Time Machine Trip to July 1935

 Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen

 

July 2, 1935

 

The Brooklin Eagles who will appear at Kaukauna on Wednesday July 3 have been listed by many sport writers as the best colored baseball club in the game today.

 

Sylvester “Ham” Hopfensperger shot a par 35 on the Kaukauna golf course Sunday afternoon in a foursome.

 

July 5, 1935

George Vander Wettering of Hollandtown defeated 30 competitors in marksmanship and won the title “King of the schut” at the 85 annual celebration of St. Francis Schut Thursday morning.

 

While at the Legion picnic at La Follette park yesterday, Miss Monica Schmidlkofer suffered an injury to her leg from a firecracker thrown by a careless boy. When he saw what he had done he disappeared.

 

A total of 1509 swimmers used the fourth lock bathing beach during June according to lifeguard Harvey Derus.

 

July 9, 1935

  

           James W. Lang                         Clifford H. Kemp

The board of education hired two new instructors James W. Lang who will teach English and Clifford H. Kemp who will act as physical education instructor at the high school.

 

Work of tearing down the old high school auditorium was started this week. Many of the old timers are sad to see the building being razed. The building was originally constructed as a roller-skating rink in 1885. The building became the Kaukauna Opera House, and many people gathered there over the years.

 

A Virginia man was given the choice of a year in jail or a whipping for beating his three-year-old adopted daughter. He chose the jail sentence.

The Kaukauna police department escorted a carload of gypsies through the city on Saturday. 

 

Births

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Melbourne Frank.

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zwier.

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Romanesko.

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lenovle.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph DeBruex.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Hietpas.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vander Boogart.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dietzen.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. George Van Horft. 

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Merbach. 

 

July 12, 1935

A total of 65 persons were employed on FERA projects here last week according to a report by Lyle Webster work secretary. The group was paid a total of $576.55 in wages.

 

July 16, 1935

 

The conservation department was notified that a white fawn was picked up near Grand View, Wis. The department has informed people not to pick up these animals but to allow the mother to take care of them. Most fawns die when taken due to improper feeding and over sympathetic sightseers.

Dear Mrs. Wynn: Last night my husband returned home so terribly intoxicated I had to put him to bed. This morning, he said he was at a party but only had one glass. Do you believe that? - Mrs. Aulthefun.

Answer: Certainly, I believe he only had one glass, but ask him how many times it was filled. 

 

Seymour – Frederick Blohm, 12-year-old, was killed Wednesday afternoon when driving a team of horses in a hay field he fell into the rake.

 

The Utility commission at a meeting last night purchased two six-foot-high neon signs which will be erected on the elevated water tower near the Outagamie Rural Normal School. Both signs will consist of the words “Kaukauna”.

 

July 16, 1935

Otto Doering, Sixth Street, brought in blue and black roses to the Times office Saturday morning. 

 

July 19, 1935

The most popular Kaukauna Park on the north side is that of Riverside Park, formerly known as Tourists Park, situated on the banks of the Fox River, directly across the river from LaFollette Park, probably the most widely used park in the city. Riverside Park has greatly gained in popularity since undergoing many improvements in the past two years and now ranks in popularity with many parks in the state.

 

July 26, 1935

 

Robert Montgomery, a handsome Hollywood boy and great favorite of audiences, has a double in the person of Paul Gerrits, a native of Wrightstown. Paul is the same height and the curly locks, blue eyes and the same mouth.

 

There is great confidence in the fact that there is oil in the vicinity east of Kaukauna and at present it is being drilled on the farm of Ferdinand Krueger in Forest Junction.

 

July 30, 1935

Plenty of excitement was experienced at Camp Gardner Dam last Sunday afternoon at about 5 when the two Kaukauna scouts became lost in the woods at about 5. Jimmy Nagel, 11, and Billie Velte, 8, wondered from one of the trails and became lost. A general alarm was sounded, and all the scouts and leaders began the search. The boys were then found after 2 hours.