Kaukauna Times
By Lyle Hansen
May 3, 1935
Kaukauna workers under the FERA program
received $769.10 in wages for their work last week according to Lyle Webster,
assistant work secretary. Projects included Wisconsin Ave. road work, southside
sidewalks, high school retaining wall, highway Q repairs, and sewing of home.
Ray Schmalz was reelected president of the
Kaukauna Fraternal Order of Eagles at the annual election of officers.
May 7, 1935
Undaunted by his poor
showing in the American league last year, Rogers Hornsby, manager of the
St. Louis team hopes this year to bring his team to the top at the end of the
baseball season.
A total of 20 youths from this city have signed
applications for attendance at the 1935 Citizens Military Training camp
according to Major Olin G. Dryer, Kaukauna.
May 14, 1935
Clifford H. Kemp was named city
playground director for a three-month period. Mr. Kemp is to receive a salary
of $50 per month for his services.
A Mansion Built in the Woods a Century ago.
Nineteen civic and fraternal organizations have
made donations in the drive for disabled and crippled children which has been
conducted during the last three weeks. Kaukauna’s quota of $70 was reached
according to Lester J. Brenzel, secretary of the committee.
May 21, 1935
The board of education, during a lengthy
session Friday which lasted until 12 p.m., purchased most of the equipment for
the new auditorium and gymnasium addition to the high school. A total of 1000
seats for the auditorium at a cost of $5,512.92.
A pigeon owned by Ervin Haessly of the Pigeon
club, which was lost in the 20-mile flight in the fall of 1933, returned to its
loft on Kaukauna Street Sunday. A band attached to the leg identified the bird
that went missing for the past three years.
May 24, 1935
Ken Vils Al McCormick
Ken Vils’ fourth in the mile and Al McCormick’s
fifth in the 100-yard dash were the only places that Kaukauna high school won
in the state meet in Madison Saturday afternoon.
May 28, 1935
All preparations have
been completed for the formal dedication of the newly installed electric light
system at the Kaukauna ballpark, which will take place Thursday, May 30,
Memorial Day, according to those in charge
of arrangements for the gala event. A crowd of over 2,000 is expected
from all over the state to witness the dedication program and the State league
game between the Electric City Brewers and Green Bay. This will mark the first
time that night ball has ever been played in Kaukauna.
May 31, 1935
The mysterious sound of a horn blowing caused
much excitement among the residents of West Seventh street on Wednesday
evening. The disturber of the peace was Dutchess, a police dog, owned by Edward
Galmbacher, Kaukauna high school band director. In his haste to gain a seat of
the car Dutchess jumped on the steering wheel and as a result the horn began to
blow and refused to stop. Mr. Galmbacher hastily drove the cat with its siren
to a local garage where the horn was silenced.
Stanley Dix, a former member of the Kaukauna high
school basketball team was awarded the free throw trophy given to the player
completing the most attempts in competition. Dix was captain of the team at the
time of his untimely death this spring.
Kaukauna took a 4 to 3 victory from the Little
Chute nine here Thursday afternoon. Ralph Wurdinger was the leading batsman for
Kaukauna with three hits.
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