Time Machine Trip to November 1943

 

Kaukauna Times – November 1943

By Lyle Hansen

November 5, 1943

Several arrests were made by the police department during October, according to chief James E. McFadden. Three people were arrested for speeding, two for disorderly conduct and one for driving without lights. The police car drove 1,988 miles and the motorcycle 718 miles.

 

November 10, 1943

The government is urging people to save wastepaper for there is a serious shortage for the paper manufacture. The war effort also wants deer hides and goose and duck feathers to be used for military purposes so "Shoot a deer for Uncle Sam."

 

November 12, 1943

PFC. George Verkuilen, 28, Little Chute, who reported missing in action in Italy, is a prisoner of the Germans according to the war department.

The Kaukauna service honor roll contains 877 names and is a replica of Washington’s Mount Vernon home. The structure was dedicated on Memorial day this year.

Kaukauna high school 1943 Basketball team

 

Back Row: Assistant coach Fred Barribeau, Kenneth. Dexheimer, Robert Biese, Donald Kuehl, Jim Lehman, Capt. Frank Zirbel, Coach Guy Krumm. Front row: William Landreman, Fred Nack, Darkie Ristau, Warren Otto, Richard Wandell, Gerald Derus.

Johnny Maras, 15, of Milwaukee is an ex-army sergeant. Johnny earned his three strips the hard way in a heavy weapons unit after fibbing about his age. His commander discovered his age after checking with the city hall in Milwaukee. 

 

November 17, 1943

Sargeant Donald J. Milton of Kaukauna receiving the silver star award for gallantry in action from Colonel William H. McCarty.

The site of the first Indian Catholic Church west of Lake Michigan has been discovered at the end of Ducharme Street on a bluff of the Fox River, opposite the second lock. The discovery was made by Tom Reardon, superintendent of public works, who noted the depressions in the earth at the place. The depressions are graves numbering about twenty-five. The early church was built by the Rev. Samuel Mazzuchelli, Dominican missionary in 1831.

Mr. and Mrs. George Egan, West Wisconsin avenue, received a telegram from the war department Monday informing them that their son, Private George Egan Jr., 26, was killed in action during the invasion of Sicily in Italy on September 16.

 

November 19, 1943

The board of public works voted unanimously to grant a raise of three cents per hour for hourly city employes and a $5 per month increase to salaried city employes.

 

November 24, 1943

Because of the rapidly decreasing number of men teachers on the high school faculty, Olin G. Dryer, Principal, is being forced to rely on women teachers to handle activities formerly done by men.

 

Bill Peterson, of Kaukauna, is playing football with a navy team on an island in the Pacific ocean according to a recent letter.  

 

November 26, 1943

Navigation on the Fox River closed on Thanksgiving Day according to Ben Prugh, manager of the Fox Navigation Company. During the winter months barges and tugs will be repaired at dry dock. Next spring the boats will be running as usual hauling coal and wood to the manufacturing plants on the river.

 

St. John's High School football team – 1943

Front: manager, Marv Ebben, Reg Hermsen, Jesse Beavers, Gene Friebel, Joe "Red" Reynebeau, Paul Ebben, Bob Hartjes, manager Gordy Hietpas.

2nd row: Marty Van Grinsven, Dave Austin, Leon Bongers, Jim Hartjes, John Jansen, George Simons, Dick Vanden Heuvel

3rd row: Gene Driessen, Leo Van Bakel, Bill Van Boxtel, Don Verstegen, Iggy Lenz, Bob Peeters, Merlin Wildenberg, Clarence Dercks

Back row: Mark Dercks, "Cha" Weyenberg, Bob Evers, Jack Hermsen, Roger De Groot, Bernie Van Lankvelt, Leo West, Jim Bouressa, Bill Zornow.

Time Machine Trip to November 1933

 

Kaukauna Times – November 1933

By Lyle Hansen

November 3, 1933

The hunting season on skunks and raccoons in all Wisconsin counties, and squirrels in all but ten counties is now open. The season extends from November 1 to January 1.

 

Several persons were injured, three of them seriously in a collision on Hwy. 55 three miles north of Kaukauna on the road to Freedom yesterday afternoon.  2 sedans were completely wrecked. The injured in the first car were Frank McCormick, Donald McCormick, Albert DeWitt and Joseph Fleischmann all of Kaukauna who were returning from a hunting trip. Norbert Vosters of Freedom was driving the second car with nine children in it returning from school.

 

November 7, 1933

Chicago - Determined to come back after two unexpected losses in the eastern territory, the Chicago Cardinals Sunday afternoon will play their first game at home against an out-of-town opponent meeting meaning the Green Bay Packers at Wrigley Field.

 

November 10, 1933

Clayton Fleming was elected football captain for the 1934 season at Kaukauna High. He succeeds Jerry Vils and Ambrose Maule, co-captains of the 1933 eleven. The 1933 record read as follows:

Kaukauna 27, St. Norbert 6
Kaukauna 0, Menasha 7
Kaukauna 37, Ripon 7
Kaukauna 46, Neenah 6
Kaukauna 24, Shawano 0
Kaukauna 20, West De Pere 0
Kaukauna 32, New London 0

Total: Kaukauna 186, Opponents 26

 

November 14, 1933

Four small daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Martin H. Evers, route 1 Kaukauna died when Evers’ farm home was destroyed by fire Saturday evening. A telephone call was received at the residence of Mayor Fargo Saturday's asking that the fire department be sent to the scene of the disaster. Flames and dense smoke prevented frantic parents and neighbors from going into the rescue of the children.  Geraldine Evers, age 13, the oldest of the eight children saved herself and three other babies of the family. The four victims apparently smothered as they slept.

Margaret Evers

Morella Evers

Martha Evers

Mary Ann Evers

the victims’ ages range from 2 to 10 years of age.

At the regular meeting of the K of C in Kaukauna a resolution was drawn up against moving the Kaukauna postoffice. The Kaukauna Rotary Club also went on record as being opposed to the possible removal of the postoffice from its present location.

 

Kaukauna’s share of government pork wrapped in three- and six-pound packages was received by the relief department Friday. The 2,000 pounds of pork will be distributed to needy families according to Mrs. F. W. Grogan, director of relief, along with instructions on how to prepare it.

 

November 24, 1933

One hundred and five men were put to work in Kaukauna on C.W.A. Project Day. The men will be hired day to day as the individual projects are launched. The projects will continue until the army of jobless in this city obtains work.

 

Formal opening of the Main Avenue Bridge over the power canal will take place Wednesday afternoon at 4:30, according to members of the board of public works, under whose direction the bridge has been constructed.

 

The total cost of poor relief in the city of Kaukauna during the month of October amounted to $2,756.26 according to report from Alderman E. Brewster, chairman of the poor committee.

Senior girls on the high school steps. Top row: Mary Van Lieshout, Dorothy Look and Gertrude Grebe. Second row: Rita Muthig, Dorothy Vanevenhoven. Bottom row: Dorothy Watson, Virginia Goetzman and Alice Esler.

 

 

Time Machine Trip to November 1923

 

Kaukauna Times – November 1923

By Lyle Hansen 

November 1, 1923

Two new stores are opening on Kaukauna's south side this week. Nagan's Coat store opened on Saturday on Second Street, and Runte's new store on Third Street.

 

The “Oriole” made its appearance this week in an improved form. The high school newspaper is now a twelve-page edition. Prentice Hale is the editor in chief of the paper.

 

Hugh J. Mulholland of this city died after a long illness Sunday afternoon October 28^th. Hugh served for thirty-nine years as clerk of the school board and one time mayor of Kaukauna. 

 

 

November 8, 1923

The Rev. W. P. Hulen, pastor of the Methodist Church of this city, narrowly escaped serious injury when his gun burst as he was shooting at a rabbit, one of the barrels being blown to pieces. Rev. E. L. Wothman, standing nearby, said that Rev. Hulen was so anxious to see whether he had hit the rabbit that he did not wait to examine what was left of the gun.

 

Two cars were damaged in an accident Saturday afternoon on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Desnoyer street. Joseph Gossens failed to see a Ford driven by Albert Nelson when he was making a turn. The running board on the Nash was damaged and the Ford was slightly damaged.

November 15, 1923

Word has been received that the son of the former Kaiser once Crown Prince, has obtained permission to leave Holland for a trip to Switzerland "to enjoy the winter sports.” Germans wondering how their children will be fed this winter will read that with interest.

 

November 22, 1923

This week, the last remaining vestige of the old Kaukauna Machine Company's plant will have vanished by the familiar frame building on Main Avenue, north of the wastewater power station.

 

The Kaukauna American Legion team whipped the highly praised La Crosse city team Sunday by the score of 25 to 3. The Legion team showed a championship caliber.   

November 29, 1923

Seventy-five years ago, many Catholics were obliged to seek spiritual ministration at Little Chute. However, in the spring of 1869 the seeds were sown which now returned to golden harvest. This week represents the Golden Jubilee of the Holy Cross parish.

 

1923 Overland $695 – Hennes Auto Co. Kaukauna

1923 Ford Touring $295 - William Van Lieshout Ford – Kaukauna

Time Machine trip to November 1913

 

Kaukauna Times - November 1913

By Lyle Hansen

November 7, 1913

The Kaukauna deer hunters will take their departure tomorrow for various sections of the north in quest for their annual venison allowance.

After spending several months carefully investigating the merit, efficiency, economy, etc., of various streets lighting systems, the Kaukauna Utilities Commission decided at a meeting Tuesday to adopt the General Electric Company's magnetite four ampere arc lamp, and a contract was accordingly closed. Installation of the lights will commence soon.

A temporary place of worship for the Holy Cross congregation has been arranged in the school building. A small altar, one used by Rev. Father Vanden Broeck years ago in the church at Little Chute, has been returned to service here until such time as the Holy Cross congregation can arrange to rebuild. 

 

November 14, 1913

Photographs and postcards, showing Holy Cross Church before and after its destruction by fire, can be purchased at J. G.  Fechter Store.  The proceeds will go toward the building of the new church fund.

The auto plates for 1914 are to be black and white.  

November 21, 1913

The Kaukauna Fire Department took a lively run at noon Thursday to the stable of the Kaukauna   Lumber and Manufacturing Company only to find that a stove had been unduly fired up to heat a workman's coffee can. The boy who turned in the false alarm wasn't to be found.

 

Charles Faust had quite a bad loss by fire Tuesday afternoon when four rooms and contents were destroyed in his dwelling house at the corner of Desnoyer and Division streets.

 

November 28, 1913

The property owners along the north bank of the government canal have written a letter to the government in an attempt to get the bank cleaned up and terraced. Word was received from the War Department in reply. "It is apparent that the bank near the canal is stable and has never given any trouble and none is anticipated in the future." The request is denied.

 

 

 

Time Machine Trip to November 1903

 

Kaukauna Time – November 1903

By Lyle Hansen

November 6, 1903

Fifteen students from Purdue University among them several members of the football team were killed and fifty or more others in a total of 1,200 players or "rooters" on a special train were injured in a terrific collision on the Big Four Railway while entering Indianapolis.  The students’ special ran into a coal train at Riverside Park, crushing to splinters a coach, telescoping a second coach and hurling it down a 15-foot embankment, and upsetting and smashing a third coach.

 

November 13, 1903

 Seven of the eight cutter girls at the Thilmany Pulp & Paper mills went out on strike Wednesday for higher wages. They were being paid 75 cents per day and struck for an increase of $1.00. An increase in wages were allowed and Thursday they are all back at work.

 

The fine new pipe organ which has just been installed at St. Mary's was dedicated last evening. The Kimball Company installed the organ.

 

November 20, 1903

Diphtheria is reported from most of the Fox River Valley cities, Menasha reports twelve cases quarantined with half a hundred exposures.

 

The 7:45 interurban car from Appleton ran off the track this morning just as it rounded the sharp turn at the head of Wisconsin avenue. Ther was no damage, but the passengers had to foot it into the city.

 

November 27, 1903

Barbers of the city have received copies of the sanitary rules sent out by the state board of examiners. There are in all 12 rules, though more than that number of subjects is touched on. While some are quite stringent, they are only such as are always observed by the best shops. By the new law barbers are required to keep a copy of these rules posted in a conspicuous place.