Kaukauna Times
By Lyle Hansen
August 1, 1956
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THE KAUKAUNA KLUBBERS
will be going into Sunday's Menasha Falcon game at Menasha as reigning leaders
in the Fox River Valley Baseball league having picked up five wins in six
starts in the second half of the 1956 season. Last Sunday they were upset by the
cellar-dwelling Two Rivers crew at Kaukauna for their first loss. Left to right
in the back row are Manager Stoney Vander Steen, Art Levknecht, Gene Wittman,
Tom Nytes, Bob Petruska and Dick Jaeger. In the front row, same order are Joe
Van Linn, Jim Nirschl, Elmer Kobs, Ken Vander Velden, Harry Wilson and Tom
Hilgenberg.
Today marks the beginning of the summer season
although the entire month of August and part of September remains as the
traditional vacation. Various groups are making preparation for autumn. The
gradual change in the sports picture from baseball and softball to football,
basketball and bowling are coming more and more evident every day.
Reasonably warm days and a special Fun Day at
the, swimming pool last week helped boost the seasons attendance by 5633
according to a report issued this week by assistance recreation director Ms.
Mary Jane Appleton. To date the summer
weather has been anything but “summery” most of the season jackets, slacks and
shoes were the order of the day.
August 3, 1956
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Father Norbert Verhagen will be
starting his thirteenth year as padre to the impoverished Indians in a village
that can be reached only by mule train. He returns to Mexico as a Mary Knoll
missionary priest next week. The son of Henry Verhagen, 216 Jefferson street,
has been visiting relatives in the Kaukauna area for the last two months, his
first time home in four years. Father Verhagen reaches his village by extreme
means of transportation. A rapid air flight takes him from the States to
Merida, seaport town of Yucatan on the Caribbean Sea. There he stays overnight
at a Mary Knoll headquarters house. A five-hour bus trip takes him to the end
of the road. From there he takes a day and a half trip on mule train, along the
trail to his village of Tihosuco on the Yucatan peninsula.
Vince Roloff, Pres. of the Badger Northland
company of Kaukauna along with 20 other men from Wisconsin in 10 from Minnesota
will leave the United States September 9 for a visit to Russia and other
European countries to inspect industrial installations in those countries.
A week from today the Kaukauna Girl Scout Camp
Winnecomac will complete its third season of operation at its location
southeast of Kaukauna, this year having entertained an estimate 525 Brownie and
Intermediate scouts. The camp went into operation for the first time during the
summer of 1954.
August 8, 1956
The Kaukauna Community Hospital executive board
unanimously recommended to the hospital board that the hospital be completed
according to the original plans. This would mean the building of the second
story over the one story section. The final decision on the proposal will be
made at the August 17 board meeting. At
the present time the hospital is a 40 bed institution and an addition would
make it 52 bed hospital.
The Kaukauna Klubbers Sunday continued their
winning season in the Fox River Valley league as they romped to a 5-2 score
over Freedom at Dodge Street Park. Lefty Joe Van Linn made his final appearance
of the season in the match before entering military service. Van Linn, who started
every game this season and almost every game of the last three seasons, outdid
himself at the plate tapping out four hits including a triple in five trips to
the plate.
August 17, 1956
SHARPENING UP THEIR
AIMS for the forthcoming archery contest,
which will take place at the library grounds on Tuesday and Wednesday, August
14 and 15 are a group who are in the
class taught by Miss Helen Huss, third from the left above. The group includes,
left to right, Mary Ball, Jane Barribeau, Miss Huss, Mary Sue Nimmer, Nancy Van
Dyke, Beth Bloch, Mary Mauel and Lynn Gerend.
Bows were drawn and arrows flew this week as
Kaukauna archers lined up to take part in the recreation department sponsored
archery tournament. First place in the senior tournament was taken by Tom
Lindemuth with a score of 441 on 87 hits. Taking honors in the Junior division
was David Schommer with his score of 291 on 59 hits. Ten boys received award
badges, they were: Cliff Nushardt, Lee Jacob, Bill VanderPas, Jim Lettau, Jim
Nushardt, Tom Siebers, Leroy Van Dera, Lee Haas and Eugene DeGroot.
By the summer of 1957, that portion of Highway
96 which runs from Lawe Street to the city limits will have been radically
changed. Several properties will have to be moved to make room for the new
road. The Depot grocery, Mugs and Bob's Tavern and the Feller Warehouse will
have to be removed completely, and parts of the Benotch Fuel buildings must be
removed or relocated.
One of the Fox River Valley's favorite baseball
players Louie “Butch” Thein of Kimberly was honored at a special Appreciation
Night game at the Kimberly ballpark August 18. The veteran, who cavorted on the
diamond for many seasons, was a member of the Little Chute club in 1916 when
the Dutchman took the pennant. Such diamond stars as Marty and Boots Lamers,
Rube Verstegen, manager Lewis Manhebach, “Stub” Peters and many more were all
members of the clubs during “Butch’s” days.
The Kaukauna Junior
American Legion baseball squad Left to right back row: Karl Frank, Ken Sanders,
John Smith, Glenn Weyenberg, Jack Coenen, Russ Arts, Jim Martzahl, Bud Baumgartner
and Harry Wilson, team coach, Front row Ron Vandenberg, Cal Welch, Jerome
DeBruin, Bob DeBruin, Ed Schaefer, Andy Whittaker, Duane Pahl, Ed Wettstein and
Gary Vanevenhoven.
First place in the cadet girls’ Archery
tournament sponsored by the recreation department was taken this year by Lindy
Kemp. Lindy collected a total of 163 points of 41 target hits. In the senior
class Judy Jacobson claimed first place honors with her score of 189 on 46
target hits.
August 29, 1956
Tragedy struck in Kaukauna at about 10:40
Saturday morning as two workmen were killed when the side of a sanitary sewer
trench collapsed on Oakridge Avenue. The men were in the process of installing
shoring to hold up the sides of the trench. Joseph Mathis, Jr., 36, and Francis
Otte, 33, both of Kaukauna were employees of the Van Daalwyk excavating in
grading company.
Eugene DeGroot, 13, Kaukauna, competed in the
State Fair championship twirling contest at West Allis, August 22. He received
first place and was presented with the Governor’s trophy and named “Wisconsin's
Junior Boy Champion for 1956”.
Results of the archery tournament held last
week by the Kaukauna recreation Department are as follows: first Place winner
boys’ senior division was Mike Lintner, Neenah, who score was 492 with 96 hits.
Second place winner was Dick Schuh, Kaukauna, with 96 hits had total score of
477. Other winners were Cliff Nushart, Kaukauna, 3rd place, Joe
Lamers, Kaukauna, 4th place, Bob Casper, Green Bay, 5th place, Jim
Jansen, Kaukauna, 6th place Eugene DeGroot Kaukauna 7th place and Roger Leick,
Kaukauna, 8th place winner.
One of the winners of the prize awards in the
second annual popsicle Western Round-up contest was a Kaukauna girl. She is
Lynn Chizek, Meade Street. Young Lynn competed with thousands of contestants
from all over the United States and Canada and won a pair of Western boots in
the seventh week contest.
August 31, 1956
The spiraling trend in Wisconsin's traffic
fatalities this year has shown a leveling off during July, according to the
motor vehicle Department safety division. With 91 traffic facilities represent
an increase of 6% over July of last year while the June toll of 113 was an
increase of 74% over June 1955.
The Junior Softball Champions in the Recreation
Dept. League this year are the White Sox’s. Right in front row are Tom Otte,
Mark Rabideau, Jerry Kobussen, Lee Jacques and Fred Steger. Second row are Gary
McGoey, John Lambie, Dick Skibba, Leigh Wachel and Roger Leick.
Golden Wedding
Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Gehr
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Amil C. Witter
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Van de Hey
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Baeten
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Alois Leintz
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Edmund Beyer
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Ebben
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Baumgarten
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Lenz
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Biese
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Norbert Auden
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Roger Hietpas
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Brockman
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Francis Burton
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Maes
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
James Eslinger
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Van Beek
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Benedict A. Quella
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Robert DeValk
Twins, a boy and a
girl, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Green
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Ted Kokke
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Lambert Van Hout
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Ellsworth Johnson
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Theodore Feldkamp
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph DeLeeuw
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Gilbert Vosters
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Deering
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Siebers
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Vanderloop
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Archie Hendrickson
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Milford Roehrborn
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Hudson
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Romenesko
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Two from Kaukauna and
one from Little Chute reported for induction into the armed services on
Thursday, August 16. Kaukaunans were David J. Berens, 910 Desnoyer street and
Wayne J. Newhouse, of Route 2, and the Little Chute youth was Roger J. Dercks,
523 McKinley street.
Carl DeBroux will be
leaving for the air force on Monday.
Army Privates
Clarence H. Kilsdonk, 18, and Thomas G. Vandehey, 18, of Kimberly, recently
began six months of active-duty training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
Daniel Lappen route 2 Kaukauna, has enlisted in the Marine
Corps and is now taking his boot training at San Diego, California.
Leaving for army
service July 19 was Kenneth Nushart, East Tenth street.
Ervin Louis Pomeroy, West Second street, left for Fort Leonard
Wood, Mo.
1956 Cadillac
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