Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Time Machine Trip to June 1936

 

Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen


June 2, 1936

A program which all Kaukauna has been looking forward to for a long time, the dedication of Kaukauna High School, will be conducted Thursday evening at 8:15 in the new civic auditorium. Since the recent completion of the auditorium and gymnasium, both facilities have been getting a tremendous amount of use, showing just how necessary the construction of both was.

 

June 2, 1936

Former Chief of police R. H. McCarty, left, who has retired from the Kaukauna police department and who became Kaukauna's new postmaster Monday, June 1, was feted by a group of Wisconsin police chiefs at a dinner at hotel Schroeder in Milwaukee Thursday.

 

Chief of Police James E. McFadden requests that motorists park correctly in the city. He said that parking lines have now been painted and autoists are asked to park their cars properly. The streets have been marked for pedestrian travel across the streets and citizens are urged to walk across streets between the markers and not in the middle of the block.

 

June 5, 1936

Adolph Mill served as postmaster here for thirteen years under four presidents of the United States, is the record of Adolph Mill, who was succeeded in that position by R. H. McCarty,

 

June 9, 1936

 

       Karl Minkebige

The high school commencement exercises on Friday evening will long be remembered by citizens of Kaukauna. Although children were not admitted, the auditorium was filled to capacity with the addition of 200 chairs put in the aisles and balcony. A large number could not be admitted. At 8:15 the processional of 102 seniors in caps and gowns. The program opened with a brief address by Karl Minkebige, president of the class.

 

Richard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dahm, East Eighth Street, escaped serious injury Tuesday afternoon when he fell out of an automobile being driven by his father. The accident occurred when Dahm was making a turn at the corner of Second street and Main Avenue. The youth suffered a slight cut on his forehead.


 

HOLLANDTOWN—Leo Rademacher was named "king of the schut", when he knocked down the last piece of the wooden bird used as a target from the top of a pole 80 feet high here this morning at the 86th annual celebration of St. Francis Schut society of St. Francis congregation. Several hundred people assembled at the church grounds for the "schut" which since 1850 was held in Hollandtown by the Dutch settlers.

 

Phil Zwick, Kaukauna featherweight, was defeated by Laurie Stevens, South African lightweight champion, in Johannesburg last Tuesday evening, according to information received here. The cablegram which was received said Stevens was on the floor for a nine count in the fifth round and added that Zwick injured his right hand.

 

June 16, 1936

 

Francis McDaniel, 9-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank McDaniel, has been selected as queen of the diamond jubilee of St. Paul’s Catholic church at Wrightstown.  

 

Dyanne, three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gast, Jr., 254 West Wisconsin avenue, is in a critical condition at St. Elizabeth hospital, Appleton, as the result of an automobile accident in front of his parents' home at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in which a car being driven by a Wrightstown man was involved.

 

Wilma Pardee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Pardee, 509 Draper Street, has the enviable record of having attained a perfect attendance record during her first eight years of school.


These three young ladies on Pueblo Colo., are wearing three different masks now used by farmers who have to be out in the open “black blizzards” which have swept over parts of western states. 

 

Peggy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Greenwood, won first place in the bathing beauty contest held in conjunction with the annual K. of C. picnic at La Follette park Sunday afternoon. She was dressed in gold and white and represented "K. C. Lady". Second place was won by Barbara Ann Berens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Berens, she was dressed in red and white; third went to Betty Lou, Iverne, Ella, Mae Eiting, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Eiting of Forest Junction, who were dressed in yellow and brown and represented the quadruplets; Mary Berkers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Berkers won fourth place and Mary Ellen Kilgas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Kilgas won fifth prize. More than 20 entrants competed for the prizes. Out of town judges selected the winners.


 

Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Ben W. Zwick.

Daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. John Mullen

Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Van Zeeland

Son born to Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Orin Schermitzler

 

George R. Greenwood is seen her receiving the charter of the newly organized Lions club of Kaukauna. Presenting the charter is Judge A. M. Scheller governer of the Lions International, in the picture left to right are Dr. R. J. Deloria and Joseph T. Sadlier. More than 200 Lions and ladies attended.













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