Hello Fellow Time Travelers,
It’s that time again to fire up
the old “Time Machine Chair” and make a trip back in time.
Today Mutz LaBrec is
sitting in the driver’s seat. The big wheel is spinning and the years are
clicking back. In no time we are back to Kaukauna’s south side. We are out front of the Kaukauna Times on Main
Avenue.
We are now in September of 1956.
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Newsprint shortage results in Thilmany paper used by Times
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Three new cased of polio reported
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Mayor keeps voting record from hospital bed
For the music lovers, the top
song on the Hit Parade this month is:
See You Later Alligator – Bill Haley & His Comets
https://youtu.be/W0bidd0Uhvk
Carl Hansen, the publisher, has left the newspapers for
us by the front door of the Kaukauna Times. Let’s see what’s in the news this
month.
Your
old news man – Lyle Hansen
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 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.
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.
Rambling Reporter –
Mrs. Ed Wolf. A recent article in the Times struck this
reporters memories. Well I remember those picnics in the old days. I myself
never had much money to take to the picnics but I do remember some of those
guys carrying a lot of loose change in one of their pockets. Folding money was
not much in evidence in the early years. They used to run the money through
their fingers inside your pants pocket to impress the girls, who were pleased
to know that their current date had lots of money. Some of them, however, did
rattle the coins rather than spending them.
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.
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.
The Kaukauna Klubbers were clipped 8-5 by the
Dutchman Sunday afternoon in the opener of a two out of three-game series to
determine the 1956 Fox Valley league champions at Little Chute. Kaukauna tied
the game in the third as Hilgenberg led off with a double and Harry Wilson sent
a triple to score him.
1956-Dodge-Coronet-Lancer
1956 - St. John Little Chute - Altar Boys
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