Saturday, March 19, 2022

Time Machine Trip to March 1952

 Kaukauna Times - March 1952

By Lyle Hansen

March 1, 1952

Roseanne Van Lanen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Van Lanen, who will graduate this year with an outstanding scholastic record and extracurricular record, has been named the winner of the DAR award at Wrightstown High School.


March 5, 1952

The Kaukauna high school cagers wound up their 1951-52 Northeastern Wisconsin conference Friday evening in the local gym with a 65-49 win over the New London Bulldogs thus earning a tie for 6th place in the standings with Two Rivers.


March 7, 1952

Three students from Kaukauna were awarded their degrees by the University of Wisconsin. They were John L. Brenzel, Elroy J. Peters and Richard J. Mc Grath.


Building in Kaukauna was on the upswing during 1951 as an estimated $495,733 in building permits were issued by the city building inspector during the year.


Two Kaukauna soldiers serving on the frontlines in Korea received a pleasant surprise recently in the person of a former school chum. As private Richard Roberts was writing a letter his attention was diverted to a soldier who just walked into the tent taking a second look Roberts discovered it was Sergeant Hein thus a happy reunion that followed. The men are serving about 80 miles apart.

 

March 12, 1952

Miss Camilla Kostka, E. Main street, Little Chute graduated from Eastern Stewardess school, Miami, Florida. She is currently employed with Eastern Air Lines. 


 

The start of construction of the proposed community hospital in Kaukauna may not be more than a year off, according to an announcement made by Dr. George Boyd, general chairman- of the hospital committee.


March 14, 1952

The Legion and VFW expressed complete satisfaction with the success of Kaukauna’s first Home Show. Some of the members who worked in the program were: Dr. Joseph Klau, Mark Romenesko, Clifford Woods, Jerry Huss entertainment; Fred Mason, Frank Mitchler, William Woods, Charles Egan, Robert Pankratz, general chairman of the project.


Plans have been submitted by the Wisconsin highway Commission for the blacktop paving of Crooks Ave. in the city of Kaukauna.


March 19, 1952

Visitors at the open house at Nicolet school included some of the sisters from neighboring St. Mary’s. They are Sister M. Beata, Sister M. Brendan and Sister M. Gabriella. Others are Mrs. Clarence Boyle, Rev. and Mrs. Robert L. Rock and daughter Linda of Bethany Lutheran church. Miss Mary Landreman, principal of Nicolet.


Charles Egan has been named post commander of Electric City Post No. 3319 during a meeting held last Tuesday evening at the VFW clubhouse.

Betsy Brenzel, president of the junior class, has been chosen by the faculty to attend Badger Girls State. The group will be meeting at the University of Wisconsin from June 24th to July 1st.


Women applicants for enlistment in the U. S. Marine corps, all of whom formerly had to be high school grads, are now eligible upon successful completion of a GED test. Young women aged 18 to 30 years, may enlist in the Marine Corps for periods up either three or four years.


The 1951-52 Galloping Ghost cagers set a school scoring record for the third year in concession with 1063 points in a 20 game or better season mark.


March 26, 1952

Three sisters in matching red corduroy suits made by their mother. Patsy 4, Janet 6, and Mary Ann 8, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Vanevenhoven.


Three bloodhounds belonging to Kaukauna’s Joseph Lehrer, a deputy, and Lieutenant Jack Zuelzke of the Outagamie County Sheriff's Department were not able to pick up the trail of three children lost in the woods near Lakewood last weekend. Drifting snow and continued storms before the bloodhounds were called to the scene made it impossible for the dogs to find the trail.


Kaukauna’s newest addition to its street cleaning equipment has arrived. The white machine came by flatcar at the South side railroad yards late Monday. It will be put into operation as soon as one of the city employees can be trained to operate this new piece of equipment. The machine has one huge rotating brush just in front of the rear rails and a smaller curb brush in the front of the machine.


Major Robert Courtney, flight commander of Flight F, 9660 UART, Kaukauna announced that word had been received from headquarters Tenth Air Force, Michigan, that Air Force reserves is holding the ratings are bombardier, navigator, and radar- bombardier should apply for active duty in their specific occupational fields. He stated that the number of officers falls short of the number required to meet the present combat crew requirements.


March 28, 1952

Jack Hilgenberg and Paul Maes were named Tuesday as the co-captains of the Kaukauna high school basketball team during the 1951-52 season, according to an announcement made by Asher Shorey, basketball coach.

 

 

If you have pictures of these heroes, please sent them to me. 

 

Private Frank Granberg, W. Wisconsin ave. is attending a 17-week course at the radio school at Fort Riley, Kansas.

 

Pvt. Louis Warnecke and Pvt. Elaine Warnecke, Eight street, are spending an 11-day furlough with their parents. Louis is with the 3rd Armored division stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky and he will now be sent to Austria.  Elaine as with the Women's Army Corps at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.   

 

Pfc. Jerome A. Benotch, 21, West 10th St, has recently graduated from the 5th infantry division's eight-week leadership course.

 

Eugene King, W. 6th St, has been recalled to active duty with the United states Navy.

 

Airman Apprentice Henry F. Ebben, Joyce Street, has completed his boot training at the US Naval Training Center, Great lakes, Ill. and is currently stationed at Jacksonville, Florida.

 

Richard J Borree, seaman apprentice, U S N, E. 8th St, has temporarily left his ship the USS Arcadia and has reported to the Fleet Training Center, Newport R. I. for a course in the Combat Information Center.

 

Sergeant First Class Clifford O. Fischer is currently spending a 30-day furlough with his parent’s route 2 Kaukauna. Fischer spent the past ten months with the US Army in Korea.

 

Private Joseph L. Gerrits, Kaukauna, has graduated from the 5th Armored Division's foodservice school.

 

Richard Wippich, route 1 Kaukauna and Raymond Baril, route 3 Kaukauna, have recently enlisted in the US army for a 2-year term. Both the enlistees are 19 years old.

 

James Driessen, Sarah St, enlisted in the United States Air Corps for four years. He left Tuesday for Milwaukee and on Thursday for Texas where he'll take his basic training.

 

Private Marvin H Whitman, Foerster ave, left the states for duty somewhere overseas. 

 

Private Leo J. Gerrits, route 3, Kaukauna, is home on a 15-day furlough from Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. Upon completion of his furlough, he will report to Seattle, Washington.

 

Pfc. James E. McMorrow, W. Wisconsin ave., has arrived in Korea. He is with the First Marine Division.

 

Bernard G. Bowers, route 2, Kaukauna, is undergoing recruit training at the US Naval Training Base Great Lakes, Illinois.

 

Private William Vander Loop, Maria St, has recently been sent to Japan with the 24th Infantry Division after serving a six-month tour of service in Korea.

 

Pvt. Richard Roberts, West Wisconsin ave., who is serving in Korea has been transferred to Btry. C 780 Field Artillery.

 

Pvt. David L. George, Taft st., is currently taking his basic training at Fort Eustis, Virginia. 

 

Cpl. Donald J. Golden, E. 8th street, is expected home this weekend for a 30-day furlough. He served 20 months in Guam with an ordnance company.

 

Pfc. Ralph Stroetz, Lawe street, has been promoted to corporal. He is stationed at Fitzsimons, Army Hospital, Denver, Colorado.













 

 

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