News: Clark Co. - Rural Letter Carriers (Retirees - 1979)

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Surnames: Hedler, Kanneberg, Aeschbacher, Oestreich, Schnabel, Kremsreiter, Feit, Govek, Vandeberg, Galarowicz, Riley, Burchert, Kalsow

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/03/1979

Clark Co. Rural Letter Carriers (Retirees – 21 April 1979)

The Clark County Rural Letter Carrier’s Association and Auxiliary held their spring meeting, April 21, at the Thorp Legion Hall, beginning with an evening banquet.

Honored at the banquet was Fred J. Hedler, who retired after serving as a substitute rural carrier for 33 years. He was presented with a retirement certificate and a tie clasp with a rural letter carrier insignia.

Joining Hedler were Kenneth Kanneberg, Loyal, who retired after serving as rural carrier for 27 years; and Ernest Aeschbacher, Granton, who retired after serving as rural carrier for 21 years. They each received a retirement certificate and a gift of money.

Three new Rural Letter Carriers, Ray Oestreich of Loyal, Harlan Schnabel of Granton and Joe Kremsreiter of Abbotsford, were recognized.

After the presentations, the Carriers and Auxiliary met separately for their business meetings. Representing the state board at t he Carriers’ meeting was State Vice-President Irvin Feit of Mosinee. Attending the Auxiliary meeting was the chairman of the state executive committee, Margaret Govek, Willard.

The Carriers elected Russell Vandeberg of Neillsville as President, Leonard Galarowicz of Owen as Vice-President and Frank Govek of Willard as Secretary-Treasurer. The auxiliary elected Marge Riley of Owen as President, Mae Burchert of Withee, as Vice-President and Lucille Kalsow as Secretary-treasurer.