Time Machine: Time Machine Trip to June 1932

Kaukauna Times – June 1932

By Lyle Hansen

June 1, 1932

Ground Wood & Pulp Company’s mill was totally, destroyed by fire Monday. Fire Chief Albert Luckow indicated the fire apparently originated in one of the bins due to spontaneous combustion. When the alarm was turned in, the entire structure was engulfed in flames. The fire already had spread to the quarry company building, but firemen were able to save two of the three trucks in it.

A total of 3,011 persons used the city swimming pool in the municipal building during the month of May.

June 3, 1932

Lester J. Brenzel was reelected president of the Kaukauna Advancement Association at the annual meeting held Wednesday evening at the Hotel Kaukauna.

In a game played on St. Mary’s diamond Tuesday afternoon, St. Mary’s defeated St. Theresa’s of Appleton 9 to 8. McCormick was relieved by Berg on the mound in the fifth when the score was 7 to 7. Holy Cross team was defeated by 6 to 4 by St. Mary’s of Appleton Tuesday afternoon. Bauer and Steffen were the pitchers for the Holy Cross team.

June 7, 1932

Robert Mayer is valedictorian with a 93.88 percent for the four years in high school. Evelyn Miller is the salutatorian of the class with an average of 93.40 percent.

June 14, 1932

Commencement exercises for the senior class of Kaukauna High School were held Friday evening in the auditorium. Eighty-four students were in the graduating class being 40 girls and 44 boys being the largest class to have graduated from the school. Jack Van Lieshout, president of the class gave a very interesting talk.

Kaukauna battled its way into first place in the Fox River Valley League Sunday when they easily defeated Kimberly 12 to 6. The league tally now reads Kaukauna, Green Bay, Kimberly, Wisconsin Rapids, Appleton, and Shawano.

Two rare species of fish uncommon to this locality have been caught by Paul Nagan. The fish were discovered in Konkapot Creek last week and are on display at the Nagan home on Quinney Avenue. The rarer of the two fish is a Darter fish which is not known to exist in Wisconsin. The second specie found is known as a Stickle-back. This fish is quite small and is unfriendly toward all other fish, it has a very aggressive nature.

June 17, 1932

Miss Rosella Otte and Miss Ursula Keyzers of Kaukauna were received into the Sisterhood at Holy Family Convent at Manitowoc Tuesday. The ceremony was attended by their families and friends along with many clergy from the area.

The body of the man who was struck by the train early Wednesday morning at the north side depot was identified as Ferdinand Harke, 22, of Kimberly. Harke was last seen at the Nightingale Ballroom Tuesday evening when told his brother Fred that he was going to walk home. He may have been on the tracks when the train passed through.

June 21, 1932

Edward Haessly of Kaukauna received the subdeaconate orders Sunday in the seminary chapel of Saint Francis de Sales, St. Francis, Wisconsin. Mr. Haessly will be the first priest to be ordained from Holy Cross parish. His family and many friends from Kaukauna attended the ceremony.

June 24, 1932

Boys and girls may continue to swim at the fourth lock providing they obey the lockmaster and refrain from damaging property. Swimming at the guard lock is absolutely prohibited.

June 28, 1932

Rev. Louis Van Oeffel, pastor of St. Francis Church of Hollandtown was honored at the 25^th Anniversary of his ordination into the priesthood. The celebration was postponed, and, in his place, a high mass was celebrated by Rev. Hamill of Chicago. Rev. Van Oeffel was taken ill and had to be taken to a Green Bay Hospital. At last report, he was to be greatly improved.

St. John High School Graduates – 1932