Rock River Thresheree - 18th Annual Reunion (1974)




In 1974, we purchased a shingle mill. We also instituted our first safety patrol during the Annual Reunion. Eleanor Thomson was our Reunion Queen.

Our souvenir album could be purchased for 50 cents at the 1974 show.

1974 Souvenir Album Index:

Front Cover - Marv Helgesen's 1910 40-90 International Harvestor Mogul gas tractor
Page 1 - Welcome letter from President Walter Durst - [photo] Walt Durst - list of officers & directors
Page 2 - Membership list - Deceased members
Page 3 - [photos] 1918 19hp Port Huron steam traction engine - 1918 40-80 Avery gas tractor
Page 2 - [photos] Marv Helgesen's 1912 30-60 Fairbanks Morse gas tractor - Vern Burno & Sons' 1915 Case steam roller
Page 3 - [photos] Don Wittenburg's 1910 18-35 Rumely OilPull - Heller Bros.' 25-50 Avery gas tractor
Page 4 - [photos] Announcer Earl "Windy" Stevens - aerial view of Threshermen's Park
Page 5 - [photos] Aeriel view of Case steam engine working in field - Ted Mudek's 65hp Case steam traction engine plowing
Page 6 - [photos] Carol Kroll spinning wool - Elmer & Helen Taylor's Case steam traction engine & separator
Page 7 - [photos] Mrs. Lux, Eleanor Helgesen, Cindy Lux, Queen Jeni Lux, Duffy Lux & Don Lux - Mrs. Marv Helgesen (1972 Queen) crowning Mrs. Bernard Lux (1973 Queen)
Page 8 - [photos] Lyle Henry with his Freeman cutter, chopping corn - small engines - Bob Higgins with his gas engine
Page 9 - [photos] Edward "Red" Nelson's Minneapolis gas tractor on the Baker Test Fan - J. W. Jackson's horseshoe display
Page 10 - [photos] W. B. & Jeff Heller's 1943 John Deere AR - Don Lux's Farmall F-12 - John Zimmerman's Avery steam traction engine being pushed by 1973 Farmall 1466 tractor
Page 11 - [photos] Runstad's sawmill - sawmill
Page 12 - [photos] Ward Taylor & his scale steam engine - Richard "Irish" Garrity and his scale steam engine - Leon VanderVort's model sawmill - Runstad's sawmill
Page 13 - [photos] Don Williams' 20-40 Rumely OilPull - Don Wittenburg's 25-50 Avery gas tractor
Page 14 - [photos] Dennis Griswold's scale Case steam roller - Mullarky's Case steam traction engine
Page 15 - [photos] Ted Mudek's 1924 65hp Case steam tractin engine plowing - Frank Riese's 28-50 Hart Parr gas tractor
Page 16 - [photos] Harold Mauerman watching threshing - Don Wittenburg's 65hp Case steam traction engine
Page 17 - [photos] Map of Thresherman's Park
Page 18 - [photos] Walt Durst playing saxophone - Joel Albright tending upright boiler
Page 19 - [photos] Helicopter giving rides - 2 aerial views of Threshermen's Park
Page 20 - [photos] Senior Citizens Band - Ted Wallon showing Tracy's cornmeal
Page 21 - [photos] Announer Don Lux - 1973 Alice in Dairyland - George Klein's W30 McCormick Deering gas tractor
Page 22 - [photos] St. John Vianney men tending the gate - Green Beret marching band
Back Cover - Helgesen Harvestore, Inc. (Janesville, WI) advertisement

	In 1974, we purchased a shingle mill. We also instituted our first safety patrol during the Annual Reunion. Eleanor Thomson was our Reunion Queen. Our souvenir album could be purchased for 50 cents at the 1974 show.

1974 Souvenir Album Index: Front Cover - Marv Helgesen's 1910 40-90 International Harvestor Mogul gas tractor Page 1 - Welcome letter from President Walter Durst - [photo] Walt Durst - list of officers & directors Page 2 - Membership list - Deceased members Page 3 - [photos] 1918 19hp Port Huron steam traction engine - 1918 40-80 Avery gas tractor Page 2 - [photos] Marv Helgesen's 1912 30-60 Fairbanks Morse gas tractor - Vern Burno & Sons' 1915 Case steam roller Page 3 - [photos] Don Wittenburg's 1910 18-35 Rumely OilPull - Heller Bros.' 25-50 Avery gas tractor Page 4 - [photos] Announcer Earl "Windy" Stevens - aerial view of Threshermen's Park Page 5 - [photos] Aeriel view of Case steam engine working in field - Ted Mudek's 65hp Case steam traction engine plowing Page 6 - [photos] Carol Kroll spinning wool - Elmer & Helen Taylor's Case steam traction engine & separator Page 7 - [photos] Mrs. Lux, Eleanor Helgesen, Cindy Lux, Queen Jeni Lux, Duffy Lux & Don Lux - Mrs. Marv Helgesen (1972 Queen) crowning Mrs. Bernard Lux (1973 Queen) Page 8 - [photos] Lyle Henry with his Freeman cutter, chopping corn - small engines - Bob Higgins with his gas engine Page 9 - [photos] Edward "Red" Nelson's Minneapolis gas tractor on the Baker Test Fan - J. W. Jackson's horseshoe display Page 10 - [photos] W. B. & Jeff Heller's 1943 John Deere AR - Don Lux's Farmall F-12 - John Zimmerman's Avery steam traction engine being pushed by 1973 Farmall 1466 tractor Page 11 - [photos] Runstad's sawmill - sawmill Page 12 - [photos] Ward Taylor & his scale steam engine - Richard "Irish" Garrity and his scale steam engine - Leon VanderVort's model sawmill - Runstad's sawmill Page 13 - [photos] Don Williams' 20-40 Rumely OilPull - Don Wittenburg's 25-50 Avery gas tractor Page 14 - [photos] Dennis Griswold's scale Case steam roller - Mullarky's Case steam traction engine Page 15 - [photos] Ted Mudek's 1924 65hp Case steam tractin engine plowing - Frank Riese's 28-50 Hart Parr gas tractor Page 16 - [photos] Harold Mauerman watching threshing - Don Wittenburg's 65hp Case steam traction engine Page 17 - [photos] Map of Thresherman's Park Page 18 - [photos] Walt Durst playing saxophone - Joel Albright tending upright boiler Page 19 - [photos] Helicopter giving rides - 2 aerial views of Threshermen's Park Page 20 - [photos] Senior Citizens Band - Ted Wallon showing Tracy's cornmeal Page 21 - [photos] Announer Don Lux - 1973 Alice in Dairyland - George Klein's W30 McCormick Deering gas tractor Page 22 - [photos] St. John Vianney men tending the gate - Green Beret marching band Back Cover - Helgesen Harvestore, Inc. (Janesville, WI) advertisement