Time Machine Trip to February 1943

 

Kaukauna Times – February 1943

By Lyle Hansen

February 3, 1943

 

Adolph R. Mill was elected president of the Kaukauna Advancement Association at a meeting at the Hotel Kaukauna Wednesday, evening. He will succeed Harold H. Frank. Leo J. Merlo was elected vice-president; and C. P. Goetzman, Secretary and treasurer.

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Verhagen, West Seventh street, received a telegram from the adjutant general of the war department, Saturday informing them that their son Corporal Steven C. Verhagen, 26, was killed in action in defense of this country, December 31, in the southwest Pacific area.  

 

February 5, 1943

Paul E. Little, High School Athletic Director, and football coach, will be honored at a city-wide testimonial dinner and program to be held Tuesday evening, February 9, in the Kaukauna gymnasium. Since Little came to Kaukauna 14 years ago, he has maintained an enviable record among high school coaches. Besides the nine championship years, his teams have won second place in conference scoring four times. Only once in his career did his teams get less than second place. In conference play the Galloping Ghosts have won 65 games, lost 11 and tied 4. Kaukauna High School teams have piled up a row of 25 consecutive victories at one time and have lost only one game in the last four years.

Three of the featured speakers at the Paul E. Little event are Curly Lambeau, coach of the Green Bay Packers, Richard "Red" Smith, a Kaukauna native and assistant Packer coach, Stoney McGlynn, a Milwaukee Sentinel sportswriter, and Guy Sundt Assc. director of athletics at the University of Wisconsin.

Les Smith topped the Major Bowling league Monday evening at Schell Alleys when he pounded out a 650 series. 

Miss Blanche Gerend, chairman announced that the “records for our fighting men.” Campaign is now in full swing in Kaukauna and urges residents to donate any phonograph records they have to the cause. 

February 10, 1943

Because of the great need by the government for typewriters the high school has been asked to give 25 per cent of its typewriters to help the shortage.

February 12, 1943

 

The city of Kaukauna was struck with grief upon learning of the death of Lester J. Brenzel a civic leader. Mr. Brenzel was serving his third term as Kaukauna City Clerk at the time of his death.

Pupils of St. Mary and Holy Cross parochial schools are conducting their own “buy a Jeep” campaign.  The sale of stamps and bonds at the two schools total $1,027.75 for St. Mary’s and for Holy Cross $701.50 to date. The jeeps require $900 each to make.   

February 17, 1943

Jerome Head and Marion Wodjenski were chosen the “sweetheart couple” of Kaukauna high school for the Sweetheart Swing dance this Saturday at the school.

The public schools in Kaukauna have gone over the top with enough raised to buy four jeeps.  The total figure for all the school in town for the past two weeks have totaled $4,031.50. Since the program started the public schools $22,638 worth of stamps and bonds were purchased.

Enlistments are again open for boys 17 years old. Boys who qualify for naval flight training will be enlisted and permitted to remain in high school until they graduate in June.

The Park School basketball team remains undefeated in the school league with a 4–0 record. 

Reginal Skenadore, aged 32 years of Seymour, was scalded fatally Sunday morning when boiling water overflowed into an acid tank, he was working near at the Thilmany Pulp and Paper company mill. 

February 19, 1943

Final details for registration in Kaukauna for war ration book No. 2, the point system book, have been completed this week by J. P. Cavanaugh, superintendent of schools, Olin G. Dryer, school principal, and George   R.   Greenwood, chairman of the Kaukauna rations office.

 

February 26, 1943

Sixty housewives were among the 118 women and girls who lost their lives in Wisconsin traffic accidents last year according to the recent numbers. Womanpower, as well as manpower, is needed for warpower.   The loss of human live in any accidents can seriously be called “unintentional sabotage”, the Wisconsin Motor Vehicle department stated.

 

Fifteen boxing matches will be presented at the gymnasium Saturday night in an intersquad match. Coach Clifford Kemp’s squad battles it out to see who will be chosen for the first call for this year’s high school boxing team.