Kaukauna Times – November 1961
By Lyle Hansen
November 1, 1961
Kaukauna
High School teacher Dennis Kral has been called into active duty with the 32nd
Division. His last day teaching was Friday. Up to now no other members of the
KHS facility have been called into service.
November 3, 1961
The Kaukauna
Ghosts football team captured the title in the Mid-Eastern conference for the
second straight year, going through conference play with a perfect 8-0 record.
They rolled to a 38-0 win over the Menasha Bluejays in the final game of the
1961 season.
November 10, 1961
Tom
Berghuis, No. 71, a junior end with the 1961 Ghost football team was named team
captain for the 1962 campaign. He will succeed Bob Wurdinger, No. 33, to the
post. Coach Harry Wilson commended Wurdinger as “One of the best team captains
I have seen”. Wurdinger, the Ghosts senior fullback and defensive linebacker,
was named by the team as the most valuable player for the 1961 season.
November 10, 1961
The new
Plymouth Valiant for 1962 offers to put plenty of miles between fuel pumps. The
Valiant with a 101 hp engine has plenty of take off speed and scored 26.13 mpg
in test runs.
November 15, 1961
The 1961
Ghost football team received another honor this week with the team being ranked
10th in the state with their 8 wins no loss record.
November 15, 1961
Thilmany
Pulp and Paper Company has placed an order for a new paper machine designed to
increase paper production by 20 to 25 per cent. A new building will be
constructed to house the machine.
November 23, 1961
The Ghost
grid team this year is the only team in the state to have gone through two
seasons without a loss or tie according to the WIAA.
November 23, 1961
The 11th
Annual turkey Day battle between the Packers and Lions adds up to one of the
most important in the history of the series. If the Packers defeat the Lions,
they must only win one of the next three games to clinch another Western
Division title.
We had breakfast at Chico's Cafe,
Combined Locks, this morning and it was great.
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