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Time Machine Trip to June 1966

 





Kaukauna Times

By Lyle Hansen KAHS

June 1, 1966

The Chicago White Sox announced today that they will use Goodland field, the home of their class A affiliate in the Midwest league, as a teaching base for the various players under contract who are in the process of finishing their college semesters. 

 

Ves Hanby shot a par 36 to top the individual golfers in the first round of the Fox Valley Twi-Light league, Thursday at countryside golf course. The team play was topped by E. Z. Glide moved into first place with eight points turned in by his son, Tom Hamby, with a 37 and Bob McCabe with a 39.

 

June 3, 1966

Lang Trophy for 1966 is presented to Jean Hartjest by Walter Schmide, principal, as the final award on Class Nite last Tuesday.

 

The pigeon of Julius Bosman’s loft of Kimberly won the 300-mile race from New Ulm, Minnesota, Sunday with a rate of 1259.53 yards per minute.  Finishing second was the pigeon of Mark Mullen loft, Little Chute, with a rate of 1256.60.

 

Leo Bronkalla, superintendent of Little Chute, joint school district number one, has announced the appointment of 10 new teachers for the Little Chute public school system. Nine of these educators are slated to teach at the new Little Chute public high school which will open next fall.

 

Ms. Karen Klister was recently awarded the $1500 three-year scholarship to Bellin Memorial school of Nursing, Green Bay. The scholarship is provided by the Thilco foundation and is part of the Thilmany aid to education program. Ms. Klister is a June graduate of Kaukauna high school.

 

Drag racing will begin this Sunday at the KK sports arena. Clarence De Leeuw, manager of the arena, expects a good turnout of cars, adding that there should be some “rails” entered in the races. A “rail” is a vehicle specially designed for the quick acceleration involved in drag racing. The drag strip is 3000 feet long and 50 feet wide. KK is the largest sports center of this type in the Midwest, De Leeuw says. It covers 120 acres and stretches nearly a mile across. At present there is a 12,000 seating capacity.

 

Col. Olin Dryer paid homage to the thousands of men and women who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of this country at the annual Memorial Day ceremonies Monday at the VFW Park. Col. Dryer spoke of the violent times in which we live and said that freedom must struggle to survive. “Today is not a quiet Memorial Day for the United States of America”, he said. “We have troops on alert in Germany, France, Great Britain, Korea and Japan. We have 300,000 men and women facing possible death and mutilation in Vietnam.” 

 

June 8, 1966

Don Priebe won the 18 and under boy’s division singles title of the Kaukauna Jaycees tennis championships at Kaukauna high school tennis courts. Pat Baumgart took the 16 and under boy’s single crown. Dan Egan took the 14 and under boy’s title. Sue Schmidt took the 16 and under girls singles championship. 

 

The Kaukauna Klubbers held onto a 4-3 decision over Two Rivers in a Fox Valley league game Sunday at Two Rivers.  Kaukauna drew first blood in the game, scoring a run in the top of the fifth when Ed Schaefer singled and scored on a Terry Helding’s hit.  Two Rivers tied the count in the last of the fifth but the Klubbers fought back in the eighth with three runs. With one out Jim Steger reached first on a fielder's choice and Dick Mulry walked. Fred Steger then unloaded a three run home run to put Kaukauna in front 4-1.

 

June 10, 1966

Miss Betty Lou Gast, Claribel Street Kaukauna has been named a Peace Corps volunteer. The new 630 volunteers left for Brazil June 5 where they will be assigned to state health posts.

  

Outstanding performances of the season for Kaukauna include trips to the State by Bob Promer, in the discus, and the 880-yard relay team of Paul Keefe, Bill Derricks, Tim Leatherbury and Mike Baisch.

 

June 15, 1966

Coach Vince Lombardi today announced that the Green Bay Packers will open summer training camp at St. Norbert's college in DePere on July 13. All rookies and veteran offensive backs, ends and centers will report on Wednesday, the 13th. All other veterans are expected in Sunday, July 17. Thirty-six veterans from last year's World Championship team are returning this year.

A young man who finished high school when the boys were returning home from World War II will serve as rally master at the alumni Association's big day June 18. He is Glenn P. Wilpolt, class of 46, now in the sales marketing department of Container Corporation of America.

 

June 17, 1966

William Rogers, Democrat assemblyman from Kaukauna, announced today he will seek re-election to Outagamie County second assembly District. Rogers, 35, was first elected to the state assembly in 1962.

 

Lt. Robert Main, 54, a 30-year veteran of the Kaukauna Police Department, announced today he will seek the Democratic endorsement for Sheriff from Outagamie County.

 

June 22, 1966

Rev. Andrew J. Quella, 77, pastor of Holy Cross Catholic Church here for the last 19 years. He died Friday of a heart ailment. The Rev. Stanislaus V. Bona, Bishop of Green Bay, was celebrant of the mass. The Kaukauna parish had been Fr. Quella’s first assignment as a young priest in 1917.

 

June 24, 1966

As a tribute to his service to the Kaukauna high school, the community and the school’s Alumni Association, the Alumni plaque, most coveted award of the Association, was awarded to Joseph T. Sadlier.

 

Pearle Ditzler Aufreiter and her husband Otto W. Aufreiter of Kaukauna were the earliest graduating class members present at the Annual Alumni gathering both members of the 1904 class. This year's rally marked the 27th time Kaukauna couple had attended an alumni function.

 

The jury is no longer out on the outcome of the Fox River Valley league baseball race. Little Chute-Kimberly settled the matter by stunning previous unbeaten Menasha 15-2 in awesome display of power. Gene Peerenboom put on one of the most brilliant one-man slugging displays in the history of the league for Little Chute-Kimberly as he cracked three successful home runs and his brother Hank powered two.

 

Miss Francis Corry’s white and silver award is called the “Lamp of Learning’ by Pres. Goetzman at the annual alumni gathering. Giving recognition to Miss Corey, the Association president stated that she has played an important part in the additions of the Alumni News. The one person who has contributed either directly or indirectly to the talent of the various Alumni News editors and the quality of the papers which they have produced. An estimate of 4,000 students have been taught by Miss Corry in her career. 

 

June 29, 1966

JOHN VAN DE LOO, second from left, was presented with a gift portrait of himself at a dinner in his honor by friends and associates from the Farmers and Merchants bank, at the Elks club Saturday. Left to right, are Mrs. Van De Loo, John, Earl Gilling, David Hartjes, Walter Roloff, bank president, and Mayor Joseph Bayorgeon.

  

Golden Wedding Anniversary

Will Be Celebrated June 28

  Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vander Bloomen, Sr.

  

Arthur Bloy’s Celebrate 35th

Wedding Anniversary

 

         Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bloy

  

Daniel Williams Celebrate 35th

Wedding Anniversary

 

         Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Williams

  

Louis Killian’s Celebrate

Golden Wedding Anniversary

 

          Mr. and Mrs. Louis Killian

  

50th Wedding Anniversary

Celebrated by Aufreiter

 

            Mr. and Mrs. Otto Aufreiter





































































1966 Chevrolet Impala

 

1966 Chrysler 300

 

Son to Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Hempel

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Bogenschulz

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Haessly

Son to Mr. and Mrs. David P. Vande Hey

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Boots

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Schneider

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. David Felzer

Son to Mr. and Mrs. John J. Green

Son to Mr. and Mrs. David Lindemuth

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Leander Petit

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Bernardy

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Denzel

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James Jansen

Son to Mr. and Mrs. John Ashauer

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Vandenberg

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Schumacher

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Verhasselt

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred C. Hietpas

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Jerome LangKau

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Darwood Anderson

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lancour

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ball

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Promer

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Silas W. Metz

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Van Boxtel

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Vander Pas

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. James E. Brockman

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowe

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Hans C. Larson Jr.

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Siebers

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Randall Franzke

Son to Mr. and Mrs. James Schumann

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fritz

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Tim McCarty

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Andersen

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Kerrigan

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pontow

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. George Roth, Jr.

Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. La Plante

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Melvin A. Hietpas

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Jon Blumreich

Boy to Mr. and Mrs. Leland J. Fleury

Girl to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Noe

Boy to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene H. Van Asten

Girl to Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Uitenbroek

Girl to Mr. and Mrs. John D. Geurts

Girl to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Meyer

Girl to Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Copet

Boy to Mr. and Mrs. Francis De Bruin

 

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