Time Machine Trip to December 1953

 

Kaukauna Times – December 1953

By Lyle Hansen

December 1, 1953

An eight-year growth and progress reports were presented to the city council by Mayor Joseph Bayorgeon on Tuesday night. The report shows a near double in the assessment rolls and 384 new homes in the city.

December 4, 1953

The city council Tuesday night authorized the utility commission to proceed with the erection and installation of the automatic traffic signals at the intersection of Lawe Street and Wisconsin Avenue in accordance with the requirements as set forth by the state highway commission.

 

December 9, 1953

 

Shown just before he took his final trip on the Combined Locks switch run last Monday morning is A. J. “Furgie” Nagan. He is retiring after over 46 years with the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. He started in 1907 serving as a conductor for most of his career.

 

A groundbreaking ceremony occurred last Sunday at the Kaukauna Methodist Church. Present for the event were Rev. Roy Steen, Appleton District Superintendent; E. C. Nimmer, Contractor; L. C. Smith, Chairman of the Finance Committee, and the Rev. George Buchanan, pastor of the church. The project will consist of an addition to the Epworth Home and a general remodeling of the interior of the building.

 

December 18, 1953

The city council Tuesday night voted to accept the low bid for the purchase of a new ambulance for the city to be delivered sometime in March of 1954.

 

December 24, 1953

Christmas being on a Friday this year will result in a long weekend for the families in our city. According to L. C. Smith of Thilmany Mill all the workmen and women with the exception of some maintenance workers will take off at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday and won't have to report back until--7:00 a.m. on Monday. Kaukauna Machine Corporation, Roloff Manufacturing and Badger Northland have announced plans to shut down in part over the three-day holiday.

The first-grade students at Nicolet school are shown trimming their class Christmas tree. Standing on the chairs are James Hendrickson and Jill Kobin. In the front are Dennis Veldman, Raymond Juneau, Ronna Lyons and Ronald Lund.

The Christmas pageant at Nicolet school was presented before the Parent Teacher Association. They are left to right. Dave Foxgrover and Tom Johnson as two of the kings. Roland Wussow as Joseph, Barbara Polley as Mary, Sherrill Kimpel as Angel Gabriel and Dennis Brogan and Donald Fink as shepherds.

Proudly displaying boxes made for their mothers are the members of Den 3, Pack 27 Kaukauna Cub Scouts. The boys left to right front row Donovan Dain, Michael Coenen, Jerry Haen, Robert Niesen and Tommy Dubow. Back row Vincent Diedrick, Donald O’Dell, Ronny Skalmusky, Jerry Skalmusky and Peter Hertz.

Some of Kaukauna high school students who worked in the recent Save-the Children clothing drive are packing the bundles which are destined to Korea and Europe. Front row Mary Hartzheim and Sarah Brenzel, in the back row are Dan Brys, Louis Faust and Jim Otte.