Time Machine Trip to April 1925

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen

 

April 2, 1925

A Wisconsin senator introduced a bill empowering courts to punch holes in the license plates of drivers that committed violations. A road hog would receive an H, an intoxicated driver an I. A driver could tell at a glance which autos to avoid.

In Madison a great fire wiped out our historic old State Capitol. We then blew $7,500,000 for one of the finest marble palaces in the United States. We built a maze of corridors, 277-foot dome, restaurants and much more but no work rooms. We have to go downtown to a four-story office building to house the real business of the state.

 

Henry Minkebige of this city won fifth place in all events in the A. B. C. National bowling tournament which was held at Buffalo last week. In his first game he hit a 277 but was unfortunate in the second game dropping to 139 then all his other games were over 200.

 

April 9, 1925

Teacher: Do you think there was a person that knew all the words to Star Spangled Banner?

Student: Sure, Francis S. Key knew ‘em.

Teacher: Just who is that?

Student: The man who wrote it.

 

Eight Kaukauna boys have been accepted for the Citizens Military Training Camp this summer at Camp Custer, Michigan. Olin G. Dryer, principal of the high school, has been made director for this section. The boys are John Farwell, Fay Posson, Leon Stine and Leonard Macrorie are first year members. Norbert Noie, Herbert Haas, Gilbert St. Michell and Joseph Bayorgeon will be attending for the second season.

 

April 16, 1925

George “Stormy” Kromer, former president of the Wisconsin State league will manage the Blytheville, Arkansas club in the Tri-State league this season. 

 

Did you know that five of America’s wars commenced in April.

Revolutionary war began April 19, 1775.

Mexican war began April 24, 1846.

The Civil war began April 12, 1861.

Spanish-American war began April 19, 1898.

U.S. declared war on Germany April 6, 1917.

The Civil war ended, and President Lincoln was assassinated in April 1865.

 

Grant and Gillespie have opened a new oil and gasoline service station at the corner of Draper and Gertrude streets on Highway 15.

 

April 23, 1925

The Kissel car owned by the Welter brothers crashed into the gates on the Lawe street bridge Monday morning.  Witnesses said the bridge tender signaled the car to stop but it was misunderstood by the driver. 

 

April 30, 1925

A butcher’s bill more than four thousand years old was found in the ruin of Ur. It is in the form of a small block of baked clay. Whether it has yet been paid has not been determined but if modern bills were rendered in the same form, some men could pave their driveways.

 

A May Day program will be given at the high school auditorium on Friday evening. A dance around the May pole will begin the program. Elaborate costumes are being prepared with Clouds, fairies, elves and garden flowers will be displayed.