Kaukauna Time Machine Trip to February 1954

 

Kaukauna Times – February 1954

By Lyle Hansen

February 3, 1954

With the completion of his rounds Saturday, Alphonse Berens, 910 Desnoyer Street, also completed 31 years as a Kaukauna city letter carrier. He is the only remaining member of the original four mailmen who started as carriers when free delivery began locally on February 1, 1923.

E. H. Jennings, president of Thilmany Pulp and Paper company announced Wednesday at the annual sales meeting the company sold $21,000,000 worth of products in 1953.

Mary Feldman won the D.A.R. award at Kaukauna High School. The voting took place during the past week, according to Miss Frances Corry, who is in charge of the election.

 

February 12, 1954

The members of the Girl Scout and Brownie Troops in Kaukauna are busy working on their "Kits for Korea," a project which is now being carried out on a nation-wide basis by all troops. The kits contain items for personal use which are virtually impossible to obtain in Korea at the present time. Each contains a washcloth, a hand towel, hair ribbon, pocket comb, toothpaste, toothbrush, two yards of elastic, needle and thread, safety pins and a bar of soap.

 

February 17, 1954

Principal W. W. Walsh of the Wrightstown High School submitted   his   letter of resignation to the Board of Education this week and announced that when his present contract expires on July 1, he will retire from the teaching profession. Walsh has completed seven years as principal of the Wrightstown High School and has served 30 years in the Wisconsin school system.

 

February 26, 1954

Following 29 years of business in Kaukauna, Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Miller have turned over the ownership and operation of their furniture store at 124 East Second Street to Gerald Krueger. Meyers says he is the "oldest" businessman on Second Street owning the business since 1925.

Daniel Drace, a junior in Kaukauna high school, died of nephrosis Manday morning. “He was a fine boy, well-liked by his classmates and faculty”, was the statement from Principal Paul E. Little about Daniel.

Matt J. Lennert, a former Kaukauna man, who is an army veteran and a double amputee, has recently resigned as an alderman in Rockford, Ill., and is moving to California. Matt left Kaukauna at the age of 18 when he joined the army. He served with the 79^th Division and was wounded in Germany. 

Students attending Nicolet school new mythical grocery store. Left to right Mary Jane Dahm, Lindy Kemp, Peter Hertz, Vincent Mach, Gerold Artz and Darlene Gosdeck.

The Brotherhood week committee met to organize the activities from Feb. 21 to 28. Neil McCarty, Father John Mirek, T. H. Boebel, Abe Golden, Arno Margenau and Rev. John Scheib.

Valentine’s greetings to the Community hospital were presented Friday by members of the Park school eighth grade. The big red heart was covered with 130 dimes donated by the class to L. J. Merlo of the hospital fund. Students left to right are Mary Ellen Sager, Hope Hilgenberg, Tom Whitman, and Jim Brogan.

Cub scout Pat Coleman had the honor of receiving the highest award in Cubbing, the WEBELO badge. Shown left to right are his father, Harold Coleman, Milton Vandehey scout master of troop 31, Pat and Mrs. Coleman.

Scouts from pack 27 received awards at a dinner recently at St. Mary’s hall. Top row left to right Ronald Straus, Richard Swanningson, John Robedeaux, Thomas Van Drasek, Donald O’Dell, Jerome Schaeffer, Thurston, Lambie, James Rennebohm. Donald Straus, Lyle Hansen, Jack Grissman, Pat Ryan, Danny Coffey, Danny O’Connor, Jeffry DeBruin, Bottom row: Michael Coonen, Leo Grissman, Robert Schaefer, Vincent Diedrich, Dave Coenen, Bruce Bay, Jerry Veldman, Jerry Haen, Ronnie Belongea, Dale Van Dyke, Donovan Dain, Tommy Wolf, Carl Vanevenhoven, Tommy Dubow and Peter Hertz.

Glen Miller, well known Kaukauna sports enthusiast and currenting with the Chicago White Sox baseball farm system, stopped in Kaukauna for a visit. White Sox fans may recognize the station wagon he is driving as the bull pen car.

The Outagamie County Rural Normal school’s basketball squad, cheerleaders, and coaches. Kneeling in the front row are Leone Van Patten, Jackie Clark, and Audrey Steward, In the middle row are Barbara Polzin, Virginia Scheibe, Mary Schroeder and Rosemary Thyssen. In the back row are Carl Gloebe, assistant coach, Lois Limberg, Marilyn Werbelow, Pat Alger, Doris Ziesemer, Janet Stingle, Janet Saylor, and E. H. Gordan, coach.