Time Machine Trip to June 1963

 

Kaukauna Times - June 1963

By Lyle Hansen

June 5, 1963

Miss Lindy Kemp was announced as KHS Lang Trophy winner to climax 1963 Class Night exercises with 221 seniors graduating Monday evening. 

June 7, 1963

Ken Vander Velden has been named head basketball coach at Kaukauna High School. Vander Velden replaces Jerry Hopfensperger, who resigned to take a similar position at Preble High.

 

Two Kaukauna youths Paul Esler 15 and Robert Robach 16 died as a result of injuries sustained in a car crash Wednesday evening on County Trunk Q. 

 

Lightning bolts in a severe electrical storm and a car crash which claimed the lives of two Kaukauna youths got almost every type of emergency vehicle in and around the city of Kaukauna on Wednesday night. Lightning which struck the island St. bridge approached to the Wisconsin Ave. span required equipment and personnel of the Kaukauna Electric and Water departments the city fire department and gas company and the telephone company to repair the damage.

 

June 12, 1963

A yearling buck wandered into Kaukauna Saturday morning and got tied up in city traffic on the Southside of town. Taking a wrong turn on Third Street, the deer leaped through a plate glass window at Coffey Motors, 103 E. Third Street. The animal was finally subdued with ropes and a tranquilizing drug. The deer was released in the wild outside of town.

 

June 14, 1963

The 1963 “Papyrus” yearbook for the Kaukauna High School was dedicated to the late Adrian McGrath, who served as vocal music director at KHS until his death in April of last year.

Ray Morgan aced a hole in one on the 225-yard No. hole at Fox Valley Golf Club Sunday.

Kay Zummeren, 13, made a hole in one on the 125-yard No. 3 hole at Fox Valley Golf course Friday.

 

Paul Hietpas was named president of the Kaukauna Chamber of Commerce for 1963-64 at the June meeting held Tuesday according to Miss Mary Margaret DeClercq chamber secretary.

 

June 19, 1963

Members of the Silver Anniversary class of 1938, Kaukauna High School, gathered at Van Abel's Saturday evening. Forty-one of the original one hundred and seven were in attendance. Many awards were presented to the members and a good time was had by all.

Rev. Percy Gibson from the class of 1893, the first class to graduate from Kaukauna High School, attended the annual Alumni rally. Rally Master Robert Knox, Norbert Noie, Alumni president, and Joseph C. McCarty chairman of the board.

Class of '13 gathered at the rally. Seated Bess Solar Faulkner, Rita Daly Moran, Janet Strathearn, Lottie McCarty, Lucille Roundsville Broderan, Ruth Wolf, Ethyl Schatzka St. George, Dollie Brewster Rieth, Elsie Mau Foerster, Maude Haas. Back row Norbert Rennicke, John Strathearn, Verna Jumps Ward, L. P. Bunker. Principal, Michael Ryan, and Clem Sadlier.  

June 28, 1963

The 1963 American Legion picnic will be held for the first time on the outskirts of the City beyond highway “OO” adjacent to the new Legion club. In addition to the eight carnival rides there will be many stands on the midway.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eisenman - 50^th Wedding Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Woldt - 50^th Wedding Anniversary