Time Machine Trip to May 1956

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen KAHS

May 2, 1956

Dorothy Schumann fired a 216 game and Janet Runge hit a 492 series pacing the members of the Friday night ladies bowling league at the S&B lanes.

 

Ramblings by Mrs. Ed Wolf - Little Patty, who played strenuously all day, crawled into bed without saying her night prayers. Reminded of them by her mother, she wearily got out of bed. “God bless mother, daddy and went through etc.” As she was climbing back into bed, the tired little girl mumbled resentfully, “I'm getting tired of praying for everybody.”

 

Kaukaunans, Sunday, with a resigned sigh, took out their snow shovels and galoshes from winter storage or what they had hoped would be their last of the season. The city crews found themselves completely unprepared for 4 inches of white stuff that blanketed the city. All the regular snow cleaning equipment was put away for the year.

 

Winners of the Helen Myers art contest which is conducted annually by the Kaukauna women's club were announced by Mrs. Walter Rennebohm chairman. First place went to Judy Hurst and second place went to Sally Henry. Third-place winner was Marlene Verkuilen, Bonnie Vandenbroek placed fourth and fifth award went to Gary Mach.

 

The Kaukauna Times was presented an award for excellence in advertising typographic at the annual judging of the Wisconsin weekly and semiweekly newspapers last weekend.

 

May 4, 1956

The city of Kaukauna will send about 62 members of its school patrol units to the third Wisconsin School Safety Patrol Congress May 17-18 held at Wisconsin Dells.

 

A permit for the construction of a new Red Owl supermarket to be built on Third street was issued Thursday morning to Red Owl Incorporated of Minneapolis, Minn., according to a report from City Engineer John Strauss.

 

Art Kromer, Jr, was elected commander of Post 41 of the Kaukauna American Legion at the annual election of officers held May 1 at the Legion club rooms located on Oak Street. He succeeds Al Marzahl as post commander. The new vice commander is Dave Specht and the second vice commander is Sherman Rogers.

 

Kaukauna's Police Department is under manned according to the accepted standards of cities in the United States, police chief Harold Engerson told Rotarians Wednesday afternoon luncheon meeting held at the Elks club. However, the fact that Kaukauna is a peaceful city, it has made it easier for the department to carry out the duties with the present force of seven officers.

 

May 9, 1956

Coffey Motors, Kaukauna agency for Ford automobiles, will celebrate its 15th anniversary with a big open house Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 10-12. Leo Coffey, proprietor announced Tuesday. “We are inviting everyone to stop in and visit us during the celebration.”  Leo said. We will have coffee and donuts and will be showing a display of famous fords that are setting the automobile world talking. Leo was referring of course to the famous Thunderbird which will be on display.

 

George J. Schwalbach, Darboy’s oldest resident, is celebrating his 90th birthday anniversary, being born in 1866. About 130 guests were present for the occasion including his wife, 10 children, most of his 25 grandchildren and three of his sisters. For many years he was active in politics in the state and County. He was chairman of the town of Harrison and Calumet County from 1914 to 1929. He operated his farm until three years ago when he sold it to his son George.

Mary K. Hartzheim, 19, Kaukauna was region 8 winner in the annual “Alice in Dairyland” contest sponsored by the Wis. Dept. of Agriculture. Miss Hartzheim is a 1954 graduate of Kaukauna high school.

 

“Fantasy in Dreams”, KHS Junior prom, was held in the gym Friday, May 4. Jimmy James and his orchestra supplied the music for the evening. Highlighting the evening was a coronation in which Joseph DeBruin last year's king crowned this year's king David Rausch, who in turn crowned Queen Martha West. Approximately 210 couples attended a dance and 148 spectators came to view the event.

 

May 16, 1956

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Mereness were named co-chairman of the Alumni Rally dinner and dance during a meeting of the board of directors. The class of 1906 and the class of 1931 will be especially honored this year as they celebrate their 50th and 25th anniversary respectively.

 

Cliff Kemp, safety director for the Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company will be one of the principal speakers at the Rock River Regional Safety conference at Beloit tomorrow.

 

May 18, 1956

After absorbing a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of the Shawano Indians Monday afternoon, the Kaukauna Galloping Ghost came back with a vengeance, defeating Brillion by a 19-8 margin in the opening game of the district tournament at Kimberly. 

 

A total of 24 student teachers at the Outagamie County Teachers College will receive their diplomas Friday evening at the graduation exercises. The class includes four men and twenty young women which is the largest class to graduate in recent years.

 

May 29, 1956

Today we pause while in our busy schedules while we remember the people who fought, bled and died in the service of our country. Memorial Day was inaugurated by General John Logan, Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. It was first observed officially on May 30, 1869, when the graves of deceased solders were decorated with flowers.

 

Leonard Van Zeeland, 44, partner in the Fox Valley Game farms and Van Zeeland Implement company died on a fishing trip in Northern Michigan. Van Zeeland was fishing with his neighbor William Van Eperen. Lennie had a lively interest in many civic and business affairs. His infectious good nature was good medicine for many ailing projects and he was widely known. About 14 years ago, Len took to flying with the same enthusiasm that he gave all activities. In company with George Greenwood of Kaukauna he started “Greenland” airport at his farm north of here. Survivors include his wife and eight children.

 

The Kaukauna Galloping Ghost baseball team during the 1956 season collected a total of 75 runs on 76 hits, according to statistics released by head coach Harry Wilson. The top batting average of the season was turned in by Cal Welch who hit .484. Jack Coenen, pitcher and short had second best at .345.  Third best average for the season was claimed by Charlie Zarter with a .333 average.

 

The new city parking limits provide for 60 minutes of parking limits on downtown streets on the north and south sides of Kaukauna.

 

Son to Mr. and Mrs. James Kienitz

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Berken

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Nackers

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Kavaugh

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Borree

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Philip Van Lankvelt

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Quintin DeBruin

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Archie Jansen

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Neil Biersteker

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Kasper

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Rupiper

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Kohl

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Brouillard

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Killian

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Victor Busse

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Geiger

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nack, Jr.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Van Zeeland

Son to Mr. and Mrs. James Merritt

Son to Mr. and Mrs. William Steffens

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Barth

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Fink

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sullivan

      Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Heiting

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Santkuyl

Son to Mr. and Mrs. David Nagan

Son to Mr. and Mrs. William F. Bolwerk

Twins, a boy and a girl, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Van Cuyk

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Malliett

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John Van Zeeland

Son to Mr. and Mrs. John R. Jansen

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Vander Loop

      Son to Mr. and Mrs. Paul School

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Marquardt.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Schuh

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Huss

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Scarbrough

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Claude Uitenbroek

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kerkhoff

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Van Stappen

      Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brehmer

      Son to Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Ahrens

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Pynenberg

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Gerend

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wichmann,  

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Cummings

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William Robach

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hackel

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lamers

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Van Deurzen

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Vander Steen

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Bushman

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Weyers

Daughter to Mrs. Lois Milis,

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bougie

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Carl DeBruin

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coenen

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schmieder.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Mauriceaus Vanden Wyngaard

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Wachtendonk

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bressers

 

 

BROWNIE TROOP 162 on a recent field trip learned some of the details of dairy plant operation from Mark Klein at the Klein Dairy. Shown in the above picture, left to right, front row are Sherril O’Dell, Jane Henry, Susan Keough, Barbara Veldman and Karen Thode. Second row, same order are Sandra DeWitt, Marsha Beaugrand, Susan Alger, Lynn Patterson and Karen Weidenhaupt and in the back row left to right are Cheryl Jansen, Karlett Kuehn, Linda Plutchak, Enid Gigstad, Karen Patterson, Barbara Kersten, Lynne Schneider. Mrs. Herbert Plutchak, troop leader, and Mark Klein are at the right.

THE FIRST POPPY sold in Kaukauna was purchased by Mayor Joseph Bayorgeon in a recent ceremony at the mayor’s office in the Municipal building. The little artificial flower was sold by Miss Joyce Marzahl, a junior member of the Post 41 Auxiliary, above right. Looking on, left to right are Mrs. Loyal Belongea, south side drive chairman, Mrs. Fred Mason, secretary of the poppy sales in Kaukauna, Mrs. George Simon, south side co-chairman, and Mrs. Edmund Klein, president of the Legion Auxiliary.  

 

UNCERTAIN WEATHER in the early part of the golf season sometimes kept Fox Valley players to the clubhouse, where they enjoyed looking over new clubs on the display rack. On rained-out stag opener day, Art Lamers tries out one of the putters that Pro-Manager Lou Glazer designs and makes. Watching Art are Byron Biselx, of the clubhouse committee, Glazer, Matt Dupont, Kimberly, Bob Minkebige, chairman of the golf committee, and Bernie Bongers of the protection committee.

 

INSTALLATION OF NEW OFFICERS for the afternoon Homemakers Club was held in conjunction with their annual spring meeting at the Elks club recently. In addition to the regular meal and program, the Homemakers were informed by Kaukauna Vocational director, Dominic Bordini, that they had received an award for outstanding community service from the state homemaker’s convention. Left to right above are Mrs. Dominic Bordini, treasurer, Mrs. Harold Arndt, secretary, Mrs. Anthony Van Dyke, vice president and program chairman, Miss Ruth Hopper, speaker, Bordini, and Mrs. Carl Runte president. In the photograph, Bordini is shown displaying the service citation from the state organization. It was presented to the Kaukauna organization for their volunteering assistance in the school health program.  

 

THE KAUKAUNA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM is shown above shortly before they took the field to defeat the Kimberly Papermakers and win their fourth successive district baseball title. Left to right back row are Jerome DeBruin, Joe DeBruin, Ray Vils, Jack Coenen, Karl Frank, Jerry Ederer, Fred Bernard and Dick Block, manager. In the front row, left to right are Paul Buetow, manager, John Sager, Ken Van Zeeland, Duane Pahl, Bob DeBruin, Andy Whittaker, Ed Wettstein and Cal Welch. The Galloping Ghosts this season had the unusual record of winning all of their games out of town and losing all but one non-conference match at home.

 

A FLAG WHICH WAS DISPLAYED above the capital building in Washington, D.C., is a recent acquisition of Nicolet grade school. The flag was a gift to the school from Joseph McCarthy, junior senator from Wisconsin. Shown during the ceremonies which accompanied the receipt of the flag are left to right Michael Borg, Sylvia Schmitt, Dale Perkins, Jay Tilkins, Pat Clark, Karlette Kuehn and Pamela Bodde.  

 

NEW OFFICERS OF THE NICOLET PTA are shown above at a recent meeting following their installations. Left to right they are Mrs. Willard Keough, secretary, Mr. and Mrs. Alton Gigstad, co-presidents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Velte, co-vice presidents and Mrs. Karl Kuehn, treasurer.  

 

A READING PROJECT for the fourth graders of Park school has been completed recently and is illustrated above. The boys and girls have improvised their own “television” set and show using as a theme the maple sugar harvesting of New England. The children drew pictures of various facets of the work and recorded narratives to accompany the pictures. Pictured above, left to right are Jean Voeks, Betty Busse, standing, John Mueller, kneeling, Margaret Lambie, reading, Douglas Ehlke, recording, Tom Onasch, handling the picture roll, Dale Mooney, Richard Hurst, Gregg Dery and Donald Hilgenberg.

 

TO THE POST OFFICE was a recent excursion taken by the third graders of the school. The youngsters were shown all of the various functions of the Post Office work involved in delivering and distributing packages and letters. Shown above right, front row are Karen Friebel, Linda Johnson, Jennifer Falk, Dennis Hilgenberg James Gruenstern, Linda Romenesko, Richard Vernon and Mary Sue Nimmer; second row same order, David McCartney, Irene Brownell, Susan Lust, Carolyn Roome, ... Thompson, Kathy Urban, Jean Rasmussen and Jack Kramer and in the back ... to right, Joe Pitz, Eileen Brownell, Carol Behnke, Grace Krueger, Debbie and Gary Busse.

 

THE ST. MARY'S CHAMPIONSHIP basketball team at a recent meeting held in the St. Mary's church hall were awarded the Lions club trophy signifying its victory in the annual grade school basketball league season. Left to right in the above photo are Steve Meyer and Ted Kavanaugh of the St. Mary's team, Coach Bill Knapp, receiving the trophy from KHS cage coach Fred Barribeau, who represented the Lions club, and Mike Landreman, also of the St. Mary's team.

 

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