Time Machine Trip to October 1932

 

Kaukauna Times – October 1932

By Lyle Hansen 

October 4, 1932

The exterior of St. Mary’s Church is receiving a coat of brown paint.

October 7, 1932

George Hilgenberg, 13-year-old, had the misfortune to breaking his arm Sunday while playing football. 

October 11, 1932

The swimming club which is being organized at the municipal pool which was to begin activities this week has been postponed until the high school football season is over. The reason given by Leo Spindler is that many football players could not participate because of practice.

 

Louis Patterson, of De Pere, started for a drive in his car last week not aware that his little son had climbed onto the tire on the back of the car. After a time, the boy lost his foothold and fell to the road holding on to the rear bumper. A passing motorist noticed the boy being dragged behind the car and returned to stop the Patterson car. The boy’s shoes were destroyed, and he had cuts and scrapes but no broken bones. 

 

Word has been received here of the death of Peter Broeren in Oregon. Mr. Broeren was the first manager of the electric light plant in Kaukauna. 

 

October 18, 1932

Ignatius Murphy, town of Freedom, was held up and robbed Saturday evening on Hwy 55. Murphy was driving toward Freedom when he noticed a young woman standing on the running board of a car who waved to him to stop. She then pointed a gun at him. A man appeared from behind the car and searched him. The couple took $5 from him and then drove off.

October 21, 1932

A modern oil and gasoline service station is being erected by John Cleveland at the corner of Lawe Street and Taylor Streets.  It is expected that the station will open for business late in November.

October 25, 1932

Sunday afternoon between 5:30 and 6:00 Kaukauna was heard on the Milwaukee Journal station WTMJ.  This is the second time Kaukauna was heard on “Tribute to Wisconsin Cities” program. A descriptive talk of the city was given by W. P. Hagman, the principal of the Outagamie Rural Normal School, and two solos by Mrs. Frank Charlesworth, who was accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Mae Parks Johnson.

Miss Eva Rasmussen, a waitress at a restaurant in Waupaca, was recently rewarded with $10,000. 25 years ago when she was 14 years of age a stranger, B. W. Stickner of Cleveland, Ohio, was injured in an automobile accident. Miss Rasmussen tore up her petticoat and bandaged the man’s wrists. He said she saved his life by her action and when he died, he left her the money. 

Clarence Koch, last year’s center will be conducting basketball practice at the high school this week. Following the football season Coach Paul Little will take charge of the team and give his grid members a chance to tryout.  

October 28, 1932

 

The Andrews Oil Company has reopened the filling station located on Dodge Street formerly known as the Lummerding Service station.