Time Machine Trip to September 1966

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen

September 2, 1966

A photograph by Jerome L. Berendt, of the F. J. Pechman Studio, Kaukauna, was selected for exhibition in the 75th International Exposition of Professional Photography which was held recently in Chicago. The photograph selected for exhibition was a picture of Linda Skromme, three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Skromme, 2004 Welhouse drive.

In four preseason games, Don Chandler kicked nine conversions and three field goals, in addition to punting 15 times for a 42.4-yard average. Workhouse Jim Taylor appears to be headed for another 1000-yard year: rushing 44 times for 238 yards in limited duty in four games. Jim Grabowski leads the team in rushing with a 6-yards average. Paul Hornung has a 5.1-yard average while scoring two touchdowns. 

Awards for top swimming efforts were presented Monday night at a party held for the Kaukauna swim team members at the pool park. Trophies were given to most valuable swimmers and divers. Dick Van Dyke and Carla Popp were named most valuable swimmers in the 12 and under group. George Behnke and Jennie Gertz received the distinction for the 13 and over division.  And diving Debbie Lewandowski, Scott Bay and Willie Fisher received the trophies. A ribbon for the best team attitude was given to Dave Bruehl.

The Green Bay Packers even their preseason record at 2-2 at the expense of the Pittsburgh Steelers Saturday by the 17-3 victory before a sellout crowd of 58,861 in Green Bay. 

READY TO LEAD the Kaukauna high school football team to victory in their first game against Abbot Pennings are the varsity cheerleaders. Shown, from left to right, are Vicki Weyers, Pam Pitz, Sue Anderson, Cheryl Kobs, Lynn Leddy and Cindy Noie. The girls have been working out for the past few weeks at the high school.

The largest enrollment in the history of Outagamie County Teachers college has registered this year, according to E. H. Gordon, Pres. of the school. 109 students, 50 freshmen and 59 sophomores took part in the opening session of the 1966-67 term last Monday.

On the heels of Wisconsin's worst monthly traffic death toll - 138 killed in July. Governor Knowles proclaimed a state of emergency to exist on our streets and highways until Labor Day. The states chief executive formed an emergency traffic safety committee of state officials whose resources will be drawn upon immediately to intensify the states attack on the accident problem. Officers of the state patrol have been ordered to work six-day 60 hour weeks until Labor Day. Each weekend national guardsmen will be on duty assisting the state patrol. The Conservation Department will have 130 wardens assisting state and local officers on weekdays throughout the campaign in addition to caring out their normal duties.

 

Father Andrew George Linsmeyer will be the new pastor of Holy Cross Parish, Kaukauna, taking the place of Father Andrew J. Quella.

The Girls Club of the Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company will hold its 25th anniversary celebration on September 13. The club being organized in 1941.

September 7, 1966

A building permit was issued last week by Gene Ditter, Kaukauna building inspector, to the Giddings and Lewis Machine Tool Co. for construction of a $245,000 machine shop and storage shed building.

KHS cross country team coach, Don Jensen, in the midst of a rebuilding season predicts a pretty fair outfit for the season. In the last three years under Jensen the team has not finished below third-place in the eight-team conference. Veterans returning from last year's squad are seniors Jim DeGoey and Karl Kilgas and Juniors Terry Van Wychen and Tom Jakl.

September 14, 1966

Lightning struck twice Friday as Kaukauna High School football team opened up the 1966 football season with a 19-0 victory over Abbot Pennings for the second year in a row. Ghost quarterback John Van De Hey threw two touchdown passes to lead the victory. Pat Kavanaugh scoring on throws of 32 and 8 yards. Kavanaugh scored the other Ghost touchdown by running a blocked punt into the end zone. 

 

Carl Bowers was crowned King of the 118th annual Hollandtown Schut. Bowers dropped the last piece of the bird with the 787th shot in the event. He unseated John Wurdinger, last year's champ and 84 other marksmen to win the event. Other shooters to win awards were James Gerrits shot the wing, Dave Jacobs: removed the head, Denis Runge who clipped off the other wing and Gerald Pesnow who nailed the tail.

The Hollandtown Raiders beat St. John's of Duck Creek 6-0 Sunday to open their 1966 football season. The only score in the game came from a 67-yard run with a pass interception by Tom Giordana.  Hollandtown coach Bob Wurdinger reports that the game was a hard-hitting affair with both teams giving 100%. Standing out for the raider defense, which allowed St. John to get as far as their 20 only once in the game were Mark Vandeyacht and Al Borchardt.

Marine Private George W. Gast graduated from eight weeks of recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California. He will now undergo four weeks of individual combat training and four weeks of basic specialist training in his military job field before being assigned to a permanent unit.

September 21, 1966

The first haircut is a terrible experience. Three and one-half year-old David Mischer is shown before and after going through his first trip to the barber shop. The barber is Vern Mullen.

Joseph P. Munes, who operated service stations here almost all of his adult life until his retirement five years ago, died at his home on Park Street he was 62. As a young man he worked at the service station at 229 E. 2nd St., later he became proprietor of the station at 200 West Wisconsin Ave. and finally at the corner of Dodge and Crooks where he was for 23 years. 

September 23, 1966

New Cub Master, Larry Thiel, was introduced at the first meeting of the season for Cub Scout Pack 27 of St. Mary's Monday evening.

September 28, 1966

They glisten, they gleam, they smell new - you cannot resist them. Autumn’s great spectacular makes its appearance in Kaukauna this week. The new 1967 automobiles will be unveiled at the showrooms of area dealers. For the first time in many years all the new models will bow in on the same day.

 1966 Ford Mustang

The big fall opening is being celebrated in downtown Kaukauna this week starting today. The big event, following the first official day of fall, has been ushered in with a week of bright and sunny days that make the homeowner get busy about the preparations for cooler weather. Merchants have been showing and selling fall clothing and furnishings for weeks, but these days bring it all into focus.

September 30, 1966

 

Joan Hartjes left last Thursday for San Diego she will train for six weeks before entering a year in VISTA – Volunteers in Service to America. VISTA is a domestic version of the Peace Corps serving in areas and possessions of United States.

Paul W. “Tarz” Hietpas, Little Chute, won the President cup golf tournament at the Fox Valley golf club against the field of 85 entries in the 18-hole handicap event. Hietpas fired a net 61 for a lead of 10 strokes over his nearest rival.  

South side boy of the year, Leon Franzke, receives his trophy from Ken Vander Velden, southside athletic director at the awards ceremony at the Dodge street diamond.

Bob Van De Hey, KRD boy of the year northside, received his trophy at an award ceremony. Shown with Bob are Tom Berens, left and Scott Lewandowski right KRD athletic assistants.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lamers

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon D. Niquette

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Luke J. Hietpas

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Van Hoof

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hoffmann

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Liesch

Son to Mr. and Mrs. James Kobussen

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Verhasselt

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Verhagen

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Kickland

Son to Mr. and Mrs. John E. Dayton, Jr.

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Erdmann

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Strohm

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Roger Driessen

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Ver Voort

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Roger A. Timm

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Morris Milligan

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Herr

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Fieck

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Dennis H. Vanderloop

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John E. Landreman

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Biesterveld

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Arnoldussen

Son to Mr. and Mrs. James Van Asten

Son to Mr. and Mrs. William Kempen

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Alois J. Leintz

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Wittman

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gorzelitz

A son to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Van Der Heyden

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie W. Schitz

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Cyril J. Behling

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Woodke

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Dale G. Chandler

Son to Mr. and Mrs. James Wydeven

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R. Fleming

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hartjes

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Bartelt

Son to Mr. and Mrs. William J. Dawson

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Weyenberg

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Linzmeyer

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Killian

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Clay Wildenberg

Time Machine Trip to September 1956

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen KAHS

September 5, 1956

John Andrejeski, Sunday afternoon was declared the Fox Valley golf course club champion for 1956 after beating out Lew Cattanach. Andrejeski was leading one up at the end of eighteen holes, but Cattanach rallied somewhat on the third round with the help of a hole-in-one on three went up at the end of twenty-seven. Andrejeski, who won the club championship several times, however, was not to be denied as he bore down in what developed into a final eight all to claim the decision.

 

THE KAUKAUNA KLUBBERS Left to right in the back row are Manager Stoney Vander Steen, Art Levknecht, Gene Wittman, Tom Nytes, Bob Petruska and Dick Jaeger. In the front row, same order are Joe Van Linn, Jim Nirschl, Elmer Kobs, Ken Vander Velden, Harry Wilson and Tom Hilgenberg.

     The Kaukauna Klubber baseball team Sunday afternoon had relatively little trouble as they edged to a 10-8 decision over Little Chute Dutchman to claim the second half championship of the Fox Valley baseball league.

 

September 7, 1956

Newsprint shortage has caused a part of the Kaukauna Times be printed today on a different paper which originated in Kaukauna at the Thilmany Pulp and Paper company. While this is a beautiful sheet for merchandising, it is a little unorthodox for newspapers, but a lifesaver for the Times today. The arrival of a carload of newsprint next week, however plus an exchange of rolls with the West Bend News will bring the Times back to a normal newsprint situation next week- we hope.

 

Director Dominic Bordini of Kaukauna School of Vocational and Adult Education this week reported that the school, in order to meet the needs and interest of the individuals of the city, has retained the services of a larger and more technical training staff than ever before in its history. The director added, “It is a tribute to the individual’s abilities and willingness to learn and keep on learning that they enroll in the vocational schools.”

 

September 12, 1956

Three new cases of polio reported to assistant health officer Robert Vanevenhoven on Friday brought this year's total to eight, according to the recent report. The affected persons include a 28-year-old adult, a 17 and 18-year-old youths and five children aged 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. Two of the relatively recent cases and one family, in which both victims received the vaccine before the disease was contracted, and have been of a light variety.

Plans to set up a Civil Defense program in Kaukauna will be the item for discussion Tuesday afternoon at the council chambers. Among the facets of the civil defense organization to be considered will be the appointment of auxiliary fire and policeman, a ground observer corps, emergency squads and possibly an evacuation plan the case of an enemy attack. 

September 14, 1956

After being advised by the Commissioner of Baseball of the dates and ticket prices for 1956 World Series, general manager John Quinn announced today that the Milwaukee Braves have received permission from the commissioner to print World Series tickets and that the Braves would start accepting World Series tickets applications on Sunday, September 16 by mail only. If the Braves win the National League pennant, games one and two will be played at Milwaukee County Stadium.

The Kaukauna city limits were extended south, and 26.33 acres were added to the city by the acceptance of the common Council at its September 4 meeting of the plotting of the Green Meadows addition belonging to Arthur Jonen and Raymond Bies. The new plot contains forty-four lots.

September 19, 1956

The Green Ghosts of Kaukauna's Holy Cross parochial school sees its first official action Thursday afternoon as they meet the gridders from St. Joseph's of Appleton. The Holy Cross crew has been working out for the past couple of weeks with head coach, Dave Flanagan. The entire roster consists of forty-four boys ranging from fifth to eighth graders.  In Thursday's contest the ends will be Ken Diedrich and Jim Schumann, the tackles will be Marvin Heindel and Ron Solberg, the guards, Jack Weiland and Dale Buchberger, the center, Pete Bachhuber, quarterback Gene LaBorde, the left half  Fred Steger, the right half, either Lee Jacques or Ron DeBroux and the fullback Pat Coleman.

 

Fire Chief, William Haupt, has accepted appointment as chairman of the 1956 “March Against Muscular Dystrophy” in Kaukauna.

 

The Steiner Sales Company of Chicago, owners of the Badger Tissue Mills in Kaukauna, took out a building permit with Kaukauna City engineer for the construction of the $38,000 addition to their plant located at the intersection of Dodge and Island streets. Excavation for the new addition will start this week. 

 

The six postal clerks at Kaukauna are pictured. Left to right back row are Don Wenzel, Jack Hilgenberg and assistant postmaster, Mrs. Gen Andersen. Front row are Art Schubring, Amay Bayorgeon and Ed Kaphingst.

 

September 21, 1956

Mayor Joseph Bayorgeon’s ten-year record of never having missed a council meeting was kept intact Tuesday evening through a courtesy gesture on the part of the members of the common council. Alderman James Gertz Pres. of the council conducted the business portion of the meeting at the Council chambers in the municipal building, the council reconvened in the mayor’s room at Kaukauna community hospital in order that the Mayor could call the meeting to order, hold rollcall and adjourned the meeting. The action enabled the mayor to continue his ten-year record. Following the action, the mayor thanked the council for their kind thought. 

 

September 26, 1956

Leone Runge blasted a 232 game and a 572 series of the Friday night ladies bowling league at S&B bowling alleys.

 

Two Kaukauna youths along with a young man from Little Chute were among twelve persons to be inducted into the armed services on Friday, September 21 according to the local board of the Appleton selective service office. The Kaukauna men were David L. Huss, and Keith L. Siebers. The Little Chute man, a volunteer for induction, was William J. Marquardt.

The Bank of Kaukauna - Wisconsin Ave. & Lawe Street

 

The hard pumping legs of fullback Jack Coenen accompanied by the broken field running of left back, Bob DeBruin was too much for the New London Bulldogs Friday evening as the Ghost romped to a 19-6 decision at the Bulldogs home field.

 

September 28, 1956

Coach Lisle Blackbourn will enter his third season of professional football when the Green Bay Packers meet the Detroit Lions at City Stadium, Green Bay on Sunday afternoon, September 30. The game promises to be as spectacular as the last three meetings with the Lions in Green Bay. In 1953 the Lions edged the Packers 14-7 on a pass by Bobby Layne and a miraculous catch by Leon Hart for 22 yards in the fourth quarter. In 1954 the Lions edged the Packers 21-17. Last season the Packers edged the Lions 20-17 on the last minute heroics by end Gary Knafelc. Gary caught the winning TD in the last seconds of the game and was carried around the field on the shoulders of the exuberant fans.

1956 St. John Little Chute altar boys.

 

 

Son to Mr. and Mrs. John Grissman

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Eiting

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Vander Wyst

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Boucher

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Green

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vander Loop

Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Van Schyndel

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Verhagen

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Louis School

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William DeGoey

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kilsdonk

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Van Eyck

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William St. Arnold

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Alphons Bachhuber, Jr.

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Buchberger

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Vanden Heuvel

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Renfro

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James Peerenboom

Son to Mr. and Mrs. David Specht

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sears

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John Blumreich

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Broeren

Son to Mr. and Mrs. David Maas

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lueck

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Baeten

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Zenisek

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Greenwood

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Haessly

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Seif

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Adrian

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Van Asten

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Zonzag

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James Beach

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Minten

Daughter to the Rev. and Mrs. Carl Heinrich

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hartjes

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Clark Vander Heiden

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Reybrock

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Van De Hey

Son to Mr. and Mrs. James Couillard

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Rusch

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Heinz

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Woldt, Jr.

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James Raedts

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wippich

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Schumacher

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Vandenberg

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin G. Ernst

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Jerome LeBlanc

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Havinga, Jr.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Valentyn

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles De Koch

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Rosencranz

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Corey

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Mignon

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nechodom

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Guyette

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Vander Wielen

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James Vande Hey

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Hermus

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Merle Vandenberg

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Roberts

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