Time Machine Trip to November 1951

 

Kaukauna Times - November 1951

By Lyle Hansen

November 2, 1951

The last of the famous football playing Giordana’s played his last game in the orange and black, and somewhat of an era has ended at Kaukauna. For the last 15 years, there has been a son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Giordana on 'the Kaukauna High School football team. This string of athletic brothers includes Carl, Frank, Joe, Jimmy, Emil, Bob, and Richie, who has just completed his final season with the Ghosts. In the fifteen years, Kaukauna has won 11 championships, with one of the Giordana’s, and sometimes two, leading the way. While all the brothers played in the backfield, the youngest and the oldest perhaps made the biggest mark of the seven. "When Richie runs, I think I'm looking at Carl again," Coach Guy Krumm said. Rich has gained 1,111 yards this season, a tremendous amount of yardage to gain in the Ghosts short schedule and led the league in scoring. Between the seven boys of the Giordana family, many miles have been run with a football tucked under their arm, leading the orange and black to victory, and their exciting play will be missed by all in the future.

Navigation on the upper Fox River will be closed at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 8th according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Corporal Roger L. Pleshek, who is stationed at Fort Benjamin Harris, Indiana, spent the weekend with his parents on 9th St.

November 7, 1951

A fire, which was discovered, late Saturday morning, destroyed one of Kaukauna's oldest landmarks, the Hotel Kaukauna. Billows of smoke poured from the three-story structure as fire gutted the building. Damage   was estimated at $75,000 according to Kaukauna Fire Chief Carl Engerson. The building, which was built 57 years ago, has exchanged hands of ownership several times during its existence, and was originally called the Hotel Brothers. It was later sold and renamed the Hotel LaSalle before being changed to its present name, years ago.

A fire believed to have originated in the air conditioning system at the S&B bowling alleys caused an estimated $15,000 damage Monday night. Mrs. Alice Schell, one of the partners in the establishment stated that smoke was noticed but at first thought that it was the result of a furnace. Joseph Bayorgeon part owner of the business stated that damage is hard to estimate because we do not know yet the effect the water will have on the alleys and equipment.

Fred Ponschok, who is serving at Ladd Field in Alaska has been promoted to private first class. His parents live on Lincoln Ave in Kaukauna.

November 9, 1951

David Gustman, John street, Kaukauna, who had recently enlisted in the United States Navy is taking his basic training at Great Lakes, Illinois.

 

November 16, 1951

Donald Kessler, USN, has arrived and Yokosuka, Japan. He is stationed aboard the USS Newport, a Frigate Patrol ship. His parents live on Kaukauna Street.

November 28, 1951

WOJG Wilbert N. Auden of route 3, Kaukauna, recently was awarded his second Combat Infantryman Badge for excellent performance of duty in combat with the 7^th Infantry Division. He also wears the Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal, the American Defense Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Japanese occupation Medal, The European Theater Medal with two campaign stars and a Korean Service Ribbon with one campaign star.

Ambrose Grissman, 64, of route 3, Kaukauna, an employee of the Combined Locks Paper company for the last 24 years, died at Saint Elizabeth Hospital, Appleton, Saturday about 4 1/2 hours after he was injured in a fall from a pulp pile in the warehouse of the Combined Locks mill. He felt about 21 feet to the floor striking his head on a wooden platform.

 

Staff Sergeant Jacob Van Linn arrived in Kaukauna last week to visit his parents on West 4th St. Staff Sergeant Van Linn is on a 30-day furlough, is stationed at Andrews Field, Maryland.

 

November 30, 1951

Ensign John Arnold Deering, U.S. Navy, has arrived home to spend a leave with his parents at route 2 Kaukauna. He has been stationed at the U.S. Navy school all weather flight in Corpus Christi, Texas for duty involving training with the latest procedures of all-weather instruments flying. Ensign Deering having completed the course and received orders for new assignment. He will report to San Diego, CA leaving here December 10th.

                                               1931 to 1951