Kaukauna Times
By Lyle Hansen
October 2, 1946
Articles of
incorporation have been filed with state officials in Madison by the Roloff
Manufacturing corporation of Kaukauna, manufacturers of ferrous and non-ferrous
metal castings and other products. The incorporation papers were signed by
Walter H. Roloff, president, Richard U. Landreman, vice president, and Florence
E. Roloff, secretary-treasurer.
When you place the
postage on your airmail letters today, remember that it is only five cents. The
rate went down to that figure Tuesday.
October 4, 1946
A member of Local 130,
State, County and Municipal Employees' union, thanked the council for their
consideration in the increase in pay of
There is at Thilmany's
a man set record, Fred Goetzman, 107 West Eighth street. began at Thilmany's in
August 1898. He began work as fourth hand on machine No. 1. in October 1903, he
had reached machine tender on the same machine, a position which he holds
today. This is believed to be a world record.
October 9, 1946
The Kaukauna Community
Hospital fund drive has gone over the $100,000 mark. It is gratifying to know
that the citizens of Kaukauna are coming closer to their realization of a hometown
hospital. It was a year ago in August that Dr. George Boyd first conceived the
idea of a local 50-bed hospital and after setting the wheels rolling by
organizing a general committee of members of all organizations in Kaukauna.
The Vocational school
has been able to secure the services of another teacher for clothing work, and
the school is ready to offer the two new classes to begin as soon as a
sufficient number have enrolled. A clothing clinic which would consist of
remodeling and making over garments should prove popular to anyone who has army
and navy clothes that could be made over and utilized for younger children.
This class will be run on Wednesday mornings from 9 to 11.
Thanks to the
initiative of students, all have found a way to get transportation to school. Yes,
from the students living around the school itself to the ones from Forest
Junction, Hollandtown and other towns, all have found ways or means of getting
their precious education. Approximately fifty take the school bus, which goes
through the outlying districts to pick up students. About 25 take their
bicycles to school. The racks behind the shower room can be seen filled with
bikes of various colors and description. Many of the students walk as far as
two miles to school, while the average walk ranges somewhere around
three-fourths of a mile. Probably about 100 students come in cars. Now, these
vehicles of transportation range anywhere from a '46 Chevrolet to a '27 model
T.
Although the enrollment
is not so large as anticipated, night school for veterans got under way this
week with an organization meeting held Monday. The first class in economics
will meet tomorrow night, with mathematics and English IV classes having their
organization meeting next Monday. A total of 28 veterans have signed up for the
school to date.
The Roloff
Manufacturing corporation has grown in volume to correspond to the added growth
of the community. It is now the fourth largest industry in number of people
employed in Kaukauna. Walter Roloff stated, "We have a backlog of orders
for well over a year."
This company started in
1944 in a building of only 2,400 square feet of floor space. It employed five people.
At the present time it covers 15,280 square feet of floor space, employing 51 people.
Mr. Roloff and Superintendent Peterson give utmost consideration to veterans of
World War II when hiring new employes. At present they employ seven veterans
who are learning a trade which will be valuable to them in years to come.
October 11, 1946
William T. Sullivan, Kaukauna Vocational
school director and a lieutenant commander of the United States Navy in World War
II and also a member of the Naval forces in World war I, has been appointed
chairman of the Kaukauna Navy Day program. This announcement came from Mayor
Joseph Bayorgeon’s office yesterday.
Here is an opportunity
for everyone to start repaying the debt he owes to all veterans. The American
Legion Auxiliary to Post 41 is making a collection of clean, usable clothing,
such as shirts, underwear, ties, overcoats, complete suits, suit coats, trousers
and sewed carpet rags to be sent to the Veterans’ Administration at Wood,
Wisconsin.
A three-quarter million-dollar
hydroelectric plant will be built by the city of Kaukauna electrical utility on
the site of the old Little Chute Pulp company at the south end of Little Chute
dam. At a special meeting of the common council Tuesday night the city entered
into contract with the Green Bay and Mississippi Canal company to lease the
site and build the plant at the south end of the dam. Money for the project
will come from funds on hand and from a bond issue which will be floated.
The Sisters of St.
Mary’s school would like to thank everyone who helped make the children’s
picnic Sunday afternoon and evening a success. They report that the net
proceeds amounted to
October 18, 1946
The City of Kaukauna
will turn over the key to the city to the veterans of World War II Saturday as
Kaukauna stages a homecoming celebration in their honor. Kaukauna's welcome
home committee is headed by Mayor Joseph Bayorgeon, and he plans to make Saturday's
celebration one of the largest and best ever held in this city. Kaukauna
welcomed home its 1,200 veterans Saturday in one of the biggest city-wide
holidays that it has seen in many years. Almost the entire citizenry turned out
to watch the afternoon parade and see their servicemen in uniform for perhaps
the last time. A unit of 250 army men and another group of about 250 navy and
marine corps men marching through midtown reminded the city of the vast force
that Kaukauna sent to the war. There were hundreds of other veterans on the
sidelines.
Thirteen little friends
gathered at the home of Leigh Wachel, son of Mr. and Mrs. August Wachel, Monday
afternoon, to help him celebrate his fourth birthday.
Those present were
Michael and Gary McGoey, Jerry Bauer, Steve Brehm, Kathleen Mullen, Richard
Weigman, Janet and Glen Hansen, Judy Grissman, Doris Rae DeBruin, Dennis
Daniels, and Donna and Sharon Kenny. Leigh was presented with gifts after which
lunch was served.
Mrs. Jean R. Benway,
the former Miss Jean Panabaker, arrived at Yokohama, Japan, October 16 on the
Admiral Sims with the first Wac company to land in Japan, according to a letter
received by Mrs. George Eimmermn.
The Wac group, totaling
approximately 134 enlisted women and 27 officers, is assigned to Yokohama with
the exception of a small number of officers scheduled for positions in Tokyo.
October 30, 1946
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Karl Stansbury, Thilmany president In
cooperative efforts of the Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company and the City of
Kaukauna in converting two blocks of dilapidated buildings and weed patches
into the new Thilwerth Park were completed Sunday, when the dedication of the
park on Canal Street took place. The park was dedicated to the memory of Oscar
Thilmany and Monroe A. Wertheimer, pioneer manufacturers of pulp and paper in
Kaukauna.
A group of Thilmany workers took a break to have their picture taken. Those identified in his group include
(left to right, front to rear) blacksmith 'Mose' Dougherty, 'Raz' Vondracek,
'Granny' Arps, Marv Liebers, Reed Mullen, Art Schmidt, 'Hans' Buetow, Pete
Rausch, Phelan Femal, Nick Kavanaugh and Donald Juneau. Those identified among
the group of workers in the front include George Fleischman, Percy Spaulding
and 'Sparky' Romenesko.
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Discharged
Mayer, Daniel — Son of Mr. and Mrs.
Alois Mayer; home awaiting discharge from the Army Air Forces.
Schmidt, Alfred
(Sergeant)
— Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schmidt; arrived home after being discharged from
the Army.
Enlisted
Leo Blair (Pfc.) Son of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Blair; re-enlisted in the Army after nearly three years of service.
Robert E. Golden (Seaman First Class) —
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Golden; Re-enlisted for three years after completing
two years of service.
Members of the KHS Class
of 1946 enlist in the Army
Francis Brewster— Son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. Brewster
William Glaff — Son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ervin Glaff
James Heindel — Son of Mr. and Mrs.
Martin Heindel
Robert Knapp — Son of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Knapp
Victor, Jr. Lange — Son of
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Lange
Edwin Seifert — Son of Mrs. Cora
Seifert
Glenn Wilpolt— Son of Richard
Wilpolt
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Portman,
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Kuchelmeister,
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Hendricks, Route 1
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence J. Schmidt, 509 Whitney Street.
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Balgie,
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Biersteker, 106 E. Division street.
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Treptow,
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Nack, 617 Kenneth Avenue.
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Mathis, Jr., 126 W. Fourteenth street
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Welhouse, route 3.
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Bauer, 204 Sarah street.
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Wolf, 209 E. Ninth street
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Ignatius Arnoldussen, 210 W. Seventh street.
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
John DeGroot,
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick Luedke, 408 E. Seventh street.
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Norbert Becker, 215 W. Ninth street.
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Kiffe,
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Milton Rabideau, 429 Whitney street.
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Willis Ranquette, 401 W. Wisconsin avenue.
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
William L. Dowling, 129 Doty street.
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Landreman, 426 Brill street.
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Ebner Schubring, 806 Crooks avenue.
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Hoehne, 215 Elm street.
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Reichel, 705 East Eighth street.
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Vanden Bosch, 320 West Seventh street.
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Schuh, Route 1.
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
John R. Baum, 230 Taylor street.
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Micke, route 3.
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
John Van Vreede, 306 Dickson street.
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Clark McCormick, route 1.
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Tatro, route 1.
Daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Leo H. Schmalz, 808 Desnoyer street.
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Alvin De Bruin, 1017 Desnoyer street.
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Gerald Mader, route 3.
Son to Mr. and Mrs.
Robert E. Driessen, route 1.
Son to Dr. and Mrs. J.
P. Skibba, 109 Kaukauna street.
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