Time Machine Trip to April 1952

 

Kaukauna Times April 1952

By Lyle Hansen

April 2, 1952

Police Chief Harold Engerson requested the cooperation of the parents of Kaukauna children in keeping their youngsters from playing near the banks of the Fox River. This is a very dangerous time of the year when the river waters are high, and some ice is on the river.

 

Captain D. J. Brothers army dress uniform from the Civil War is displayed in connection with Kaukauna’s history along with many other items that were in storage at the Public Library. The dress uniform was worn by Captain D. J. Brothers of Kaukauna during the Civil War.    

April 9, 1952

The Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company granted a second Cost of Living adjustment amounting to 2.43% of wages to all employees. 

April 11, 1952

John Van De Loo was elected president of the Kaukauna Rotary Club Wednesday. He will succeed L. A. Gerend who has served as the head of the club for the past year.

April 16, 1952

Kaukauna bowlers walked off with a share of prize money in the 1952 American Bowling Congress this month placing third in Milwaukee. Members of the team , left to right are Joe Steger, Allie Mayer, Ev Hosen, Bob Schaeuble and Frank Effa.

The first twenty miles of the new double lane highway 41 from Milwaukee to Slinger will be completed in about eighteen months.

Kaukauna’s Thousand Island area in the “Big River” has been tagged as one of the areas of the state with special wildlife value. The newly created state board for the preservation of scientific area will visit the land this summer. 

Alderman Raymond De Bruin was selected as president of the common council for the coming term.

April 25, 1952

Royal Clothing team won the championship of the North side Businessmen’s League for 1952. Team members included Gordon Luedtke, Joe Dreger Jr., Donald Mangold, Mark Hoegh and Art Reichelt.

More than 1000 handpicked combat soldiers – including Pfc. Dale Kilgas, of Kaukauna – are participating in the army’s continuing field tests of atomic warfare. Kilgas is a truck driver in a Medical Company 11^th Armored Cavalry. “I never thought I’d have an atomic bomb dropped in front of me during my army career, But now I’ll have something to tell my grandchildren.”   

April 30, 1952

Six stars were awarded Kaukauna Band members directed by Elwood Bleick in the Fox-Valley-Lake Shore festival held here Saturday.  Stars entitle the winners to enter the state finals in Madison in May. Ten high schools participated in the parade competition. Kaukauna placed first in the parade competition.

The Kaukauna Saving and Loan association announced the purchase of the building at 113 West Second Street as their new location. The change will take place in early June. Organized in 1882 the association has operated from a number of locations during its 65 years of existence. With H. D. Wing as secretary of the original group, business was conducted from the corner of his Kaukauna Sun newspaper building, on which the current high school is located. When James H. Delbridge became secretary, he conducted the business out of his residence. Later Hugo Weifenbach took over as secretary and the association was run from the Bank of Kaukauna and later from the Captain Brothers building located at what is now the Rialto theatre and from the Kuehne building 145 W. Wisconsin avenue. When Weifenbach joined the staff of the Farmers and Merchants bank, business was operated from the bank. In 1932 quarters were taken in the Central Block. In 1935 the business moved to West 2^nd street and is now moving next door.