| | Dick Augustyn
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| | Central Regional Vice-President, 640 S. Harvard Avenue, Addison, Illinois 60101
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Dear Collectors,
I think it appropriate at this time to write you a letter of acquaintance to
introduce myself to you. Those of you who couldn't make the 4th Nat'l may like
to know of your regional officers, and enjoy the aspect of friendliness in this
hobby. To those who were at 4th Nat'l, I surely would like to thank all present
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| | Letters
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Dora,
In reference to Jeff Blick's letter, page 24 of the July issue, Yes, they are
lightning rod insulators. They were mounted with a steel bracket that fits on to
the bevel. The whole thing then mounts with two screws. Value? Well, the only
one I ever saw sold brought $12.00. Just the insulator, no bracket. And this was
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| | Bill Dreggors
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| | Executive Secretary, Rt. 3 32720 Box 566, DeLand, Florida
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Dear Dora,
Received your nice letter July 23rd. Will give you a little background on
myself and my family.
I was born and raised in DeLand, Florida, home of Stetson University and one
of the earliest electric generators and distribution systems in Florida, built
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| | CD181 Pluto
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RESEARCH DIVISION
Dear Dora, Editor:
This is a picture of an insulator that I recently obtained in a trade.
I looked in Milholland's book No. 2 and couldn't find one like it. I thought
maybe you or one of your readers could give me information on this insulator.
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| | Steve Freedman
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| | Eastern Regional Vice-President, 18 Highland Drive. Wallingford, Connecticut 06492
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Steve must be a little camera shy, as he didn't include a picture of himself
with his brief resume. But I fooled him. Ha! I found at old picture of Steve and
his wife Pat in October 1972 Crown Jewels, as you can see from the print at the
left.
Steve writes: "We, too, enjoy the National, despite the heat and high
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| | W. Dennis McHenry
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| | Treasurer, Trexend, Rt. 1, Bettendorf, Iowa 52722
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Dear Dora,
Thanks for the nice letter. I bet you did have plenty of time to think things
over on the long trip back. Many wonderful memories. And thanks so much for your
offer of support for the National Club. I'm sure you will be a great help in
many ways, including the sketches of the club officials. I'd like to know more
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| | Porcelain Insulator News
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| | by Jack H. Tod
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Preferably direct porcelain news items and questions directly to Jack H. Tod,
3427 N. 47th Place, Phoenix, Ariz. 85018. Reply stamp is appreciated. All mail
will be answered, and the most newsworthy items and questions of general
interest will be published as space permits.
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| | Jesse Moreland
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| | Western Regional Vice-President, 1015 N. Institute, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903
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HI,
As some know, I am a line foreman for the city of Colorado springs, have been
there for 18 years. My wife Wilma and I have been married for 16 years, and we
have two children, Jeffery (9) and Rhonda (6).
I guess there is no need to explain what got me interested in collecting
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| | Fred Griffin
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| | President, 512 South Palm Ave., Palatka, Florida 32077
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INTRODUCING YOUR NATIONAL INSULATOR ASSOCIATION OFFICIALS
Fred has practiced dentistry in Palatka for the past ten years and started
collecting insulators in the fall of '68 on a small scale. He is married and has
five sons and one daughter. One of his boys dug up an insulator on a bottle
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