Time Machine Trip to October 1942

 

Kaukauna Times – October 1942

By Lyle Hansen

October 2, 1942

 

Little Joan Hooyman of West Tenth Street a third-grade pupil of St. Mary’s grade school is the first student to purchase a United States war savings bond at the school office. She paid for it with pennies she had saved.  

 

Rubber Administrator Jeffers, acted on two important recommendations of the Baruch rubber committee, directed the office of defense transportation to limit driving speeds to 35 miles per hour and told the OPA to prepare to ration gasoline throughout the nation on the same basis that it now rationed in the east.

A group of 53 draftees from the second district of Outagamie county will leave on October 10. Kaukauna will have 21 men in the group.

The enlistment and re-enlistment of men who have passed 40 will be limited to those possessing skills needed by the army and are fully qualified physically to render the military service.

 

The World war mementoes including the solid brass fire bell. The cannon and propellor have been taken to the A. Goldin and sons junk yard on the island. Goldin’s will sell the mementoes and turn the entire amount over to the Legion post. The metal salvaged will be used in the war effort.

October 7, 1942

Two more pieces of property on the southside of Canal Street have been purchased by the city to be turned into a park. The properties purchased were the Van Laarhoven and Millbach lots. This brings to four pieces purchased to date and four more yet to acquire.   

October 9, 1942

Frank Giordana, top, and Dean Lemke, bottom, are co-captains of Kaukauna high school football team and will lead the Kaws against Menasha Bluejays in the homecoming game here tonight.

 

 

 

A comb back Windsor chair over 200 years old was discovered recently at the historic Grignon home by William Wolf, curator, when he removed the outer cover to clean it.

Complying with the ever-increasing demand for women in the war industries, the Kaukauna NYA shop has now opened its field of training to young married women.

October 14, 1942

The Kaukauna salvage committee reports that the boy and girl scouts have collected 42,610 pounds of scrap to date for the war effort.

The state survey showed that the cost in the public school system of Kaukauna was $109.42 per student for the year ending June 30. There are only 15 cities in the state with higher operating cost per student.  

October 16, 1942

The city was grieved to learn of the unexpected passing of Herman T. Runte which occurred Tuesday evening. He was president and manager of the H. T. Runte Company during the past 32 years.

October 21, 1942

Kimberly Holy Name graders defeated St. Mary’s Kaukauna with an easy win of 64-0.

October 28, 1942

 Kaukauna High school gridders annexed their fifth conference victory Saturday with a 20 – 0 win over Neenah. Jack Roberts, Darkie Ristau and Jack Leddy scored touchdowns for the KAWS with Frank Giordana Kicking two extra points. 

October 30, 1942

The enlistment and re-enlistment of men who have passed 40 will be limited to those possessing skills needed by the army and are fully qualified physically to render the military service.