Kaukauna Times April 1944
By Lyle Hansen
April 5, 1944
Three Kaukauna high
school juniors will participate in the state forensics tournament to be held in
Madison April 17 and 18, having won an A rating
in the district meet at De Pere. The speakers are Lawrence Gerend oratory,
Norman Janssen humorous and Betty Kieffer serious declamation.
Two Kaukauna young
women, Mary Catherine Hatchell 22 and Madelyn M. Noie 22 have enlisted in the
Marine Corps women’s reserve.
Thomas Mislinski purchased
the Hotel Kaukauna from the First Reality investment company and took
possession Saturday, April 1. He plans to renovate the hotel as soon as
materials become available in the meantime will operate the hotel in its
present condition. The hotel has been owned by First Reality for the past 20
years and has been operated under the part-time management of Julius J, Martin senior,
for the last 12 years. It is Mislinski’s attention to offer the community an
outstanding hotel and one that transcends will enjoy stopping.
L. F. Nelson was re-elected mayor
in the spring election Tuesday by a margin of 105 more votes than George C Egan,
his only opponent.
Karl Marzahl was renamed city clerk
for a two-year term out polling Joseph T Sadlier in the two-way race. Two new
members of the school board are Al. Hartzheim and Mrs. Russell Brenzel.
Charles Martin Van
Camp, age 19 of Little Chute, died of injuries received in performance of his
duty in United States Navy, according to word received from the War Department.
The message stated that the burial would take place either at sea or in the locality
where the death occurred. He attended St. John’s grade school and high school.
He enlisted in the Navy August 13, 1942, his parents received a letter from him
two weeks ago in which they concluded he was starting for overseas duty.
Flight officer John W Lindstrom,
22, 820 Grignon Street Kaukauna, has shot down three enemy planes, two
Messerschmitt and a Focke-Wulf during a raid on a German aircraft parts factory
in Austria. Pilot of a P-38, Officer Lindstrom, has been overseas since last
July. He entered the service in January 1941 is a native of Kaukauna attending
Park school and graduated from Kaukauna high school.
April 7,
1944
An appeal to all drivers to observe low speed limits on highways was issued by the war production board. Tests have proven that the life of a tire at 35 miles per hour is 50 percent longer than at 50 miles per hour. It is necessary to make your present tires last, while a steady flow of tires is maintained to the armed forces and essential transportation.
Corporal Robert Ebben, 21 son of Chris
Ebben, Little Chute, died at Camp Gordon Johnson Fla., following an
injury. Corporal Ebben entered service
February 22, 1943. He was a 1941 graduate of Little Chute High School.
City Engineer Frank
Charlesworth was appointed supervisor of a Kaukauna victory garden project
to be carried out this year by Mayor L.F. Nelson. Suggestion was made at the
meeting that victory garden project be carried out for the public for the
duration of the war with the city to list city – owned lots and property which
would be available without charge to citizens for the purpose of planting
victory gardens.
The boy scouts picked
up over four tons of scrap material in the collection Saturday, according to
Scoutmaster Wallace Mooney. The list includes 400 pounds of iron, 50 pounds of
rags, 7000 pounds of paper and 600 pounds of tin cans.
April 12, 1944
Ben G Prugh, official of the Fox
River route navigation company, has announced that his company will begin
operations on Thursday the 26th consecutive year in which local
navigation company’s boats had transferred supplies on the Fox River.
Navigation will be open on the Fox River from De Pere to Portage.
April 14, 1944
Coach Fred Barribeau’s high school boxing
team waded through five matches this year without a defeat the cause extended
their undefeated team match to 50 over a period of eight seasons. This record
is considered the best in Wisconsin high school circles. This was Barribeau’s
first year as the high school boxing mentor. There is no doubt in the minds of
local fight fans minds that he did a good job in developing a winning team.
Four boxers have perfect records for the year and 18 members will receive
letters for excellent work. Duane Buerth led the 1944 squad with five straight
wins without a setback. He now has seven wins without a loss in a competition
in the last two years. Jim Hopfensperger and Mark Verhagen chalked up four
straight wins each and Bill Bennett added three wins to his credit this year
without a loss. Jim Egan is this year's honorary captain.
Two sisters Dorothy 22
and Virginia 20 daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Phillips, Sarah Street have
enlisted in the United States Coast Guard reserve.
The boys overseas,
serving in the Armed Forces have been sent 200,000 cigarettes, according to
E.G. Haas financial officer of Kaukauna Post 41 American Legion.
April 19, 1944
The gift department was
opened recently by Toonen Drug Store at 186 West Wisconsin Avenue. The Drug
Store now occupies all of what was formerly known as the Wendt Building and in
which the Aloys Hopfensperger Meat Market operated for many years.
April 26,
1944
W. S. Mulford, who owned the store which carried his
name in this city for 44 years passed away at the home of his daughter in
Grosse Pointe Michigan on Friday, April 14 at the age of 85 years. In 1888,
when Mr. Mulford opened his store in Kaukauna, he started business in the
building now occupied by the Paschen restaurant. About three years later he
purchased the building now housing the Berens clothing store, in which he
operated his store until 1932.
April 28,
1944
The A&P Company
announced the opening of a new store in the Elks Building on Second Street Thursday evening. The business will
be under the management of Irving G. Van Zummeren.
An effort is being made
to have the names of all servicemen from here listed on the honor roll board
before Mother’s Day May 14, according to Karl Marzahl, city clerk. Please make
sure that the name of your service man is furnished to the city clerk at once,
as the work of painting the names will begin the first week in May.
Notes from the Armed Forces
Lester
E. Spice - inducted in the Army.
George
M. Hopfensperger - inducted in the Army.
John
P. Grafmeier - inducted in the Navy.
Donald
A. Locy - inducted in the Navy
Clifford
R. Johnson - inducted in the Navy
Carl
D. Wuyts - inducted in the Navy
Corporal Robert Brewster has arrived overseas according
to his family and friends. Brewster is in the U.S. Marine corps. Corp. Brewster
is now stationed in New Guinea.
Seaman First Class
Herbert Plutchak graduated form the Naval Air Technical Training Center at
Memphis, Tenn.
Third Class Petty
Officer Ralph Walsh is confined to the navy hospital at Brooklyn N.Y. following
an appendicitis operation.
Corporal R. A. Wenzel was honored at the
university, New Haven, Conn., by the war department for his ability of
providing desirable results having completed the required period of service in
military service.
E. L. Archibald, former advertising manager of
the Kaukauna Times, has received his commissions as ensign in the navy.
Private Wallace W. Wolff of Kaukauna has
received a citation for good conduct according to a report released by the war
department. Pvt. Wolff is serving in the armed forces in Europe.
Corporal Jack Niesz has been transferred to
Florida.
Private Edward A. Klahorst, Kaukauna, who was a
military policeman in Hawaiian Islands, has been transferred to Camp Patrick
Henry, Va.
Corporal Wayne “Bud” Wagnitz, Camp Haan, Calif.,
Writes home he expected to be moved shortly, as he has completed his training
course. He says he hates to leave this beautiful place in California.
Lt. Junior Grade Bryon C. Mayer left Monday for
New York after spending a furlough with his wife and parents in Kaukauna.
Private Rudolph E. Skalmusky has been
transferred to Camp Campbell, Ky.
Private Melvyn Sager writes home that he is now
working in the engineer corps. He is now located at Fort Belvoir, Va.
Robert Martzahl writes home that he had enjoyed
an eight-day furlough in England and visited many interesting places.
Seabee Kenneth Balgie has recently been
transferred to Rhode Island, according to word received by his wife.
Seaman first class Melvin Verhagen returned to
Mare Island Calif., after spending a 30-day leave with his parents in Kaukauna.
Corporal Margaret Schneider of the Wac is
enjoying a 15-day furlough with her parents.
Private Robert B. Kessler, 22, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Kessler, died of a heart attack, April 20 in the south Pacific. He
had recently been home on leave and had gone overseas only two weeks ago.
Sergeant Paul W. Green has arrived safely
overseas. Paul is a waist gunner on a B-17 flying fortress.
Private Dean Lemke
returned to Camp Livingston, La., after spending a 10-day furlough with his
parents Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Lemke Kaukauna.
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