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Yearbook Name
The Galaxy 1968
Location
Buffalo, New York (Erie County)
Additional Information
The
Senior
Class
And
Staff
Take
Pride
In
Presenting
GALAXY
1968
Advisors:
BOYS VOCATIONAL
HIGH SCHOOL
Richard Mysliwiec
Richard Durkin
William Zach
DEDICATION
To An
Outstanding
Teacher
Mr. Sgroi
This year THE GALAXY YEARBOOK published by
Boys Vocational High School is dedicated to Mr.
Humphrey O. Sgroi. Mr. Sgroi's major field of
endeavor has been in the area of Industrial Arts and
Vocational Education. His overall work experiences
outside the area of education have been extensive.
Mr. Sgroi's experiences have ranged from private
construction thru that of a Retail Hardware Store
owner. Education has occupied the greatest number
of years in Mr. Sgroi's life. He graduated from
Buffalo Public School #1, Buffalo Technical High
School, and Buffalo State College for Teachers
(Bachelor of Science in Industrial Arts). He earned
a Certificate for teaching English and Citizenship
Education to foreign bom adults, and a Certificate
in Safety Education and Drivers Training at Penn
State College, Pennsylvania. Mr. Sgroi installed
the Driving Training Course at Burgard Vocational
High School in February of 1939. He is credited
with being the first driver-training instructor in the
Buffalo School System.
Mr. Sgroi's background has more than qualified
him for his successful day school teaching career.
His teaching experiences can be summed up as
follows: Central Continuation School (1928-30),
Amherst Central High School (1931-34), Boys Vo-
cational High School (1934-1960 and 1964-68).
Mr. Sgroi's teaching Career was interrupted be-
tween 1960-64 when he assumed the Directorship
of the Buffalo Public Schools Warehouse. This
dedicated teacher's teaching experiences were ex-
tended by his work in Night School Teaching. Mr.
Sgroi taught Americanization Classes at Hutchinson
Central High School and Safety Education and
Driver Training at Burgard Vocational High School.
Under the National Defense Program, Mr. Sgroi
taught Sheet Metal and Blue Print Reading and
Tracing at Boys Vocational High School.
The organizations to which Mr. Sgroi belongs are so
numerous that we must limit them to the Buffalo
Teachers Federation, New York State Teachers
Association, Class Room Teachers Association, New
York State Practical Arts Association, Buffalo
Schoolmasters Association, Buffalo Public School
Counselors Association, President of the South
Buffalo Lions Club 1966-68, Romulus Club, Holy
Name Society, Abbott-South Park Business Men's
Association, New York State Retail Hardware
Association, Boy Scouts of America and The
Board of Managers of the South Buffalo Y.M.C.A.
The Faculty and student body of Boys Vocational
High School want to take this opportunity to express
their heartfelt appreciation to Mr. Sgroi for his
di dication to working with boys. May good health
and happiness keep Mr. Sgroi with us for many
years to come.
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FOREWORD
There lias been much controversy in the world on how to
keep peace between nations In order to have peace be-
tween nations, we should begin with developing a sense of
peace and harmony among the student body at Boys Voca-
tional High School.
The United States tries to make peace overtures toward
other nations with which it is in conflict. How can we, a
powerful nation, obtain peace in the world when in our city
rioters, draft-card burners and other groups help to destroy
the image of our democratic way of life as it is taught to
us at Boys Vocational High School.
One of the big reasons for not having peace in this world is
that every nation wants to be the supreme power. Today,
there are many good examples to prove this to be true. A
big, powerful nation commits an act of agression toward an
underdeveloped nation that is too weak to resist. An eco-
nomically disadvantaged people have a substandard educa-
tion, a lack of food and are sometimes suffering from dis-
ease. These people sometimes do not know which side to
turn to.
Another controversy dealing with peace, which we have be-
come familiar with at Boy's Vocational High School, is the
exploration of outer space. Today, there is a fast and grow-
ing race to the moon. Billions and billions of dollars are
spent in one year for space exploration. The reason for
this is that the nation which is first on the moon can control
the world. This philosophy does not help to contribute to
peace in the world. Might not some of our human effort and
a portion of this money be more wisely used toward helping
underdeveloped nations improve their status in the world?
Y • r
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Scholastics 6
Class of 1968 18
Senior Directory 25
Underclassmen 26
Activities 34
Administration
and Faculty 38
Sponsors 44
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A QUIET
EMPTY
BUILDING
SUDDENLY FILLED
WITH PEOPLE
8
EXPERTS,
10
IN VARIED FIELDS
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KNOWING WE
WILL BE
WELL
PREPARED
TO . . .
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MEET THE WORLD
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SENIORS
NORBERT BORIS
"Gomer"
LAWRENCE BAUMANN
"Fingers"
CARL DALKA
"Hippie"
DAVID GIBSON
"Ears"
LEON DICKMAN
"Turkey"
CALVIN GILES
"Duke"
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THEODORE GOLDYN
"Browny"
STEPHEN HUDYMIAK
"Cossack"
FRED LANGES
"The Hunter"
DENNIS LONG
"Leprechaun"
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ANTHONY MENIFEE
"Big Menie"
THOMAS MENTLEWICZ
"Crabbs"
JOHN MOBLEY
"Chetah"
ALAN MICHALSKI
"House-Key"
DENNIS NAPSCH
"Beaver"
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DOUGLAS PAGE
"Angel"
MARTIN RATKOWSKI
"Ratman"
JEROME PAWLAK
"Boy Blunder"
DAVID ROSZAK
"Candy____"
JERRY SMIRNOV
"The Mad Russian"
EUGENE RUSSI
"Flower Power"
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MICHAEL SOLER
"Pineapple"
JAMES STEVENS
"Baby Schnooks"
ALEX SZEWCZYK
"The Marine"
JOSEPH WYSOCKI
"Satch"
EMIL STUCHAL
"Boots"
LAWRENCE ZIELINSKI
"Hugo"
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DIRECTORY
BAUMANN, LAWRENCE
General Machine Shop; Senior Dodgeball team.
BORIS, NORBERT
Electrical; Stage Crew, Student Council 2-4, News-
paper staff 4, Rotary Youth Forum Repre.3, Class
Officer 1-2, Water basketball 3-4.
DALKA, CARL
Vocational Commercial; Dodgeball team 3-4,
Newspaper Staff 4.
DICKMAN, LEON
Sheetmetal; Water basketball.
GIBSON, DAVID
Drafting; Library Assistant.
GILES, CALVIN
Electrical; Swimming 1-2-3-4, Water basketball
1-2-3-4, Marine Corps Fitness Awd. 3, Stage Crew
3-4, Newspaper Staff 4, Yearbook Staff 4.
GOLDYN, THEODORE
General Machine Shop.
HUDYMIAK, STEPHEN
Drafting
LANGES, FRED
General Machine Shop; Class Officer 1-2-3, Stu-
dent Council 1-2-3, Marine Corps Fitness Awd. 2,
Dodgeball team 4, Swimming team 3, Yearbook
Staff 3-4.
LES KI W, JOHN
Drafting; Student Guide.
LICKFIELD, CHARLES
General Machine Ship; Yearbook Staff.
LONG, DENNIS
General Maclaine Shop; Dodgeball 2-3-4, Swim-
ming 3, Marine Corps Fitness Awd. 3.
MENIFEE, ANTHONY
Electrical; Water basketball 2-3-4, Dodgeball 2-
3-4, Yearbook Staff 4, Newspaper Staff 4, Class
Officer 3.
MENTLEW1CZ, THOMAS
General Machine Shop; Water basketball 2-3, Stu-
dent Council 3 •
MICHALSKI, ALAN
General Machine Shop; Yearbook Staff 4, Color
Guard 3-4, Class Officer 4, Dodgeball 3-4.
MOBLEY, JOHN
Vocational Commercial; Dodgeball 3.
MYSKIEWICZ, ALEXIS
Electrical; Student Council 1-2-3-4, Color Guard
3-4, Swimming 2-3-4, Water basketball 3-4,
Dodgeball 1-2-3-4, Safety Committee 3, Inter
High Student Council 3, Yearbook Staff 4.
NAPSCH, DENNIS
Vocational Commercial; Newspaper Staff 4.
PACE, DOUGLAS
General Machine Shop; Marine Corps Fitness Awd.
3.
PAWLAK, JEROME
General Machine Shop; Yearbook Staff 3-4, Water
basketball 1.
RATKOWSKI, MARTIN
General Machine Shop; Student Council 1-2-3-4,
Water basketball 3, Color Guard 3-4, Class Officer
1-3
ROSZAK, DAVID
General Machine Shop; Color Guard 3-4, Class
Officer 4, Yearbook Staff 3.
RUSSI, EUGENE
Electrical; Student Council 1-2-3, Swimming
team 1-2-3-4, Dodgeball 1-2-3-4, Water basket-
ball 1-2-3-4, Yearbook Staff 2-3-4, Newspaper
Staff 3, Class Officer 4.
SMIRNOV, JERRY
Drafting; Class Officer 2-3, Inter High Student
Council 4, Student Council 3-4.
SOLER, MICHAEL
Electrical; Water basketball 3-4, Dodgeball 3-4,
Marine Corps Fitness Awd. 3.
STEVENS, JAMES
General Machine Shop; Water basketball.
STUCHAL, EMIL
General Machine Shop.
SZEWCZYK, ALEX
General Machine Shop; Yearbook Staff 4, Water
basketball 2-3-4, Dodgeball 3-4, Swimming 2-3-
4, Marine Corps Fitness test awd. 3.
WYSOCKI, JOSEPH
Vocational Commercial; Class Officer 2-4, H.
H.S.T.A. 3, Honor Roll 1-2-3-4, Yearbook
Staff 3-4, Newspaper Staff 4, Color Guard 3-4,
Marine Corps Fitness Awd. 3, Dodgeball 2-3-4.
ZIELINSKI, LAWRENCE
Sheet-Metal; Water basketball 3.
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UNDERGRADUATES
Junior Class Officers—Dennis O'Connor Treasurer, Kenneth White President, Joseph Letizia--Vice President,
Gary O'Shei—Secretary (absent).
3A JUNIORS--ROW 1: John McDonald, Kenneth White, Rudolph Lewis, Jerome Livingston, Harrison Kenner.
ROW 2: Thaddeus Tomczak, John Miller, Robert Cobbs, William Scheu. ROW 3: Louis Palumbo, Ronald
Kieser, Theodore Holley.
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3B JUNIORS--ROW 1: Robert Staskiewicz, Otto Krasnewiecz, Robert Lewkutz, Leonard Peacock, Ezzard Robin-
son. ROW 2: Donald Miller, Louis Collins, Douglas McBride, Gary Peterson. ROW 3: Dennis O'Connor,
Daniel Zeller.
3C JUNIORS—ROW 1: John Harley, Humphrey Hull, Willie Johnson, Cliris Craves, Michael Backert. ROW 2:
Arnold Siwa, Gary O'Shei, David Gcllerson, Edwin Woodward. ROW 3: Alan Dorsey, Joseph Letizia, Rocky
Hunter.
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2B--ROW 1: Sylvester Dubenion, Raymond Luck, Stanley Guice, John Lewkutz ROW 2: Sam-
uel Lebron, David Vater, James Eckert.
2A—ROW 1: Donald Nunz, Robert Procaccini, Jerry Wasielewski, Thomas Balbuzoski. ROW
2: Dennis Wame, James Middlebrooks, James Gress, Richard Kirst.
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2D--2E--ROW 1: Kelvin Pierce, Samuel Black, Paul Tillman, ROW
2: Thomas Prenatt, Robert Haefner.
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2C—ROW 1: Dale Lockwood, Larry Armstead, George Junn, Robert Klein, Ronald Heiss, John Weismore.
ROW 2: James Miller, Kyle McKeown, Kenneth Held, Ronald Puchala, Robert Jung. ROW 3: Frank Hudy,
Kevin Elkins, Joseph Zielinski, Robert Yancey.
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1B--ROW 1: Russell Albano, John Marinaccio, Earl Steighner, Charles Moran, Douglas
Taylor. ROW 2: Paul Raslawsky, George Brandt, Ronald French, Raymond Dickens. ROW
3: Joe Grant, Ronald Balus, Jay Wlute, Dennis Wozniak.
1-A—William Middlebrooks, Timothy Krawczyk, Kenneth Fuller, Gary Shamrock, Peter Calabrese, Earl
Jackson, Eddie Fields. ROW 2: Raymond Ayala, Willie Jones, Michael Demski, Edward Petrow, John Mc-
Laughlin. ROW 3: John Williams, George Morgan, Kenneth Fisher, Dennis Dombek.
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1C--ROW 1: Richard Lewandowski, Albert Poniwas, Michael Shope, Gary Hill, Bill Zona,
Edmund Dabrowski. ROW 2: John Weekes, Patrick O'Connor, Joseph DiSarno, Dennis Brucz,
Gary Giermek. TOP ROW: Hubert Pineau, Ronald Hinkle, William Davies, Daniel Arm-
strong, Dwight White. Missing: William Pointer.
ID ROW 1: Robert Moore, Marvin Herrod, Robert Atkins, Albert Price, Lawrence Huffnagle, Harold Bell,
Wayne Ashley, Eddie Solomon. ROW 2: Leon Dickman, Kevin Benjamin, Eugene Mason, James Stevens,
James King, John Mobley, John Hari. ROW 3: John White, Donald Wilkins, Arthur Parsons, Howard Lewis,
Lawrence Zielinski.
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BUFFALO AND
ERIE COUNTY
PUBLIC
LIBRARY
ACTIVITIES
Top Lcft--Sophomore Class Officers--Kenneth Held--President, Donald Nunz--Treasurer, Kelvin Pierce--
Secretary, Robert Jung--Vicc President. Top Right--Freshman Officers—Gary Shamrock--President, Ronald
French--Treasurer, Edward Petrow—Secretary, Edmund Dabrowski—Vice President. Bottom--Stage Crew —
ROW 1: Donald Miller, James Eckert. ROW 2: Calvin Giles, Norbert Boris, Otto Krasnewiecz.
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Top--Color Guard—ROW 1: Arnold Siwa, Joseph Wysocki, Martin Ratkowski, Alan Michalski. ROW 2: David
Roszak, Kelvin Pierce, Thomas Prenatt, Alexis Myskiewicz. Bottom-Newspaper Staff--ROW 1: Robert Cobbs,
Robert Procaccini, Thomas Balbuzoski, William Scheu, Donald Nunz. ROW 2: Jerome Livingston, Calvin
Giles, Norbert Boris, Joseph Wysocki. ROW 3: Gary Shamrock, Anthony Menifee.
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Top--Student Council—ROW 1: Thomas Mentlewicz, William Scheu, GaryO'Shei, Alexis Myskiewicz, Martin
Ratkowski, Joseph Letizia, Samuel Black. ROW 2: Sylvester Dubenion, Jerry Smirnov, Donald Miller, Otto
Krasnewiecz, Norbert Boris, Kelvin Pierce, John Hari, Robert Moore. Bottom--Yearbook Staff--ROW 1: Jerome
Pawlak, Alexander Szewczyk, Joseph Wysocki, Fred Langes, Alan Michalski, Eugenio Russi, Theodore Holley.
ROW 2: Thomas Balbuzoski, Anthony Menifee, Earl Jackson, Robert Cobbs, Calvin Giles, Gary Shamrock, Ron-
ald Balus, Alexis Myskiewicz.
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ADMINISTRATION
We have endeavored to express the spirit and
feeling of Boys Vocational High School
during 1967 and 1968, so that it may ever live
for you in these pages.
To the graduating class of 1968 I have a heart
full of sincere good wishes. I hope that each
one of you will have a bright and happy future.
Regardless of your pursuit in life, regardless of
your objectives and accomplishments; if you
are forever honest in all your affairs, you will
have been a great success and a credit to all
mankind.
William J. Lozel
Left: MR. EDWIN UHL
Above: MISS BERNICE GERACI
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FACULTY
JOHN ANDERSCHOTT
Sheet Metal Shop 1,2,3,4
FRANK AMBROSE
Electrical Shop 3,4
RICHARD DURKIN
Drafting 1,2,3,4
HAROLD BECKER
Machine Shop 3,4
WILLIAM MARINACCIO
Economic World
World History
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WILLIAM ZACH
Vocational Commercial
1,2,3,4
EDWARD BECKER
Machine Shop 1,2
DANIEL PALAZZO
Music 1,2,3,4
claude McPherson
Teacher of the
"Atypical Child"
RICHARD MYSLIWIEC
World History
American History 1,2
JAMES MULROY
Mathematics 1,2,3
RALPH PIGNATARO
English 2,3,4
EDWARD SCHALCK
Custodian
VICTOR TAURIELLO
Electrical 1,2
LAUREN ROBISON
Trade Science 1,3
Mrs. H. MOTYKA and Mrs. H. WOLNIEW1CZ
ELEANOR BUCICH
Librarian
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ADVERTISEMENTS
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BEST WISHES TO THE
YEARBOOK STAFF FROM
THE NEWSPAPER STAFF
Norbert Boris Donald Nunz
Anthony Menifee Gary Shamrock
Calvin Giles Thomas Prenatt
Theodore Holley Donald Wilkins
Robert Cobbs Robert Prococcini
Jerome Livingston Thomas Balbuzoski
William Scheu Joseph Wysocki
Special Patrons
SAFEWAY FOOD MARKET
279-281 Broadway
ELM FLORIST
28 Elmwood Avenue
P&B AMERICAN SERVICE
227 Fillmore Avenue
FRANKIES TAVERN
1204 Sycamore Street
HOCHOL FUNERAL SERVICE
1021 Sycamore Street
ROBERT C. HOOVER
508 Washington Street
MR. 8 MRS. CHARLES MILLER
193 Willett Rd.
MRS. MARIE WYSOCKI
126 Kelburn Street
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Regular Patrons
Mr. 8 Mrs. Adaih
John P. Anderschott
Mr. 8 Mrs. George Anderson 8 Son
Avenue Music
Mr. 8 Mrs. Edward J. Balon
Mr. 8 Mrs. Eugene Baranowski
Mr. 8 Mrs. H. Becker
Alice Besant
Samuel Black
Mr. 8 Mrs. Thomas Bionski
Mr. 8 Mrs. Donald E. Bobik
R. 8 T. Bogdan
Miss Anna M. Bogumil
Mr. Arthur Bogumil
Mr. 8 Mrs. Herbert J. Brady
Mr. 8 Mrs. Joseph Bucich
Patrons
Mr. 8 Mrs. Vincent Cammarano 8 Family
Jim Caramazza
Celanese Coating Co.
Mrs. Betty Chavis
Club #775
F T. Coppins Co.
Carl Dalka
Rosemary Dalka
Mr. 8 Mrs. Samuel DeMarco
Mr. 8 Mrs. Frank J. Derasmo, Jr.
Devoe Paints Incorp.
Mr. 8 Mrs. John Drzymala 8 Family
The George Eberts
Mr. William Ector
Miss Edith Ewing
Agnes Fassel
Mrs. Jennie Forrest
Foser's Flower Shops
Frank's Tavern Cl
Fred 8 Diane 68
Mr. 8 Mrs. Joseph Futrell
Ray Gay Sales
Mr. Michael Golovin
Arthur Greene
Miss Diane Greene
Mr. Henry Greene
Mrs. William Glair
Mrs. William Glair
Mr. 8 Mrs. George Goettel
Helen M. Goettel
Mrs. Margaret Harley
Anne Patricia Herman
Ruth L. Holley
Mr. 8 Mrs. B. Hooper
Mr. 8 Mrs. Robert Hooper
Mrs. Josie Jackson
Jane's Beauty Salon
Mr. 8 Mrs. A. Jaroszewski
Rev. Eugene Kaczmarek
Mr. Stephen Konczyk
F. J. Kopaczewski
Mr. 8 Mrs. Eugene N. Koteran 8 Family
Mrs. Katherine E. Koteras
Otto Krasnewicz
Mr. 8 Mrs. Stefan Krasnewicz
Mr. John Kubacki
Mr. Leonard Kwaczala
Dorothy Lampka
Mr. 8 Mrs. A. Langes
Eola M. Lee
Mr. John Leskiw
Margaret Letizia
David Lewis
Dorothy Lewis
Paul Lewis
Ruby Lewis
Mr. 8 Mrs. Charles J. Long
Mr. Dennis W. Long
Mr. 8 Mrs. Ronald M. Long
Mr. 8 Mrs. Peter Luchowski
Mr. Christopher Marinaccio
Mr. William Marinaccio
Mrs. Helen Markel
Mr. 8 Mrs. James McDonald
Mr. 8 Mrs. John Mentlewicz
Edward B. Mergler
Mr. 8 Mrs. Henry H. Mergler III
Alan Michalski
Mr. 8 Mrs. John Michalski
Mr. 8 Mrs. William Miller
William A. Miller
Earl Wilford Miller
Mr. James Mulroy
Mr. 8 Mrs. Edward Myskiewicz
Peter 8 Helen Mysliwiec
Mr. 8 Mrs. Leo Napsch
New Genesee Restaurant
Mr. 8 Mrs. Edward Nowakawski
Mr. Charlie Pierce Jr.
Mrs. Mary Pierce
Mr. 8 Mrs. Ralph L. Pignataro
Mr. 8 Mrs. Robert Pittorf
Mrs. Loretta Prenatt
Jefferson Press
Mrs. Bertha Pyc
Mrs. V. Ratkowski
Lauren A. Robison
Nathanial Robison
Mr. 8 Mrs. Ronald C. Robison
Mr. Joseph Rosen
Mr. David Ross
Mr. 8 Mrs. Charles Roszak
Miss Mary Roszak
James Rydza
Junior Sanders
Bell 8 Mike Scheu
Mr. 8 Mrs. Wm. Scheu
Mr. 8 Mrs. Humphrey O. Sgroi
Mrs. Leonarda Sinicki
Mr. 8 Mrs. T. Sinicki
Mr. 8 Mrs. Andrew J. Siwa
Mr. 8 Mrs. Ronald J. Siwa
Bernice Smith
Juanita Smith
Robert Sniatecki
Marie Spagnola
Chester Stanko
Stanley F. SwiatekM.D.
Mrs. Alice Tassel
Dr. 8 Mrs. R. J. Van Coevering
Mr. Dennis Wagner
Mrs. Earl E. Wagner
Miss Judy Ann Wagner
Mr. 8 Mrs- Paul Weglarski
Mr. 8 Mrs. John E. Weidner
Mr. 8 Mrs. August R. Weigel
Mr. 8 Mrs. Robert A. Weigel
Mr. 8 Mrs. A. Wellenzohm
Walter S. Wieszczecinski
Donald L. Wilkins
Hank Wolf
Henry W. Wysocki
Mr. Joseph Ziemba
M. 8 L. Zach
Mr. 8 Mrs. William Zach
J. Zawadzki 8 J. Koblinski
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