Time Machine Trip to October 1953

 

Kaukauna Times – October 1953

By Lyle Hansen

October 2, 1953

The mansion on the hill has changed hands once again “It isn't as easy to leave a home which contains so many happy memories”, says Mrs. Charles Raught speaking of the home at 315 Crooks Ave. “We had spent so many happy years.” “We loved it here enjoying the beautiful scenery and so many trees in the surrounding vicinity.” The home was purchased by the International Brotherhood of Pulp and Paper Mill Workers. The residence was originally built for Luther Lindauer and later sold to Charles Raught in 1918. The large fourteen room home has a music room along with a large library. Light fixtures throughout the home were imported from France. 

Wayne Carr was reelected chairman of the Friends of the Youth Center Committee Tuesday evening at an organizational meeting held at the Elks Club Rooms.

 

A record total of 2654 students between the ages of five and 18 are now enrolled in Kaukauna’s public and parochial schools. The high school leads the enrollment of the institutions of learning with a total of 723 and St. Mary's parochial school with 650 runs a close second.

 

Menasha St. Mary's parochial school gritters took one on the chin Wednesday afternoon from another parochial school when the Saint Mary's Kaukauna gridders trimmed them by 26 – 6. At the start of the second-half St. Mary's Kaukauna recovered a fumble on their own 34 and the next play Ed Wettstein broke into the clear behind some good blocking and traveled all the way for the first touchdown.

  

October 7, 1953

Principal Clifford Hodgins of Park School recently announced the names of the boys who are now serving as school safety patrol. Roger Noonan has been named captain of the patrol and Charles Kemp and David Lindemuth are the two lieutenants. Patrol boys are Tom Whitman, Jim Brogan, John Smith, Urban Gerrits, Marvin Hammond, Paul Buetow, Dwayne Paul, Chris Granberg, Jim Popp, Danny Owen, Ralph Stecker, Roy Brownell, and Billy Rohlf.

 

October 9, 1953  

  Hugo Finnegan        Robert Coonen      Joan Vander Bloomer

The election of class officers took place Monday Kaukauna high school seniors elected were Hugo Finnegan, president: Robert Coonen, vice president: and Joan Vander Bloomer secretary and treasurer.

October 16, 1953

 

 Monday will mark the 25th birthday anniversary of the Kau-Hi-News, a weekly newspaper for high school students. The paper began in the fall of 1928 as a senior class project in the journalism class.

 

The Fox River Valley Veneer Company, one of Kaukauna’s main industries, was completely destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. The building itself was gutted and all the machinery in the plant was damaged beyond repair according to fireman who fought the blaze for 3 1/2 hours.

 

October 28, 1953

Saint Mary's parochial school gritters jumped to an early six-point lead in Monday night’s fracas. The edge lasted only about the first quarter before the Holy Cross eleven rolled to a 27-6 win. Ed Wettstein scored the first touchdown for St.  Mary's. Cal Welch led the Holy Cross team in the scoring department for the rest of the game.

Al Carmichael, running back, has been one of the bright spots for the Green Bay Packers. Al played football at the University of Southern California and was the Packer’s first draft choice.

October 23, 1953   

St. Mary's congregation is planning to build a gymnasium with the planned addition to the school, according to a three-fourths majority vote at the parish meeting last Thursday evening.

 

October 30, 1953

 

One of Kaukauna's oldest landmarks, the one-time Jacob Gerend and Jacob Lummerding Carpenter Shop and later the Goldin and Stone Junk Shop located on Dodge Street, is being torn down to make way for the new Farmers and Merchants Bank.