Time Machine Trip to December 1935

 

Kaukauna Times

Kaukauna Historical Society

 December 3, 1935

Preparations for the construction of a subterranean vault in the center of Fort Knox, an Army base 21 miles south of Louisville, Kentucky. The structure will hold a huge gold reserve.

 

With the discontinuation of federal funds under the WERA approximately 500 cases have been thrown upon the relief rolls in Outagamie County relief program which includes the cities with Appleton and Kaukauna and the Village of Little Chute.

 

Joseph V. Krahn, attendant at the Wadhams Oil and Service station on the corner of Wisconsin Ave. and Desnoyer St. was little worse Friday evening about 9:00 when he was slugged, taken for a ride and robbed of $1.00 in cash by an armed bandit.

 

1935 - Kaukauna High School Band

The manager of the Kimberly basketball club has been fortunate to secure the original Harlem Globe trotters, a colored team, to appear at Kimberly gymnasium Tuesday evening, December 10, where they will give fans an unusual treat, playing an exhibition game against the Kimberly club team.

 

December 6, 1935

H. M. Culbertson of Medina, historian and collector, has presented the Kaukauna library with several interesting and valuable historical items. The first is a copy of the Cedar Point treaty made in 1836 between the Menomonie nation of Indians and Governor Henry Dodge of the territory of Wisconsin. The second item is a copy of the letter regarding the date of the establishment of the post office at Grand Catalin, Brown County, Michigan territory 1833.  

 

December 10, 1935

 Officer Oscar Johns

Fred Naidlund received 20 days in the county detention camp when he pled guilty to a drunken charge for which he was arrested by officer Oscar Johns.

 

December 13, 1935

 

Gene Driessen, guard on this year's Kaukauna High School gridiron will be captain of the 1936 football team it was announced at the annual football banquet held Tuesday evening.   

 

December 20, 1935

Darboy - Funeral services for Frank Miehl, aged 65 years, who was fatally injured at his home Thursday when gored by a bull on his farm, were held in Menasha Monday morning at Holy Angels church.

 

December 24, 1935

 

The bodies of three fishermen who crashed through the ice on lake Winnebago in a truck late Saturday afternoon were recovered in 14 feet of water as daylight waned Sunday.

 

 

Approximately 200 of Kaukauna’s unemployed attended a mass meeting called by mayor J. H. Nelson and held in the civic auditorium, Friday evening. The meeting was called, in an effort to secure information as to how the WPA office and a national reemployment office functioned.

 

December 27, 1935

Mrs. William Lang will be awarded the model 650X Philco radio and Mrs. William Schultz will receive the baby grand model Philco given away in the Times contest which closed on Thursday evening.