Time Machine: Time Machine Trip to October 1964

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen

October 2, 1964

Stanley Plzak was named president of the Augustine Grignon chapter of the National Honor Society in the election Friday, according to Miss Francis Corry, advisor in charge. David Schwalenberg was chosen as vice-president and Jill Kobin, secretary-treasurer. At present there are 15 senior members and 11 juniors as temporary members.

October 9, 1964

Miss Carol Behnke was named Homecoming Queen for tomorrow’s game. Her attendants will be left Susan Keough and right Caroline Brenzel. Standing are Ghost gridders who serve as escorts, Gary Schubring, team captain Dan Bay and Mike Andrews.

October 14, 1964

Kaukauna's common Council reached an agreement with Henry Welhouse on the purchase of property for future school sites Tuesday evening. Approximately 25 acres are to be purchased at $2000 per acre. If construction work is started early next year completion of the new school as expected by the start of the school year 1966.

The Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts Saturday afternoon use much of the same tactics against the Menasha Bluejays employed against the Neenah rockets as they copped a 6 to 0 Homecoming victory at the Doty Bayorgeon recreation area gridiron.

October 16, 1964

The Kaukauna Chamber of Commerce Higher Education Committee and City officials are presently composing "The Kaukauna Story" a presentation for site selection of the Northeastern University of Wisconsin. The presentation will include the many assets or a desirable location of the four-year higher education facility. The "central location" factor and the land availability are the primary factors for the selection.

Kaukauna's Board of Education Tuesday approved a $1,365,139 school budget for 1965. The budget must be approved by the Kaukauna common Council and official boards of towns in the district.

October 21, 1964

A Canadian moose weighing 1500 pounds dressed was a proud exhibit. Hunters left to right are Jerry Schommer, Art Grunde and Bill Egan.

A special class in radiological monitoring, sponsored by the civil defense organization in Kaukauna will be offered in the city according to a report from Kaukauna CD director Michael Gerritts Jr. The purpose of the class will be to train people in the operation of instruments used to measure radiation following a nuclear attack.

Punt, Pass and Kick contest winners in ages 8 to 10 group are kneeling. Tim Roberts, Jay Vander Wyst, Warren Hacker. Standing, Scott Launda, Reed Giordana, Gary Jepsen, Joseph Berghuis, Ricci Giordana and Gary Kerkhoff. Adults in back row are William Coffey, Green Bay Packer Willie Wood and Leo Coffey of Coffey Motors.

October 23, 1964

Irving G. Curry III was recently elected Pres. of the Kaukauna Kiwanis Club for 1965. He will succeed Harold Kahler to the office.

James W. Lang, Kaukauna was one of three winners of the 1964 St. Norbert College Alma Mater Awards. The three men are scheduled to receive their awards at halftime of the Saturday afternoon homecoming game between St. Norbert's and Whitewater State. The Alma Mater Awards are given annually by the college at homecoming to alumni for vocational success and outstanding service in Christian life.

Terry Vanden Bosch, Mark Newhouse and Patricia Betters will be Trick or Treating for UNUCEF Saturday. They are posing with Mrs. Marvin Hietpas on Eighth Street.

October 28, 1964

Earl Van Hammond, 810 E. First Street. Kimberly, put the final touch to the golf season at the Fox Valley Club, when he fired a hole-in-one on the 175 yard No. 3 hole on a recent Indian summer day. He scored a 41 for the round. This was the sixth of the season at the club.

The navigation season on the lower Fox and Wolf Rivers in Wisconsin will close at midnight Wednesday, November 4, the Chicago Army Engineer District has announced. Also discontinued for the winter months will be bridge tender service at all movable bridges as well as operation of the U.S. government locks between DePere and Menasha. Navigation season will reopen in the spring.

Representative John W. Byrnes will direct his campaign toward Kaukauna when he makes a key speech at the civic center here Wednesday. Byrnes is a 21 year veteran of the House of Representatives.

October 30, 1964

The Kaukauna Galloping Ghost cross-country team wound up their 1964 season Saturday as they emerged in a tie for seventh and eighth places with Eau Claire North high school. Following their meet in Wausau they named Bill Niesen the 1964 co-captain with George Peebles as the most valuable runner for the season. In the nine meets this year, in which Niesen participated, he finished first for the Kaws in six races and second in three.

The Kaukauna Galloping Ghost girders Saturday afternoon moved into a tie for first place in the mid-East conference as they rolled over the Purple Raiders of Two Rivers by a 26-0 margin. This fifth win for the Ghost against a single loss, deadlocks the Kaws with the Neenah Rockets at the top of the list. A blocked punt by Gary Schubring early in the first period led the Ghost to their first score. Schubring, who had a busy afternoon, stopped three punts, rolling through the Two Rivers line. One of the most dramatic climaxes in the history of the mid-East conference football appears to be in the offering next Saturday afternoon at Neenah as the Kaukauna Galloping Ghost take on the Neenah Rockets in a winner take all session to decide the 1964 championship. At the present time the Ghost and Rockets are leading the M–E pack, each with five wins and one loss in the conference season.