates, Kaukauna engineering firm, recently moved into their new quarters on Highland Avenue near Highway 41.  

 

January 18, 1961

Fire damage in Kaukauna during 1960 was less than any of the past four previous years, according to a report submitted by fire Chief William Haupt. The total loss for the year was estimated at $10,000.

 

The 1961 New Year’s baby in Kaukauna is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Van Cuyk of Kimberly. The little girl makes for the third year a girl has been the New Year’s baby at Kaukauna Hospital.

 

January 25, 1961

One of the most spectacular fires to hit Kaukauna in more than a decade destroyed two businesses on West Wisconsin Ave. The Nu-Way Cleaners and the Wisconsin Bar were destroyed Saturday evening. Losses are expected between $75,000 and $100,000.

 

January 27, 1961

Mayor Joseph Bayorgeon sent letters of appreciation for assistance rendered help to the Kaukauna Fireman to fight the fire on Wisconsin Ave. Letters were sent to the City of Appleton, Village of Little Chute and Thilmany Pulp and Paper each assisting with men and equipment. No definite plans for opening a new cleaning business have been made by Mr. and Mrs. Wachel owners of the destroyed Nu-Way Cleaners.

 

The fund drive to raise $225,000 to finance the addition of a new wing to the Kaukauna Community Hospital has gone “Over the Top” according to finance chairman E. H. Jennings.

January 30, 1961

Norbert D. Rhinerson will take over as manager of the Kaukauna Electric and Water Department, succeeding William Ranquette, who is retiring from that position. Approval of the appointment was made at this month's monthly meeting of the Kaukauna Utility Commission.

A new class in baton twirling taught by the former State baton twirling champion, Mrs. Dede Nagan. Left to right back row are Karen Patterson, Bonnie Berg, Linda Damro, Pat Verkuilen and Leone King. In the front at left is Mrs. Nagan and at the right is Cathy Bruehl.

Time Machine Trip to January 1951

 

Kaukauna Times - January 1951

By Lyle Hansen

January 3, 1951

Ted Smits is retiring after 33 years with the post office and happy to say that he was looking forward to it. “I’ll miss my patrons’ friendliness along with their kindness.” Ted entered government service in 1917 at the post office in Freedom, his hometown. He later took the job as rural carrier on north side of Kaukauna. “Many the time I led the horse through knee deep mud by contrast to tires with chains on paved roads of today.”        

 

 

New and more complicated driver’s license requirements went into effect this year according to Police Chief Harold Engerson. Applicants are required to take a 1-hour examination before receiving a temporary driver permit.

January 5, 1951

Mayor Joseph “Doty” Bayorgeon announced Thursday that he had vetoed the new salary ordinance passed by the Kaukauna Council. He objected to the increases taking place at this time. The increases should not take place until after the election. He also said he would not except an increase in his pay.

January 10, 1951

 

 Clarence Smith         Bob Whitman             Rich Giordana

In 1951, for the first time in history, there will be three Kaukauna High School football co-captains according to Coach Guy Krumm during the special assemble program honoring the NEW grid champions. Two juniors, Clarence Smith and Bob Whitman, and sophomore Rich Giordana, were the trio named by their teammates.

January 12, 1951

Kaukauna’s over-all accident rate for 1950 climbed 47 per cent above the 1949 figure, according to Police Chief Harold Engerson. The 1950 total was 182 compared with 124 accidents in 1949. 

 

January 19, 1951

Kaukauna today mourned the untimely death of one of her most loved, most colorful citizens, Dr. William C. Sullivan. The former mayor and political figure died suddenly at his home, 401 Dixon Street, at 1:40 p.m. Wednesday. He was 73. Sullivan was a constant booster for Kaukauna, took pride in the city and in his family background here. His father was a member of the first council here and later became mayor. Sullivan, as mayor, did much for Kaukauna, always seeking new ways to improve the city. During his administration, several bridges were erected, and La Follette Park was acquired for a municipal park. Services will be Saturday morning at St. Mary's Catholic Church.

 

Burglars went in a lot of hard work to steal $25.00 from a safe at Sasnowski Pontiac Garage, Lawe Street Saturday night.

William Glasheen of Kaukauna has resigned as captain of the Outagamie County police, effective February 1. Glasheen had served seven years as captain and fifteen years on the force.

 

January 24, 1951

Joe Van Linn and his St. Mary’s grade school teammates erased just about every record in the book Saturday morning as they rolled to a 50-29 win over the Park school squad. St. Mary’s 50 points was the highest ever scored by any team in the league’s history. Van Linn scored 32 points in the game just 4 less than Phil Haas set earlier this year. What made the record more startling was that the quarters were just changed to six minutes from 10 minutes in the past.  

January 26, 1951

William G. Schultz, 19, of Kaukauna, has been promoted to Corporal. He is stationed at Unityville Air base in Korea.

 

Two Kaukauna seaman recruits, Mark Kalupa, Whitney Street and Stanley Lizon, Sixth Street are undergoing recruit training at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Ill. 

 

Kaukauna soldier Donald Mohr has been promoted to Corporal while serving in Korea.

City Attorney H. F. McAndrews announced yesterday that the pay increased passed by the Kaukauna City council were illegal. The law requires that pay can only be changed after an election. He also stated he would not except an increase in his pay.

Pvt. James S. Lehman, 22, Doty Street Kaukauna is a member of the 847^th Artillery battalion has completed his basic training at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin last week. Sub-zero temperatures and heavy snow made the training more rugged than expected for the battalion.

January 31, 1951

With most of the thermometers in Kaukauna reading 32 degrees below zero yesterday morning many residents were voicing that winter was officially here. Among the first to fall victim to the weather were the workers at the Thilmany Paper Company who found their cars had developed “winteritis” and were unable to start when they left from work.

An experimental automotive sports car was recently unveiled in full-size model. The 1951 General Motors Le sabre XP-8 is only 3 feet high at the cowl and has a 6-inch ground clearance. The auto has a 300-horsepower V-8 engine and weighs 3000 lbs.  The styling follows the lines of a jet aircraft. 

  

January 1951 Weddings – Announcements

 

Time Machine Trip to January 1941

Kaukauna Times - January 1941

By Lyle Hansen

January 3, 1941

A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Haen Thursday morning January 2 is the first baby born in Kaukauna in 1941 and is the winner of the Times “First Baby Derby”. Kaukauna merchants have listed many gifts to the newborn.

 

Wisconsin Governor Julius Heil signed a full pardon for Wenzel E. Kabat, convicted in 1906 of murdering Michael McCarthy, Kaukauna farmer, and sentenced to a life term. Kabat steadfastly contended innocence of the murder. Now 64, he has been behind bars longer than any other inmate. The Kabat release marked the first time since he came into office that Heil had overruled the recommendations of his pardon board.

 

Phil Zwick won a decision over Gene Ward of Chicago in the 8^th round in Milwaukee auditorium Wednesday afternoon. Zwick despite an attack of flu outpunched and out boxed Ward to win the fight.

 

January 8, 1941

In the recent military draft, several Kaukauna men were picked and will leave Tuesday, January 21, for military training. Included are Louis Judson Judae, Lawrence W. Nushart, John E. Reuter, and Francis J. Steffens.

 

January 10, 1941

Fire losses in Kaukauna during 1949 amounted to $8,451.70, according to Henry Esler, fire chief.

 

January 15, 1941

First Lieutenant William J. Nelson of Kaukauna, a member of the United States Army Reserve in Milwaukee has been called to active duty. He will leave in February for Fort Knox, Ky., where he will be in the armored tank infantry.

 

Neil Hilgenberg, Grignon Street, was accepted for enlistment in the naval service. He will be leaving for Great Lakes naval training station for training.

Mr. R. H. McCarty, retired chief police, spoke before the Kaukauna common council Wednesday evening. 

“I served the city of Kaukauna for over 24 years.  I had a contract with the city, and I fulfilled that contract. I served as poor commissioner for many years and when the WPA came along I was in charge as the commissioner. It cost the city nothing for my services. Now some jealousies aldermen want to stop my pension due to me taking the job as Kaukauna Postmaster. 

 

The police department has installed two reflector type arterial stop signs one at the intersection of East Wisconsin and Lawe Street and one at the intersection of Dodge Street and Crooks Avenue.

 

January 17, 1941

The accident list of the hunting season has grown to 84 cases, bringing death to 19 people. The state suffered one-gun accident for every 2,800 licensed hunters. One out of 3 were caused by a hunter shooting himself.

January 22, 1941

There is a chance that in another year or two the Green Bay Packers will not have to “railroad” to Chicago to catch their plane rides to the east. The city of Green Bay is in negotiations to have an airfield there.

January 24, 1941

Joseph J. Lingle, Lincoln Ave. Kaukauna, is expected to graduate for the Air Corps Basic Flying School in Alabama. Lingle was appointed a flying cadet on September 9.

January 29, 1941

 

Mr. James Lang, English teacher at Kaukauna High School is also the school advisor of the Papyrus.

 

Four youngsters of every ten of high school age in rural Wisconsin do not go to any high school. A major factor in non-attendance is the fact the distance is too great to walk and no transportation in provided.

 

Kaukauna High School basketball team sits in the driver’s seat in the western division after Fridays 23 to 22 win over Shawano. There were at least 300 Kaukauna fans at the game and at least 3,000 listened to the broadcast on the game sponsored by five Kaukauna merchants.

January 31, 1941

Outagamie County had 28 traffic deaths last year, compared with 15 in 1939. The death toll in the state last year was 747 compared with 693 in 1939.

 

 

Time Machine Trip to January 1931

 

Kaukauna Times - January 1931

By Lyle Hansen

January 2, 1931

Kimberly Holy Name Congregation is proud of their new school and parsonage.

 

Little Chute - Rev. John T. Vander Loop of this village celebrated his first holy mass at the St. John’s Catholic church here Thursday morning. The church was filled with friends and relatives of the celebrant. Father Vander Loop was ordained to the priesthood on December 26th in Green Bay. 

The Farmers and Merchants bank on the corner of Second street and Main Ave. has a burglar proof alarm completed by the workmen in charge. The bank is the first in this section of the state to install the equipment.

 

Madison – An old man was walking across the city street. He did not see the approaching automobile. The driver saw the old man and sounded his horn expecting the old man to hurry out of his way. The man was deaf and failed to hear the horn. The driver of the automobile did not attempt to use the break until it was too late to avoiding hitting the old man. As a result of his injuries, he will spend his remaining days in suffering.

 

January 6, 1931

100 quarts of French and English liquors were seized at New London Saturday by federal prohibition agents. This is the second consignment of “booze” sized there. The agents were allowing the shipment to proceed from Florida in an effort to obtain the identity of the buyers.

 

January 9, 1931

Little Chute – The St. John’s high school basketball team handed the Freedom high school squad a 16 to 6 defeat in a game played here Monday evening. Co-Captain Jansen starred for the locals getting four field goals and a free throw for nine points.

St. John’s high school basketball team. Standing: Andrew Coenen, Manager; Harold De Bruin, Robert Lamers, John Vander Loop, Leo Kroner, Cornelius Biersteker, Jerome Lamers, Rev. J. W. Jansen, Athletic Director. Sitting: Paul Verstegen, Ambrose Hammen, Ralph Wildenberg, Nicholas Jansen, Peter Wildenberg and Norbert Lucassen.

 

January 13, 1931

An automobile loaded with food, shoes and clothing is being taken to the Oneida reservation this week from Kaukauna. Mr. Sylvester Esler made a canvass of all merchants in Kaukauna for contributions and loaded his automobile. The Oneida Indians are reported to be in dire straits and in great need.   

 

January 27, 1931

The car stolen here last week from in front of the John Hennes residence was recovered by Appleton police Friday evening. The front end was slightly damaged in a crash by the thief. 

Time Machine Trip to January 1921

 

Kaukauna Times January 1921

By Lyle Hansen

January 6, 1921

John E. Hafner, a young farmer on Kaukauna’s south side, recently received and has suitably framed, from the U.S war department a Citation for Bravery, which he prizes as a cherished memento from his experience in France during the world war. Hafner had been wounded in the world war and the citation was signed by President Woodrow Wilson. 

 

January 13, 1921

Notices have been posted at the Northwestern Railroad shops in this city laying off 46 men. This leaves the shop but half manned. This is an unnecessary hardship imposed on the men in mid-winter. 

January 20, 1921

Henry Penterman was a visitor at The Times to pay for his hometown newspaper for another year. Mr. Penterman is comfortable in his nine-room farmhouse which he built himself from trees that he logged and sawed from pines he cut last winter.

The Kaukauna Pulp Mill, whose sale was announced some time ago, has passed into the possession of its new owners, the Valley Pulp Company began operations this week.

Anthony H. Kroll of this city, was severely wounded in the world war during the summer of 1918, receiving a bullet which passed through him injuring his spinal cord. He has now been released from Walter Reed hospital and is home. Mr. Kroll, while discharged for total disability has been warned that his injuries will be forever. He maintains a cheerful manner and an optimism for the future.

 

A story comes from London England. A man on trial when the judge noticed the members of the jury having difficulty staying awake turning the lengthy testimony. He abruptly closed the testimony and the jury filed out. Even though evidence proved the man innocent the jury brought in a verdict of guilty.  The judge sentence him to one day in jail and that day being yesterday. “Therefore, you are free to go.”

January 27, 1921

When the individual who "refereed" the Kaukauna Fox Club game at Wrightstown last Friday night told Club Buck before the game that "he had great expectations coming”. He was right the Fox Club team were defeated by the Wrightstown Wrats 6 to 22. Six Foxes: McDonald, Garvey, Husting, W. Brenzel, Laudert and L. Spindler were each ruled out of the game for committing a single foul. And the first four were ruled out during the first five minutes of play. And not a foul, neither personal nor technical, was called on any of the Wrightstown team, I say, can yah beat it? Also 134 lb. L. Spindler was cautioned by the referee not to exert too much unnecessary roughness on 200 lb. 6 ft. 2 in. Belenske. Oh, my Deah! The game was very rough-real rough the Foxes say the question as to who was to be victor was short lived, the question was: How big a score could the Home team pile up with such officiating?

Decency morality and the laws of society were vindicated in the court yesterday when five young men from this city charged with statutory crime were given a workhouse sentence. Three of the five were given ninety days and a $25.00 fine and the other two sentenced to a thirty day stay in the workhouse where they will have time to realize that the way of the transgressor is hard.

 

1921 Model T Ford

Time Machine Trip to January 1911

 

Kaukauna Times - January 1911

By Lyle Hansen

January 6, 1911

James Brown will tear down the tenement house next to his residence on Doty Street and build a new and modern dwelling on the site. The work of tearing down the old house, once a part of the old Kaukauna House at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Desnoyer Street has been commenced.

 

The matter of the purchase of the parcel of land in the Third ward known as Klein’s Park was taken by the common council Tuesday evening. The land was purchased for the price of $4500.00 with the first payment being made this year out of funds on hand and the balance will be divided into eight installments of $500.00 each at a rate of 4 ½ per cent interest. 

January 13, 1911

Attention: Can you beat this? $50.00 down and $6.00 monthly buys a good forty acre farm. No taxes or interest for 3 years. G. W. Ristau Land Co.

 

Large quantities of saw logs are arriving daily now at the mill of the Kaukauna Lumber and Manufacturing company coming into the city from all directions. The snowstorm last Sunday drifted the roads so deep in the country it stopped logging for a few days.

 

January 20, 1911

There's lots of fun these days tobogganing on the hills towards the Grignon flats. Every night sees an enthusiastic crowd of young people intent on the thrilling and exhilarating sport.

 

The Kaukauna Land, Timber and supply company now have six camps in full blast logging and cutting cedar poles and fence posts. They expect to bank 6,000,000 feet of logs before the winter is closed.

January 27, 1911

Miss Blanche St. Andrews, of Kaukauna, was the partner of Governor F. J. McGovern in leading the grand march of the Charity Ball at Appleton last Friday. Naturally all eyes were concentrated on the Kaukauna young lady. She carried herself perfectly unconscious of her position and won a warm spot on that account from the hundreds who were watching her easy, graceful movements.

The Kaukauna Gas, Electric Light and Power Company received two new boilers Monday and are now engaged in setting them in the new brick boiler house recently completed, adjoining their power plant on the government canal. The two new boilers are of 200 horse-power each, measuring eighteen feet in length and 72 inches in diameter respectively, and were made by the American Boiler Works of Racine.

The dare-devil recklessness of several small boys age 12 to 15, skating on the ice Saturday came near a fatal ending in the case of young Christ Kindler. The boys were chasing across the thin ice which waved up and down as they raced over it. Kindler, the largest of the boys went through. The two boys rushed to Renn’s Ice house and procured some long pike-poles and went to his rescue. 

      

Time Machine Trip to January 1901

 

Kaukauna Times January 1901

By Lyle Hansen

January 4, 1901

The home of the sisters of St. Mary's School at Appleton was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. The sisters were not in at the time of the blaze and the structure was a total loss.

 

The Thilmany Pulp and Paper Mill of this city, which enjoys the reputation of being the largest producers of specialties in the manufacturing world, are still out to increase their products. Mr. Thilmany informed a TIMES reporter of his intention in the near future of adding the special machinery necessary to make waxed papers. He will be able, with it, to wax heavy and light stock and will produce fancy specialties. The machine he has ordered took first premium at the last Paris Exposition and is of German manufacture.

 

The Fox River telephone company completed the stringing of toll line wires to Little Chute before January 1 and thus clinched their franchise in Kaukauna. Within a short time, Appleton, Little Chute and Kaukauna will have connections with all the toll lines of the Little Wolf system.

 

When we see boys on the streets and in public places they often wonder if they know that businessmen are watching them. In every bank, store and office there will soon be a place for some boy to fill. When they select one of these boys, they will not select him for his ability to talk “sassy,” using slang, smoke cigarettes or tap a beer keg. When boys apply for one of these places and are refused, they will not tell him the reason why they do not want him. Boys cannot afford to adopt the habits and conversation of the loafers and rowdies if they ever want to be called to responsible positions.

 

January 11, 1901

For Sale, 102 acres of land within two miles of the City of Kaukauna. Good timber thereon. Price $2,000, reasonable terms. For particulars, inquire at Office of Mulholland & Connors.

 

Nineteen children and two nurses were burned to death in a fire which swept through Rochester orphanage asylum New York, Tuesday morning. There were 100 children and 30 nurses asleep in the building when the fire started. When the firemen who responded to this general alarm arrived, the inmates were jumping from the windows and the attendance for throwing infants out regardless of where they might fall. The largest number of dead children ranged from age 1 to 4 years.

The Cheyenne Indians in Southwest Oklahoma are holding death dances. They claim to appease the wrath of the evil spirit, which they claim, has fallen upon their tribe. The wife of a prominent medicine man went blind and insane after the death of her baby girl, which was buried some three weeks ago. The afflictions were taken to mean that all the children in the tribe will die. Children are dying at a rapid pace of diphtheria and a large grave has been dug.

 

Joseph McCarthy set a large crew of men at work cutting ice just above the boom at the Combined Locks mill pond. Mr. McCarthy has taken a contract to furnish all the ice needed by the Chicago Northwestern railroad company, delivering at their ice houses in this city, Manitowoc, and Clintonville. The amount of the contract is 2700 tons. 

 

Seventeen well-to-do farmers on the Oneida Indian reservation have been placed under arrest by the United States marshal charged with cutting timber belonging to the government at a value of $48,000. A number of the Indians were taken to Milwaukee last week and placed in a County jail by Deputy Marshal Johnson.

 

January 18, 1901

The death of the three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Broecker, which occurred at Neenah Sunday morning has been the subject of public discussion and much ill feeling against distributors of sample articles for household use in that city. A few days ago, agents of a bluing firm left the sample box of the wears on the doorway of the Broecker home and a three-year-old girl happened to find the poison sample and ate a considerable portion of it. Everything feasible was done to save the little one's life but to no avail. Other cases have been cited where children have been exposed to the danger of poisonous articles in this manner.  

 

January 25, 1901

 

Queen Victoria is dead. She passed away Tuesday, surrounded by her physician and members of her family. The Prince of Wales is now King of the Great Britain, Ireland and Emperor of India. The Queen's death places him on the throne as her legal successor. He will reign as King Edward VII. Queen Victoria had occupied the throne of England for more than 63 years.

King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra

 

Mr. H. D. Smith of Appleton says there is no doubt that the interurban road will be extended to Kaukauna this spring, stopping at the city limits unless the council sees fit to grant a franchise to come into the city.

 

At a meeting of the Kaukauna public library board held this week it was decided to move the library to the new rooms in the central block February 1.

It seems that Dr. M. J. Rodemund, a well-known physician, an eye, ear, nose, and throat specialist who has frequently made Kaukauna visits, learning that a case of smallpox had broken out at Appleton, called at the house where the patient was on Monday. He was determined to prove his belief that no disease is contagious. He rubbed his hands over the patient and then over his own face, arms, and clothes. He then went to his home and family and later played cards at the Club in Appleton.