Kaukauna Times
By Lyle Hansen KAHS
February 4, 1936
At the game against West De Pere on Friday
evening the audience was surprised to see the cheerleaders in their new suits.
The four leaders Jean Panabaker, Kathryn Nelson, John Vanderberg and Leo Weigman
appeared in white satin cloth suits with the colorful orange K on the left
shoulder.
Sylvester “Ham” Hopfensperger left Thursday
morning for Los Angeles Calif. He is one of a group of 20 men who will drive
1936 automobiles in caravan fashion across the continent.
There is a deep interest in the question often
asked now, what will become of the unemployed when government aid quits or what
will become the future generations with science and invention increasing the
lessening need of labor?
February 7, 1936
The hundreds of people
who attended the first annual ice derby and carnival Sunday afternoon will
witness a three-way race between Henry Esler, chief of the Kaukauna fire
department, Anton Miller Hortonville and Otto C. Kloepfel, veteran Menasha
skater. The race will determine the Fox river valley championship. Esler is 58
years old, Miller 63 and Kloepfel is 64.
The first shipment of baby chicks arrived at the
Kaukauna postoffice Thursday morning, and employees of the office were cheered
throughout the day by that quaint little noise made by the group of 400 in a
box which were shipped to a local farmer.
Fitting in with the plan to provide more
entertainment at high school basketball games, the tumbling and stunt team of Kaukauna
high school under the direction of Clifford Kemp, physical education director,
displayed its wares to an enthusiastic audience at Friday night's game.
Seventeen students paraded the floor in military file after taking their places
on the mat in the center of the floor members took turns somersaulting over a
single man and the center of the mat.
Little Chute snowplow crew.
Kaukauna along with the rest of the state of
Wisconsin experienced the most severe blizzard snowstorm and cold wave in the
year this past week. The snowstorm started on Monday and continued to such
proportions that by Wednesday the city was physically isolated from the entire
surrounding territory. Railroad services were at a standstill, traffic crippled,
schools closed and the entire city nearly buried beneath several feet of snow.
It is agreed on all sides that the government
must cut its expenditure and move as rapidly as possible toward balancing the
federal budget. Unfortunately, too many citizens seem to stop right there
without figuring out just how the change back to normal is going to be
accomplished. The abnormal relief load creates conditions that lead to such
deficits. Just how is the government going get out of the relief business and thereby
out of the red?
February 11, 1936
When Ken Vils entered high school, he had a
tradition in athletics to uphold. His brother Jerry was one of the best
athletes to come to Kaukauna high school. Noe he is justly and equally well
known in his football basketball and track. In football he plays end; in basketball
center and in track ran the mile. During his high school career, he has already
won seven letters in major sports.
Emil Wurdinger, Jr., 47 years of age passed
away at St. Elizabeth Hospital Sunday evening of blood poisoning. Mr. Wurdinger
received a scratch on his hand while working at the Fox River Machine company
in this city about ten days ago. He was given several blood transfusions from
one of his sons, this however was not effective, and several operations were
necessary on his hand and wrist.
February 14, 1936
Two Kaukauna residences, James W. Lang, member
of the Kaukauna high school faculty and Robert Grogan took part in “The Donovan
affair,” the second production of the season of the Little Theatre of the Fox
River Valley Wednesday evening at Lawrence's Chapel at Appleton.
February 18, 1936
The Log Cabin Inn, owned and operated by Joseph
Conrad, situated between Kaukauna and Little Chute on Hwy. 41, was damaged to
the extent of approximately $300 Monday morning. The fire started in our oil
stove in the kitchen and spread rapidly to the attic.
Workmen Monday were engaged in breaking and
cutting some of the ice off the Kaukauna dam in order to allow some of the
water to run through the rapids. A large quantity of water ran into the
tailrace between the municipal building and the library.
February 21, 1936
A Kaukauna woman appeared before the council
Tuesday evening and stated that she has received relief only one week during
the last five and asked for something to eat. She denied reports that she
received $300 insurance at the time of her husband's passing way. She stated
she received $190.00 in insurance and after all bills were paid, she received
$23.10. She stated she needed a bottle of insulin each week and this amounts to
$4 to $5 a month. Alterman Fred Olm said that the poor committee met and made a
recommendation to the council that she received $10 each month. Any insulin she
needed in the meantime will be furnished.
February 25, 1936
Only four days left and every motorist must
have new 1936 automobile license plates attached to his machine according to R.
H. McCarty Kaukauna chief of police.
This week we present Alvin “Bing” McCormick a
Kaukauna high school basketball star. When Bing graduates this year, he will
leave behind him one of KHS’s greatest athletic records. During his high school
career, he has received four letters in football, two in basketball and one in
track.
February 28, 1936
Councilman adopted a resolution fixing the
salaries of city officers as followed:
Mayor $510 per year
City clerk $2400 per year
Assessor $720 a year
City attorney $10.00 per day
City nurse $612 per year
Health officer $500 per year
Chief of the fire department $1600
Chief of police $2,160 per year.
Six men from Kaukauna were among the 28 area defendants
named in a secret federal grand jury indictment returned about two weeks ago.
All were charged with violation of the federal liquor regulation. The prisoners
were taken to Outagamie County jail Wednesday night and held there until a bus
from Milwaukee arrived at the jail about 11 Thursday morning.
A son was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Swaningson
A Daughter was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Simo
A Daughter was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Wenzel
A Daughter was born to
Mr. and Mrs. John Benotch Jr.
A Daughter was born to
Mr. and Mrs. George Koehn
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