Kaukauna Times – April 1934
By Lyle Hansen
April 3, 1934
J. H. Niesen was elected mayor of
Kaukauna at today's election defeating Lewis F. Nelson, Wm. J. Ganter, and Wm.
J. Carnot. Niesen gained a total of 1006 votes while Nelson received 844,
coming closest to the winner.
B. W. Fargo retired from that post
as mayor and was not a candidate for re-election.
L. C. Wolf, city clerk for the
past 36 years, was renamed to that office for two more years.
A. R. Mill, Kaukauna postmaster, announced drastic
reductions in service in the city in order that payrolls be reduced.
April 10, 1934
Ed Haas was the high shooter of the day at the
practice shoot conducted by the Kaukauna Gun club Sunday morning when he hit 42
out of 50 single targets.
Final statements of expenses were filed by
candidates for city offices in the election last Tuesday. A total of $241.47
was the total spent by all candidates.
April 13, 1934
Chief of Police, R. H. McCarty,
has served notice to chicken owners to lock up their chickens as garden time is
here. Owners are also reminded that chickens are to be kept out of their
neighbors' yards.
A coroner’s jury at Freedom Wednesday afternoon
found that Joseph Conrad, Freedom, came to his death as the result of being
struck by an automobile driven by person or persons unknown.
Bud Koch won individual scoring honors in the City
basketball league for the second consecutive year when he led league players
with a total of 181 points.
April 17, 1934
Work started Monday
toward the construction of a new water tower on a lot in the rear of the
Outagamie Rural Normal School, according to H. F. Weckwerth, manager of
the Kaukauna Electrical and Water Departments.
Just as we go to press,
we received word that a reduction in electric power rates has been approved by
the public service commission of the state. H. F. Weckwerth, manager of the
Kaukauna electric and water department and will mean a saving of approximately
$15,000 annually to local consumers.
Rev. Andrew Clarence Micke of Dundas will say his
first solemn high mass at St. Francis Catholic church in Hollandtown next
Sunday.
April 20, 1934
Kaukauna High school
will enter a new sport field this summer when high school athletes show forth
their first baseball team. In previous years, football, basketball, and track
were the only sports, but this year with no spring football, baseball was
enacted here.
April 24, 1934
Rev. Ferdinand F.
Dupont, of
Kimberly, was ordained to the priesthood Saturday and will say his first mass
at 10 o’clock Sunday at Holy Name church in Kimberly.
Fern Hubbard, Home-making expert and food authority
will conduct the cooking school this month.
More than 300 women braved the chilly wind
today to be in attendance at the seventh annual Kaukauna Times free cooking
school at the high school auditorium. It is expected that more than a thousand
women will attend the remaining classes which will be held Wednesday and
Thursday.
April 27, 1934
Farmers & Merchants Bank
of Kaukauna
More than a half a million dollars in deposits
were released at Kaukauna today when the state banking department authorized
the Farmers & Merchants and the Bank of Kaukauna who have been on a
restricted basic since the bank holiday was declared last March by President
Roosevelt.
Spring
Sportswear
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