Kaukauna Times August - 1961
By Lyle Hansen
August 3, 1961
Ernest
Verstegen, Little Chute, won the President’s cup handicap tournament at the Fox
Valley golf club Saturday with a net score of 63.
August 9, 1961
Drive-up mailboxes
on either side of Main Avenue are now in use in front of the Post office.
August 11, 1961
Mrs. Peter
Feller died at the age of 95 at her home on Wisconsin Ave. She was the widow of
pioneer hardware dealer Peter Feller and lived here 79 years coming to Kaukauna
in 1882, from Manitowoc by ox cart with her parents. She was 17 years old at
that time. She would often recall the early days in town when she lived on fourth
street the south side of the river. She would say “That was the edge of town at
that time nothing but forest after that.”
August 16, 1961
The quick
actions of off duty firemen Mark Niesen saved the life of 11-year-old Lois Fink
from drowning in the Fox River Monday afternoon. When she fell into the river
Mark, who was fishing with some neighbor kids, dove into the canal and pulled
her to safety.
August 23, 1961
Kaukauna
Community Hospital administrator, Mrs. Bernice Elliott, recently announced the
completion of four two-bed rooms and one private room, located in the new wing
of the institution. The rooms will bring the total number of rooms in the hospital
to 60. Completed and opened in March 1955, the first addition to the hospital
was opened in March of 1957, increasing the original bed capacity of 40 to 52.
Recently Mrs. Elliot announced the completion of the first department of the
new wing, the pharmacy room.
August 24, 1961
Four area
youths died in a three-car accident Thursday night on State 55 two miles south
of Kaukauna. Gary St. Louis, 18 and Shirley Kirvan, 16 both of Sherwood would
have been seniors this fall at Kaukauna High School. James Wagner, 18 of Sherwood graduated last
year from Kaukauna. Gerald Halbuch, 18 of Sherwood also died in the accident.
August 30, 1961
Close to 3800 young people will be preparing or returning to school in Kaukauna this week.
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