Rock River Thresheree - 33rd Annual Reunion (1989)




In 1989, we purchased a Woods riding mower (later in the year we purchased a second riding mower from local dealer I. G. Hall of Johnstown). Futher discussions were held about the stationary engine building, the train depot, the cold showers and placement of the cornmeal mill. Admission fees were raised to $3 ($1 for children under 12).

Allis Chalmers tractors were the feature of our show (and it was the national Gathering of the Orange show as well). Edna Durst was our Reunion Queen.

1989 Souvenir Album Index:

Front Cover - Lyle Silverthorn's 6-12 Allis Chalmers tractor
Page 1 - Welcome letter from President Don Lux - [photo] Don Lux
Page 2 - [photos] 1989 Queen Edna Durst with husband Walt - 1988 Queen Cindy Lux being crowned by 1987 Queen Pat Lean
Page 3 - This Year's Feature... Tractors - [photos] Allis Chalmer WC tractor - Allis Chalmers G tractor - 20-35 Allis Chalmers tractor - Allis Chalmers B tractor - Norm Meinert's 10-18 Allis Chalmers
Page 4 - [photos] Cannonball crew - passengers on the train - Edna Durst selling train tickets - crowd waiting for a train ride
Page 5 - [photos taken from the top of the pile driver tower] tractors lining up for the Parade of Power - Case steam traction engine - tractors - Oliver tractors - crowd in the tractor field - Lux family's Farmall F-20
Page 6 - [photos] tractor pull trophies - tractor with its front end up pulling - Wilbur Shepherd pulling with his tractor - Case gas tractor pulling - Wendell Bennett pulling with his Farmall tractor
Page 7 - [photos] Case steame traction engine - gas engines - gas engines - row of steam traction engins - 50hp Fairbanks Morse engine - aerial view of the sawmill
Page 8 - [photos] George Erbe - parade bowl before the show - fixing a drain pipe - Syl Henry and LaVon Bennett - Syl Henry - volunteers working on a building's roof
Page 9 - Map of Threshermen's Park - schedule of events
Page 10 - [photos] Wilbur Bennett carrying shocks of grain - Jim Tesch - Ed Riese - Farmall tractor in grain field - threshing scene
Page 11 - [photos] Volunteers shocking grain - volunteers gather grain shocks - Farmall tractor in grain field
Page 12 - [photos] Corn shredder - Sorghum Mill in action - Sorghum Mill in action - boiling down the sorghum - Sorghum Mill in action
Page 13 - [photos] Paul Hensel grinding buckwheat - Ivan Lean at the cornmeal mill - Blacksmith Shop - blacksmiths - blacksmith - pile driver crew watching their machine work
Page 14 - [photos] Marty Koening's 1942 Allis Chalmers Model C tractor - Carl Jacobs' Monarch 75 Caterpillar - Marty & Vera Koening's 1942 Allis Chalmers Model C tractor - John Myszewski's Allis Chalmers Model U tractor - Wendell Bennett plowing with his Allis Chalmers tractor - John Myszewski on his 1930 Allis Chalmers Model U tractor
Page 15 - [photos] Leonard Lenz's Allis Chalmers UC tractor - Ivan Lean's tractor - Allis Chalmers UC tractor - Wendell Bennett's 25-40 Allis Chalmers tractor - Wendell Bennett's 25-40 Allis Chalmers tractor - Ron Kimball on his garden tractor
Page 16 - [photos] Three generation of Lux Queens - Harry "Marty" Studebaker's M. Rumely steam traction engine - photographer on top of the pile driver tower - John Giacalone showing off his barrels
Page 17 - [photos] Helicopter giving rides - 20-40 Rumely OilPull tractor - Doni Lux on a Shaw Do-All tractor with an Oliver spreader - Bruce Stennerson's Rumely OilPull - Don Wittenburg's 30-60 Rumely OilPull - Don Wittenburg's 30-60 Rumely OilPull
Page 18 - [5 photos from the 1988 Christmas party]
Page 19 - Member list
Page 20 - Member list - Thresheree Queens (1972-1989) - Deceased members
Back Cover - [photo] Club's Advance Rumely steam traction engine

	In 1989, we purchased a Woods riding mower (later in the year we purchased a second riding mower from local dealer I. G. Hall of Johnstown). Futher discussions were held about the stationary engine building, the train depot, the cold showers and placement of the cornmeal mill. Admission fees were raised to $3 ($1 for children under 12). Allis Chalmers tractors were the feature of our show (and it was the national Gathering of the Orange show as well). Edna Durst was our Reunion Queen.

1989 Souvenir Album Index: Front Cover - Lyle Silverthorn's 6-12 Allis Chalmers tractor Page 1 - Welcome letter from President Don Lux - [photo] Don Lux Page 2 - [photos] 1989 Queen Edna Durst with husband Walt - 1988 Queen Cindy Lux being crowned by 1987 Queen Pat Lean Page 3 - This Year's Feature... Tractors - [photos] Allis Chalmer WC tractor - Allis Chalmers G tractor - 20-35 Allis Chalmers tractor - Allis Chalmers B tractor - Norm Meinert's 10-18 Allis Chalmers Page 4 - [photos] Cannonball crew - passengers on the train - Edna Durst selling train tickets - crowd waiting for a train ride Page 5 - [photos taken from the top of the pile driver tower] tractors lining up for the Parade of Power - Case steam traction engine - tractors - Oliver tractors - crowd in the tractor field - Lux family's Farmall F-20 Page 6 - [photos] tractor pull trophies - tractor with its front end up pulling - Wilbur Shepherd pulling with his tractor - Case gas tractor pulling - Wendell Bennett pulling with his Farmall tractor Page 7 - [photos] Case steame traction engine - gas engines - gas engines - row of steam traction engins - 50hp Fairbanks Morse engine - aerial view of the sawmill Page 8 - [photos] George Erbe - parade bowl before the show - fixing a drain pipe - Syl Henry and LaVon Bennett - Syl Henry - volunteers working on a building's roof Page 9 - Map of Threshermen's Park - schedule of events Page 10 - [photos] Wilbur Bennett carrying shocks of grain - Jim Tesch - Ed Riese - Farmall tractor in grain field - threshing scene Page 11 - [photos] Volunteers shocking grain - volunteers gather grain shocks - Farmall tractor in grain field Page 12 - [photos] Corn shredder - Sorghum Mill in action - Sorghum Mill in action - boiling down the sorghum - Sorghum Mill in action Page 13 - [photos] Paul Hensel grinding buckwheat - Ivan Lean at the cornmeal mill - Blacksmith Shop - blacksmiths - blacksmith - pile driver crew watching their machine work Page 14 - [photos] Marty Koening's 1942 Allis Chalmers Model C tractor - Carl Jacobs' Monarch 75 Caterpillar - Marty & Vera Koening's 1942 Allis Chalmers Model C tractor - John Myszewski's Allis Chalmers Model U tractor - Wendell Bennett plowing with his Allis Chalmers tractor - John Myszewski on his 1930 Allis Chalmers Model U tractor Page 15 - [photos] Leonard Lenz's Allis Chalmers UC tractor - Ivan Lean's tractor - Allis Chalmers UC tractor - Wendell Bennett's 25-40 Allis Chalmers tractor - Wendell Bennett's 25-40 Allis Chalmers tractor - Ron Kimball on his garden tractor Page 16 - [photos] Three generation of Lux Queens - Harry "Marty" Studebaker's M. Rumely steam traction engine - photographer on top of the pile driver tower - John Giacalone showing off his barrels Page 17 - [photos] Helicopter giving rides - 20-40 Rumely OilPull tractor - Doni Lux on a Shaw Do-All tractor with an Oliver spreader - Bruce Stennerson's Rumely OilPull - Don Wittenburg's 30-60 Rumely OilPull - Don Wittenburg's 30-60 Rumely OilPull Page 18 - [5 photos from the 1988 Christmas party] Page 19 - Member list Page 20 - Member list - Thresheree Queens (1972-1989) - Deceased members Back Cover - [photo] Club's Advance Rumely steam traction engine