Time Machine Trip to March 1931

 

Kaukauna Times March 1931

By Lyle Hansen

March 3, 1931

Fred Milz, local secretary of the United States civil service commission, has called the attention of the public not to go to Washington for the purpose of seeking federal employment. A large, number of pathetic cases of people have traveled considerable distances expecting to obtain a government position.

Orris Schmalz was honored at the Boy Scout annual court of honor Sunday. He was made an Eagle scout, the highest scouting honor which can be obtained. Schmalz is one of seven Valley Council scouts who have attained their Eagle rating. Twenty local scouts, accompanied by Rev. H. J. Lane, scoutmaster, attended the court of honor.

 

March 6, 1931

 

Railroad crew south Kaukauna.

 

March 10, 1931

One man was injured, and an oil truck belonging to the Grange Cooperative Oil Co. was destroyed in a spectacular fire which resulted Monday afternoon following a collision between the truck and an automobile near the Kelso cemetery on county J north of Kaukauna. The oil truck was being driven by William Appleton who sustained a badly cut hand and an injured knee. The car was driven by William Schumacher. The auto was badly, damaged, but Schumacher escaped injury. Police report that Schumacher attempted to make a turn into his drive causing the truck to strike the auto then overturn in the ditch.

Motorist of Kaukauna are happier today is the fact that gasoline prices have decreased two cents a gallon to 14.6 cents a gallon including the two-cent tax.

Chief of Police R. H. McCarty has issued a warning to local motorists that all automobiles must have their new license plates by the 15^th of this month. Active checks will be made, and arrests will occur.

March 13, 1931

A recommendation that the low bidder, C. R. Meyer of Oshkosh be awarded the contract to build the new Lawe Street bridge here at a cost of $207.825.85. 

 

March 20, 1931

Joseph J. Faust, a pioneer well driller and prominent resident of Kaukauna for the past fifty years died at his home on Oak Street Thursday morning at the age of 67. He served four years as chief of the Kaukauna fire department and for many years was president of the Kaukauna fire and police commission.

The cost of keeping aged people through the county’s old age pension system is just one-half of the cost of keeping them in the poorhouse according to Judge Fred Heinemann to the Rotary club Wednesday at the Hotel Kaukauna. He stated that under the old age pension system the sum of $217 a year keeps people in their homes in their natural surroundings.

 

March 31, 1931

 

Roads being cleared of March storm snow in Kansas.

 

A March blizzard descended Saturday, and in a few hours, snow was blown into high banks. Roads are blocked throughout the state and crews are working to clean up the deep snow in the highways.