Time Machine: Time Machine Trip to July 1943

Kaukauna Times July 1943

By Lyle Hansen

July 2, 1943

The final details for the 23^rd annual picnic to be sponsored by the American Legion Post No. 41 at la Follette park on Sunday and Monday July 4 and 5 have been completed by the committee in charge. There are rides for small children including pony rides.

L. C. Smith, personnel director of Thilmany Pulp and Paper company will be seated as president of the Rotary club at a meeting at the Hotel Kaukauna.

Arliss French is predicting “Victory in 1943” for the United States. It is revealed in the potatoes he said, as he brought a perfect “V” shaped potato into the Kaukauna Times.

July 9, 1943

The farm laborer is today’s vanishing American. The farm workers have disappeared down two channels – the armed forces and industry in support of the war effort.

The Kaukauna common council went on record this week favoring the construction of an airport conveniently located in the area.

July 14, 1943

The Kaukauna branch ration board has been exceptionally busy the last few weeks with applications for renewal of class A gas ration books and for canning sugar according to Homer White, newly appointed chairman, who succeeded George R. Greenwood.

Harry C. Tanner, Milwaukee, former Kaukauna resident and brother of the late Dr. H. B. Tanner, visited Kaukauna last week. He is known to many as the distributor of shiny new pennies which he gives away as tokens. He claims to have given away 10,000 pennies over the past 16 years. He attaches a statement of good luck with each penny.

Wilfred A. Van Abel is included in a group of aviation cadet officers pictured on the back of the July issue of Army Life.

July 16, 1943

The mid-channel outdoor swimming pool will officially open on Saturday, according to Clifford H. Kemp, city recreational director. The lifeguards on duty will be Jack Roberts, chief guard and Nic Steffens. A new lifeboat has been placed in the pool and is secured to the tower at all times. Swimming will be supervised daily 7 days a week.

July 23, 1943

A new curb project was outlined at an adjourned meeting of the common council Tuesday evening which provides for construction of concrete curbs on various streets at a cost of 50 cents a running foot to property owners.

July 28, 1943

A crew of city people rolled up their sleeves and saved 32 tons of hay for a Shawano County farmer recently. The hay had been beaten down by a rainstorm and the farmer had no way to save it. He then called the county farm labor office which went into action. They had gotten a promise from 25 Shawano businessmen to help whenever there was danger of food or feed being wasted. At 4:30 a.m. the volunteer crew was gathered at the Derby farm and by 9 o'clock 650 bales were in the barn.

Little Chute Fox Valley League team. Back row: H. Van Dyke, B. Hartjes, J. Reynebeau, Chris Van Cuyer, B. Verstegen, T. Hoxn, Dr. Joe Doyle Jr. Front row: R. Hermsen, O. Kirk, C. Schuler, H. Hartjes, B. Borsum and R. Grieshober.

July 30, 1943

The Outagamie County ration board has informed the Kaukauna board that the tire situation was never more serious than it is today. Many people believe that all they have to do is bring in their certificates and tires with them. There are at present five times as many applications as there are tires available.

Walter P. Hagman, principal of Outagamie Rural Normal school, said the demand for teachers exceeds the current supply of beginning instructors by 2531.