Time Machine Trip to December 1924

 

Kaukauna Times – 1924

By Lyle Hansen 

December 4, 1924

“Bind the wounds of the disabled and care for the widows and orphans” must be our slogan,” declared the national American Legion commander in outlining the Legion’s program. The disabled man is our obligation, and he needs us now.

 

The Merbach Hardware and Furniture Company is closing out, its furniture line and many good bargains in furniture are offered at a special sale.

 

The Times was placed in the Kaukauna post office Wednesday about 3:30 pm and subscribers who failed to get their copy Friday morning should not therefore blame The Times for any delay. The post office is to blame for its failure to supply the local office with adequate help.

 

December 11, 1924

For Sale - A two-family house on Ninth Street with two garages. Will sell for $2,000 on easy payments.

 

 Lawe Home

Three Veterans of the Civil War were present at the annual meeting of Encampment No. 247, Paul H. Beaulieu post, Grand Army of the Republic held Saturday afternoon at the home of John D. Lawe. Mr. Lawe was reelected post commander and Reuben Whittier was renamed adjutant and James Conway was reelected as officer of the day. J. H. Hamilton and A. Kern were not present.

 

A great many of our local merchants are making a very serious mistake by not having their display windows illuminated until late in the evening.

 

December 18, 1924

 

Six percent cut in the C&NW Railroad Shops in this city has been put into force and affects about 24 men employed in the shops. The total number of men on the Northwestern system who are laid off is estimated at approximately 2,600.

 

Gwendolyn Carwell, twenty-two of Chicago, was dumb since birth. As an experiment she was taken up in an airplane and dropped straight toward earth in a nosedive. The fright gave her speech. 

 

Los Angeles has an ordinance forbidding streetcar conductors from shooting live game from the car platforms.

 

The query “Are we to have an ice rink this winter” has been answered by the Kaukauna Athletic association which will charge a fee of 10 cents to cover the expense of making the rink at the ballpark and keeping it in good condition. 

 

The Clover Inn, formerly known as the Blazing Stump Roadhouse, located at the Darboy Road was raided Wednesday evening by two marked bandits who after shooting up the resort, carried away the cash register containing $80.

 

The Times force has been depleted by two men, one of whom the editor who is confined home as result of accident and the other, the compositor, is absent in Missouri. As consequence the available working force were Jack Kendall, the linotype operator, Will McCormick the pressman and the “devil” Ray Wunrow. Yet the paper was printed with these three workers and delivered only a few hours later than usual.

 

December 25, 1924

Kaukauna is to have a great new athletic field. It will be located on the Island and will be in connection with the high school. At the annual dinner attended by the football teams last Wednesday, Mayor C. E. Raught outlined a dream of his and announced that it would soon be a reality.

 

Every employee of the Cleveland O. Trust Company has been armed and taught to shoot in the effort to discourage any thought bandits may have in holding up the trust.

 

1924-25 Kaukauna high school basketball team.

 

The Kaukauna high cagers defeated New London by a score of 17 to 5. New London scored one basket and three free throws.