Time Machine Trip to July 1941

 

Kaukauna Times July 1941

By Lyle Hansen

July 2, 1941

Ed Haas was elected president of the Kaukauna Rotary club at the weekly meeting at the Hotel Kaukauna. Haas succeeds L. J. Merlo as head of the club.

Draftees from Kaukauna who were inducted into the army June 17 at Milwaukee have been assigned to Camp Polk, Louisiana. Among those sent to Camp Poke are Michael Gerharz, La Rue Smith, Jack Burton, John De Goey, Leo Kappell, and Harvey Mahn. Fort Polk will eventually hold about 18,000 soldiers.

Dr. Robert G. Mayer of Kaukauna received a degree of Doctor of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin commencement last week. He is the first Kaukauna person to graduate from the Wisconsin school of medicine.

Marcel A. Van Camp, age 19 years, route 1 Kaukauna, drowned in the Fox River near Rapide Croche power plant. He was swimming in the river with four friends. Earl Ludke of Kaukauna was passing in his speed boat shortly after Marcel went under and located the body after diving into the water.

July 4, 1941

This picture show how an air mail pickup station operates. Kaukauna is included in one of the routes which will operate daily with air mail from this section to Chicago.

The state paid $20,055 in bounties on wolves and wildcats last year. There were 878 wolves at $20 each and 131 wolves cubs at $10 each. Wildcats were 237 at $5 each.

Cadet Robert J. Courtney Kaukauna graduated June 25 from the aerial navigation school in Louisiana. Cadet Courtney was among 16 cadets who graduated. 

July 11, 1941

Former assemblyman William Rohan stopped into the Times office yesterday to inform us that all passenger trains crossing Dodge Street near Konkopot creek are not flagged. The city ordinance requires a flagman to direct traffic at crossings. “This is a dangerous crossing” Rohan stated, and it is the duty of city officials to see to it that something is done about this crossing.

July 18, 1941

Mr. and Mrs. John P. Sanders of Little Chute celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary Sunday July 13. They were married in De Pere in 1881.

July 25, 1941

Joseph Wolfinger, Dundas, has long been earning fame as an inventor, and although he is 84 years old, he still looks after his business which ships machines around the world. Since he devised an idea for making wooden shoes out of pulpwood in 1881, Mr. Wolfinger has patented more than 40 of his ideas. Today his grandsons are beginning to take over the business, but grandfather continues to invent.

July 31, 1941

Arthur M. Schmalz was re-elected president of the Kaukauna Building and Loan association at the annual meeting of the directors Monday evening.

Mrs. Edith Grignon, widow of Ross C. Grignon, a son of Charles Grignon, the builder of the historic Grignon mansion, has been engaged as official hostess and receives guest at the home which has been restored and recently opened to the public. Mrs. Grignon spends most of her time at the home and greatly enjoys telling of the history of the Grignon family.

Time Machine Trip to July 1911

 

Kaukauna Times - July 1911

By Lyle Hansen

July 7, 1911

John Hein, who narrowly escaped having his right hand severed at the wrist by a circular saw while at work for Ed Balgie at Dundas, will not lose the hand. The hand was cut about two-thirds off, severing the cords and main artery. Dr. Donaldson united them all and sewed on the member and it is healing nicely.

The body of a Papago Indian was found by a detachment of United States cavalry near Mesa, Ariz. The man’s wrists were tied to the tail of the wild horse which had to be shot to recover the body. It is not known what law he must have broken to deserve such a fate. The Papago Indians, which have a village eight miles away, are a very small tribe and are at peace after many years of constant war with the Apaches. They were recognized as citizens of Mexico but when their land was annexed by the United States the best land and water was given to American settlers. They are now rendered harmless nomads.

The State Bank Examiner was here Wednesday and approved the organization of the Farmers & Merchants Bank and granted a charter. The new bank will open Monday July 10.  John Schmidt is president, Dan Crowe, vice-president, and Hugo Weifenbach cashier. The bank is in the Mills’ building on the corner of Main Avenue and 3^rd Street formerly occupied by the post office. 

  
A lady who resides on Beaulieu Hill paid a fine in court Monday, taking her three cows out of the city pound. Fred Reichel had put them there because they were at large.

The North and the South meet again. The 50^th anniversary of the 1861 Battle of Bull Run was remembered in Virginia by the soldiers who fought there.  

 

July 14, 1911

The little son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Danner had the little finger of his right hand cut off at the second joint by a lawn mower. It is presumed he was trying to take a stick or obstruction of some kind from the knives. Amputation at the second joint was necessary.

 

The Postmaster General Hitchcock has announced an increase of $100 per year to the salary of $900 currently being paid to postal carriers on standard routes.

 

July 21, 1911

Engineer Frank Krahn is taking a lay-off for a few weeks having dislocated his right arm at the shoulder a few days ago. The accident happened while he was working on his engine trying to adjust an ash-pan, the bar with which he was prying with slipped off and twisted his arm so that it was displaced at the shoulder.

The Union Bag Mill

Local manufactures, storekeepers and those who employ female labor are now endeavoring to arrange satisfactory schedules to comply with the new laws now in effect, which forbids more than 55 hours a week or more than 10 hours a day. The Union Bag Company will be most affected by the new law. 

 

July 28, 1911

Under the new automobile license law, it is now necessary for owners to purchase a license for a fee of $5. It is expected that the new law will net $100,000 from 21,330 autos in Wisconsin.

 

Time Machine Trip to July 1951

Kaukauna Times – July 1951

By Lyle Hansen

July 4, 1951

Miss Elaine Warnecke, W. Eight street, left Monday for Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, where she will serve with the Women’s Air Force. She graduated from Kaukauna High school this year.

 

Pfc. Robert Agen, who wears the Presidential unit citation and three battle stars, arrived home Wednesday evening from Korea. He will be spending 30-day furlough here with his parents at 514 Green Street.

Ray Plzak, 31, of Kaukauna was killed and three other Kaukauna people were seriously injured when a car driven by Frank Mitchler struck a culvert south of Chilton Saturday afternoon. Injured are Mrs. Harriette Plzak, 30, his wife. Frank Mischler, 52, and his wife, 52. The two couples were on their way home from the VFW encampment at Manitowoc Saturday.

Corporal Tom Van Abel, who is stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, has been transferred to Fort Lee, Virginia, where he will attend school.

July 6, 1951

John Ditter, East Second street, “The watchdog of the Rotary treasury,” recently received gifts of recognition for his twenty-five years of service as the treasure of the Kaukauna Rotary club.

July 11, 1951

Members of the Kaukauna Rod and Gun club met with officials of the Green Bay Mississippi Canal company last week to discuss the establishment of a game preserve near Kaukauna. They received the permission from the company to use 100 acres of woodland to the right of the Thousand Islands as a game preserve site.

July 13, 1951

William McCormick, Jr., who is stationed with the Marine corps at Quantico, Va., has been promoted to Staff Sergeant and has reenlisted in the corps for six more years. The Little Chute native is a veteran of World War II and the Korean campaign. He has been in the Marine corps for ten years. He was seriously wounded in Korea in December of 1950.

 

July 18, 1951

Five years ago, in 1946, Larry Verhagen brought an idea to Kaukauna that had been successful elsewhere but not tried here. Before him no one was convinced that a self-service, supermarket would be successful. Larry was sure that Kaukauna would take to a self-service supermarket and five years have confirmed this belief. He sold his grocery store at the corner of Depot and Draper streets and moved into the new building that had been erected at the corner of Third and Main. After the glamour of the opening day passed the new idea, business began to slip off. People would come in to buy the low-priced items or the scare items due to the war and then walk out. It took almost a year to build up a clientele of shoppers. Since then, Larry’s customers had let him know that they like the well-stocked shelves and the great variety of foods.

 

Huck Finn as David Linskins and Becky Thatcher as Joanne Vandehey

Young folks of Kaukauna got out their raggedy clothes and fished with homemade poles in the annual Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher Day competition here Saturday. In this, the annual event sponsored by the Kaukauna Rod and Gun Club, girls were eligible to compete for the first time. David Linskins, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Linskins, winner of last year's first prize, repeated this year. He won a new bicycle for the best Huck Finn costume of the day. Joanne Vandehey, 9, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clem Vandehey, won the Becky Thatcher costume prize, also a new bicycle. Over 200 boys and girls were involved in the event, and every youngster who fished got a prize. Among the other major winners were Darlene Vanden Brook, John Rodgers, Lennie Hinkens and Judith Canosky.

Lt. Edward Jirikowic is home on leave from his assignment in Korea.

July 20, 1951

“The hardest fighting team in the league” The 1951 Kaukauna American Legion Junior baseball team. In the foreground id Bob Lamers, bat boy. Kneeling first row left to right Norm DeBroux, George Zwick, Don Frank, Dick Otte, Jack Hilgenberg, Pat Cox, Dick Busse and Pat Kavanaugh, Second row: Gene Wittman, Don Linskens, Charles Sikora, Joe Van Linn, Jim Johnson, Dick Jaeger, Jim Otte, Jerry Dreger, Dave Driessen and Tommy Hilgenberg. Jerry Klarer and Dave Derus are managers of the squad.

It is likely that City Attorney H. F. McAndrews and Attorney Neil McCarty will collaborate in requesting a re-hearing before the Public Service commission on the matter of having several of the Chicago Northwestern streamliners make scheduled stops in Kaukauna.

July 25, 1951

Pvt. Paul Carnot, Park Street, arrived home Sunday from Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., to spend a 17-day furlough.

July 27, 1951

Kemp’s Food Market, 219 Lawe street, has been sold to William Eiting former manager of the A&P store here, it was announced today. 

Pfc. Bernard Rolf, Jr., a veteran of nine months of fighting in Korea, is spending a 30-day furlough at home with his parents on Taft Street. He served with the Seventh division artillery being wounded by a land mine in April of this year. He will report to Fort Sheridan, Ill., for reassignment.

Three Kaukauna young men stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, take a few minutes to frolic for the camera. Left picture William Weber with Richard Lancour. Right photo seated on the artillery piece is Harold Hennes.  

Time Machine Trip to July 1961

 

Kaukauna Times - July 1961

By Lyle Hansen

July 4, 1961

Mayor Joseph Bayorgeon was the guest speaker to salute the Kaukauna Lions club for their charitable contributions.  Members of the Kaukauna Lions club celebrated their 25^th anniversary with characteristic gusto at Van Abel’s, Hollandtown with over 100 people attending the dinner dance. 

 

 

July 12, 1961

Thousands of people from throughout the area lined the streets Sunday afternoon of the annual VFW parade, held in conjunction with the picnic and carnival. Nearly 100 units gave variety to the processions, with bands drill teams and baton twirling along with the floats swung through town. Several floats had the theme “Welcoming the Alaska and Hawaiian stars to the American flag”.

 

July 14, 1961

The Kaukauna recreation department has helped to solve the continuing problem of teen-ages of “What shall we do tonight?” A splash dance is scheduled this Friday evening at the library grounds from 8:00 to 11:00, followed by one hour of swimming at the Memorial pool.

 

July 19, 1961

Hole in one at age 10 is the enviable record of fledgling golfer Mike Derus of Kaukauna. Mike scored the ace on 125-yard No. 3 hole at Fox Valley golf club.

 

July 19, 1961

For Sale – New 3-bedroom Ranch Home in Kaukauna $13,500.

 

July 26, 1961

Miss Christy Koch is the winner of the 1961 talent show held by the recreation department. The fifth grader “Just loves to sing” according to her mother.

 

July 28, 1961

Razing was started this week on the 67-year-old rectory of Holy Cross church. The construction cost of the building in 1894 was $3,500.

 

July 28, 1961

A 20-20 deadlock between the youngsters of the north side and those of the south side resulted Wednesday as the annual water fun day conducted at the Memorial pool.  

 

1961 Plymouth Fury