Time Machine: Time Machine Trip to January 1936

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen KAHS

January 3, 1936

Henry Esler, chief of the fire department, reported fire losses in the city of Kaukauna during 1935 which ended Tuesday and which amounted to $526.62 and is perhaps the lowest last ever experienced in the city.

According to a complimentary letter written to N. J. Mertes, sales manager of the electric utility, from the General Electric company, the utility is leading in sales of major electric appliances in the state of Wisconsin. The sales are rated in proportion to the size of the city. A record number of 99 electric ranges, 29 water heaters and a record 425% refrigerators sales above the quota set for Kaukauna.

January 7, 1936

Oconto Falls, Wisconsin - Eleven years ago, Mrs. Lloyd Hudgins lost her wedding ring while washing clothes in the yard. Although a search was carried out for months the ring was never found. Wednesday when a couple now living at that place unloaded a load of wood in the yard. A stick plowed into the ground and brought a gleaming ring to the surface neighbors remembered the incident and Mrs. Hudgins was again the happy possessor of her wedding ring.

January 10, 1936

Leona, Wisconsin - Damage estimated at between $10,000 and $15,000 was caused when St. Leonard's Catholic Church was burnt to the ground Wednesday morning. The fire was discovered early morning and fire departments from Lena and Wabeno, with the aid of fifty members of the CCC camp workers, fought the blaze for about 3 hours but succeeded in only saving the priest residents from burning.

January 14, 1936

Officers and members of the Kaukauna Building and Loan association are very enthusiastic of the successful year 1935 having completed by the association during which 89 new homes loans being made totaling $78,050.

January 17, 1936

Kaukauna high school cagers suffered another defeat at the hands of St. John's high school cagers of Little Chute Wednesday evening 19 to 17 at Little Chute. St. John's was in the lead the entire game, but not by more than three points. They led six to four at the end of the first quarter and at the half they held a one-point lead 12 to 11.

Electric City Post No. 3319 Veterans of Foreign Wars received and accepted their charter at their regular meeting held Wednesday evening at the Odd Fellows Hall, 2nd St. The charter which contained the names of 49 charter members was received from the Veterans of Foreign War headquarters Kansas City, MO.

Reduced Sunday rates for long distance telephone calls and reduced rates for long distance person to person calls after 7:00 PM were announced by W. R. McGovern, president of the Wisconsin Telephone company.

J. P. Kline was re-elected president of the Bank of Kaukauna Monday evening.

L. A. Gerend was named a director of the Bank of Kaukauna at the annual stockholder’s meeting Monday.

January 28, 1936

A total of 107 students, about one fifth of the student body, of Kaukauna high school have neither been absent nor tardy during the first semester of this school year.

January 31, 1936

The electric time clock and electrical scoreboard were installed at the high school gymnasium this week by workers of the electric department. The clock and board have been erected above the south basket in the hall and can be seen from every seat in the building. This edition was made possible through a donation by a former graduating class of high school which donated the sum of $100 to be used for equipment when the school gymnasium was completed.

WPA and PWA payrolls in Kaukauna from September 11th to January 10th amounted to $13,527.69 according to our report submitted by Alderman Arnold Vanderloop, chairman of the poor committee.

R. H. McCarty, chief of police Kaukauna, wishes to advise motorists that the time for having 1936 license plates on automobiles is Saturday, February 1 of each year.