Time Machine Trip to March 1932

 

Kaukauna Times - March 1932

By Lyle Hansen

March 1, 1932

It might be of interest to the public to know that Kaukauna has a school for the deaf children which is maintained by the state and taught by Miss Maud McGinty of Appleton. This school is housed in Park School and has an enrollment of seven. The school has been in operation for the last ten years and much has been accomplished by the students.

Rev. Conrad Ripp

St. Mary’s church was filled to capacity with priests of the Green Bay diocese, hundreds of lay people, relatives and friends as a mass was conducted this morning by Rt. Rev. Paul P. Rhode, bishop of Green Bay diocese for the repose of the soul of Rev. Conrad Ripp, 54, pastor of St. Mary’s congregation, who died Friday noon of a heart attack.

 

March 4, 1932

Amay Bayorgeon copped most of the honors there is in the Inter-City league Wednesday evening when he rolled a 700 for three games, setting a record for the season.

 

March 8, 1932

Last week the Catholic high schools of the Fox river valley held their annual basketball tournament in St. Norbert’s college gymnasium. St. John’s Little Chute placed 2^nd in the event.

 

March 11, 1932

Emmet Rohan, son of William Rohan has been elected “District Attorney” of the Moot at Marquette University in Milwaukee. The Moot Court is part of the instruction given at the law school at Marquette.

 

March 18, 1932

Confirmation will take place at Immanuel Reformed Church. There will be ten members. They are Carol Anderson, Ruth Gorschals, Bina Hahneman, Wesley Jirikowic, Ralph Johnson, Fred Kobs, Norman Meinert, Lorraine Sager, Leonard Sager and Wanda Tousey.

 

A program of immunization against diphtheria is to be started in Kaukauna on March 29. A consent letter will be sent to parents by the city nurse. Miss Flynn urges parents to sign the letter and return it so the campaign may get under way.

According to Olin G. Dryer, there are 29 youths who have filed applications for this summers’ citizens’ military training camps. Mr. Dryer oversees the applications.

 

March 22, 1932

Francis Coffey, son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Coffey of Kaukauna, is pledge of the Marquette University Chapter of Phi Chi, International Medical Fraternity. Coffey is a first-year student in the school of medicine in Milwaukee.

 

March 29, 1932

N. E. Lummerding has opened a paint store in the Lummerding building located at the east end of Second Street. A stock has been secured and the place is now open for business.

 

A telegram received today by Dr. W. C. Sullivan noted that a carload of horses from the west is to arrive today. The sale is to begin on Thursday. It is expected that many hundreds of farmers will be in the city this week to look over or buy the horses.