Manitowoc County Genealogical Society

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04/05/2026

Chocolate Bunnies and a little bit of history...

04/05/2026

March 4, 1948
Biggest Traffic Jam in History of Sheboygan Occurs When Youths See “Hatching” Of Egg
Several thousand youngsters gathered on Wisconsin Avenue between Seventh and Eighth Streets Thursday afternoon to watch the Easter Bunny pop out of the huge Easter egg which had been suspended at the second floor level of the H. C. Prange Co. for the past several weeks.
The bunny hatched out of the 12 by 18 foot egg promptly at 4:15 p.m. The huge egg was lowered to a platform by a block and tackle and shortly afterward the shell of the egg broke open and out came a large yellow and white Easter Bunny.
Percy Rademacher, the children’s favorite clown, was on hand to prevent the bunny with a bunch of carrots and other gifts, and then paraded down Eighth Street in an open car so that all the children could view it.
Prior to the hatching Clown Percy Rademacher entertained the children with a number of tricks of magic. A public address system was installed and everybody could hear the entire program.
Never again will the children of Sheboygan doubt the existence of the Easter bunny, for Thursday afternoon they saw it with their own eyes. The screams of delight from the little tots testified to the success of the program and there will be no excuse for any child not getting an Easter basked of goodies this year.
The traffic congestion in the vicinity of the H. C. Prange Co. store was terrific. Extra police officers were assigned to handle the huge crowd for some time after the “hatching” the vehicular traffic jammed the streets. Extra buses were put in use to handle the homeward-bound youngsters.

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