Time Machine Trip to August 1942

 

Kaukauna Times – August 1942

By Lyle Hansen

August 5, 1942

Thirty-five draftees from the second district of Outagamie county have been accepted for army physical examinations given in Milwaukee.

August 12, 1942

Parcel post packages addressed to specific and individual prisoners of war shall be exempt from all postal charges, both in the countries of origin and destination was announced by the postal department.

Rationing of automobiles is expected to result in the appearance of older model cars on the highways for the duration of the war. It is well known that the condition of the vehicles is a contributing factor in a traffic accident. This is especially true in the case of poor brakes.

August 14, 1942

Cleon Egan, on the right, repeated as Kaukauna junior boy’s tennis champion this year when he defeated Willis Ranquette in straight sets.

Forty-four persons on the war production training program of the Kaukauna School of Vacation and the N.Y.A. program have received private employment during the month of July according to William T. Sullivan, vocational school director.

Every employee at the Thilmany Pulp and Paper company is putting part of his paycheck in the purchase of war bonds and stamps. The scoreboard which is placed outside of the office shows the percentage of wages for each department.

August 19, 1942

Dr. W. C. Sullivan of Kaukauna is a Democratic candidate for governor in the September primary election. Sullivan opened his campaign Monday evening by delivering an address over a Wisconsin radio network. “I am the only candidate who has stated to be 100% behind President Roosevelt on his foreign and domestic issues. 

August 21, 1942

A salvage drive to obtain all kinds of junk which will be used in the war effort will be held in Kaukauna according to E. E. Brewster, chairman of the salvage committee. Three boy scout troops in Kaukauna will have charge of the work of collecting scrap materials. 

Art Mahn, who lives on the site of the home of the former Paul H. Beaulieu on Beaulieu Hill, found a brass button from a soldier’s uniform this week. It is possible that the button is from the uniform of Jacob Konkapot, an Indian second revolutionary war soldier. He came to Kaukauna about 1822. 

August 28, 1942

Oscar Jahns, of the Kaukauna police department, was reelected president of the Policemen’s Benevolent Association of Wisconsin at the first annual convention held Wednesday at West Bend.

The Hoberg Paper Mills which was started in Kaukauna by John Hoberg in the 1892 celebrated its 50^th anniversary this month in Green Bay. The Hoberg Paper mills was located on the site of the present Kaukauna post office along the canal. The mill had a 60-inch paper machine and made toilet paper from the start. 

Frank J. Pechman received four blue ribbons for excellence in photography at the state convention of Professional Photographers held in Milwaukee last week.