Kaukauna
Times
Kaukauna Historical Society
December
2, 1955
Norm Lenz smashed a 258 single game and a 672
series pacing the members of the men’s major bowling league at the S&B.
Floyd Hammen rapped a 257 game and a 653 series the same night.
Three men who have completed 25 years of
service at Thilmany Pulp & Paper Company of Kaukauna will be inducted into
the Thilmany Quarter Century Club at the groups next meeting. The new members
are Francis Robedeaux, Sylvester Van Gompel and Lester Wankey. Those completing
50 years with Thilmany in 1955 were A. M. Schmalz, Production Manager, and
Frank Goetzman.
Second Lieutenant Frank M. Charlesworth, Jr.,
is currently taking part in “Exercise Sagebrush” maneuvers in Louisiana until
Dec. 15. He is escorting high ranking officers and the press photographers.
December 7,
1955
Kaukauna’s Galloping Ghosts were in a real
“Barn-burner’ in a 79-58 win over the Clintonville Truckers in a slam-bang game
that saw the lead change more than a dozen times.
The Cub Scouts are busy making scrap books as
Christmas gift items for their families. Left to right are cubs Robert Hoehne,
Jr., Tim West, Gerald Hoehne, Gary Wolf, Jim Kiffe, Jim Courtney and Matt
Courtney. Scout Den mothers are Mrs. Robert Hoehne and Mrs. Berenice Elliott.
Rambling Reporter –
Mrs. Ed Wolf
– During the recent teacher’s convention in Milwaukee, little Wayne was playing
in his yard when a neighbor man asked him why he wasn’t in school. “The
teachers got an invention today”.
The possibility of 1955 becoming a
record-breaking home building year in Kaukauna become less remote as on
December 2 the 60th permit for the construction of a home was issued
by the City Engineer’s office.
One Kaukauna youth was among 15 inducted into
the armed forces from Outagamie County on December 2. He is Francis J. Mischler
of Route 3.
CD2 Donald Nagan, who enlisted in the navy on
December 1, 1951, was separated from service on November 23. He arrived in
Kaukauna late Thanksgiving evening, where he joined with his wife at the home
of his parents.
December 9,
1955
By an 8-2 vote the common council on Tuesday
evening voted in favor of installation of parking meters in some areas of
Kaukauna on a one-year basis. Mayor Joseph Bayorgeon at the same time stated
that he would veto the action.
Kaukauna’s three ice skating rinks located at
Nicolet and Park schools and at Reichel’s pond are currently doing “land
office’ business according to the recreation department director Robert
Vanevenhoven. “Wednesday night we had close to 600 youngsters at Reichel’s pond,
and the Park was crowed too” Vanevenhoven reported.
December
21, 1955
King Herod’s court was recalled by the students
of St. Mary’s school Sunday in the play “When Christmas Comes” Seated front is
Thomas Verhagen, as Herod. The four guards are Earl Bergeron, Bruce Bay,
Kenneth Kavanaugh and Ronald Jonen. In the front row musicians are Kenneth
Bergeron, David Resch, Nancy Van Dyke, Mary Ann Lewandowski and Eileen
Kuehn.
“Tale of
the Toys” a
Christmas production of the six Nicolet grades was presented to the
Parent-Teachers Association this month. Members of the cast left to right back
row are Jane Henry, Suzanne Sielaff, Jill Kobin, Sara Scheib, Karen Kaphingst,
Tim Thompson, Connie Pockat, Wendy Petruska, Jeff Kobin, Mary Hunt, Kenny
Kaphingst, Sandy DeWitt and Gary Zurenske. The three youngsters in the front
row are, Lynn Cherkasky, Dick Koester and Marsha Beaugrand.
Clarence A. Smith, 22, of Kaukauna, recently
was promoted to specialist third class in Germany where he is a member of the 4th
Armor Group. Smith a tank driver is a 1951 graduate of Kaukauna High School.
Marine Pfc. John R. Jansen, Combined
Locks, participated in a major amphibious exercise along the California coast
which was completed November 18.
Marine 1st Lt. Francis E. Yingling
of Kaukauna is currently serving with the Marine Air Group 22 at the U.S. Naval,
Air Station, Atsugi, Japan.
Kenny Schumann, Airman third class of
Kaukauna, writes home from Arizona Yuma Air Force Base, where he is stationed. “We
really enjoy getting the Times. Our
whole outfit reads its”
Pvt. Charles Velte, Kaukauna, is
currently training in Fort Riley, Kansas. He entered the army last October.
.JPG)
Pfc Rudy Merbach, Jr., Sherwood, will be
arriving home on Dec. 29 for a ten-day furlough. He is currently stationed at
Fort Carson, Colo.
Pvt. Jerome Van Deraa, Kaukauna, is
currently in training at Fort Riley, Colo. He entered the army in October of
this year.
Brothers are stationed with the army in
Germany. Pfc. Ronald Romenesko is with the 371 Ord. Det and Pfc. Leroy is with
the 35th Eng. Bn.
A new open top infant oxygen tent was part of
the resent equipment installed through donations from local businesses. The
donors were Eugene Dunner, William Hart and Edwin Hart. Demonstrating the
equipment is Mrs. Berenice Elliot hospital administrator and Norbert Gerend of
the hospital board.
Donations to the 1956 March of Dimes drives
were presented to Daniel Burns, county chairman, at a recent Lions event. Shown
left to right Joe Conrad, Howard Theis, Burns, Leo Coffey and Guy Krumm.
Merry Christmas from
the staff at Larry’s Piggly Wiggly
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Vande
Burgt
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Van Dinter
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Van
Lieshout
Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Jansen
Son born to Mr. and Mrs. George Roovers
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. John Cummings
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Schumacher
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Luniak
Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Lamers
Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Coenen
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Kilsdonk
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. James Gillespie
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Glen Van Camp
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. James Gustman
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Doering
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert DeCoster
Son born to Mr. and Mrs. William Jansen
Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Jansen
Son born to Mr. and Mrs. James Achten
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Grones
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Schmidt
Son born to Mr. and Mrs. James Mereness
Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert LaPlante
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mitchler
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. John Van Domelen
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Keberlein
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. John C. DeGoey
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert DeWitt
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Schuh
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vanden
Boogart
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Loewenhagen
Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Byron Meulemans
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. George Acker
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Meulemans
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Schmidt
Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Vandenberg
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schulze
Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Milton Vanden Bosch
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Effa
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. John Conrad
Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Newhouse
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Popp
Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Wagner
Son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Bowers
Son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ebben
Daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Van
Hoof
Son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tatro
Son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Valentyne
1955 Plymouth Belvedere
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