Kaukauna Times
By Lyle Hansen
October 3, 1945
The Kaukauna Legion Junior team. Back row: Art Nagel, Pat Flanagan,
Ken Dexheimer, Jim Lehman, Phil Haas, Ruchie Vils: front row, Fred Ponschok,
Ray Gerow, Bob Berghuis, Martin Maulick, Glen Wilpolt: in front the bat boy
Buba Miller and Danny Collins, manager.
Over 2000 fans attending the Kaukauna
Clintonville football game here Saturday saw the Ghosts defeat the Truckers
22-0. Kaukauna’s Coach Schuelke’s boys stopped everything their opponents
tried. Kilgas and Verhagen ran the ball well and Verhagen’s tosses to Dexheimer
resulted in scoring again, and again.
Seaman Jerome B. Faust
is spending a 30-day leave here. Jerome or Moose, as his friends call him, had
been overseas since October of 1943. He wears the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon and
the American theater of wars campaign ribbon. He will report to the naval
armory at Chicago following his leave.
Corp. Irvin
Hopfensperger is spending a 34-day furlough at his home in Kaukauna. He entered
service in December 1942 and was sent to Europe in October of 1944. He served
with the 14th armored division and, wears the ETO Ribbon with two
battle stars and the good conduct medal.
PVT Raymond Van
Stiphout, with the 24th army corps in Korea, has been promoted to
technician fifth grade.
Private First-Class Paul Kramer was discharged
September 27 from the Army. Kramer served overseas for 19 months with the CAC
engineers in the European theater of operations. He received ETO ribbon with
five battle stars and one arrowhead a citation for driving a truck under fire
and a good conduct ribbon.
Lieut. Helen Robedeau spent three days’ leave
over the weekend with her parents on Dixon Street. Lieut. Robedeau, an Army
nurse, is stationed at Perry Jones General Hospital, Battle Creek
Michigan.
Mark Rohan, who is quartermaster first-class on
a sub chaser, returned home Sunday after being honorably discharged. He was in
the Army 3 1/2 years, 2 1/2 years of which he spent in the Pacific area.
A memorial mass for
Cpl. Robert Le May, who had been missing in action since November 18, 1944, was
held Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock at St. Mary's Catholic Church. His wife the
former Angela Van Dyke received word last week from the war Department that he
is presumed dead. Cpl. Le May entered
service 1942 and served with the 101st airborne glider division and
participated in D-Day operations in France.
First Lieut. Elroy J.
Peters, Kaukauna, has been honorably discharged from the Army Air Force at
Sheppard field, Texas after nearly 3 years of service. Lieut. Peters earned the
ETO ribbon with four stars the Air medal with five clusters and the Purple
Heart medal.
The loyal order of the
Moose purchased the Hartjes building, 109 E. 3rd St., for a clubhouse. The
building is now occupied by Hartjes Electric Company and Looks Drug Store, and it
will be several months before the new owners take possession.
Staff Sgt. Norbert J.
Vande Yacht was honorably discharged from the Army, September 18 at Camp McCoy.
He had been in the service four years and five months, 32 months of which were
spent overseas with the fifth Air Force as a mechanic in the South Pacific. His
decorations include the Asiatic Pacific ribbon with three battle stars, the
American defense medal with one bronze star, the presidential citation and the
good conduct ribbon. He will return to his former work at a garage in
Hollandtown which his father owns.
Yeoman Third Class Bernice Thon will leave
today after spending a 12-day leave, here with relatives and friends. Yeoman
Thon is stationed at Washington D.C. where she is employed in library work with
the Bureau of aeronautics.
October 5, 1945
“I'm back on the old job again and like it very much,” said Edwin “Mose” Dougherty, a discharged veteran, when asked about what he was doing now in a recent interview. “Mose” obtained the rank of Master Sgt., was in the Army for four years and eight months when he received an honorable discharge July 1945. While in the infantry, Sgt. Doherty received the Asiatic Pacific ribbon, which contains two campaign stars, good conduct medal, American defense ribbon, Purple Heart, presidential unit citation and the infantry combat badge. When asked what his most interesting experience was overseas, he replied “Deep-sea fishing off the coast of Australia.”
Judy Garland takes a breather between scenes
and Gloria De Haven is enjoying some beach time at M-G-M.
H. S. Cooke, Catherine Street, will observe his
90th birthday anniversary in June and is still leading a very active life.
Since his retirement 12 years ago he has been spending most of his time reading
and keeping up his property which consists of an entire city block. He came to
Kaukauna in 1884 at the age of 28 and worked at the Patten pulp mill. He later
was employed at the Outagamie mill until 1934, when he retired. He speaks of
the George W. Lawe’s family which was a very prominent family in the early
history of Kaukauna. George Lawe plodded Kaukauna’s north side and named the
streets after his family members.
Willis J. Ranquette, motor machinist mate,
third class, is a member of the U.S. Atlantic fleets motor torpedo boat
squadron training center, located at Melville, Rhode Island. He served 16 months in the Pacific area.
Ramona McGinnis was elected editor of
the 1946 papyrus, Beverly Zwick, assistant editor and Dale Andrews, business
manager.
“Clear the way! Here comes the ambulance.” This
is known as a familiar call especially to those who have been serviced by the
city of Kaukauna ambulance. The ambulance has been in service consistently
since 1943.
October 10, 1945
St. Mary's school grid team was defeated by the
St. John's 11 of Little Chute on the St. John's athletic field Friday by a
score of 19-0. The local team was coached by Mark Kalupa.
Kaukauna High School
grid team scored an easy win over a weak Shawano 11 by a score of 52-0 Saturday
afternoon at Shawano. There was no stopping the Kaukauna boys as they built up
their chances for another conference championship. However, there was a casualty during the
first part of the third period Connie Hatchel, center, received a leg injury
which will keep him out the rest of the season
Seaman first class Robert O. Busse and Seaman
first class Thomas J. Busse have been honorably discharged under the point
system from the Coast Guard and are now home.
Sgt. Leo H. Vandenberg was awarded the Purple
Heart for injuries occurred by artillery fire in Italy in 1945.
Three local youths who were returning home from
the Shawano football game Saturday afternoon were injured in an accident which
resulted in the death of the driver, Richard J. Conrad 17. The injured
occupants were Melvin Heiting, and Lyle Fink, both 17 of Kaukauna.
Staff Sgt. George Noie received his honorable
discharge from Fort Sheridan Illinois after completing four years of service in
the Army, two of which were spent overseas and the European theater of
operations. He was attached to the 36th infantry Regiment of the third armored
division. The former staff Sgt. has been awarded the following decorations, ETO
ribbon with five bronze stars, the American defense ribbon, good conduct
ribbon, Purple Heart with two clusters, combat infantry badge and the presidential
unit citation. Noie was wounded at Normandy in June 1944, in Belgium January
1945 and in Germany March 7, 1945. Pfc. Madelyn Noie arrived home Friday
evening from the Marine Corps Air Station at Mojave, Calif. to spend a 15-day
furlough here. George and Madelyn are the son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Noie Depot Street.
October 12, 1945
Green Bay - Eyes of the Pro football world will
be focused on the city Sunday when the twice victorious Packer’s tangle with
Cleveland's up-and-coming rams at City Stadium in a game that may well decide
the championship of the Western division of the National Football League for
the 1945 campaign. Coach E. L. Curly Lambeau is hoping that his Packers can
approach their offense brilliance again as they did against the Lions last week
when they racked up six touchdowns in a span of nine plays and set a National
Football League record. Lambeau will be relying on the ability of a 32-year-old
Don Hudson and the sharp passing of Roy McKay who has come into his own this
year.
Second Lieut. Myron Belongea has arrived home
having received an honorable discharge effective October 18 from the Army air
Corps. Lieut. Belongea entered the military in July 1943 after completing high
school.
His brother Sgt. Jerome Belongea is undergoing
processing at Miami Beach Florida and expects to be home soon. He entered
service in January 1942 and served 30 months in the Pacific theater. His
decorations include the Asiatic theater ribbon, the European theater ribbon and
the good conduct medal. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Belongea,
Whitney Street.
E. H. Trude is the new owner of the Koch
Jewelry store on east 2nd Street. Mr. Koch is leaving Kaukauna due
to health reasons and moving to the southwest.
First Lieut. Verna Rademacher, Army air Corps
nurse, who served in Europe, is spending a 45-day leave here with her parents.
Lots of eats and football talk as they liked
it, meant a happy evening for the members of the Kaukauna high school football squad,
Tuesday at Hotel Kaukauna. They were guests of the Kaukauna Lions Club at the
10th annual football banquet sponsored by the club. Walt Kiesling, assistant
Packer coach, brought with him to Kaukauna several Packer newcomers. The
Kaukauna boys asked about the All-Star game in which the three Packer
representatives have played. A discussion about the single wing and T
formations and variations of high school, college and professional football
followed the speaking session
The third major fire this year Kaukauna
occurred Tuesday evening at the Modern Dairy plant on Crooks Avenue which
resulted in damage of approximately $3000 according to Harold Link owner. The
first fire of the year was January 8 at Krautkramer’s Gamble store on W. 2nd
St. and the second major fire occurred August 27 at Breier’s grocery on the
north side.
Alois J. Probst
received an honorable discharge at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He served as a gunner
in the military. He was awarded the American theater ribbon, the American
defense ribbon and the good conduct ribbon. Probst enlisted in Milwaukee in May
1941.
Staff Sgt. William Miller received a letter of
commendation from Brig. Gen. Herren which states: “When a comrade was wounded
in action in France on January 12, 1945, you left your covered position, across
snow-covered terrain which was constantly being blanketed by enemy shell fire
to lead him to safety. Later you guided an aided men across open terrain under
artillery fire to give aid to and successfully evacuate six wounded men. Your
actions were an inspiration to the other men in your company, and it is with
great pride that I commend you.” Sgt. Miller entered service in February 1943.
He wears the ETO ribbon with four battle stars, the combat infantry badge and
the good conduct ribbon.
Norbert Promer, electricians mate third class,
is serving on the USS Richmond in waters off northern Japan. The Richmond, a
veteran of three years of North Pacific warfare.
The Kaukauna High School football team will go
out after their third straight conference win Saturday night when they take on
the strong New London Bulldogs at the Kaukauna High School athletic field.
Another banner crowd is expected to witness the Kaws in action in the third
home game of the season.
October 17, 1945
Two Kaukauna men will again set foot on United
States soil after more than two years serving in the Pacific theater of
operations. Technical fourth grade William J. Steffens and Pfc. William J. Van
Dyke basic training together and left the United States in July of 1943 to join
43rd infantry wing victory division in the Solomon Islands. Both men were
awarded the bronze arrowhead for participating in the initial assault waves to
storm ashore on Luzon Island.
Technical Sgt. Steffens was awarded the bronze
star, the Asiatic Pacific theater ribbon with three battle stars, combat
infantry badge, the good conduct medal and the Philippine liberation ribbon
with one bronze star.
Private Van Dyke wears the Asiatic Pacific
ribbon with two battle stars, the Philippine liberation ribbon with one bronze
star, the combat imagery badge and good conduct medal.
Staff Sgt. Robert C. Walker arrived home last
week to spend a 45-day furlough with his mother. Sgt. Walker has served for 11
months in the European theater of operation with an infantry unit. He has been
in service for 2 1/2 years.
Seaman first-class Raymond Van Linn was among
the Coast Guardsmen discharged at St. Louis Missouri.
T/4 Jerome J. Vosters was one of 154 enlisted
men who were given discharges from the Army at Fort Knox, Kentucky.
Seaman first-class Glenn R. Ball has served 11
months aboard his ship in the southwestern Pacific. For his part in the
Philippines operation, Ball had been awarded the Philippine liberation ribbon
with two bronze stars. He has been in the Navy since July 1943.
Thousands of army homing pigeons are now being
offered, by direct sale, to civilians currently by the office of surplus
property. The pigeons may be purchased by their lots at $25 a lot. They are one
to five years of age.
October 19, 1945
Roman Berg arrived home on Thursday of last
week with an honorable discharge from the Army. The former technical Sgt.
served with the quartermasters Corps in the Pacific area.
Green Bay - The undefeated Boston Yanks and the
Green Bay Packers 1944 champions, will rub elbows Sunday in the National
Football League game at State Fair Park, Milwaukee. Pub Manders, the Yanks
fullback is one of the best linebackers in the loop and has always performed
well against the Packers. The Packers have played before three sellout crowds
in a row so far this season and, looks like a bumper crowd Sunday.
Sgt. Charles Keough received his discharge
August 18 at more than four years in the Army. His decorations include the EOT
ribbon with six battle stars, for unit citations, the American defense ribbon
and the good conduct medal.
John Keough served in the Panama Canal Zone for
3 1/2 years was discharged August 8 at Camp McCoy. He was awarded the pre-Pearl
Harbor ribbon, American theater ribbon and the good conduct medal.
First Lieut. Thomas Keough is stationed in
Lincoln Nebraska where he has an instructor at the bombard navigator school. He
has been in the air Corps for almost 4 years.
Miss Rosemary Haessly,
senior, was chosen homecoming queen by the high school students when they met
in the activity rooms Monday. 11 girls were nominated by the football squad. The
Queen will be crowned this evening after the bonfire when the students adjourn
to the football field. Co-captains Francis Liethen and Mark Verhagen will do
the honors at the coronation.
Julius J. Martens, Jr., has returned to
Kaukauna after being honorably discharged from the Army on October 10 in
Mississippi. Mr. Martin's entered service in April 1942 and served for 3 1/2
years with the air Corps and infantry. He obtained the rank of Master Sgt. He
will now assume the management of the Julius J Martens dry goods store, founded
and operated by his father until the latter's death in December 1944.,
October 24, 1945
Climaxing his third letter winning football
season is 165-pound, 6 foot, Phil Haas. Phil is a junior this year and has been
seen on a Kaukauna gridiron the last three seasons. Not only is he one of the
varsity gridmen, but he's also won letters in basketball, boxing and track
besides being an honor student. Thus, one can easily see that Phil is one of
the most versatile students ever to enter Kaukauna High School.
With 13 members on the honor roll, the senior
class led the entire school and scholarship the first six weeks of the school
year freshman were second with seven members, followed by the sophomores with
four. The juniors placed only two on the list. Seniors with a straight A: Dale
Andrews, John Brenzel, Thomas Gerend, Ramona McGinnis, Virginia Smith, Norine
Vandenberg and Beverly Zwick.
Kaukauna High School is one of three high
schools in the state to be entered into the national forensics league this year
according to information received by Walter Schmidt debate coach.
Tom Bauer, Tobacnoir Street, received his
honorable discharge from the Coast Guard at Detroit Michigan. The former Seaman
first-class was discharge under the point system. He had been stationed in the
Philadelphia Naval yards and attached to the K-9 Corps. His wife Ph. M3/c Dorothy Bauer, who is
stationed in New Jersey, is expected home soon.
Otto Look Arthur Look
Today marks the formal opening of the new Look
Drug Store at E. 2nd St. the quarters having been completely rebuilt after a
fire destroyed the entire odd fellows building on the night of December 27,
1944. The store opened for business Monday at the same time losing that portion
of the Hartjes building on Third Street which had been using as a temporary
quarters. Setting up business in a new location is not new for the Looks Drug
Store as this is the sixth location since its founding in 1919 by Otto Look, father
of Arthur Look, present owner and manager.
Coach Karl Schuelke’s Kaukauna High School
eleven left no doubt in anyone's mind as to who had the top team in the
Northeastern Wisconsin conference as they easily defeated the Neenah Red
rockets 33-0 here Saturday night at the Kaukauna annual homecoming encounter
before a crowd of about 4000 fans from Kaukauna and the entire river valley.
Mark Verhagen again led Kaukauna peeling off two long touchdown runs for 55 and
84 yards. Jim Giordana shot a touchdown pass to Phil Haas that covered 40 yards
and another Kaukauna score, while Dale Kilgas and Dick Brandt scored the other
two Kaukauna touchdowns.
Ralph J. Vanevenhoven received an honorable
discharge at camp McCoy under the point system. The former Staff Sgt. arrived
home Monday evening. Vanevenhoven saw
action in Saipan and Okinawa and was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds
received in action. He was attached to the 27th infantry division.
Kaukauna starting backfield will face Neenah
high here Saturday night in the Kaukauna homecoming game. Phil Haas, Mark
Verhagen, Dale Kilgas and Bob Hurst.
October 26, 1945
Sgt. Glen L. Vandehey writes from Japan of his
promotion from Sgt. to technical third grade. He is with the 88th signal
Battalion and expects to be home to celebrate Christmas.
On Navy Day, October 27, Wisconsin citizens
again reminded me that their state led the nation in the number of cities and
villages honoring the Navy through Navy Day programs for the last three years.
About 100,000 families of Wisconsin are Navy families having a member serving
in one of the branches of the Navy. The Navy has honored Wisconsin by naming 28
ships after cities, counties and rivers in the state. The battleship USS
Wisconsin is scheduled to be on the Pacific coast for display on Navy Day.
Sgt. Kenneth C. Hahneman is a member of the 101st
Airborne Division stationed in France. At the present time he is with the 3/27
infantry in the radio repair section. He participated in Normandy invasion and
the German campaigns and has been awarded the bronze star, the presidential
citation and cluster, the good conduct medal and the combat infantry
badge.
Coxswain Melvin Verhagen arrived Friday to
spend a 30-day leave with his mother before reporting to San Pedro, California
where he received an honorable discharge under the point system. He was
stationed on the USS South Dakota, Admiral Halsey's flagship. He had been in
the Navy for three years and overseas more than two years of that time.
Verhagen wears the Asian-Pacific ribbon with seven battle stars and the Pacific
liberation ribbon. He was employed at the Kaukauna Times before he entered
service.
Green Bay – The Packers will make their final
home appearance of 1945 season at city Stadium Sunday afternoon when they mix
with the Chicago Cardinals in a National Football League game. Coach Lombardi of the Packers is expected to
introduce some new faces against the Cardinals. Ken Snelling, a rip snorting
back fielder from UCLA will probably make his bow as a ball carrier along with
Russ Mosley from Alabama who was also quite some passer. Ever since 1921 the
Chicago Cards and Packers have tangled on the football gridiron and in the
contest here Sunday will be the 45th fracas in the pigskin feud.
October 31, 1945
A plucky and inspired Menasha eleven put up a
stiff battle Friday evening at their homecoming game, holding the Kaws
scoreless until the second half. The Ghost smashing ground and aerial attack
then netted 34 points to Menasha's 6. Verhagen scored 21 points and ran for 194
yards in the game.
Sgt. Herbert E. Wittmann arrived home on
Tuesday with an honorable discharge from the army. Sgt. Wittmann had been
awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action, the bronze arrow with
five battle stars and the combat infantry badge. He was a member of
headquarters Company, third Battalion, 517th paratroop infantry.
Tech. Fifth Grade Jack P. Burton has received
an honorable discharge from the Army. He was a member of the 13th armored
division, Black Cat, which fought under General Patton in Germany. The Black
Cat tankmen captured more than 20,000 German prisoners and liberated 14,000
allied prisoners of war.
One of the features of the Menasha-Kaukauna
football game Friday night was the appearance of the Kaw Pep band, which made
its debut in grand fashion. Though small in number its personnel being only
eight members, the boys played snappy renditions of football songs and provided
stiff competition for the full-size Menasha band across the field. The pep band
was organized last week by the student council and will play at as many
out-of-town sports affairs as possible.
Births
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Koch
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. George Boyd
Son to Mr. and Mrs. John Reichel
Son and Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Beahm
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Siebers
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Landreman
Son to Mr. and Mrs. John Mueller
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Kiffe
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