Contributed by Wally Smith
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Here are some real old timers. Wally says this was taken at a BLE meeting back in the 1970’s. In case you don’t believe these guys have seniority, that’s their fireman’s date after their names.
Front Row, left to
right: Ed Hansen (
Middle Row: Weaver Jackson (9/25/1943), Bob Delaney - from the Illinois Division, General Chairman & later Vice President of the BLE (7/20/1941), Byron Fuller (1/1/1943), Oscar Berg, Sr. (5/5/1926), Charlie Schmidt (7/20/1926), Unidentified Janesville Man, Harry Frede (3/16/1923), Earl Sniff (6/10/1928), Frank Peck (6/30/1929), Al Dreja (1/13/1917).
Top Row: Tommy
Fargher (
At a 1982 BLE party, we have Oscar Berg, Jr, Warren Moss, Bill Enault & Joe Barker. Behind Oscar & Warren are Bob Happ, Wallace Belt & Danny Eberhart. |
Art Ludvigsen, Leroy Price and Harrol Cline at Art Ludvigsen’s retirement party, probably in the early to mid 1980’s. In the back are Frankoviac (sp?) and Bob Happ. |
This
is Paul Kelly's retirement party
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Seated:
Vic Franks, John Heer, Roberta &
Wally Smith. Standing: Louie
Rowitz, Scott and JoEllen Dobrow,
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Harrol Cline & Wally Smith at Harvard for Harrol’s retirement, 1980’s (?) |
Louie Rowitz & Doug Davison at Louie’s retirement party. |
A party at the Schenk’s – left to right: Orville Schultz, Bob Olson, Paul Kelly, Harrol Cline, Dennis Savage, Walter Weist, Kenny Cline, Ed Schenk and Bill Rasmussen. Does anyone remember the date?
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