Time Machine Trip to May 1936

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen

 

May 1, 1936

Little Chute – Day Marshal Frank Hermsen was engaged at a salary of $85 a month and Ernest J. Miron was engaged as night marshal at a salary of $80 a month at a meeting of the village board Tuesday evening.

Eighteen young men and women between the ages of 18 and 25 will go to work Monday under the national youth administration program. The group transferred here from the WPA in Green Bay will work under the direction of William T. Sullivan, director of the vocational school. The program was set up to put members of large families who are on relief assistance with additional income.

 

“Join the Kaukauna high school alumni association”, was the slogan adopted at the meeting of the newly formed group. All graduates of Kaukauna high school are requested to join. Personnel of the membership committee list a contact for membership from every class starting in 1896.

 

May 5, 1936

There were but 11 cases of contagious diseases reported in Kaukauna during April, according to Dr. C. D. Boyd, city health officer. 6 cases of measles, 3 cases of mumps, and 2 cases of scarlet fever.

 

May 8, 1936

Little Chute - A class of 40 students will graduate from St. John's high school on Sunday, June 7th, the first day of Centennial celebration.

 

Team No. 1 of the Electric City Post Veterans of Foreign Wars, won first place and the five-man team event and in the first annual VFW state bowling tournament which was held at Arcade lanes in Appleton.

 

Robert Hietpas, Little Chute, became a member of Kaukauna Boy Scout troop No. 31 at a meeting Thursday evening.  He is the only Boy Scout in Little Chute.

 

A substantial reduction in the cost of poor relief in Kaukauna was noted in a report submitted to the Times today. The city spent $2131.23 and relief during April. The March cost was $2830.58.

 

Twelve Kaukauna youths between the ages of 18 to 25 are put to work here on Wednesday afternoon under the National Youth administration program. Young people who are employed under the NYC program will earn from $16.00 to $19.00 a month and will be engaged 46 hours per month. These hired are sons and daughters of persons on certified relief roles. 

 

May 12, 1936

 

Richard “Red” Smith, who answered the Milwaukee Brewers S.O.S. for a catcher, became an early favorite with the fans Monday when the Brewers defeated Indianapolis 10-9. Smith, the semi pro catcher from Madison, formerly of Kaukauna, did a good job behind the plate and pasted it out three hits in five times up.

 

May 15, 1936

A Holstein heifer on the farm of Elwood Kobussen, Kaukauna, Wednesday morning, gave birth to 4 calves. It is not unusual for a heifer to give birth to twins, but this is the first time four have been born at one time in this area.

 

James E. McFadden, newly appointed chief of police, assumed the duties today, succeeding R. H. McCarthy, resigned. Chief McFadden had served in the Police Department as an assistant chief of police for the last 16 years.

 

May 19, 1936

Three Kaukauna High School trackmen have qualified for the state track and field meet to be held in Milwaukee on May 23, due to the performances in the qualifying meet at West Green Bay last Friday. Alvin McCormick will run the 100-yard dash, Marvin Doering qualified in both the high and low hurdles, and Harvey Smith has also made it in the lows. All three athletes have a good chance at placing high in the meet, based on their performances throughout the year.

 

Thieves entered the Theisen Bottling Works, on West 8th St. sometime during the night Friday and got away with a quantity of pop beverages. This is the second theft the bottle works has experienced within a year. Police are conducting an investigation.

 

George R. Greenwood, the newly organized Kaukauna Lions Club club's first president will preside at the meeting this evening at Hotel Kaukauna.

 

May 22, 1936

A number of bonds which were stolen from the Bank of Kaukauna on September 23rd, 1930, were found in a block of $9000 by Denver mining engineer in Denver last week. The loot also contained bonds which are obtained in a bank robbery in Black Earth on May 29th, 1930. Federal authorities Wednesday named John Dillinger, slain gangster and Harvey Bailey convicted kidnapper in the ring of gunmen as members of the gang that had stolen the securities.

 

May 26, 1936

Marvin Doering of Kaukauna High School captured the state title in the 220-yard low hurdle at the state track meet in Milwaukee last Saturday. Kaukauna was entered in class B. Alvin McCormick took third place in the 100-yard dash for Kaukauna's only other points of the meet. Doering was also in the 120 high hurdles but failed to place, and Harvey Smith ran in the 220 lows and failed to get a place.

 

Carl De Bruin was elected 1937 Kaukauna high school track team captain. He runs the 880-yard dash and jumps in the high jump.

 

May 28, 1936

 

R. H. McCarty, Kaukauna’s new postmaster, will assume his duties in that capacity on Monday, June 1st. He succeeds A. R. Mill. McCarty had been Kaukauna’s chief of police for 24 years.

 

Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Steve Andrews

Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Massey.