Kaukauna Times - February 1941
By Lyle Hansen
February 5,
1941
Coach Guy Krumm’s squad Friday night had just
enough to squeeze a greatly improved West De Pere five 29 to 27 for the Kaw’s
11th straight win of the season, Junior Swedberg and Carl Giordana
kept Krumm’s team in the game. Both had scored ten points each.
The Holy Cross grade school cagers won their
fourth straight game in the league by defeating St. Mary’s Saturday 44 to 20.
After a close 1st quarter Holy Cross team got things rolling with
“Darkie” Ristau pouring in 11 baskets for 22 points.
Kaukauna high school teacher Olin Dryer instructing his class.
February 7, 1941
An outdoor swimming pool for Kaukauna was one
of the main subjects discussed at a meeting of the common council Tuesday
evening.
Damage to the extent of approximately $2000 was
caused by fire to L & L tavern operated by Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Belongea at
142 W. Third street Thursday afternoon.
February 12, 1941
First Lieutenant William J, Nelson of Kaukauna
and Lieutenant Nicholas Biersteker of Little Chute, left Monday for Fort Knox,
Kentucky to spend a year in the military service. They are members of the army
reserve.
Mickey Walsh won his three bouts at the
Appleton sectional golden glove tournament Monday night in the 112-pound
division.
February 19, 1941
Coach Guy Krumm's high
school basketball team clinched the Western division cage crown, its first in
the history of the school, by downing a scrappy Menasha team, 36-27 here Friday
night for its thirteenth win of the season.
The cost of direct city relief was slightly
lower in January compared to the previous month. There was $2841.63 spent in
January $28.91 lower than December.
February 21, 1941
Kaukauna
high school basketball team. Top row left to right, Howard McCabe, manager,
Kenneth Reinholz, John Ryan, Billy Knapp, Billy Van Dyke, Cal Spice, Robert
Johnson, Coach Krumm; front row Eldor Stanelle, Willis Ranquette, Carl
Giordana, Bill Alger, Captain Carl Swedberg and Bill Tessin. Kaukauna high
schools first conference cage N.E.W championship the team made an amazing
record of winning 14 straight games.
All members of Legion
Post No. 41 are asked to register today and tomorrow for possible national,
defense service. Registration will take place this evening at 7:00, Saturday at
1:30 until 4:00 in the afternoon, and Sunday evening from 7:00 to 10:00.
Two Kaukauna youths, Robert N. Schwaller and
Harold J. Belongea have joined the army air corps and left for the air corps
technical school at Scott Field, Belleville, Ill., where they will receive 16
weeks of specialized study.
Everything is all set for Kaukauna’s first
professional boxing show to be held at the gymnasium Tuesday night when Phil
Zwick of Kaukauna and Wisconsin’s feather and lightweight champion, battles Eu
Eulien in a 10-round windup of a 30-round program.
February 28,
1941
Sixty World war veterans have registered with
the Kaukauna American Legion post 41 for possible national defense service.
All regular army reservists have been ordered
into active service not later than February 15, it was announced by Brig. Gen.
Charles H. Bonesteel, commander of the sixth corps.
After being on the floor for a nine count in
the first round of the weather weight bout Kaukauna’s Phil Zwick came
back to drop Eu Eulien in the eighth round before a crowd of 1600 people in the
Kaukauna high school gymnasium.
1941
Chrysler Town and Country
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