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Time Machine Trip to April 1934

 

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.

 


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