Time Machine Trip to October 1941

 

Kaukauna Times – October 1941

By Lyle Hansen

October 1, 1941

Mrs. John J. Reith, Oviatt street, wins first place and $5.00 in the Times football contest this week. Second prize goes to Bill Wahlers, Klein street and $3.00 and third to Donald Coon Doty street $1.00. There were over one hundred entries this week.

The October group of county draft registrants will be leave for the examination centers on October 25, according to Edward F. Rennicke chief clerk of the second district draft board.

 

October 3, 1941

First Lieutenant William J. Nelson left for Fort Knox, Kentucky Thursday after spending a six-day furlough here with his parents in Kaukauna. 

Hollandtown – Mr. and Mrs. Van Abel have the distinction of having three sons in the United States service. Bob is in the naval air service at Pensacola, Florida. Jerome is now stationed with the army at Charleston, South Carolina. Wilfred has recently completed a flying course and is currently visiting his parents.

The sixth annual football banquet under the sponsorship of the Lions club was held at Hotel Kaukauna Tuesday evening attended by 90 persons including the high school squad. Honored guests were Richard “Red” Smith assistant coach of the Green Bay Packers and three Packer players Larry Craig, Tony Canadeo and Lee McLaughlin.

 

October 8, 1941

 

Three hundred and fifty persons were present at the Golden Anniversary banquet in honor of Dr. C. D. Boyd held Thursday evening in the High School gym. Boyd has served Kaukauna for 50 years as a practicing physician. He came to Kaukauna in October 1891.

 

October 10, 1941

Private Paul Kauth arrived home Tuesday morning from Camp Shelby, Mississippi to spend a ten-day furlough with his parents.

October 15, 1941

L. F. Nelson, of Kaukauna, president of the Outagamie County Pioneer and Historical society has mailed a copy of Wisconsin’s first deed to the State Historical society, Madison. The deed is now framed and hung on the walls of the museum in Madison. The deed the first recorded in the state of Wisconsin was drawn up in 1793 when Dominic Ducharme purchased the land on which is the first settlement in Wisconsin. The Ducharme home was built in 1790. Kaukauna is now 151 years old, the oldest recorded settlement in Wisconsin. 

Corporal Robert Specht has arrived home from Fort Sheridan, Ill., to spend a 15-day furlough with his parents.

The Kaukauna high school football team made it 23 wins in a row Friday night at the local athletic field when they defeated Clintonville 12 to 0 before a crowd of more than 1500 people.

 

Bob Danner left, and Willis Ranquette right, talk over plans with Coach Paul Little for the annual homecoming game with the Neenah Red Rockers to be played at the Kaukauna High school athletic field tonight.

Homecoming Display window.

 

October 22, 1941

The death of Joseph Buechel was declared unavoidable by a jury Friday morning at an inquest in the county courthouse. Richard Hoehne testified he was going north on Crooks avenue when the Joseph Buechel entered the street. After appearing to stop he started again and walked into the side of the car.

 

Private Raymond Juneau, of Camp Livingston, Louisiana, arrived home Saturday to spend his furlough with his parents on Sixth street.

 

October 24, 1941

Two prominent men from the area will be the main speakers at the civic auditorium on Saturday at 8 pm. Both are fearless speakers and will tell why America should stay out of his foreign war.

 

October 29, 1941

The Kaukauna Times window on Main avenue announcing the TIMES football contest. Alongside of the display is a map showing the names, addresses and locations of more than 70 young men from this vicinity who are engaged in military training at the present time. The fellow in the center looking so dignified is our advertising manager is Mr. Elbert Archibald.

 

Bill McCormick, West Tenth street, has been promoted to private first class in the United States Marine corps. He is stationed at Camp Elliott, San Diego, California.  

 

October 31, 1941

A feature of Kaukauna’s Halloween celebration tonight in a goblin parade which will begin at 7 pm at the high school and proceed about the streets of the city and terminate at the athletic field.