REUNION REPORTS

By Jerry Moorman
Published on May 1, 1973
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Pitching bundles into Baker thresher on the Ed Ploeger farm near St. Maurice in 1957. Note: Two young women pitching bundles. This is really Women's Lib!! Courtesy of Jerry Moorman, Greensburg, Indiana 47240.
Pitching bundles into Baker thresher on the Ed Ploeger farm near St. Maurice in 1957. Note: Two young women pitching bundles. This is really Women's Lib!! Courtesy of Jerry Moorman, Greensburg, Indiana 47240.
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16 HP Russell engine owned by George Meister of Batesville, Indiana. Taken at Rushville Show around 1957. Courtesy of Jerry Moorman, Greensburg, Indiana 47240.
16 HP Russell engine owned by George Meister of Batesville, Indiana. Taken at Rushville Show around 1957. Courtesy of Jerry Moorman, Greensburg, Indiana 47240.
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Russell, Baker and Case engines line up after parade at Rushville, 1957. Courtesy of Jerry Moorman, Greensburg, Indiana 47240.
Russell, Baker and Case engines line up after parade at Rushville, 1957. Courtesy of Jerry Moorman, Greensburg, Indiana 47240.
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Anthony Moorman's 20 HP Advance Rumely threshing wheat for a neighbor in 1957 near St. Maurice, Indiana. Courtesy of Jerry Moorman, Greensburg, Indiana 47240.
Anthony Moorman's 20 HP Advance Rumely threshing wheat for a neighbor in 1957 near St. Maurice, Indiana. Courtesy of Jerry Moorman, Greensburg, Indiana 47240.
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Here is my recently purchased Case engine that I am restoring and hope to have it at Rushville this year. It is a 50 HP built in 1916. I purchased this engine from Vernon Apgar at Mason, Ohio. Courtesy of Jerry Moorman, Greensburg, Indiana 47240.
Here is my recently purchased Case engine that I am restoring and hope to have it at Rushville this year. It is a 50 HP built in 1916. I purchased this engine from Vernon Apgar at Mason, Ohio. Courtesy of Jerry Moorman, Greensburg, Indiana 47240.
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22 HP Keck Gonnerman formerly owned by Lawrence Porter. Photo taken at the Rushville Show in 1957. Courtesy of Jerry Moorman, Greensburg, Indiana 47240.
22 HP Keck Gonnerman formerly owned by Lawrence Porter. Photo taken at the Rushville Show in 1957. Courtesy of Jerry Moorman, Greensburg, Indiana 47240.
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Above are the officers who were elected at the 1948 meeting at the Fairgrounds: Chester Franklin, Williamsburg, Ind., director; Roy Mitchell, Rushville, Ind., director; Fred Paul, Frankfort, Ind., vice pres.; Walter Ramsey, Danville, Ind., director; Lewis
Above are the officers who were elected at the 1948 meeting at the Fairgrounds: Chester Franklin, Williamsburg, Ind., director; Roy Mitchell, Rushville, Ind., director; Fred Paul, Frankfort, Ind., vice pres.; Walter Ramsey, Danville, Ind., director; Lewis
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Luther Caldwell, left, and Roy Mitchell, right, proudly display their 1870 model Garr Scott portable. Finished restoring in 1946, Bradley Meltzer, Waldren, Ind., rebuilt the wheels. Engine now on display at the Wayne County Historical Museum, Richmond, In
Luther Caldwell, left, and Roy Mitchell, right, proudly display their 1870 model Garr Scott portable. Finished restoring in 1946, Bradley Meltzer, Waldren, Ind., rebuilt the wheels. Engine now on display at the Wayne County Historical Museum, Richmond, In

Greensburg, Indiana 47240.

The following article concerns the beginnings of the Pioneer
Engineer’s Club. Many dispute the age of this club as being
older than 25 years. The information given below may help clear
this dispute up.

In 1946 the Indiana Brotherhood of Threshermen no longer

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