Time Machine Trip to April 1953

 

Kaukauna Times – April 1953

By Lyle Hansen

April 1, 1953

The biggest Sturgeon ever to be discovered in the state was found in a state of exhaustion on the north bank of the third locks. The fish tipped the scales at 260 pounds. Conservation wardens were contacted last night by phone and said only that sturgeons have been known to attempt the journey up the Fox River to spawn...enough of this. Certainly, readers know by now that today is the opening day of the fishing season and April fool’s Day.

Kaukauna citizens have through Friday to visit one of the city’s three new automatic voting machines to receive instructions on their operations. Three of the 12 machines to be used by the city next Tuesday.

 

Fourteen area men were part of the 33-men draft which left for induction at Milwaukee from Outagamie County according to the selective service board. Leaving Kaukauna were James A. Simon, Robert Grogan, Norbert Evers and Gerald Vanden Heuvel. From Little Chute are Herald P. Arnoldussen, Richard Cotnoir, Jerome Van Asten, William Vander Loop, Sylvester Vanden Hogen, Clyde Lemke, Arthur Pennings, Jr., and Orville Evers.  Two men from Kimberly are Everett Rooyakkers and Vernon Schuh.

Gerald Lopas has been named a member of the Kaukauna police force according to Police Chief H. V. Engerson.

April 8, 1953

Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company announced Tuesday the completion of the main item of the $12,000,000 modernization program-the No. 11 paper machine has gone into operation. The block-long giant stands beside its running mate, No. 9, another Beloit Stationary Fourdrinier machine, built twelve years ago in the lower mill.

 

April 10, 1953

The Kaukauna city police force has acquired two new officers in as many weeks. The latest addition is Charles Arnold, who began his duties on Monday as a replacement for Officer Lester Luedtke, who tendered his resignation in March.

 

Thomas Hilgenberg and James Schlude were the two boys chosen in an election held Friday to attend Badger Boys State at Ripon college this summer.

 

April 15, 1953

Eugene De Groot, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis De Groot, has been chosen by the Barth Accordion School, Fond du Lac to put on a baton twirling act for their concert April 22. Eugene will twirl single and flag baton.  

Mary Verhagen   -     Carol Zwick  -     Janis Mislinski  -  William West will be presented with silver medals. They are the four Kaukauna high school students who took part in the state forensic contest held on April 11th in Madison.  

 

April 17, 1953

Eleven area man were inducted in the 30-man draft which left yesterday morning for induction at Milwaukee according to the Outagamie selective board. From Kaukauna are James Terry, Melvin Stephens, Francis Gerow, Mark Golden, William McGinnis, Bernard Weyers. and Orville Green. From Little Chute William Verhagen and David Bowers, from Kimberly Thomas Van Elzen.

 

April 24, 1953

Sergeant Oscar Jahns of the city police force swore in the members of the Holy Cross safety patrol at a ceremony at the school on Wednesday morning. Sergeant Jahns, who supervises safe patrols in all of the Kaukauna schools had high praise for all the members of the Holy Cross safety patrol.

The Fox River navigation company’s season officially opened on Friday having received the government go ahead when the companies two tugboats moved through the Kaukauna locks.  According to James Bambery of the navigation company, full-time operations are now expected to continue throughout the season.