Masonry Magazine May 1963 Page. 21

Words: Ronald Pfleger, Gary Hempel, Thomas Doidge, Richard DeWalle, Denny Miller, John Sweeny, John Napoli
Masonry Magazine May 1963 Page. 21

Masonry Magazine May 1963 Page. 21
National Apprentice Contest Held in St. Louis

LOUIS, MO.-Winner of the 1963 National Apprentice Contest is Ronald Pfleger, Local No. 1, St. Louis, with Gary Hempel, Local No. 2, Seattle, Wash., the runner up. In third and fourth place were Denny W. Miller, Local No. 6, Ft. Worth, Texas, and Thomas J. Doidge, Local No. 2, Los Angeles, Calif.

Judges for the competition were Richard DeWalle, Mason Contractor, and President of MCAA's St. Louis Chapter; John Sweeny, Architect and President of the A.I.A. Chapter: and John Napoli, member local No. 1, St. Louis, Mo.

Contestants were:
F. Doidge, Los Angeles, California.
Ming, Los Angeles, California.
Pantano, Hartford, Connecticut.
Giampa, Norwalk, Connecticut.
G. Millar, Washington, D.C.
Cooper, Jr., Tampa, Florida.
Ernat, Rock Island, Illinois.
Joseph Weiland, Elmhurst, Illinois.
L. Francis, Terre Haute, Indiana.
C. Hunt, Kansas City, Kansas.
L. Babineau, Springfield, Massachusetts.
F. Kilroe, Boston, Massachusetts.
Ambrosio, Cliffside, New Jersey.
Dale, Newburgh, New York.
J. Lang. Buffalo, New York.
H. Gough, Alliance, Ohio.
W. Walsh, Portland, Oregon.
E. Hitz, Jr., Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
Wayne Beitler, Ft. Worth, Texas.
E. Leigh, Richmond, Virginia.
W. Hempel, Seattle, Washington.
Leisner, Houston, Texas.
Raalo, St Louis, Missouri.
Pfleger, St. Louis, Missouri.
Drabant, St. Louis, Missouri.

Bricklayers Display of the Union Label Show was one of the largest ever built. Contestants had ample room in which to build indoors. The panels around the perimeter of the area were constructed with various patterns and materials.


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Abeve: Jim Lenie and John Murphy chock out the martor at the start of the contest. Below: Harold Peterson, Jack Cook, Paul Rosensteel, Jim Lonie and Frank Loureys inspect the exhibit area.

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