Time MachineTrip to May 1943

 

Kaukauna Times – May 1943

By Lyle Hansen

May 5, 1943

New tires are now available for holders of “B” ration cards and limited mileage allowed of those driving in the normal course of work activities has been raised from 470 miles a month to 720 miles.

 

Alex Maley, ages 63 years, Depot Street, was killed instantly about 6 pm Saturday evening when he was run over by a train east of Main Avenue in Kaukauna.

 

May 7, 1943

Work on Kaukauna’s service honor roll board, which is located on the west campus of the high school, was completed this week. The board contains the names of 772 men and women from this immediate vicinity who are on the service. Dedication of the honor role, which is a replica of George Washington's Mt. Vernon home, will be under the direction of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion posts. The dedicatory program will be held along with Memorial Day ceremonies.

George R. Greenwood, chairman of the Kaukauna branch ration board, urged motorists having B and C gas books to display their stickers on the windshield of their cars.

Richard Ristau set a new jump record for Kaukauna High School when he topped 5 feet, 6 inches during the meet last week. 

 

May 12, 1943

A poem written by Lois Wieseler “In Memory of Robert Watson” who died of pneumonia at the naval training station, Great Lakes Illinois, recently.

It was his seventeenth birthday,

One in which he lived in hope.

He joined up with our Navy,

With joy and vigor both.

 

Three weeks he lived for the Navy,

His heart and soul he gave.

Then suddenly it struck him,

An illness that was so grave.

 

Our hearts are filled with sorrow.

For such a lad as this.

He hoped that his tomorrow.

Would bring this world its peace.

 

God gave this lad life,

He now has reclaimed it, too.

May God bless this little lad,

So faithful to the Red, White, and Blue.

 

May 14, 1943

A total of 347 bicycle licenses have been issued at the city clerk’s office to date. James E. McFadden, chief of police, stated yesterday.

May 19, 1943

The tin collection in Calumet County last Saturday brought in a total of 6,464 pounds.

A special message is directed this week by Robert Baker, Sr., of the Baker Canning company, Dundas, to the boys and girls of this community. “This is a war to preserve the world America,” and your community as a decent place in which you live. “You boys and girls can’t drive a tank or shoot a gun, but you can help the war effort by working at the canning company.”

April was the 13^th consecutive month to show a decline in traffic deaths in Wisconsin.  Twenty-seven persons met death in accidents on streets during April this year a reduction of 32.5 percent from last April.

May 21, 1943

A fish story of sorts? While fishing on Lake Poygan with Mr. and Mrs. Leo Ristau, Fred Goetz caught a 29-inch northern pike weight over 5 pounds which had swallowed a 13-inch walleyed pike.

May 26, 1943

A list of unpaid dog licenses has been turned over to the police department and collection was stated Tuesday.

May 28, 1943

A German Shepherd owned by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meinert, Dixon Street and a Doberman Pinscher owned by Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Emperior, Wilson Street, have the distinction of being the first Kaukauna dogs to be sent to war.

Anton P. Berkers was elected president of the Lions club at the election of officer at a meeting held Tuesday evening. He succeeds Dr. A. E. Bachhuber as head of the club.

The Rev. Earl J. Schuh, of Kaukauna, will celebrate his first solemn high mass at St. Nicholas church, Freedom 10 am Monday morning, May 31. He will be ordained to the priesthood by the Rev. Paul Rhode bishop at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral Green Bay on