Time Machine Trip to March 1956

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen

March 2, 1956

The total funds collected to date for the annual March of Dimes anti-polio campaign is $5,725.89 according to the campaign chairman Clarence Theis.

  

The Kaukauna Lions and Rotary Clubs are again girding themselves to do battle in athletic competition this time in bowling. The two teams are scheduled to hit head-on March 5 at the S&B. The Monday session will be the 12^th annual clash between the two teams.

 

March 7, 1956

 

Senior Charles Lieding has been named Uthrotar for the period of March 7 through the 28^th, according to Supt. T. H. Boebel. Uthrotars are chosen by vote of the faculty from among senior boys.

 

The Kaukauna high school band will be among 11 schools attending the annual Fox River Valley music tournament at Green Bay West high school on April 28.  Director Elwood Bleick said the band will be entered in class A for the seventh consecutive year.

 

Daddy telephoned from the office and his three-year-old daughter answered the phone and in a feminine fashion rattled on and on. When she finally paused for breath, daddy asked her to call mama to the phone. “Wait”, said the little tyke, “I've got to say two more words”. “Okay” said daddy, “What are they?” “Goodbye” and she promptly cradled the receiver.

 

A/1C James Kobussen, Kaukauna far right, is flights engineer of the 31^st Air Rescue Squadron crew recently cited by the President of the Philippines for two lifesaving missions.

 

Suits being modeled by Mrs. Cy Berg and Mrs. Lawrence Verhagen will be part of the annual Homemakers Clubs on March 8th at the Civic Auditorium.

 

The adult models who will take part in the Homemakers Club annual style show are Mrs. Joe Whitman and Mrs. Floyd Treichel, wearing suits which they will model during the style show. 

 

Continuing his drive to strengthen the front wall of the Green Bay Packers, head coach Lisle Blackborn, Thursday announced the signing of two linemen from Houston University-- Tackle, Lavill Isbell a 6-2, 225 pounds and Guard, William Schumacher at 5-11 and 215 pounds.

 

Kaukauna police late last week started an intense search for 25 dynamite caps reported stolen by the Lehrer brothers on March 2. Previously about 15 pounds of dynamite had been found by police in the vicinity of 15th and 16th St. on Kaukauna South side. An investigation revealed that Lehrer’s shed had apparently been broken into and the dynamite and caps were among the missing items. Sgt. Oscar Jahns of the police department reports that most of the dynamite, believed to have been stolen has been recovered.

 

March 9, 1956

 

Awards for Boy Scouts who achieved advancement were presented at a court of honor for Troop 31 at Holy Cross school activity room recently. Front row: Michael Nagan, Jim Jansen, Mark Rabideau, Ken Vande Hey, Peter Bachhuber, Roger Leick and Eugene DeGroot. Back row are Jack Verbeten, scout master, Lee Wachel, Gerald Rausch, Paul Nagan, assistant scoutmaster, Gerald Jakl, Harvey Huss, Pat Coleman, Dick Eslien assistant scoutmaster, and Robert Eslien.

 

The Kaukauna Galloping Ghost cagers Tuesday evening came within two points of accomplishing their mission of spoiling the dedication of the Neenah gym as they were defeated 74-72 in the season finale for the Kaws and the Rockets in the Mid-Eastern conference as a whole.

 

March 14, 1956

Arthur H. Mongin, Jr., Kaukauna, was elected to a third term on the board of directors of the Green Bay Packers Football Corporation at the annual meeting this week.

 

Funeral services for Miss Teresa Vander Hurst, 18, Lawe Street, were held Tuesday at Holy Cross Church. A saddening group of 168 high school seniors, her classmates, attended. Miss Vander Hurst’s body had been found in a basement on W. 9th St., Sunday morning and 17-year-old Michael McCormick a Kaukauna boy, admitted that he struck her over the head with a shell casing Friday night. McCormick has been charged with second-degree murder. Miss Vander Hurst had been reported missing Friday evening. Her body was discovered by Chief of Police Harold Engerson, who was investigating the missing person report. 

 

The GAA basketball players won the school championship. Back row are Donna Wyro, Lei Kuchelmeister, Myra Feller, Sharon Pahl and Rosemary Schumann. Front row are Elaine Vanderloop, Janice Giordana, Toni Mankosky and Margaret Ludvigsen.

 

March 21, 1956

 

Watching David Carnot, a Times employee, as he sets a line of type for the newspaper, are members of the Girl Scout Troop 74. Mrs. Joseph Van Drasek, their leader, on the left, girls are Alice Van Dyke, Betty Siebers, Shirley Powell, Joanne Kappell, Charlotte Fleishman, Lorna Nabberfeld and Kathy Mullen.

 

Captain Raymond R. Roth, Kaukauna, has been awarded the Commendation Ribbon. Captain Roth received the decoration for demonstrating “superior performance as an officer at the Institute of Technology, United States Air Force Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

 

At a recent meeting of the members of Kaukauna’s Junior Varsity basketball team, Neil Huss was elected honorary team captain for the 1955-56 campaign, according to an announcement by Harold Kobin, coach.

 

One Kaukauna youth, Gerald N. Green was included among the nine county men ordered to report for induction into the armed forces.

 

March 23, 1956

 

Featured on the Lions club boxing show scheduled for Saturday night at the KHS gym will be Dave Zwick, the Kaukauna heavyweight is scheduled to slug it out with the State Golden Gloves champion in the open division.

 

City nurse, Mrs. William Nagel this week reminded parents of grade school age youngsters who have not yet filled out and return the questionnaire regarding polio vaccinations to do so at their earliest convenience. 

 

Damage estimated at $12,000 resulted early in the evening from a fire in a warehouse at the Badger Tissue Mills. The blaze is thought to have originated from faulty wiring. The building is a one-story warehouse located in the ruins of a former warehouse, which was destroyed in a fire in the 1890s. 

 

Merlin J. Vaubel, Kaukauna, has been appointed squad leader of his recruit company at Great Lakes Navel Training center.  

 

March 30, 1956

Don Lappen hit a 244 game and 634 series to top the members of the Monday Night South Side Businessmen’s bowling league at Verbeten’s Lanes.

 

Seeing details of Fire Department procedures recently was this group from Nicolet school. The youngsters were shown how lifesaving equipment is used along with firefighting equipment.  Standing on the running board are Jean Carstens, Betty Freutel, Larry Eckman, Neil Lucht, Jerry Luckow, Virginia Kuester, Judy Reichel and Joan Zuehl. On top of the truck are Dale Perkins, Robert Rustau and Jim Koepke. Seated in the front seat with fire chief Willaim Haupt is Judy Mach. 

 

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wahlers

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Haessly

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Price

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lamers

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Joel Marsh

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Weyenberg

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Jacobson

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Walker

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Vissers

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Percy Spalding

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Nyles Manley

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William Voights

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kobs

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kuehl

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Reger

Son to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Steinen

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Leitermann

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Noel Diffatte

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Haward Voet

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Kieffer

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Janssen

Son to Mr. and Mrs. John Wisneski

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Peeters

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Urban Coenen

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Ebben

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Kempen

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James Wehnes

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Vanden Boogard

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jansen

Son to Mr. and Mrs. James Schuh

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Francis

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ashman

 

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                                      1956 Ford Thunderbird

 

Time Machine Trip to March 1946

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen KAHS 

March 6, 1946

James W. Lang, former director of public relations at Loyola University, New Orleans, and a former instructor at Kaukauna High School, has been added to the Kaukauna Times staff. C. J. Hansen, editor, announced today that Lang will serve in the advertising and news departments. Recently discharged from the Navy the new Times man returns to his home city after an absence of more than five years. He entered the Navy in July of 1942, served as a communication officer at the headquarters of the Caribbean Sea frontier and later commissioned to a new vessel at New Orleans.

Glen Miller has been connected with the most every type of organization in Kaukauna and this section of the state as president general manager for more than 10 years. He recently accepted it a position with the Chicago Cubs organization. He will leave soon to assume the duties as the business manager of the Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cubs farm team. Mr. Miller will be honored Saturday night at the Elks club when the Glenn Miller night will be staged.

 

Kaukauna surpassed its quota in the Victory clothing drive for overseas relief by handsome fifty percent, William Haas, director said today. Packed into 220 boxes the 5900 lbs. of relief clothing was shipped to Green Bay.

The Combined Locks Paper company was sold on February 28th to a group of new owners and will be incorporated in the state of Delaware. The firm will retain its original name of the Combined Locks Paper company.

 

March 8, 1946

Thirteen two dwelling steel Quonset huts have been allotted to Kaukauna by the Federal Housing authority for delivery within two to three months, Mayor Lewis F. Nelson announced yesterday. These will provide temporary houses to 26 families in the area.

 

Robert Wieseler, 24, Draper St. suffered a fracture of his left leg when he was struck by an automobile while he was running to catch a bus near the corner of Black and Draper streets at 6:00 PM Tuesday. Wieseler apparently failed to see the oncoming car as he ran for the eastbound bus.

 

Nicolet school, for the fourth six-week period shows that 45 students were neither absent nor tardy during this time.

 

March 13, 1946

James Gertz was honorably discharged from the navy on March 15 after serving 25 months. He has returned to his former employment at the South Kaukauna Dairy company. 

 

A large number of pupils of Holy Cross Parish School maintain perfect attendance records during the fourth six-week period.

 

John Scheer. chairman of the South side business and professional district, suffered a broken shoulder Friday morning while soliciting for the American Red Cross fund campaign. He slipped and fell on the road while crossing from Mayer’s drugstore to Kaukauna Hardware on 2nd St.

One of the most discussed subjects on the streets, in Barber shops and Taverns and other places in which residents of the City of Kaukauna congregate is the newly proposed council management plan of government. Some people think this proposed plan is just another step toward the totalitarian form of government so popular in Europe.

 

There is a movement here in Kaukauna for a change to the city management form of government. The city would be governed by a seven-man council, and the wishes of this council will be carried out by the appointed manager. There will be business meetings just like the present council meetings, twice a month plus special meeting. Supporters claim the system would run the city as a business. This system would be fair to all the citizens and end politics in decision making process.

 

Saint Mary's school reports 176 pupils were neither absent nor tardy during the last six weeks.

 

March 15, 1946

      

         Thomas Gerard                      John Brenzel

Two boys have taken academic honors in the senior class of 1946 at Kaukauna high school. Thomas Gerard is valedictorian and John Brenzel, salutation it was announced today by Paul E. Little, principal.

 

March 27, 1946

Before a crowd of approximately 500 fans the St. Mary's grade school boxing team defeated the St. John grade school of Little Chute at the high school gymnasium by the score of six to five. St. Mary's Danny Schumer scoring a third-round technical knockout over Dave Beavers. Gerald Klare finished Jim Hammen of Little Chute in less than one minute after the opening bell. 

        

   Jim Lehman                Phil Haas                   Ken Dexheimer

The first official all conference basketball team ever selected by the coaches of the Northeastern Wisconsin circuit was named last week. It was decided to select all conference teams in both football and basketball at the first conference meeting after the close of the season. Included in the first-round basketball was Jim Lehman of Kaukauna. On the second team basketball were Kaukauna’s Phil Haas and Ken Dexheimer.

 

The 1945 accident toll in America was reported by the National Safety Council showed 96,000 people killed. The motor vehicle was responsible for 28,500 deaths and an increase of 17% over 1944.

  

The 13 Quonset huts which Kaukauna will receive from the federal public Housing Authority will be placed along the east side of Hwy. 55 near 17th St. it was announced by the council at a special meeting Monday. Owned by the Lehrer brothers, the site is approximately 780 feet long.  Sewer, water and sidewalk connections extend to within 200 feet of the area and the city will extend these to make connections to the Quonset community.

 

March 29, 1946

Kaukauna may someday become a tax-free city, Dr. W. C. Sullivan, former Kaukauna mayor, told a public meeting of about 200 citizens who gathered in the civic auditorium Tuesday to hear the aldermanic form of government defended. Oshkosh mayor George F. Oakes charged the city manager government as dictatorial and undemocratic and urged the citizens not to vote out the tried and tested mayor-alderman system in next Tuesdays referendum.

 

 

Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Licht

Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nieuwenhuis

Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Piepenburg

Son and Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. John Hilgenberg

Twin Daughters born to Mr. ad Mrs. Joseph Schouten

Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Belling

Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Paschen

Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Vanderloop

Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. John Lindstrom

Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Vanevenhoven

Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Roman Berg

Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur X. Derus

 

 

Discharged from service.

Carl Gertz

James Gertz

Michael A. Milton

Michael S. Niesz

Vearl Foxgrover

Tim McCarty

Marvin Hooyman

Gerald Klister

Ervin Rosenow

John Kerry

Jerry Keller

Harry Watson

Theodore A. Smits

Kenneth Meinert

Gilbert H. Knorr

Emmett Siebers

Leroy Seifert

Robert George

Orile A. Milton

Wilfred Weigman

  

Inducted into service

Marlyn C. Gilbert

Robert A. Vervoort

Joseph J. Derks

Richard H. Sonsthagen

Elmer E. Theile

William E. Klammer

Adrian J. Rutten

George J. Evers

Walter E. Van Berkel

Cletus J. Milton

Edward J. Wachtendonk

Willard J. Keough

David C. Carnot

Jack P. Marzhal

Robert F. Jones

Robert W. Van Daalwyk

Harvey H. Van Deraa

Giles J. Kempen

Robert G. Vanden Heuvel

Harold Belongea  

 

Time Machine Trip to March 1936

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen - KAHS

March 3, 1936

 

Seven members of the high school band will be awarded letters for activities in the band had a special program to prepare presented Wednesday evening at the civic auditorium. Band members are awarded a “K” when they have played a solo in the third year. The presentation will be made by Olin G. Dryer, principal. Those receiving letters are Clarence O'Connell, Mildred Killian, Mercedes La Borde, Leo Haen Carl Kloehn, Earl Feldt, and William Eiting.

 

 Rusty Hatchell

The scene inside the Kaukauna high school gymnasium; one minute before the end of the game with the score 13 to 13. The crowd has gone wild in the gym and has never heard such cheering as the crowd is now reveling in. The ball goes up and down the court first into the hands of Clintonville a moment later in Kaukauna possession. Kaukauna has the ball they work it down the floor Rusty Hatchell breaks loose, and the ball is passed to him he shoots a long arching shot and swishes the ball through for the winning bucket. This is Rusty's first year as a regular and if any player deserves commendation and praise that player is Rusty. The most outstanding player on the team in less than a year.

Believe it or not someone has figured out that the average boy setting bowling pins lifts the astonishing weight of 26 tons in two hours in setting up the maples in a match between two five-man teams. The boy makes 11 setups, which means he must lift a total of 385 lbs. of pins in one game. He also lifts the 16 lb. balls for 10 bowlers.

 

While exploring on the south side of the Fox river near his home last week Ralph Doering, 14, Sixth street unfortunately struck a weak spot on the ice and fell through. Clutching frantically to the edge of the ice he was unable to maintain a hold since the ice broke off his grip. Luckily Ralph had a companion Wayne Wagnitz, 12, the boys had brought along a pole which they intended to use on their adventure since they had heard rumors that wild ducks were found frozen in the ice. Wayne kept a cool head and seeing his opportunity placed the poll across the opening thus enabling Ralph to crawl to safety with his aid.

 

The $5,000,000 sanitary cleanup of the lower Fox River Valley from Oshkosh to Green Bay now being accomplished by construction of a series of sewage disposal plants and intercepting sewers will designate Wisconsin as the first state to rid the whole River Valley of sewage and industrial waste in one huge undertaking.

 

March 6, 1936

Ten cases of measles have been reported in the city according to announcement made by the Kaukauna Health department this morning.

 

March 10, 1936

A Two Rivers driver paid a fine of $1.00 and costs in Justice Goldin’s court Monday on a charge of parking in front of the Vaudette theater. The arrest was made by patrolman Oscar Jahns. It was the only arrest of the weekend.

 

March 15, 1936

The city of Kaukauna has received a lot of advertising in Milwaukee papers recently when the city was cited as an example of a municipality which has paid for a municipal plant without charging higher electrical rates than prevailed in Milwaukee and without raising taxes. The mayor of Kaukauna said earnings from the Kaukauna municipal power plant, brought for just $50,000, have ranged from $35,000 to $89,000 a year and have netted $100,000 in tax reductions.

 

March 17, 1936

In the free throw contest held by Clifford Kemp Thursday in which 60 boys from Kaukauna high school entered, 11 survived the semifinals. Those entered in the finals were Clarence O'Connell, Bruce Baird, Leland Lamble and William Alger. The winner was Baird and Lambie took second.

 

 Karl Minkebige

In continuing our Hall of Fame, we present to you the senior class president Karl Minkebige. Karl is probably the most noted for his ability in art. He has been drawing cartoons for the school paper since he was a freshman. He could also be given the title as chief poster maker as he has made many of the posters announcing school events.

 

March 20, 1936

 

Although organized for the first time this year. Berens Clothiers girls’ basketball team won more than half the games played this year. All but three members of the team are high school students. Standing left to right P. Wagner, A. Kilgas, Coach Leonard Marrorie, G. Walsh and D. Timmers. Seated, J. Panabaker, R. Muthig, M. Greischar, D. Schuler, K. Nelson and M. Miller. .

 

A total of 1,276 records has been collected in a drive being conducted by musical organizations of the high school according to a report received Thursday from Miss Lucille Austin, musical instructor. When the school has secured 4000 records they will be exchanged for a combination radio photograph player to be used at the high school music department.

 

Kaukauna high school cagers defeated the Two Rivers high school quintet Wednesday evening in the Class A district basketball tournament at Washington high school gym at New London by the score of 21 to 15.

 

A town of Kaukauna farmer was ordered to pay a fine of $1200 or spend four years in a state prison by Municipal Judge Thomas H. Ryan at Appleton Thursday afternoon he had pled guilty to operating a moonshine still.

 

March 24, 1936

 

The worst fire in Menasha’s history early Sunday morning swept the Menasha high school building into a mass of ruins and kept the fire department of Menasha, Neenah and Appleton at work for more than four hours. It is believed the loss to the building is approximately $500,000. The school was constructed in 1896 and served as Menasha high school for 40 years.

 

March 27, 1936

The front of William J. Paschen restaurant East 2nd St. was damaged to the extent of approximately $400 Thursday afternoon when car owned by Ben Verhagen, Taylor St. under his own power backed into the building destroying everything in its path until it came to stop when it crashed into the soda fountain. Verhagen’s car was in reverse gear when he cranked it in front of the Verfurth and Son shoe store several buildings away from the restaurant. When the car started it made a semi-circle and backed into the Paschen building.

 

Robert Mooney was named valedictorian of the senior class of 1936 of Kaukauna high school according to announcement made by principal Olin G. Dryer last night. Mooney won the honor the highest scholastic record which can be obtained by a student having an average of 94% for his entire four-year course. Grace Coonen was named salutatorian of the class for having obtained an average of 91.824 through her high school career.

 

R. H. McCarthy, chief of police, issued a warning to all dog owners of the city, to keep their dogs confined to their owner’s premises and not to allow the dogs to run at large. All dog owners are warned to secure their dog licenses which have tags to be attached to the collar of the dog.

 

March 31, 1936

R. H. McCarthy, Kaukauna chief of police, was recommended last week for the position of postmaster in the city of Kaukauna.

 

Son born to Mr. and Mrs. William Kuchelmeister

Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph De Bruin

Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hilgenberg

Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz Mayer

The display room of the city of Kaukauna Electric and Water departments displays 22 Hotpoint ranges. Several water heaters and General Electric refrigerators. Because of liberal trade in allowances on an old ranger, it has been a task for the department to keep sufficient ranges on hand.