Kaukauna
Times – May 1944
By Lyle Hansen
May 3, 1944
Joseph Foegen Mark Martin
For the second six weeks of this semester
Joseph Foegen and Mark Martin, both juniors led the honor roll at Kaukauna High
School with an average of 96. Seven students had an average of 95. The
sophomores led the classes with 20 members on the list. Freshmen are second
with 18 and seniors third with 13 and the juniors fourth with 9.
Second Lieutenant John W. Lindstrom, 22, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lindstrom, Kaukauna, has been missing in action over
Yugoslavia since April 5, according to a telegram received by his parents
Saturday. On a recent bomber escort mission approximately 40 fighters were
encountered in the target area. He had his hydraulic system shot out, but he
managed to down three German fighter planes that were after the bombers. He was
a member of the P-38 Lightning group.
Within the past week Kaukauna High School has
been honored by the visit of some of its former students who are now in the
service. Lt. S. G. Robert O’Boyle serving in the navy, George Hatchell an
ensign in the navy, Fireman First Class Jack Roberts in aviation, Aviation
Cadet Ken Roloff, Petty Officer Third Class Harvey Wittman navy Private Dean
Lemke Black Hawk division, Lt. Jack Hahn Army air corps and Lt. JG Thomas
Nolan, former KHS teacher, on his way to gunnery school in Mississippi.
Staff Sergeant Anthony Van Wymeren, 23, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Van Wymeren Little Chute has been reported missing by the
war department. Sgt. Van Wymeren served as a gunner on a B-24 bomber and has
been missing in action over Germany since April 7. He had entered service June
11, 1942. His brother Jan is stationed in the Fiji islands.
Boy Scouts of troop 2 collected three tons of wastepaper
Saturday on the north side, according to Wallace Mooney, scoutmaster. They also
collected 1500 pounds of scrap metal and 150 pounds of rags.
May 5, 1944
Postmaster R. H. McCarthy plans to attend the annual convention of the Wisconsin chapter of the national Association the postmasters which will be held at Wisconsin Dells, June 24 and 25th.
May 10, 1944
Practically every dealing newspaper has carried stories stating that men 26 years of age and older will not be drafted and tell all the age groups 18 to 25 inclusive have been inducted. In the age group above 25, fathers are giving deferment preferred over non-fathers give other factors are substantially equal. Whether a man is employed in a war supporting industry is still the basis for deferment. There are men in the age group above 25 years that may be drafted because local boards cannot grant deferments for the class of work and which they are engaged. The fact that they may be fathers does not constitute a basis for deferment.
Combined Locks – Herman J. Janssen, clerk of the school board for 38 years, has handed in his resignation. He took office on January 1, 1907, at which time the school was a one-room building where St. Paul's Church is now located. Karl Piepenburg is Janssen's successor.
Mayor L.F. Nelson was among the representatives
of 11 cities and will attend the first of a series of meetings to be held in
the Fox Valley for the discussion of postwar problems facing this area. The
subject of the meeting appeared to be a guarantee of job security through an
industrial expansion program that would benefit all Valley cities on a
reciprocal basis. The meeting will be held in Neenah on Thursday evening.
Mothers of Wisconsin servicemen who are in
Japanese prison camps can now feel confident that their sons are being well
treated; it is indicated, by information which has been received by the
Wisconsin war fund, Milwaukee. The national war fund has informed the Wisconsin
war fund that Japan has given permission for prisoner’s aid to function in
prisoner camps. War prisoners’ aid sends representatives to every war prison
camp as soon as permission to do so is given by the nation that controls the
camp. The presence of these representatives, all of whom are citizens of
neutral nations, assures good treatment for prisoners. John A. Lemke son of Mr.
and Mrs. Anton Lemke Kaukauna is being held in a Japanese prisoner camp in the
Philippine Islands.
May 12, 1944
Waves in Summer
Uniforms
The Navy now has over 60,000 waves according to
Elmer A. Otte, recruiter in charge of the Oshkosh office. He further stated,
however, to replace as many as possible of the 300,000 shore-based men of the
Navy, many more of our young women between the ages of 20 and 36 must go forth
in uniform as a Wave to do man's size work at shore establishments of the Navy.
Staff Sgt. John H. Leatherbury, who was
reported missing in a raid over Germany since March 8, is a prisoner in a
German camp, according to word received by his parents here in Kaukauna. They
received the notice from the international Red Cross. Sgt. Leatherbury enlisted
in the air Corps in June 1941, and after receiving his training was sent
overseas as a gunner on a B-17 in December 1943.
Saturday will be Pig Fair day in Kaukauna. As
usual a large number of farmers are expected to be in town to market their
products. Buyers from all parts of the states of Illinois and Iowa will be
present.
The pre-induction school for perspective
draftees will be held at Morgan School, Appleton Wednesday evening May 17. In
his announcement Stanley A. Staidl, County Chairman of the committee, stated,
“I have found from inquiry from other chairman that if a prospective inductee
knows what the Army expects of him, what test and training he may expect to go
through, what kind of life you will have and what kind of war we are fighting,
he will enter service with a greater confidence and assurance. He will adjust himself
more rapidly into a good soldier.
May 17, 1944
Seaman first class Melvin Jansen, 18, Little
Chute, is missing in the performance of his duty, according to a message
received from the Navy Department by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jansen,
Little Chute, Saturday afternoon. Seamen Jansen entered service February 26,
1943. After his military training he was sent overseas December 1, being
stationed in the British Isles. His brother Pvt. Stanley Jansen is serving with
the armed forces somewhere in north Ireland.
Lieutenant Corinne J. Mayer
left for Monterey, Calif., after a two-day visit with her parents Dr. and Mrs.
E. A. Mayer and friends in Kaukauna.
Lieut. Mayer has been in service for two in one half years serving as a
surgical nurse. She served in hospitals in this country and spent a year in
Africa and Italy. The only resident of Kaukauna that she met while in this area
was Sgt. Mark “Sparky” Van Lieshout, who is stationed with the fifth Army in
Italy.
May 24, 1944
2nd Lt.
Shirley B. W. Hopfensperger, of West 4th street Kaukauna, is shown
(seated) as she checks reports at the Marine base at Quantico, Va. She enlisted in May 1943.
The condition of the people in Poland steadily
grows worse. Only their supreme confidence in God’s providence has borne the
Poles through the cruel treatment inflicted on them by the Bolshevists was the
opinion voiced by Rev. Isadore Cwikinski of Pulaski in an address before the
members of the Knights of Columbus at their Monday meeting. He based his talk
on personal experiences while traveling in Europe and talking with Polish
refugees. He stated that the plight of the Poles has grown steadily worse and
worse, beginning with the invasion of Poland by the Germans until the present
domination by the Russians.
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The first Japanese American family to move in
Brooklyn’s new relocation hotel unpacking their belongings. The Salomi family
have lived in the United States for the past 28 years and both children were
born here.
An
interesting letter was received from Pvt. Wallace Wolff, of Kaukauna, who is
serving overseas. He tells an interesting story of the Red Cross. “The Red
Cross is doing wonders for us fellows over here.” He stated that the recent article in the
Kaukauna Times “Is 100% correct. So don’t let anyone kid you that the Red Cross
is all bunk.” “Every time I receive the good old Kaukauna Times, I look to see
who, is home on leave and who is being inducted.”
Fred Reichel, 71, passed away at his home on Boyd Avenue, Saturday morning. He was born in Bavaria, Germany in 1872. He came to what was then known as Ledyard in 1879 at the age of 7 years. He would take an active interest in county affairs, serving for 35 years on the county board. He operated a tavern on Beaulieu Hill for 45 years and had owned and operated the Kaukauna Ice Company for 32 years. He and his wife had five daughters and five sons.
Hardware and sporting
goods dealers in Outagamie County have been requested by District Attorney
Elmer Honkamp to check their files to determine whether any pistols or
revolvers have been sold to minors within recent years. Action is being taken
after several juveniles were found to have revolvers in their possession.
An old Kaukauna landmark is being razed this
week. The Richardson Studio building located near the municipal building had
been purchased and will be used in the construction of a small home in the town
of Buchanan. The building was erected 48 years ago by Frank Richardson on the
site of the present high school. Two years later it was moved to its present
site when the Lawe Street Bridge was built. Meade Richardson operated a
photography studio in the building for 48 years until his death. There are few
homes in the area that are without a family picture taken by Mr. Richardson.
A new practical gas exterminator to kill stray
dogs in the city has been built by pound master Joseph Lehrer. It is designed
as airtight 3 feet long by 2 ½ feet wide and 3 feet high. A door on the side
enables the pound master to invite or in most cases, to force the victim to
enter the exterminator. A small hole at one end of it allows a place to attach
the exhaust of an automobile to run into the box.
Assemblyman William Rohan recently filed a
complaint on the condition of the railroad depot property on the south side. He
stated that the washrooms are wholly inadequate and also that a box car used by
railway men as an eating place was unsanitary.
May 26, 1944
Appropriate memorial exercises for servicemen
who have passed away will be held on Decoration Day, May 30 at 6 o’clock in the
evening. The Members of the American
Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will have charge of the affair this year.
Enrollment for the twenty-sixth summer session
at Outagamie Rural School will take place Tuesday, June 6, according to Walter
P. Hagman, principal. The first summer school session was in 1913 with 51
students attending. School was held in the old Casino building on the south
side. The present school was completed in 1918.
After fifteen months in the armed forces two
brothers, Corporal George J. Roovers, 21 and Corporal Thomas F. Roovers, 20,
sons of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Roovers of Maes Avenue, Kimberly, remain
unseparated. Both were inducted February
2, 1943, at Fort Sheridan, Ill. The brothers were in basic training together,
then by some, stroke of fate, were assigned to the same B-24 Liberator Bomber
Squadron with an overseas destination. Now overseas the brothers, working in
close collaboration daily, perform the duties of fusing and loading bombs.
Notes from the Armed Forces
Lieutenant
Robert L. Lang, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.M. Lang, arrived home for a 10-day leave.
He is being transferred to Fort Bragg, N.C.
PFC
Russell Gerrits, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gerrits is now at Camp Pickett. Va.
He recently graduated from S.S.C. school at Camp Murphy, Florida.
PFC
Walter J. Langlois, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith of Kaukauna will leave for
Camp Ellis, Ill. He has been home on a 13-day furlough.
Navy
Ensign E. L. Archibald, formerly advertising manager of the Kaukauna Times, is
at Fort Schuyler, N. Y.
Corporal
Donald McCormick along with his wife and son Michael arrived at his mother’s
home here for a 13-day furlough. He will return to Texas for his new
assignment.
Corporal
Pat Mayer, who is in the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve left for Quantico, Va.
after spending a 10-day furlough with her parents on East Fifth Street.
Second
Lieutenant Louis Vander Loop arrived at Shreveport, La., for a visit with his
parents Mr. and Mrs. Arnold J. Vander Loop Maria Street.
Henry
W. Maes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Maes, Grignon Street is now an integral
member of the amphibious forces of the Navy after completing LST training at
Camp Bradford, Va.
Tech.
Sgt. John Kramer, who is stationed somewhere in England has been awarded the
air medal and oak clusters. He is a radio gunner on the B-24 Liberator bomber.
Lt.
Mary S. McMahon, daughter of Lawrence McMahon, Kenneth Avenue Kaukauna, arrived
in England according to word received by her parents.
An
announcement was made last week of the candidacy of Marine Captain Joseph R.
McCarthy of Appleton for congress.
Lt.
Mary Taylor of the Army Nurse Corps was recently transferred to Station
Hospital, Camp Adair, Oregon. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Taylor,
Third Street, Kaukauna.
PFC
Edward J. Schmidt is now being transferred to California.
Pvt. Eugene C. Zink, son of Mrs. G. Mattingly,
Sixth Street, Kaukauna, graduated from aircraft armament school at Lowry field,
Denver, Colo.
Dolores
Landreman has been promoted to petty officer second class.
Sgt.
Jack Winn, son of Mrs. Joseph Winn, has recently been transferred from Hawaii.
He says he hopes to meet his brother Gene who is currently in New Guinea.
Lieutenant
James I. McFadden has returned to the east coast after a 2-week leave spent
with his wife and his parents Mr. and Mrs. James E, McFadden. He is a gunner
officer on a liberty ship.
Staff
Sergeant F. J. Landreman recently arrived in New Guinea.
Melvin M. Courtney, Gertrude Street, Kaukauna,
has been enrolled at San Antonio aviation cadet center. He is there with 125
students from Wisconsin.
Seaman second class Francis Truyman, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Truyman, Crooks Avenue, Kaukauna, is spending an 11-day leave
with his parents. He is currently stationed at Great Lakes Navel Base,
Ill.
James
D. Helf, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Helf, Klein Street, graduated from Deming Army
Airfield, AAF’s bombardier school. He has been commissioned a second lieutenant
and awarded silver bombardier wings. He has arrived home to spend a 8-day
furlough with his family. His brother Ensign Robert R, Helf is stationed
somewhere in the South Pacific.
PVT Robert Schuh arrived home to spend a 21-day
furlough with relatives and friends. He entered service in September of 1941
and has been in the Aleutian Islands for 23 months, where he saw plenty of
action.
Lieutenant
Luke J. Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Martin Park Street, Kaukauna, has been
promoted to the grade of captain. He is being transferred to Tinker field,
Okla., for assignment.
Flight
Officer Robert Nettekoven, son of Peter Nettekoven, Park Street, Kaukauna, is a
commanding officer at an air base somewhere in England.
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