Time Machine Trip to July 1955

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen

July 1, 1955

Corporal Karl Conrad has re-enlisted for a year with the Sixth Army Band, and is stationed at Presidio, San Francisco, California.

Sgt. Frank A. Lenz, 22, is a member of the 25^th Infantry Division in Hawaii. He has been in the army since 1949.

 

The modernistic addition to St. Mary’s parochial school is shown. The dedication for the new school has been set for October.

July 8, 1955

Paul B. Maes arrived June 25 at Fort Carson, Colo., where he is undergoing six weeks of field training at the Army ROTC summer camp.

July 13, 1955

Harry McAndrews scored a hole-in-one on the No. 9 hole at Fox Valley Golf Club last Thursday.

Four Little Chute youths and one from Kimberly were among the members of the July 18 draft. From Little Chute men are William E. Jansen, Joseph F. Minten, Ronald C. Hietpas and Jerome G. DeCoster. James G. Wydeven is from Kimberly.

July 15, 1955

Costume Day for the youngsters at the park playground. The winners paused to have their pictures taken. Left to right kneeling are Margy Bambery, Mary McCarty, Tom Arps and Jeff Forman, Standing are Tom Letten, Donna Van Stiphout Lou Ann Schmalz, Diane Krueger, Don Arps, Susan Lust, Ricky Urlich, Joe McCarty, Bobby McCarty and Kathy Bambery.

 

On Tuesday, the new Bank of Kaukauna will hold its open house, following the recent completion of work on the building. The bank, completely new and modernized, will be open for inspection, beginning at 9:30 a.m. and continuing until 4:30p.m. During that period, visitors will be taken on guided tours of the entire quarters with all the new and revamped features being pointed out.

July 17, 1955

Sam Young, recently hired head football coach of Kaukauna High School, has requested a release from his teaching contract here in order to resume his position at Black River Falls.

Ed Matchett of Kaukauna has been appointed Department National Home Director of the Veterans of Foreign Wars for a one-year term.

Slight in stature but able to outwork most men half his age and twice his size is 86-year-old Rainnier Bies a retired farmer, who with his 82-year-old wife live on west Sixth Street, Kaukauna. Passersby, even in the early morning hours, can hear the sound of wood being sawed as the wiry man diligently adds stick after stick and row after row to the woodpile. He received the wood from friends and neighbors. He and his wife use wood in the kitchen stove and for heating their home. 

The Kaukauna Electric and Water Department continues to lead all 90 municipal utilities in the state in the contribution made to its owner-the city of Kaukauna. The utility has paid $78,218 into the treasury of the city last year.

 

Youngsters of the Juvenile Reading Club are shown at the Kaukauna Public Library. Left to right are Karen Hostettler, Jane McGrath, Donna Van Wychen, David Bachhuber and David Rosenow. 180 youngsters are now in the reading club.

July 20, 1955

In response to numerous questions regarding the LaFollette Park Wading Pool the Recreation Department has announced this week that it has been condemned by the board of health and will not be filled or, used this summer.

July 22, 1955

 

A rare and interesting silver monstrance will be used at Holy Cross Catholic Church this Sunday. The benediction will be part of the celebration marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Knights of Columbus in Kaukauna. The engraving on the base of the vessel indicated it was given in 1686 to the Mission of St, Francis Xavier in De Pere by the governor of all this region for France.  

  

Tom Hennes, 17, of Kaukauna was among the winners in the recent Fox Valley Archers outdoor Target Championship Tournament in Fond du Lac. Hennes scored 1304 to take second in the Junior Boys event.

July 27, 1955

A total of 45 cases of poliomyelitis in Outagamie County were thus far reported this season. Kaukauna leads the list with 13 cases in this city.

 

Winners of the talent contest for youngsters held at the LaFollette Park bandstand are shown above. They are left to right, front row, Carol Carnot, Patty Landreman, Judy Wildenberg, David Wollangk, Dolores Weyers, Dorothy Weyers and Judy Rice. Back row Teenie Reichel, Vicki Urlich, Karen Kappell, Carol Wollangk and Susan Appleton.

July 29, 1955

In response to numerous inquiries by parents of youngsters under 16 years of age concerning special restrictions implied by the health department decree asking that youngsters of the city be confined to their homes. The rule applies to attending churches, baby-sitting, bean picking or any social mixing.

Three former Kaukauna High School classmates from the class of 1953, all serving with the armed forces met in Korea. Richard Giordana, Kenneth Van Dynhoven and John Landreman.     

Two Kaukauna servicemen met in Germany. Pvt. Robert M. Eiting and Pvt. Arthur Vande Hey are stationed 30 miles apart and met on the weekend. They joined the military last year.

July Births

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Van Asten

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Verkuilen

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schreures

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Schnese

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Berken

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Klister

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William School

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Baumgart

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Verstegen

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Wiley McCrary

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zwiers

Son to Mr. and Mrs. William Pire

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Keller

Son to Mr. and Mrs. John Hermans

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bay

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Van Heuchan

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Art Levknecht

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Siebers

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Dercks

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Van Asten

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gerondale

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Van Abel

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Laha

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Van Eyck

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Heindel

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Van Dera

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Verbeten

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ermers

Son to Mr. and Mrs. James Williamsen

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Vander Loop

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James Ebben

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Carrol Hutchison

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Scherer

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Jack DeValk

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Biersteker

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Quaintance

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Horn

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Grissman 

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Brockman

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ted Maas

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gallow

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Faniel P. Dore

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Richard McCarty

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kohls

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Johnson

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gloudemans

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Van Thiel

Son to Mr. and Mrs. George Dercks

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hoffmann

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Simpson

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Garvey