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