Kaukauna Times
By Lyle Hansen
February 1, 1935
Little Chute – Nearly 400 people attended the
President’s birthday ball Wednesday evening at the Little Legion hall to
raise funds for the national relief of infantile paralysis. A beautiful large
birthday with 53 blue and white lights was the big attraction of the evening.
According to Mrs. Anna Metz, chairman of the event the total netted is $86.16.
Of this amount $60.31 will remain for the local campaign.
1000 dance at the president ball here Wednesday
night at the Nitingale ballroom. More than $200 is cleared at the Kaukauna birthday ball for the national
relief of infantile paralysis.
Ralph Stroetz, a well-known grocer, has
purchased the grocery business interest of the Economy Cash Food market
situated on the corner of Main avenue and Third street of the Times
building.
February 5, 1935
More than 100 Outagamie county tavern operators
were in attendance to hear executives of the Wisconsin tavern keepers explain
the provisions under the NRA code. The new order sets prices for beer to be
sold over the bar at 5c for seven ounces and 10c from eight to fourteen ounces.
On February 4, Kaukauna was fifty years old as
an incorporated city and 145 years as a community.
February 8, 1935
L. F. Nelson was reelected president of the
Farmer and Merchants bank at the annual meeting of the board of directors held
Monday night.
February 12, 1935
Top row: Doering
(Assistant mgr.), Sager, Towsley, Wurdinger, Bootz, Hatchell, Danner (Manager).
Botton row: A. McCormick, Berg, Kuchelmeister, Dix, W. McCormick, Mr. Little
(Coach).
Kaukauna High School basketball team suffered
its eighth straight setback of the season at the hands of St. Mary’s of Menasha
Friday night by a score of 27 to 7.
Three Kaukauna youths were injured in an auto
accident over the weekend, Donald Hopfensperger, Fred Ludtke and Jack Van
Lieshout all were treated at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton. Van Lieshout
was driving the auto when it rolled over on highway 55 north of Kaukauna.
February 15, 1935
A shipment of 1,350 pounds of government
surplus beef was distributed to clients in Appleton, Kaukauna and Little Chute
this morning.
February 19, 1935
Three Kaukauna men were injured Sunday evening
when the car they were driving skidded on the ice and tipped over on Highway 55
south of the city. E. J. Ward, Frank Mitchler and Everett Driessen were all
brought to town to be treated by a local physician.
Phil Zwick, featherweight, formerly of Kaukauna,
who is on an Australian tour, won a decision from Alf Blatch at the Sydney
stadium on January 7.
February 26, 1935
Kaukauna awoke Monday morning to find that the
entire city was isolated by the worst blizzard in recent years. Drifts as high
as six feet. All transportation came to a stop and cars were stalled along all
the highways. People are marooned in nearby towns and villages.
It is the divine right of every woman to change
her mind whenever she wishes but there are times when the switch is costly. A
coach, in charge of a woman driver, headed to take a turn but suddenly turned
back on to highway 41. A truck behind her with a loaded trailer missed a
serious crash by taking the ditch.
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