Time Machine Trip to October 1931

 

Kaukauna Times - October 1931

By Lyle Hansen

October 2, 1931

Students at the high school registered another perfect bank day Tuesday as the students in school banked a total of $68.64.

Ross C. Grignon, 73 years of age, one of the few remaining survivors of the illustrious Grignon family which settled in Kaukauna died at the Grignon home in the same room he was born Friday morning. Ross was the late son of Charles and Mary Grignon who built the home in 1839. He is survived by his wife Edith and his brother Charles of this city.

 

October 6, 1931

Coach Paul Little’s 1930 champions, representing Kaukauna High School, did everything by the books, skirting the ends, smashing through the line and throwing forward passes to spoil the 1931 Shawano high homecoming Saturday by the score of 27–6.

October 9, 1931

Wilbur Haass won the ping pong tournament held at Abe’s lunchroom on Main Avenue. He defeated Paul Balgie and Donald Dix in the final matches. Balgie then defeated Dix to secure second place. The winner received a silver trophy.

 

October 13, 1931

Two new Boy Scout troops will be organized in Kaukauna following a meeting of the local Knights of Columbus at the Hotel Kaukauna. One troop will be sponsored by St. Mary’s and the other by Holy Cross.

October 16, 1931

Father F. X. Van Nistleroy, pastor of St, Francis church at Hollandtown was badly injured Thursday afternoon when the car in which he was driving struck a culvert north of Hollandtown on highway 57. He suffered fractures to both legs and is resting well today. 

Many Indians children will be forced to forego school classes this winter unless clothing and food is supplied. Attendance at school will be impossible because the children don’t have clothing suitable for cold weather.

Kaukauna high school girls pose for a photo . 

October 20, 1931

 

St. John’s Little Chute high school football team journeyed to Oshkosh to win a decisive victory over St. Peter high school by the score of 38 – 0.

Kaukauna turned back Neenah high Saturday in a thrilling football game. Going into the game with the odds against them, they opened with an attack that swept Neenah of its feet and paved the way for a 24 to 13 victory.

A De Pere man was sent to jail for failing to report for work when a job was found for him by the city. He was offered a job after telling the police he had no food at home for his wife and children. After he failed to report to work, he was found intoxicated.

October 23, 1931

Fifty years ago, the water was let into the power canal for the first time. The Kaukauna Water Power Co. has built the canal to take water out of the river above the dam near the railroad shops and carry it along the canal where sufficient water could be had to generate considerable power. Before the project could be completed an injunction was served against the power company forbidding them to tap the river for the needed water. Not to openly violate the injunction, the riverbank was dredged out near the edge of the canal and left the pressure of the river to break down the remaining wall. The Mississippi Canal company was the possessor of a government contract granting them all waterpower rights on the river. A long battle in the courts finally ended with the awarding of the judgment for damages to the Mississippi Canal company which gave them the ownership of the power canal. 

October 27, 1931

Henry Minkebige received a package Saturday for the Racine police department containing jewelry which had been stolen for his residence on January 19 of this year. The valuables were taken from the body of a burglar killed by the Racine police shortly after a local robbery occurred.

October 30, 1931

Little Chute – St. John high school football team defeated Kimberly high eleven Saturday. Only three occasions were the Kimberly players able to cross the fifty-yard line. The final score was 33 to 0.