Monday, February 19, 2024

Time Machine Trip to February 1934

 

Kaukauna Times – February 1934

By Lyle Hansen

February 2, 1934

The students at Lawrence college at Appleton have erected this handsome chapel on the campus using more than 62 tons of ice. The structure, which is 18 feet high, is lit at night by white and colored lights.

 

Most people have found out lately that life’s hardest ups and downs have been keeping up appearances while holding down expenses.

 

February 6, 1934

Kalupa's Bakers gained undisputed possession of. first place in the city league where they defeated Goldin-Berg's, Saturday 29-28.

 

February 9, 1934

Wisconsin motorists are in no hurry to plunk down their cash for licenses to operate their cars. Of the 567,000 passenger cars operating in Wisconsin only 75,000 bare 1934 license plates this week. The deadline has been extended to March 1. 

 

February 13, 1934

Art Sager, forward on the league leading Kalupa Bakers team, is the leading individual scorer in the city basketball league with a total of 122 points in ten games. His teammate, Bud Koch, is close behind in second place with 101 points.

Miss Laura Deering suffered cuts and bruises and had a general shaking-up yesterday morning. She was riding in a car that skidded on an icy spot-on Highway 41 just north of the city. 

February 23, 1934

A&P Meat Sale Prices

Hams 13 1/2c lb.

Hamburger 4 lbs. 27c

Boiling Beef 6c Ib.

Steak (round or sirloin) 14c.

Bologna, Wieners 3 lbs. 25c

 

Crowds of eager men and women milled around a civil works office in Madison last Friday. News had spread that morning that 5,500 new jobs would be open this Monday. The crowd went home with dreams shattered. The new jobs had been authorized, but money for them had not been allotted.

 

February 16, 1934

Suffering with what has been diagnosed definitely as “sleeping sickness”, Miss Mary Van Eperen of Kimberly is receiving treatment at St. Elizabeth hospital. She was somewhat improved Monday.

Three mail sacks were stolen from the Northside Chicago and Northwestern railroad depot in this city Saturday morning. The sacks were later found near the bridge between Little Chute and Combined Locks by some boys. It isn’t believed the sacks contain anything of great value.

 

February 27, 1934

The office of the Weyenberg meat market was robbed on Saturday evening. The thief left with $167 from the cash draw. No one noticed the money being taken. Mr. Weyenberg, owner of the business, was absent from the shop at the time of the robbery.

 

Two Kaukauna boxers will appear on the amateur card at Appleton Thursday night when the Appleton Legion stage their monthly fight at the armory. Dago Schuler will make his debut. Steve Andrews will also be on the card that evening.

 

People who borrow their neighbor’s newspaper might send in a check and have it sent to them regularly.

 

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(Proceeds donated to Children's Charity)





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