Kaukauna Times March 1941
By Lyle Hansen
March 5, 1941
Thirty-four of the 90
young men who will leave from Outagamie County for a year's military training
Sunday will be from the second district of which Kaukauna is a part. Seven of
the 34 are volunteers and two of the volunteers are from Kaukauna. Eighteen of
the 34 were drafted and nine of the draftees are from Kaukauna. The city of
Kaukauna will therefore furnish eleven in the March quota.
Ronald and Donald Derks, 3 ½ month old twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. William Derks, passed away over the weekend. Both boys had been ill for about a week.
The TIMES received a letter from the Irish
Squad, Co. I, 127th Infantry, 32nd Division at Camp
Livingston La. written by “Biddy” McMahon of Kaukauna. The letter explains the
activities of the Irish squad. They consist of Sergeant Mose Dougherty, Pvt.
“Puk” Milton, Corporal Junior Jirikowic, Pvt. Bob Kuhn, Pvt. “Biddy McMahon and
Pvt. Mac McGinnis. We are still looking for the sundown here. Its 40 degrees at
night and 75 in the daytime. Corporal Jirikowic and Razzie Van Drasek were on
guard duty one night, and a man approached. Razzie challenged him – “Advance
and be recognized.” The man replied, “This is General Moses.” Razzie replied,”
Okay Moses, advance and recite the Ten Commandments.”
Coach Guy Krumm’s Kaukauna high school
cagers defeated St. Mary’s Menasha 32 to 22 Thursday night to annex their 15th
straight win of the season and competed the greatest season in the history of
Kaukauna high school basketball. The Kaws are the Northeastern conference
champs.
March 7, 1941
The common council received a letter form
Outagamie county Historical society requesting that the signs marking the
historical spots last year be preserved. Kaukauna celebrated last year in 1940
its 150th birthday, being the first community in the state of
Wisconsin to reach this milestone.
Mervin Hansen set the pace in the Wednesday
evening league when he cracked the maples for a 625 series at Schell’s lanes.
Mrs. Glen Miller pinned the eagle scout badge on her son, Glen Jr., during the Kaukauna district boy scout gathering held Thursday night in the high school gymnasium. Dr. E. J. Bolinske, chairman of the advancement committee, is looking on.
March 14, 1941
With military calls and draft uncertainties in
the air, Coach E. L. Lambeau of the Green Bay Packers is pulling every string
possible to have his squad deep at every position when the workouts get under
way in August.
Melvin Courtney set the pace in the Businessmen’s
league Tuesday evening when he rolled a 564 series at Schell Alleys.
March 26, 1941
A new sign was hung on the NYA workshop here
Wednesday. The sign is 18 feet long with the letters NYA in two feet letters
and the word “Workshop”. The sign was constructed by the youths in the sheet
metal classes under the direction of Andrew and John Mauel supervisors of these
classes.
Four Kaukauna high school basketball players were selected for state honors. First team center William Alger. Second team guard Carl Giordana. Honorable mention are guard Carl Swedberg and forward Bill Tessin.
Mrs. Charles E. Raught recently presented the local chapter of the Masonic lodges with a beautiful oil portrait of the late Charles E. Raught to hang in the lobby of the Masonic temple on East Second street.
Marcus Nigl, left, new scoutmaster of St. Mary’s troop 27 Boy Scouts of America is receiving congratulations from George R. Greenwood of the Kaukauna district Thursday evening. Alois Hooyman, new assistant scoutmaster, is in the center.
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