Friday, November 19, 2021

Time Machine Trip to November 1941

 

Kaukauna Times – November 1941

By Lyle Hansen


November 5, 1941

Mrs. William Eiting, Lawe Street, won first place in the Kaukauna Times football contest last weekend winning $5.00. Al Micke, Forest Junction, received second place for $2.00 and Joseph Casey, Second Street, third place won $1.00.


Corporal Robert Specht, Sixth Street, Kaukauna was named champion bugler of the six corps United States Army in a contest conducted Sunday. Corporal Specht’s prize was a new gold bugle.

 

Fred Hakbarth rolled high series of 705 in the Major league Monday evening. He had games of 234, 258 and 213.

 

November 7, 1941

Twenty-four persons were arrested and fined during October according Chief of Police James E. McFadden. The total fines collected during the month is $91.00.

Coach Guy Krumm cut his cage squad from 35 to 17 men Wednesday and concentrated on these boys for the season. The Kaws open the 1941-42 season at home with St. Mary’s Menasha Friday Nov. 14.

 

November 11, 1941

Private Laurence Wheelock, who home is in Strassburg, is with the 79th infantry, Camp Roberts, California.

The 1941 Kaukauna High football team has captured a fourth consecutive conference championship for the school putting together a record of 10 conference wins in the 15 years the league was organized.

 

November 12, 1941

The first blackout ever attempted in Kaukauna will be held here tonight from 8 to 8:15 in connection with the Red Cross drive and civilian defense.

 

Sergeant Francis Wagner, who is stationed at Kessler field, Mississippi arrived home to spend a 15-day furlough with his parents on East Division Street.

 

November 19, 1941

Sergeant Michael Gerharz arrived Saturday evening to spend a ten-day furlough with his parents on John Street. He is stationed at Camp Polk, Louisiana.

 

November 26, 1941

Lieutenant Clyde Bay and his wife left Monday for Camp Croft, South Carolina, after spending five days with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bay in Kaukauna.

 

November 28, 1941

The cost of work and direct relief for October amounted to $1.576.27, according to J. V. Krahn, city relief director.










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