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

1956-Dodge-Coronet-Lancer

Time Machine Trip to September 1946

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen 

September 4, 1946

A two-way highway mobile radiotelephone, the first in the world, has been introduced in the Green Bay area to commercial service, the Wisconsin Telephone company announced last Wednesday. Now it is possible for the driver of a suitably equipped vehicle operating on the highway within range of the transmitter to reach or be reached from any telephone connected to the lines of the telephone system just as easily as if he were calling from his own home.

Coach E. L. (Curly) Lambeau’s 1946 Green Bay Packer gridders will get their first shot at a National Football league opponent when they tangle with the potent Philadelphia Eagles in the first of three pre-season exhibition tilts under the arcs at State Fair Park in Milwaukee next Friday night, Sept. 6. Lambeau, who is beginning his 28th year at the Packer helm, expects to get a good line on how his rookies will shape up against league competition in this contest.  

September 6, 1946

H. F. Weckwerth was installed as commander of Post 41, American Legion. 

 

 

         Lewis F. Nelson

A memorial community forest, in honor of the veterans of World Wars I and II, was proposed Thursday by L. F. Nelson, former mayor. “This would be a living memorial, one that could be enjoyed by all the citizens of the community,” Nelson said. “Not only that, but it would also be a self-supporting project. The wood that could be cropped from it each year would help defray the costs of keeping it and eventually pay all expenses. Similar projects in New England are making profit for their communities.” The 100-acre tract of woods lying along the riverbank and the game preserve from the ballpark to Rohan’s hill is the site recommended by Mr. Nelson. It extends inland to County trunk Q. “This is the last woodlot in the city which offers a view of the river. It is worth preserving as a benefit to the citizens of the present day and to those who follow us,” he said. “The land is now for sale for $50 an acre, or $5,000 for the tract,” Mr. Nelson said. “If this project would be sponsored by some civic group, and the purchase price raised by public subscription, it would be a great gift to the city, and a perpetual memorial to our boys who fought in the two world wars.

September 11, 1946

Behind the superb one-hit pitching of Cal Spice, the Kaukauna Merchants took a 4 to 0 shutout victory over Freedom Sunday afternoon here in a community hospital benefit game. Spice almost achieved the dream of every pitcher as he mowed down the powerful hitters of the visiting team inning after inning. With two out in the eighth, however, Frank Weyers, peppery second baseman, lined out a perfect hit into centerfield.

September 13, 1946

Leroy Massey, 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Massey, 212 Hendricks Avenue, suffered possible skull fracture and a possible jaw fracture at 4:30 Thursday, when the bicycle he was riding collided with an automobile driven by Joseph A. De Bruin, 412 West Eighth street. Mr. De Bruin took the boy to St. Elizabeth hospital, Appleton, to be X-rayed to determine the extent of his injuries, according to Dr. Alphons Bachhuber, attending physician.

September 18, 1946

Men who have reached the age of sixteen and one-half and who are not over seventeen, and one-half years of age are eligible for the U. S. Merchant Marine provided they meet physical and other qualifications. Minimum physical requirements for this age group are five feet four inches and weight 130 pounds, stripped. Honorably discharged veterans nineteen to thirty-five years of age are eligible to apply.

Among the students returning to Kaukauna High school on September 9 were World War II veterans Daniel Burns, James Egan, Richard Ristau, Joe Giordana, Donald Nytes, Duane Wheaton, Wesley Wheaton, Jack Leddy, Tom Hatchell, Byron Derricks and John Adrian.

September 20, 1946

A request for a $15 a month increase in pay was received from city employes by the council Tuesday.  Commenting that it would take no action until the matter has been investigated by the regulatory boards, the council referred the request of city workers to the board of public works and that of the firemen and policemen to the fire and police commission.

Charging that the new blacktop before his property was not the specified three inches, one taxpayer has stated that he will pay only for what is there, Alderman Ed Ryan said at the council meeting Tuesday. This was one of two complaints made at the meeting. “I’ll pay for what I get,” the taxpayer said, “If the blacktop is one inch, then I’ll pay for one-third. If it is two inches, I’ll pay for two-thirds, but I’ll not pay the full cost of three inches of blacktop if it is not there.”

September 25, 1946

Communists are most dangerous because they never call themselves communists, Charles Hanaway, Green Bay attorney and former FBI man, said Sunday at a harvest dinner at St. Mary’s Holy Name society. “They work behind fly-by-night organizations with harmless names and classify themselves as free thinkers working for the good of the common man,” he said. “It is hard to identify them until after they have done their damage.” By infiltration methods communists are worming their way into every organization of strength that they can enter. “They get elected to office, and one in a group of 5,000 persons can do more damage than the other 4,999,” he said.

With the coming of lyceum programs, pep meetings, speakers and assemblies, students at high school have received their auditorium seating numbers. Seniors are seated in alphabetical order, with seniors having front seats and freshmen having the back ones. Not including the faculty, there are 647 high school people. Of these, 161 are freshmen, 182 sophomores, 164 juniors, 129 seniors, 10 ex-servicemen and one postgraduate.

The Little Chute Flying Dutchmen fielded practically a World War II veteran football eleven Sunday at the Little Chute park and comped to an easy 27-0 win over the Merrill Foxes in their opening game of the Wisconsin State Semi-pro football league of the 1946 season before a crowd of about 1,000 fans.

   

KAUKAUNA MERCHANTS BASEBALL TEAM, youngest in the Fox River Valley league, is composed of young players, most of whom have never played in organized baseball before. They enjoyed a successful season finishing third in both halves of the split season. Bottom row, left to right: E. Shaefer and D. Nagel, bat boys. Second row: Carl Giordana,  Al Schumann, Ves Kappell, coach and outfielder; Willis Ranquette John Rieth,and Gerald Ragen. Top row: Marvin Schuler, Mgr., and p; Richard Ristau, Paul Koch, Cal Spice, Don Steger, Art Nagel, and ,Phelan Femal.

Eugene A. Siebers enlists in the Navy,

Frank Green, Jim Vamder Loop, Robert Rougeau and Lee Lindstrom enlisted in the Army.

PFC Marlyn C. Gilbert re-enlisted in the Army.

PFC John M. Schuh received an honorable discharge from the Army.

 

 

 Son to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Borree

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Florian Diedrich

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Maron Hauschel

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Bowers

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Green

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Mark Romenesko

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Weigman

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Borg

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Van Domelen

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Mahn

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Martens

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Haen

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Specht

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schneider

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Mischler

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Grover Patterson

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jansen

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Harold DeGroot

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Busse

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Welter

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lappen

Son to Mr. and Mrs. John Wandell

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peterson

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James Weigman

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vander Loop

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gerharz

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Berth

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Mark Nagan

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Niesen

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Dery

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Niesen

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kries

 

Time Machine Trip to September 1936

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen KAHS

September 1, 1936

During the next week nearly 2,000 Kaukauna youths, boys and girls, young men and women, from kindergarten age up will start on their march back to school after three months of summer vacation. The enrollment of 536 as the high school is the largest in the history of the school, officials have announced. Last year's enrollment of slightly over 500 held the record up to that time.

Thirty-five candidates for the 1936 Kaukauna high school football squad reported to Coach Paul E. Little Monday to receive their suits and equipment. The day's activities were concluded with a chalk talk by the coach at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

Aspirants for the various positions who received equipment yesterday were W. Peterson, G. Driessen, R. Van Drasek, R. Bootz, C. Vanevenhoven, W. McCormick, S. Hanby, W. Bedat, G. Hilgenberg, A. Radermacher, E. Kalupa, L. Lambie, C. Pendergast, A. Koehne, C. McCormick, G. Noie, E. Vanderloop, J. Frank, F. Biselx, P. McLaughlin, Schubring, C. Watson, G. Patterson, D. Femal, C. DeBruin, E. Koglin, F. Hooyman, A. Hooyman, E. Ludtke, D. Van Abel, W. Van Abel, Kersten, J. Jansen, Derus and Duffy.

Bob Feller, who is only seventeen years old and was a Cleveland Indian’s rookie, is now a big leaguer.

Concrete is being poured this week for the new sidewalk leading to the high school, civic auditorium and gymnasium from Main Avenue. The work is being done under a WPA project and six men have been employed. The city pays for the material, and the federal government pays for the labor.

September 4, 1936

 

Phil Zwick, the Kaukauna, Wisconsin flash, whose gallant display against Laurie Stevens at the Wanderers is still fresh in the memories of Johannesburg, South Africa fight fans, has returned to Johannesburg after a three week's shooting trip on the Portuguese border. Zwick went to South Africa with the avowed intention of "nailin' Laurie Stevens and baggin' a lion." He dropped Stevens for a count, but it was not long enough to help him much and the punch injured his right hand. He has, however, got his lion which, with an express rifle bullet through the brain took the full count.

 

Arthur Kromer was installed commander of post No. 41 of the American Legion at the annual installation of officers at American Legion Hall Tuesday evening during a regular meeting of the post.

September 9, 1936

The employment of drouth stricken farmers by WPA will more than triple the rate of progress of farm to market road improvement during the next few months, the state administrator declared today. More than 10,000 farmers, or about 90 per cent of the 11,399 farmers in need of drouth relief who are already employed by WPA have been given work on farm to market road projects.

The entire north side of the city was in darkness Sunday evening from 10:30 p. m. to 1 a. m. when a high wind caused a contact between two feeder wires leading to the north side and burned the wires in two parts. Employes were summoned immediately and repairs were made. Candles and lamps furnished light for north siders while the current was cut off.

September 18, 1936

 

More visitors viewed the historical Grignon home during August than all who visited the home last year, according to a report received today from Mrs. Ross Grignon, custodian at the home. There were over 800 visitors at the home last month. Mrs. Grignon attributes this to the fact that attractive highways signs have been erected on all highways leading to the city. Immediately after the signs were placed on the roads, visitors began to flock to the home and a steady stream of persons from all sections of the United States, east and west, north and south, are stopping to see the home.

A story will be published along with a picture of the tree in the Wisconsin Horticultural magazine. The tree has a circumference of 15 feet, seven inches and has a branch spread of 104 feet, according to Mrs. Ross C. Grignon, custodian at home. The picture of the tree has been taken by Nic Bruehl of Sherwood, well known state photographer. The tree is considered one of the largest of its kind in Wisconsin.

 

First prize in the industrial division of the Labor Day parade here Monday was won by this float entered by the Kaukauna Lions club.

September 22, 1936

 

Kaukauna high school scored a 39 to 14 victory over Clintonville in a Northeastern Wisconsin conference game on the local field Saturday in the opening of the season for both teams. Kaukauna scored in the first quarter when Bill McCormick broke off tackle for 45 yards and a touchdown and plunged over for the extra point. Then Coach Little retired McCormick in favor of sorrel-topped Koehne who on his first try at the line peeled off 40 yards for the second touchdown.

September 28, 1936

  

Coach Paul E. Little, the high school football squad and Athletic Director Clifford H. Kemp, will be guests of the Kaukauna Lions club at a 6:30 o'clock dinner at Hotel Kaukauna on Tuesday evening, Sept. 29. The feature of the program will be the appearance of Earl L. "Curly" Lambeau and Richard "Red" Smith, coach and assistant coach respectively of the Green Bay Packers National Professional league football team. The appearance of these two coaches in Kaukauna will set a precedent as it marks the first time that any National pro league coaches have ever appeared here to address a gathering of this kind.

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Tittmann.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Foxgrover, Jr.  

Son to Rev. and Mrs. A. K. Knowles.

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William Nytes.

Daughter to Dr. and Mrs. Skibba.  

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lappen.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Fay Posson.

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hartzheim.

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brahmer.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. George Hibbard.