Time Machine Trip to August 1943

Kaukauna Times - August 1943 

By Lyle Hansen

August 4, 1943

Privates William C. McDaniel and Robert G. McDaniel, 19-year-old twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. George McDaniel route 2 Kaukauna pose in a jeep at the Armor training center at Fort Knox, Ky. Both men are receiving basic training in armor warfare before joining a combat unit.

A statewide campaign to collect deposit bottles, milk, soda, and beer is now under way as part of a nationwide movement to save all materials essential to the war.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Christenson, Draper street, received a telegram Monday afternoon informing them of the death of their son, Sergeant Don E. Christenson, 29, was killed in action July 27 in the South Pacific.

About 70 Jamaicans, who will be employed in Outagamie county during the next six weeks, arrived Monday morning. The workers will be employed at a canning company and at farms in the area.

August 11, 1943

Phil Haas. 13-year-old hurler for the Cubs set a new Junior Hardball league record of 16 strikeouts in a no hit and no run game against the Tigers on Thursday afternoon.

 

Citizens are warned by the ration board that any attempt to get more rationed sugar than they have coming under the OPA regulations will get them into plenty of trouble.

Over 2000 fans saw the Cincinnati Clowns down the Birmingham Barons 15 to 10 at Spencer field, Appleton, Saturday night in a Negro American league game.

 

August 13, 1943

There will be no swimming in the midchannel pool Sunday according to Clifford Kemp, recreational director. The water is going to be lowered in the river that day.

 

August 18, 1943

 

Kaukauna Public Library Victory Club Reading contest; Front row: Lorena Derus, Bona Jean VandenHeuvel, Mary Ann Gates, Patsy Natrop, Shirley Ann VandenHeuvel. Second row: Jean Natrop, JoAnn Giesbers, Mary Van De Loo, Lois Lettau, Lily Mae Miller. 

 

Glen Miller, Jr. Captain-elect of Kaukauna High School boxing team for 1944, has forsaken his ring togs for a different kind of fighting apparel. He enlisted in the navy and has just completed boot training at Great Lakes Naval Training Station. His entrance into the navy terminated a brilliant prep boxing record in which he has 19 wins, one draw and two defeats in three years of competition.

 

Production of pulp wood to manufacture products for vital military and civilian war uses must be increased by 65 percent in Wisconsin during the second six months of 1943 to meet the war production board quota for the state. The quota for Wisconsin, an important producer among the major pulpwood states of the northeast, south and lake areas, is 415,800 cords for the year. Production to June 30, as computed by the WPB was 156,160 cords.

August 20, 1943

All personnel of the fire and police departments were granted a $5 per month increase effective August 1.

 

August 25, 1943

A copy of the original Treaty of the Cedars is now on display at the historic Grignon home, according to William Wolf, curator. In this treaty, made at Little Chute, the Indians relinquished their rights to the land as far north as Escanaba, Michigan. Charles Grignon, son of Augustine Grignon, was the interpreter for the Indians and whites at that time.

 

Frank Giordana, one of the Kaukauna high school’s outstanding athletes the last four years and who is now in the United States navy, in Louisiana was one of 100 service men that participated in a track and field meet August 15. He placed 2^nd in the low hurdles event.

Private William Mitchler of Kaukauna is stationed at Camp Callan, California. He recently won the bantam weight title. Prior to his winning the title he had seven TKO’s to his credit. 5000 fans witnessed the bout.

 

August 27, 1943

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Meinert, Dickson street, have received a letter from the war department thanking them for the use of their dog “Pooch” who has been in service several months. 

 

Time Machine Trip to August 1933

 

Kaukauna Times – August 1933

By Lyle Hansen

August 4, 1933

Smoke poured forth from the stack of the Regenfuss Brewery and the aroma of beer brewing greeted the residents of Desnoyer Street on Thursday morning for the first time since the country went dry fourteen years ago. At about 5 a.m., Brew Master Ernst Eggert, supervised the filling of the huge mash tray with grain, water and other ingredients and then turned on the heat and watched this giant vat go to work.

 

August 11, 1933

In accordance with the National Recovery Act Provisions, Kaukauna stores will start operations under the new codes on August 14. The stores and businesses in our area have been divided into four groups in an effort to maintain uniform procedures and hours of operation.

 

The fact that Janet Gaynor, one of filmland’s notables, passed through Kaukauna Tuesday morning on her way to Lake Minocqua seemed to create a great deal of interest here. The actress and her driver became confused and took the highway to Kaukauna instead of the highway to Shawano. Janet was wearing dark glasses but was noticed by the attendants at the Taylor street gasoline filling station. 

 

August 15, 1933

A couple from Appleton narrowly escaped serious injury when the car they were riding smashed through the bridge on County Trunk Z and plunged 15 feet landing upside down in three feet of water. 

 

August 18, 1933

 

Here’s Jesse Owens of Cleveland, Ohio, East Technical high school track star. Owens set record times in three events at the University of Chicago interscholastic track and field championship meet at Soldier field, Chicago.

Howard Paschen won the city tennis championship Sunday morning when he defeated Bob O'Boyle in two straight sets. Paschen and O'Boyle were the two survivors of twenty-six players who started in the tournament last week.

August 25, 1933

The Regenfuss Brewing; Company of this city is in the process of changing their name to the Electric City Brewing Company, according to Theodore Oudenhoven, president of the company.

  

An estate of $9,700 was left by John D. Lawe, late of the city of Kaukauna. Most of the relics and articles that were collected during his life are bequeathed to the Public museum at Green Bay.

 

The House of David ball club will play in Kaukauna next Tuesday evening at 8:15 pm.

August 29, 1933

Three men miraculously escaped serious injury Friday evening when the car in which they were riding ran into a tree on West Seventh street. Occupants of the machine were John Kappell, Arthur Kappell, and Henry Heiting. The accident resulted when the driver’s door opened as they were making a turn.

  

Employees of the Badger Tissue Mills will work under the NRA code on Friday. All employees will work only 40 hours per week but will continue to receive 50 hours’ pay. The Badger Tissue Mills have been preparing for work under the code and have now doubled their force. 

Time Machine Trip to August 1923

 

Kaukauna Times - August 1923

By Lyle Hansen

August 2, 1923

The Boy Scouts of this city will have a real camping place, and even better, a genuine log cabin in the woods in the city park. According to Scoutmaster Frank M. Charlesworth, Jr., who has drawn the plans for a cabin 18 X 28. The cabin will be constructed using logs donated by Thilmany Pulp and Paper Company of Kaukauna.

August 9, 1923

A convict being led to the gallows paused to thank prison officials and his lawyer for the kindness shown. He then turned to the attending minister and said, “I will see you later.”

President Warren G. Harding died last Friday while in route home from his Alaskan trip. Calvin Coolidge has taken the oath of office and has proclaimed Friday, August 10, as a national day of mourning.

 

The cornerstone of the new Trinity Lutheran parochial school will be laid on Sunday, August 19th. Services will be held in the church park at 9:30 in the English language and at 10:30 in the German language.

 

August 16, 1923

 

The John T. Timmers’ Farm Implement office and building on Main Avenue opposite the Municipal playgrounds was totally destroyed by fire which broke out last Thursday night. The loss of ten thousand dollars is only partly covered by insurance. Mr. Timmers intends to rebuild. 

The mayor of Kaukauna C.E. Raught has sent forth an unusual proclamation urging all the residents of this city to start preparing for the weeklong celebration of homecoming and pageant week August 27 to September 1.

August 23, 1923

At a session of the city council held Tuesday evening the Board of Education appeared in a body and asked for an appropriation of twenty-five thousand dollars with which to complete the new high school. Mayor Raught stated the northside sewer project would be put on hold to ensure the funds for the high school will be available. 

Kaukauna's pageant and homecoming was handsomely boosted by Officer James Mc Fadden's band of wondering pilgrims last Monday, when he led a parade of thirty-five autos and a rube band of local musicians. The pilgrims landed in Manitowoc, and on their return passed through Green Bay where they received a hearty welcome. De Pere was the last stop before returning to our city with their songs and music.

Donald Robertson as the Prophet in the Kaukauna Pageant August 28, 29 and 30.

 

August 30, 1923

For a city of but six thousand people, Kaukauna truly has a right to feel proud of itself for putting on a great pageant. The pageant illustrates the value of cooperation between hundreds of people to obtain a common end and has possibly set a precedent for other communities to follow throughout the state and nation.

Time Machine Trip to August 1913

 

Kaukauna Times – August 1913

By Lyle Hansen

 

August 1, 1913

The School District Census of Students.

 

Many complaints have been filed with the police department of late relative to bicycle riding on sidewalks. Notice is hereby given that any person caught or identified as being guilty of the crime will positively be arrested and fined in accordance with the city laws.

 

August 8, 1913

 

The application for a license to run a saloon on Third Street was unanimously refused by the common council Tuesday evening. It appears Kaukauna has reached its limit of saloons and no more will be added in the future, so it will be a waste of time for anyone to apply.

 

August 15, 1913

 

Another tragic death occurred last Friday at Little Rapids-this time a resident of Kaukauna. John Hoenig of Reaume Avenue died as a result of being struck by lightning while working on a dam with Fred Lindauer and William Lange also of this city. Albert Lockow of this city, who was in charge of the workers, was the first to reach them to render assistance.

A deal was closed on Wednesday whereby Gus. Ristau and Anton Mankoskey became the owners of the former Col. H. A. Frambach home at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Depot streets. They plan to refinish the home to put it in shape to rent to tenants.

 

Charles Walquist is busy on his new house which will be built on Marie Street with an east face on that thoroughfare and which is to be an innovation among the homes in Kaukauna. The walls of this new structure are to be of a different kind of masonry than has ever been used before in this area and will be composed of superior plaster with wood strips incorporated, laid into them crosswise, the mortar forming a hollow space in the center of the wall. The wood filling, which is cut of an exact measure of ten inches long, protrudes 1/2 inch on the outside face to afford a proper clinching for the stucco, which will form the outside finish of this novel structure.

 

August 22, 1913

A new law passed by the legislature will have an important effect on doing away with obstructions on roads. The law states that it is unlawful to place materials on any roadway without proper markings such as red gas lamps or lanterns after sunset in an effort to avoid accidents.

 

August 29, 1913

Ferdinand Klarer, aged 59 years, was instantly killed at the new pulp mill of the Thilmany Pulp & Paper Company, Thursday afternoon by being caught in one of the elevators and crushed between the walls. 

 

A crew of fishermen will soon start seining Lake Winnebago in an attempt to free the lake from rough species of fish such as carp and dog fish. The work will be done under the supervision of the state fish and game department in accordance with a law passed at the last sessions.

 

 

Time Machine Trip to August 1903

 

Kaukauna Times – August 1903

By Lyle Hansen

August 7, 1903

A terrific rainstorm struck Kaukauna on Monday noon. The rain created a large stream down Crooks and Quinney avenues and flooded the downtown area of the city. The hardest hit was Kromer's Hotel, who suffered water damage in the lower level and filling the cellar.

 

Poor commissioner N. D.  Schwinn went to Milwaukee with Lawrence Davidshofer last Friday to place him in an institution conducted by the Sisters of Mercy, where poor people who are over 60 years of age are cared for. Davidshofer was a long-time charge of the city. It may be possible that other permanent city poor will be disposed of in the same manner.

 

August 14, 1903

A deal was passed last Saturday whereby the south side school district becomes the owner of the Peter Schneider corner in the block occupied by Nicolet School, thus giving the district the entire block for school site. The consideration was $900 and includes the building which will be sold and removed. Mr. Schneider set a price of $1700 on this property several years ago, but the board of directors considered that an exorbitant price and said they would wait. The waiting game seems to have won out.

 

August 21, 1903

Quite a novel sight was witnessed on Wisconsin Avenue Thursday afternoon. A large swarm of bees from an overflowing aviary near the city, settled down on the north side of the street just in front of the empty Reuter store, where a large pigweed grew by the side of the curb.  This weed was selected as a nucleus of the swarm. John Fechter proved equal to the occasion and soon had the little honey-gatherers crawling into a box which he furnished, after some sugar he placed inside.

 

Henry D. Schutte of this city was preparing to pack articles for his move to Wausau last week. While rummaging through drawers he came across an old postage stamp which he brought back home from the war in 1865. The 2-cent stamp was sent by his sister for him to use for letters home. The stamp bears the image of Andrew Jackson.

 

The plight of Annie Oakley, the most famous woman expert in the world with the shotgun and rifle, was sent to jail in New York last week for stealing in order to get money for cocaine. Annie Oakley will be remembered by those who have witnessed the Buffalo Bills Wild West show as a crack rifle shooter who appeared at each performance.

 

August 28, 1903

 

The publisher of The Times is pleased to announce that the practical printers at this office have become members of the Typographical Union.

 

Time Machine Trip to August 1893

 

Kaukauna Times – August 1893

By Lyle Hansen

August 4, 1893

Put a lock and chain on your barn door. Professional horse thieves are working in this section of the state.

Brakeman Wm. Plain of this city was run over by the cars and killed at Manitowoc last Friday. The remains were brought to this city by the B. of R. R. T. under whose auspices the funeral was conducted on Sunday. Plain was a single man coming here from Denver last year.

 

Chicago, Ill. The World’s Fair is half over. The total attendance in the first three months was 6,485,121.

J. Randal Brown, the world-renowned mind-reader whose fame is known throughout the world gave an exhibition of his marvelous powers at the Opera House here Wednesday evening. Mr. Brown is as handsome as they come and smooth and elegant in speech. He said he could only read the mind of a person who was willing to allow it. He was able to locate articles that were hidden in the room with ease. Another demonstration was F.M. Charlesworth being instructed to think of a person in the room with Mr. Brown out of the room. Upon his return Mr. Brown went through the audience until he came to Rube Whittier where he stopped. Mr. Charlesworth stated this was the person he had thought of. He told of finding a murderer for the police and locating the stolen money. A great evening of entertainment was enjoyed by the audience.  

 

An examination will be held at the High School building August 22nd 23rd, for all pupils who intend to enter high school the coming year and who have not already passed required examinations.

 

A horse owned by Harvey Bills, which had been driven to Appleton by Jacob Kromer on Tuesday, was stolen from the circus grounds when Mr. Kromer was attending the show. The police in neighboring towns were notified to be on watch. A Neenah policeman arrested a pair of boys when they put in an appearance. The horse was lame in one leg as result of the drive and the young culprits are languishing in jail to await trial. Wednesday, they appeared before a justice one boy pled guilty and was sentenced to the reform school at Waukesha. The second pleaded not guilty and will be tried August 11^th.

 

August 11, 1893

 

Kaukauna Fire Department

A fire broke out in The Times office at about 9 o’clock on Tuesday evening. Even though an alarm was quickly sounded the whole building was engulfed in flames before the fire department arrived. The biggest loss we experienced was the damage to equipment. About twenty standing forms were destroyed and though the type cases were saved, with half the type missing, the cases are worthless. All the presses are badly burnt, and the temper has been taken out of the smaller parts. We will continue to publish the best we can.

 

We have moved what is left of THE TIMES into the McDaniel's building on Third Street, where we will be hereafter found. The location is not the most desirable, but the financial condition of THE TIMES will not permit the erection of a brick block at present.

 

Moy Len, the south side laundryman, and Chinese fancy goods merchants, intends to visit his native country shortly, and in order to do so and return again he went before U.S. Court Commissioner at Appleton last week and took out identification papers. Moy Len has been in this country about six years but is far ahead of the average celestial in the way of civilization. He has taken out citizenship papers, can read and write the English language quite well and attends church regularly. He says he will return before the snow flies.

Woman’s Right to Smoke - Three giddy girls walked up one of the city streets in Louisville the other day. They were different looking from the hundreds of other girls that promenade Louisville's highways only in one respect – they were smoking cigarettes. It curdled the blood of the two law and order policeman who stood on the corner, and they instantly arrested the girls for disorderly conduct. In the morning when the young women were brought to trial, the police judge remarked, “While the accused were not acting in accordance with established canons of society, I cannot see that they were violating any law.” He accordingly dismissed the case. This decision opens up a fearful vista for the future. There is no law anywhere against women smoking cigarettes or pipes in public or in private. The decision will become widely known. Is the female sex from this time on going to walk along the streets puffing tobacco smoke? They can if they want to, but will they?

 

A deaf man cannot be legally convicted. It is unlawful to convict the man without a hearing.

 

August 18, 1893

The Kaukauna Co-operative Creamery Association is now ready to supply customers with butter, buttermilk, skim milk etc. of the best quality. It will supply butter in one-half gallon jars or larger quantities, delivered to your door.

 

Luther Lindauer wants all the men he can get to work on construction of sewers. Don't be too proud to handle the pick and shovel, it's better than nothing in these times.

 

Eight coach loads of excursionists from Two Rivers and Manitowoc stopped off at Kaukauna Sunday last and picnicked at Eden Park.

 

Recently a fellow who couldn't spare a dollar a year for newspaper sent fifty 2 cent stamps to an out east Yankee to find out how to raise beets. He got the answer: “Take firm hold of the top and pull.”

 

Eight hours a day and no work on Saturdays is the present rule at the railroad shops. The boys start to work at 7:30 in the morning and quit at 4:30 in the afternoon.

 

The Phoenix Act - Appleton Post: the Kaukauna Times which was burned out Tuesday night came up smiling Friday, the regular publication day, just as neat and as newsy as ever. Most people under the circumstances would have let one issue go by. Raught however is not that kind of a party. There is a streak of “git thar” which makes him, and his newspaper rise superior to such things as common conflagrations.

 

Green Bay Gazette - Although the plant of the Kaukauna Times was almost totally wrecked by fire last Tuesday evening, the paper, as bright and newsy as ever, was issued on time on Friday. It takes more than a fire to knock out a good newspaper and THE TIMES is that.

 

August 25, 1893

The south side was visited by quite a disastrous conflagration last Saturday evening. A lamp exploded in the residence on Third Street occupied by Gus Schloter, and in a few moments the building was engulfed in flames. The Lakeshore whistle sounded an alarm, but before the fire department arrived flames had communicated to four dwellings. It was thirty minutes before a stream of water was turned on the fire, a couple of broken lengths of hose then followed as usual, and the fire continued to hold sway until nothing remained of the three residences and but little of the fourth.

 

Indians Lose Their Money – Caddo, Indian Territory, Aug. 21 - News from a reliable source has just reached here that Treas. McCurtin has failed and the payment of the lease district money to the Choctaw Indians will have to stop. No reason is given for his failure. McCurtin had over $1,000,000 of money due the Choctaws in his possession and his bond is only $30,000. The Choctaws who have not received their money are feeling blue over it.

 

Willie Ellis, an employee at the Thilmany paper mill had a narrow escape from death last Tuesday morning. While working near the large belt, he was caught and wound around the shaft several times and then thrown forcibly against a wall. He was picked up in an unconscious condition and conveyed to his home. Strange to say no bones were broken, although he was badly bruised.

 

THE TIMES comes out this week pretty well repaired so far as dress is concerned. As will be noticed we have a handsome new face of type. Our presses, however, are not running as of yet, the papers are still being printed at the SUN office. We will be in full running condition within two weeks.

 

Yes, these are the good times the Democrats promised us last fall if we would defeat the party of millionaires and mill owners. We knocked the mill owners silly and have “busted” some of the millionaires and have laid good foundations for poor houses all over the land. Hurrah for the Democratic victory that can accomplish so much in so short a time.

 

Mrs. Helen Flynn has retained Senator Kennedy as an attorney and will commence a suit against the city of Kaukauna for $3000 damages claiming to have been seriously injured by falling on a defective sidewalk a year or so ago. The claim was filed soon after the incident occurred but was disallowed by the city. Attorney Kennedy will now commence action.