Time Machine Trip to November 1966

November 2, 1966

At their October meeting the Kaukauna Board of Vocational-Technical-Adult education affirms its commitment to the laws of Wisconsin. The board unanimously agreed that an area concept of adult education should be established in the greater Fox Valley area. Bordini said: The greater Fox Valley accomplices all the nine school districts in Outagamie County, seven districts in Waupaca County, four districts in Calumet County, two districts in Winnebago County and one district in Brown County. 

The Kaukauna high school football team showed a potent offense and rugged defense Saturday as they rolled over the Kimberly high school Papermakers by a score of 27-6 at Kimberly. The Ghosts scored the 1st 4 times they had the ball to wrap up the game early. Coach Harry Wilson's team averaged over 281 yards per game at total offense and scored 183 points to opponents 43 on the way to a 7–1 record this season.

November 4, 1966

Recently the city presented Mrs. Joseph Bayorgeon with the gavel her late husband had used to preside over Council meetings. “May you keep this always as the city of Kaukauna's symbolic memory of your late husband – Joseph F. “Doty” Bayorgeon.

Well drillers on a farm near Askeaton Wednesday pondered the ancient geology of our area, when their drill bit began turning up woodchips 50 feet below the surface. “We drilled through a log that must have been 2 feet thick” the wood has Tamarack”, George Bruecker the landowner stated.  “perhaps a relic of an ancient swamp that became buried when the glacier passed over.”

Bob Derus was elected president of the Fox Valley Golf Club at the board of directors meeting Wednesday. He succeeds Robert Minkebige, president for the last 2 years.

The Green Bay Packers (7-1-0) strengthen their hold on 1st place in the NFL’s Western division with a 31-7 victory over the Detroit Lions and now face the invasion of the Minnesota Vikings Sunday. Elisha Pitts enjoyed his biggest day in several years rushing for 99 yards in 21 attempts and scoring 2 touchdowns. Coach Lombardi remarked “We didn't rush very well last year but the rushing game is starting to come around.” The aerial attack continues to excel as Bart Starr hit on 11 of 13 passes behind perfect protection.

November 9, 1966

Bill Schiefelbein rocked a 284 single and a 637 series in leading the keglers Sunday night at the Bowling Bar.

    

Funeral services were held Tuesday for two Kaukauna youths who died after their car left the road on a curve on Outagamie County Trunk ZZ, two miles east of Kaukauna Sunday morning. Gary Buss, and Patrick Coffey were the accident victims.

November 11, 1966

The open house dedication of the new Electa Quinney School, the most recently completed educational complex in the school district, will be from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, November 13. Electa Quinney is located on the south side of Kaukauna, bordered by Ann Street, Sullivan Avenue, and St. Mary's Place. It is a single-story structure, on 35 acres, four and a half of which consist of a wooded area suitable for a park. The cost of the

facility was S1,250,000.

Fifty-eight candidates turned out for the KHS wrestling team according to head coach Don Jensen. Of this number, 20 were on the team last year.

November 16, 1966

Kaukauna high school will open their 1966-67 basketball campaign with a pair of games this weekend. Friday night the Ghosts will play West Bend and on Saturday will travel to Fond du Lac to take on Goodrich High School. Coach Vander Velden hopes to start off his season on the right foot by scoring a double victory.

The Kaukauna High School JV football team ran their three-year unbroken streak to 14 games after finishing the season with a perfect 6-0 record. Coach Dallas Warner now has a career record with the JV squad of 31 wins and 5 losses.

Santa Claus will enter Kaukauna Friday, November 24, at 1pm on a fire truck. Santa is expected to arrive at the high school parking lot where he will distribute candy to the children.

Miss Francis C. Corry - Funeral services were held Monday at St. Mary's church. Miss Corry, Kaukauna High School's teacher of English for 39 years, who died Thursday afternoon after a short illness. She had retired last June.

November 22, 1966

A courageous effort by the Kaukauna High basketball team brought them victory in overtime as they defeated Fond du Lac 89-88 in a game played Saturday. The Ghosts almost didn't make the overtime period. Trailing 84-82 with less than 10 seconds left in the game, they brought the ball up the floor for one last shot. Pat Kavanaugh was called upon to make the shot and iced a 15-foot jumper to tie the game at the final buzzer. In the overtime, Fond du Lac scored first then Quinn Vanden Heuval drove through on the three-point play to put the Ghosts ahead for good.

November 24, 1966

Practice for the girls wishing to try out for the 1966-67 Tumbling Team was held this past week, according to team advisor Miss Shelby Lemke.

The Kaukauna High School wrestling team opened their season on a successful note as the team downed Ashwaubenon High School by a 52-0 score. Gary Cartman won the 95-pound match, Mike Pomeroy won the 103-pound match, Dan Siebers won the 112-pound match, Tom Bay won the 127-pound match. Al Hartzheim won the 133-pound match and Sam Beach won the 138-pound match.

November 30, 1966

Giddings and Lewis, chairman of the board and chief executive officer Ralph J. Kraut, in a speech before a New York group last week, anticipated that 1966 will be a record year for the company.  Kraut told the group of analyst that shipments this year will top 75 million and that next year's business could be up as much as 20%. The Giddings and Lewis plant in Kaukauna is home of the world's largest plant devoted to the exclusive manufacture of heavy duty drilling machines.

Army Private First Class Terry A. Hella, 20, of Combined Locks, Wis., arrived in Viet Nam with his unit, the 100^th Engineer Company. Pvt. Hella, a bridge specialist in the company, entered the Army in January of this year.

Thilmany Quarter Century Club 

  

Time Machine Trip to November 1886

November 5, 1886

Geronimo and his murderous gang started from San Antonio, Tex., on the 22d by railroad for Fort Pickens, Fla. They were guarded by an escort of forty infantrymen, The Women will be sent to Fort Marion, Florida.

 New York, Oct. 28 – The rain-storm which prevailed all day yesterday but the weather this morning is very unpromising for the festivities which are to take place in connection with the inauguration of the Barholdi’s Statue of Liberty. A slight fog hangs over the city and obscures in measure the elaborate decorations of buildings. French and American flags are flying from house tops and windows in every direction, and a general holiday appearance is presented by moving bodies of soldiers. Visitors from all sections of the country have been coming into the city for two days past, and this morning thousands were added to the great throng. 

Out of over 800 voters registered in this city there were only 625 votes polled. This light vote - considering the fine weather which prevailed throughout the day - was a surprise to all.

Returns received from about the state up to an early hour on the morning of the 3rd indicate that Gov. Rusk has been re-elected by a probable majority of 20,000.

Constable Keef, of Little Chute arrested one man on Election Day for using abusive language and managed to quiet the fellow’s tongue by keeping him locked up until the polls were closed. 

November 12, 1886

A new stone lock will be built at the "cedars" just above Little Chute this winter. This will give employment to a large number of workmen and will probably make it unusually lively at the "Chute" during the lone winter evenings.

The snow storm on Saturday was the beginning of winter. It created a great demand for stoves and the hardware men are happy.

One man living in the city has recently ordered the discontinuance of The TIMES to his address, giving as the reason that this paper did not give sufficient support to his favorite candidates, that one paper in Kaukauna was enough, that the people here were democrats and all they wanted was a democratic paper. Words cannot express our admiration for this man, his broad and liberal views in political matters. He has been a resident of Kaukauna little more than a year, and the place he left to come here must still be suffering from his conspicuous absence and mammoth intellect.

November 19, 1886

Winnipeg, Man., Nov. 6. – A plasterer named Shules, who contemplated leaving this city for the old country, recently sold his wife and five children to a man for $70. A regular legal agreement was drawn up between the two men and the property was formally transferred. The police are investigating the matter.

School Taxes - Outagamie County

November 26, 1886

The Rev. Father Hens of Grandlec, Kewaunee Co., has been appointed to take charge of the South Kaukauna Catholic Church, and entered upon his duties this week.

The discovery of coal beds near Dundas has brought about a great deal of excitement among people in this section during the past week.

The question of making the salary of police officers large enough to abolish the payment of fees for the arrest of tramps, vagrants etc, has been discussed considerably during the past two weeks by the authorities of Kaukauna and Appleton.

New York, Nov. 22 – The last night of the loving watch beside the home of Gen. Chester Alan Arthur, ex-President of the United States has passed.  The morning dawned brightly on the closed shutters of the house and the black crape at the door were the only sign that deaths sickle has been busy within.

 

Time Machine Trip to October 1901.

October 4, 1901

A residence in the town of Buchanan just outside the city limits, owned by Frank Wolfinger, was destroyed by fire. The fire department went as far as the city line, and as no orders were received to proceed further they returned to the engine house. The house was entirely consumed.

Prof. Olson of Kaukauna High school, who is manager of this year of the football team of that institution, has his 11 selected for this season of 1901 and will bring them out next Saturday in their first game which will be with Ryan High School of Appleton on the Kaukauna field. Although most of Kaukauna players are new on the gridiron and are lighter than last year, manager Olson has much confidence in their ability to hold their own when they come to a test. The following is the lineup: Flagg, left end; Kirwan, left tackle; Filen, left guard; Grignon, center; Armstrong, right guard; Corcoran, right tackle; McMahn, right end, Krahn, quarter back; Waston, left half back; Kettenhofen, right half back; John Nelson, captain and full back. 

The Toledo Steamer Carriage - manufactured by the American Bicycle Company $900.00.

According to a Wrightstown correspondent some young fellow from Kaukauna who “Got too gay” at a dance in that village a few days ago, was sentenced to twenty days in the Brown County jail. Has anyone been missed?

City Marshal Richard Conlon made quite an unusual arrest here Thursday, of a horse thief and his reputed wife. They were found here domiciled in a small building keeping house. Marshal Conlon received a letter from Van Wert county, Ohio several days ago that they were believed to be in the Kaukauna area. The man confessed to stealing the horse and buggy. 

Its smallpox this time and no mistake was the result of 3 physicians’ diagnosis of the John Vanevenhoven case at the home of his parents which is located in the settlement over the marsh. The young man whose ages is 22 years has been employed in the interurban crew lately and feeling sick did not go to work. Physicians Boyd, Lord and Blair were called in consultation Tuesday on the case when he broke out with a rash. It is thought that Vanevenhoven caught the disease from some fellow workers on the interurban work gang. 

The Supreme Court heard arguments last week Wednesday in the case of the Green Bay and Mississippi Canal company vs. the Kaukauna Water Power Company. The story of the case is given briefly as follows: Eight or ten years ago the Green Bay Mississippi Canal Company secured a judgment in the state court and affirmed by the Supreme Court that the canal company owned all the water power furnished by the Kaukauna dam and restricted the Kaukauna Power Company from drawing any water for power from the water above the dam. The Kaukauna Power company having a canal upon which were tenants owning mills, continue to use the water, notwithstanding the judgment. The canal company commenced an action against the water power company for the value of the use of the power taken by the tenants. The lower court held in favor of the Kaukauna Water Power Company and dismissed the complaint with cost. The Canal company appealed to the Supreme Court on the claim that it has the right to recover the value of the power used.

October 11, 1901

Postmaster Watson has received orders for 85 boxes for the new rural mail route and they have arrived ready for use with the name of each owner in plain letters on the front.

The opening game of football by the Kaukauna high school 11 was played in Kaukauna last Saturday afternoon with the team from Ryan High School of Appleton and resulted in victory for the Kaukauna boys by a score of 6 to 0.

The Sheboygan woman who sold her kisses to a male friend at a stipulated price of $1 each, and when the purchaser failed to settle the bill she brought suit against him for $3000 damages for alleged ungentlemanly like conduct. The jury awarded her $500 which she still is out the price of 2500 kisses. It serves the defendant right for agreeing to pay retail price for wholesale commodities.

It was stated Tuesday by one of the Interurban company’s representatives that they are to commence laying steel on the streets of Kaukauna next week, as they have now completed their work of this kind in Appleton in this part of the steel laying being a necessity. The work of laying steel on Wisconsin Avenue will be quite difficult, as it will be necessary to remove 15 inches in depth of solid stone bed of the street in order to lay the ties and steel rails to grade. 

There is more joy in the printing office over one sinner who pays in advance and abuses the editor on every occasion, than over ninety-nine who borrow the paper and sing its praises without contributing one cent to pay the bills.

Annie Edson Taylor “Queen of the Mist” went over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

Another early settler of this portion of Wisconsin and one of the early residents of the Southside of Kaukauna has passed to his eternal home. Joachim Marten 62, closed his eyes upon the scenes of earth Sunday afternoon after a lingering and painful illness. In 1852 he migrated to America with his parents he was one of the family of 11 children.

October 18, 1901

The mills are all running with water again, the draught from the lake having been increased to 75 percent Monday. The heavy rains of late have filled the Winnebago reservoir.

Earnest Marzhal, 8 years of age, while attempting to cross the railroad tracks by crawling under the freight train of the north side switchyards got run over and his right foot and ankle were crushed and had to be amputated. Dr. Tanner performed the operation at his office. 

    

October 25, 1901

A large stick of Oregon pine timber 12x16 inches square and 44 feet long arrived here this week to be used in repairing the government guard lock.

Small boys in Chicago have been prohibited from using slingshots under penalty of arrest. This is a reform which would be carried out with advantage in Kaukauna.  

Time Machine Trip to October 1956

October 3, 1956

Darkness closed in on the Kaukauna diamond Sunday afternoon before a 2-2 thirteen frame deadlock between the Klubbers and Dutchman could be resolved in the 2nd of a three-game series between the 2 teams to have been established the 1956 winners of the Fox Valley baseball league for the season. Per current plans game will be replayed in its entirety next Sunday.

CHAMPIONS received their trophies at the annual meeting of the Fox Valley club. Left to right are Tom Gustman, Class A winner; Bernard Bongers, presidents cup winner; Idella Schwanke, Class B; Earl Schuler, class B; Irene Gossens, women’s champion; Jerry Van Able, Class C; John Andrejeski, champion.

Former Green Bay Packer star lineman Bernard “Boob” Darling Tuesday evening told Kaukauna High School football players that the days of brawny and brainless football players are things of the past. Darling was a member of the first three Green Bay Packer championship teams and among the founders of the current popular Green Bay quarterback club. In his talk Darling pointed out that farm teams for professional football teams will soon be necessary. Many of the boys who try out for the Packers don't have the stuff when they try out but with a couple years’ experience under their belts they would be valuable additions to the club.

A recent letter from Vince Roloff, Pres. of Badger Northland company here, indicates he is currently traveling through Russia and has visited Leningrad most recently on his tour of several European countries. Roloff along with 20 other Wisconsin residents and 10 other Minnesota left on Sunday, September 9 for the European tour.

October 5, 1956

“The city of Kaukauna has many blessings,” stated Mr. C. J. Hansen, publisher of the Kaukauna Times at a recent interview. “Financially our city is one of the best in the Fox River Valley. Our greatest blessing recently acquired is our Kaukauna Community Hospital, for which many of us are very grateful.  We cannot forget our public utility which provides us with electricity and water. Our community has the lowest electrical rates not only in the Fox River Valley but in the entire United States. A major part of the city's high standards and quality goes to you, the citizens in general.”

Badger Northland has doubled its sales over each year it has been in operation. This was stated by VP, Carl Kuehn, during a recent interview. The manufacturing of cattle feeding equipment on several new models of barn cleaners have added to the list of many things that they manufacture. “Plans are now being made”, said Mr. Kuehn for a new addition to be added to the rear of the building.”

The old saying, “The mail must go through, could easily apply to the Kaukauna Times news carrier. Through sunshine and rain, snow and sleet he comes trudging, faithfully bringing the morning newspaper to be read at breakfast by the housewives, businessmen and school children alike. The life of the news carrier is not only an interesting time but is also of education value. He learns at early age the meaning of responsibility and the value of money. Pete Voet, Kaukauna Times carrier, stated the first step for a boy who is between the ages of 12 and 18 and who is interested in obtaining a newspaper route is to place his name at Kaukauna Times main office

The name that brought fame to the city of Kaukauna is Kaukauna Klub Cheese, well known throughout the 48 states plus Alaska and Hawaii and other foreign countries. Herbert Fassbender refused to believe that even the choices cheese could not be made still better. This was the start of the Kaukauna Dairy, around the year 1915.

Two Kaukauna youths, age 15 and 16 will be arraigned next week at Juvenile Court, Appleton on the charge of vandalism which took the form of slashing automobile tires on an auto belonging to Walter Holt Division Street. Kaukauna police apprehended the pair on Tuesday evening said that Holt’s auto was parked on a service station platform near the Rialto Theatre, when the boys allegedly used a switchblade knife to puncture the tires.

October 10, 1956

Henry Wilpolt retired after 51 years with the C. & N. W. Railroad. Wilpolt came to Kaukauna with his parents when he was a young boy. His father died when he was twelve and at thirteen, to support his mother and four younger brothers and sisters, he started work at the Combined Locks Pulp mill. There were two shifts 10-hour days and 14-hour nights.  The wages were 50c a day for either shift. After five years of mill work Henry decided to work for the railroad. He started in 1908 at 20c per hour.

Two tourist in the Kaukauna area, Mrs. Helen Morrison, 61 of Denver, Colorado and Mrs. Esther Rhodes, 55 of Houston, Texas were killed instantly at about noon Monday at the intersection of Highway 10 and 55, six miles south of Kaukauna when the auto in which they were driving struck a semi-trailer cement truck.

Highlighting the homecoming program tomorrow evening will be homecoming Queen Joanne Faust and her attendants Marilyn Conrad and Yvonne Van Zeeland. The parade is scheduled to get started about 7:30 PM at the high school and continued through both sides of town in and at the athletic field at which time Queen Joanne and her attendants will be crowned by the captains of Friday night’s game.

Youth Center board members were elected recently by the respective classes. Seniors chosen to serve were Bert Baumgartner, Marlene Meyer, Kathleen Whitman, Mary Haas and Gerald Micholic. Junior representatives are Donald Coenen, Nicholas Bachhuber, John Pomeroy and Thalia Hodgins. Sophomore members were Jerome DeBruin, Jean Verhagen, Mary Golden and Muriel Mongin. 

October 12, 1956

Kaukauna's Freshman Ghost gridders Wednesday evening clinched the Fox Valley freshman league football crown as they rally to a 33-7 win over Kimberly at the Electric City bowl. Scoring 5 touchdowns and 3 extra points in the opening half, the little Ghosts led the neighbors from the west throughout the game.

An unusually long Fox River Valley league campaign ended last Sunday as the Little Chute Merchants defeated the Kaukauna Klubbers 11-4 at the Dodge St., Park, thus claiming the 1956 season's championship.

Lake trout, once the leading commercial fish from lakes Michigan and Huron are virtually extinct in these waters because of the invasion of the of the eel-like parasite, the sea lamprey, the Lions club were told Tuesday at the meeting. Oliver Smith, member of a fishing company in Port Washington said that the last lake trout to appear in the nets of their fleet was in February 1955.

October 17, 1956

Kimberly defeated the Kaukauna Ghosts 20-0 at the Kaukauna Homecoming game at the Electric City bowl. 

Harvey Zittow, 45, route 2 Kaukauna, died Monday afternoon from injuries sustained when a case of dynamite exploded near him. Per investigating officers, Zittow was driving a tractor pulling a trailer to a timberland near his farm. The dynamite was to be used to remove some stumps from the track and as a case was being transported to the spot it fell from the trailer and exploded.  

October 19, 1956

Two Kaukauna young men and one from Little Chute were among inductees listed in the October 11 draft of Outagamie County. The Kaukauna men were Carl F. Rademacher and Kenneth J. Huss. The Little Chute youth is Thomas G. Driessen.

October 24, 1956

The Kaukauna Advancement Association at its annual fall meeting voted to change its name to the Chamber of Commerce.

October 26, 1956

The annual meeting of Kaukauna’s mighty mites, the Green Ghosts of Holy Cross and the Gray Ghosts of St Mary’s will take place Sunday at 2 pm as the annual cross-town football rivalry gets underway at the Electric City bowl.

October 31, 1956

One of the most peculiar assortments of football fans will be on hand this evening for the final game of the season between the Galloping Ghosts and the Shawano Indians. Among those expected to be present will be witches, pirates, hobos, skeletons, devils, cartoon characters and an assortment of goblins and white clad ghosts.

Kaukauna Chief of Police, Harold Engerson, this week issued a warning concerning Halloween pranks and tricks. The Chief said that no youngster over 10 years of age will be permitted to take part in the trick-or-treat tradition and all activity must end by 9 pm.

  

1956 Desota

A completely new exterior features modern metal paneling and shelter over the waiting area. There is a new parking lot adjacent to the store. Larry’s asks you to stop in and see the things we have done to make your shopping more pleasant and attractive. 

Time Machine Trip to October 1911

October 6, 1911

Arthur Squires, Draper Street Kaukauna, had just returned to civilian life after 3 years in the United States army, half of which time he spent in the Philippine Islands at Camp Keithley, on the Island of Mindanao.

Wanderer for Life - A man giving his name as George Gordon was questioned by Officer McFadden this past week. The 82-year-old Gordon says he has been “tramping” most all his life. He has not known the comfort of a home for many a year and has always been on the road. He told of enlisting in the War for the Union in Chicago but one night while on guard duty he became a deserter. He has been on the move ever since for fear of being shot as a deserter.

Defeated by Mud 

Kaukauna High Schools football team was mired in mud and defeated by East Green Bay 6-0. The field was mud 6 inches deep in places which favored to East team since they had played in these conditions. Our boys were not able to make a single drop kick because the soft ground.

October 13, 1911

We notice among the patents recently issued to Wisconsin inventors that one has been granted to William Enders of Kaukauna, on a swimmer's appliance.

Trousers for Women – New York

If ever men and women are to be equal a radical change in woman’s dress must take place. The reform has already begun in a brave little stenographer in downtown New York office is the first champion of the cause. She introduced trousers and a shirtwaist a costume for her work hours. Coming to and leaving work she has a dress that she slips on.

The Lutz Bros. Ice company of Appleton is being supplied with ice from the Renn & Company ice house of Kaukauna. Eight teams have been loaded up here everyday since last week.

William Hildebrandt received the full charge of fine shot in his right leg as result of the accidental discharge of a gun in the hands of one of his comrades Sunday morning. Otto Dreger was cleaning his gun at the Hildebrandt boat house just below the Thilmany plant when the accident occurred. William was transported to St. Elizabeth’s hospital where the leg was amputated above the knee on Tuesday. He died of blood poisoning on Wednesday morning.  

At the meeting of the common council on Tuesday evening, a proposition was presented by Mayor Coppes which divides the city into two park districts, the "North Park District" and the "South Park District." The reason for the division is to do away with the opposition of one side of town when a park is proposed on the other side of town. The proposition is offered by Coppes for consideration of the people before it is placed upon a vote of adoption by the aldermen.

October 20, 1911

The Nicolet School Literary and Debating Society were organized last Friday afternoon.   President, Paul Griffith; Vice President, Fay Frendendal; Secretary, Ruth Hass; Assistant Secretary, Otto Schubring; Marshall, John Krischer; Treasurer, Foster Miller.

“My father thinks I am too young to marry.”

“Yes and if you let him influence you this thing will keep until someday everybody else will think you are too old to marry.” 

Railroad Settles all Deaths

The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company has settled all death claims about the recent crossing accident at Neenah that claimed the lives of fifteen young people. The company has voluntarily paid out $28,000, which averages $2000 for each man and $1500 per woman, to the parents of those killed. The company had also paid most all the funeral costs. No blame has been attached to the railroad for the accident.

October 27, 1911

Kaukauna's oldest undertaker and furniture dealer, George W. Fargo, died quite suddenly at his home on Wisconsin Ave. Friday morning at 9:15 o'clock after an illness of a few hours.

County Sanatorium

The committee appointed at the April session of the county board of supervisors to locate a site for the proposed County Sanatorium for patients in the first stages of tuberculosis, were in town last Friday to look over the available sites. There were several sites presented and considered, but the committee seemed unanimously in favor of the James Black plot of land, and practically selected the site subject to the approval of the State Board of Control the County Board and the citizens of Kaukauna.

Time Machine Trip to October 1938

Hello Fellow Time Travelers,

It’s that time again to fire up the old “Time Machine Chair” and make trip back to October 1938.

The big wheel is spinning Patt Huss is taking her place in the driver’s seat. The years are clicking back and in no time we are back to Kaukauna’s south side.  We are out front of the Kaukauna Times on Main Street.     

·        September relief payments are reported.

·        Carl Giordana is leading Kaukauna scoring attack.

·        Oil painting placed in post office.

  

The hit parade song of the month.

  Short’nin’ Bread – The Andrews Sisters

  

  https://youtu.be/chlz-LcUwmw

Carl Hansen, the publisher, has left the newspapers for us by the front door of the Kaukauna Times. Let’s see what’s in the news this month.

 

Your old news man – Lyle Hansen

PS: With the election coming, I can’t help but think of the Bobby Bare song?

God Bless America again.

You must know the trouble that she’s in.

Wash her pretty face. dry her eyes again.

God Bless America Again.   

October 5, 1938

All members of the New London high school football squad walk out on the coach Monday morning when they were told they would be required to purchase student activity tickets at 75c a semester in order to participate in any school sports. “It's not the money that we object to but the principle,” said a member of the team. The superintendent told them they would have to buy the tickets or quit the team. They refused and walked out in a body.

Whether or not it was due to the complement article in the Milwaukee Journal describing the Thousand Islands, there was a large crowd of sightseers in that section of the city Sunday. People from as far as a way as Illinois scouted in an out of the rocks near the old railroad bridge in an effort to retain some of the beauty with their movie cameras. 

The Little Chute Flying Dutchman scored a 9-0 win over the Clintonville eleven Sunday the opening game of the season before a large crowd of fans. The Chuters scored a touchdown in the second quarter when Hammen shot a 25-yard pass to Block in the end zone. 

October 7, 1938

Experiment use of reflecting type of paint for centerline markings on highways is being followed with interest by state highway officials. The paint contains tiny round heads. These tend to catch and reflect headlights and make the brighter centerline visible for some distance ahead of cars at night. 

Adam Rice, Wrightstown, paid a fine of $1 and cost in Justice Abe Goldin's court Monday for failing to stop for arterial. 

A profit of $22 was realized from a benefit movie sponsored by the senior class of Outagamie rural normal school last week. 

GREEN BAY - The Packers large stadium is likely to be filled to the very ears Sunday afternoon for the renewal of its classic grid feud between Green Bay and the Detroit Lions. For the expected 25,000 spectators coach Lambeau will send out his famous line and backfield, currently rated just about tops in the world of football.

Pupils of the New London high school continued their strike this week after the football squad refused to go out for practice Monday when the order was posted by the superintendent that all participants in extracurricular activities must purchase a student activity ticket for 75c. A large student following paraded the downtown streets Monday night carrying signs reading “Since when do athletes pay to play?” About half the 300 pupils picketed the school building Tuesday afternoon and the rest made no attempt to go through the pickup lines.

Cost of relief during September totaled $1548.84 according to the monthly report of the relief director Joseph V. Krahn. There were seventy-eight persons on relief August 31. Thirteen cases opened in September and twelve were closed. There were 148 men and 10 women employed by the WPA programs during the month, 8 girls and 10 boys were on the NYA program.

October 12, 1938

 Carl Giordana, a Kaukauna sophomore, scored a pair of touchdowns and piled up a tremendous amount of yardage in leading Kaukauna to a 20-13 win over Clintonville. Giordana's performance was said by many to be one of the greatest individual efforts displayed in the last several years by a Kaukauna gridder and that already he is one of the best to ever wear the orange and black.

Phil Zwick, the Wisconsin flash, the world's most traveled featherweight who was visiting with relatives and friends in this city, has just received information that he is to meet Dave Costillaioux of Montréal, on November 7 at Toronto Ontario, Canada. 

October 14, 1938

G. S. Mulholland former assistant cashier for the bank of Kaukauna, was sentenced Tuesday to one year in the house of correction by a federal judge in Milwaukee after he pled guilty to an embezzlement charge. Mulholland admitted taking about $4300 from various accounts.

GREEN BAY - The Green Bay Packers and the Brooklyn Dodgers will meet at State Fair Park at 2 o'clock when the respective coaches unleash their attacks. Last Sunday, Green Bay City Stadium was packed with 21,968 fans to make it the biggest Pro football crowd in Wisconsin history, as the Packers were defeated by the Detroit Lions 17-7. Coach Curly Lambeau says the team dare not repeat a loss. 

What does a wagon maker think after he's been making wagons for 60 years? That’s the central theme on the life and work of William Klumb, Sr. Mr. Klumb’s establishment is on Dodge street in this all but wagonless city.  Klumb has scarcely any business in the auto body any more now that the bodies are made of steel. When this reporter entered the Klumb shop, the elderly man was working on a wheel of a truck that had buckled the day before. He said “It's a little harder to get work nowadays.”  

October 19, 1938

Over 200 persons visited the Grignon home last Sunday according to William Wolf who is in charge. Twenty NYA boys were employed there this week.

St. Mary’s grade school gridders defeated St. Boniface of De Pere by a score of 38-6. St. Boniface has never defeated St. Mary’s on the gridiron. Jack Truyman scored a touchdown on the very first play of the game. Baeten scored in the second and third quarter and Niesz made three, one in the third and two in the fourth quarters. 

Sherman Powers - Kaukauna high school displayed their best football of the season Friday night at New London to emerge with a 13-6 victory before a large crowd. The high school eleven received a severe setback Monday when John Wendell, big tackle and end was operated on for appendicitis and will be out for the season. It was again Carl Giordana, who led the Kaw attack, with his fine football carrying. Sherman Powers displayed some of the finest tackling on the field and seem to figure in every play. Clayton Watson at the other halfback post also put on a nice ball carrying exhibition and Bob Niesen at quarterback stood out with his blocking and on defense.

Peter A. Gloudemans, 69, pioneer Little Chute merchant and former president of the village died unexpectedly at his home Wednesday morning of heart disease. He was born in Little Chute in January 1869 and lived there his entire life. He served on the county board and as village President from 1911 to 1921. He was one of the organizers of the Bank of Little Chute, founded in 1906, he was president of the institution at the time of his death. 

October 26, 1938

The Kau-Hi-News celebrated its tenth birthday last week. The school paper was started in 1928 as a project of the English class. The first editor-in-chief was C. P. Goetzman, who at present is city editor of the Kaukauna Times. 

The H. T. Runte company, west Wisconsin avenue, is the only business in Kaukauna, which was established 65 years ago and is still operating. The business was started by Otto H. Runte, who died 28 years ago. The business which began in 1873 is currently operated by Otto’s son Herman T. Runte.

Augustin Deuel Grignon, 52, grandson of Charles Augustin Grignon, who constructed the Grignon home in this city 100 years ago, died at his home in Los Angeles, California Friday. He was the last of the Grignon heirs. He was born in Kaukauna on March 21, 1886, the son of Augustine and Catherine Deuel Grignon. He has been a resident in California since 1912. 

October 28, 1938

A valuable addition to the post office is an oil painting 4 by 6 foot in size which shows Augustine Grignon trading with the Indians and others near the old Ducharme home which was situated at the rear of the present Grignon home. The mural was painted by W. Vladimir Rousseff at his home in Fish Creek, Wi. under a WPA project.