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    ¦ For sale: lapel pins. The 64th Triennial Conclave Committee is offering a lapel pin (2knights on horseback) for $6.00 each, including S & H. Checks payable to 64th Triennial Conclave Committee, C/O E. K. Longworth; 502 Wentworth Avenue, N.E.;Roanoke; VA 24012-3545. This is a fund-raiser for the 64th Triennial Conclave.

    ¦ For Sale: Memorabilia from the 63rd Triennial Conclave: We have extra belt buckles and lamps from the 63rd Triennial Conclave. The buckles are western style; they were sold during the past three years. We will mail them to you for $30 each, postage paid. The lamps are the Lone Star
    style lamp and were the gift at the banquet. They are $25 each, postage paid. Send your orders to: Attn: K. B. Fischer, 63rd Triennial, P.O. Box 263430, Houston, TX 77207-3430.

    ¦ The Grand Commandery of Illinois is planning its 150th anniversary to be held in 2007. Part of the program is the issuance of a commemorative pin, available at $5.00. Send to William H. Brown, G.C., 4100 North LeClaire, Chicago, IL 60641.

    ¦ For sale: red, white, and blue "EYE GAVE" pin, a fund-raiser for the Knights Templar Eye Foundation, sponsored by the Grand Commandery of Minnesota: $5.00 each including S & H. All proceeds to KTEF. Checks payable to Minnesota Grand Commandery, and send to Allan Kauppi, 10508 Redwood Street, N. W., Coon Rapids, MN 55433.

    ¦ Wanted: A Past Commander is looking for a (C.P.O.) Commandery uniform jacket, size 46 long (or regular) in good condition. Would accept size 48. I only need the jacket E-mailjimweekly@hotmail.com

    ¦ For sale: C.P.O. coats, poly-wool, summer weight; call for available sizes: (740) 927-3586.
    $23.00, includes shipping and handling. 10% of all sales will be donated to KTEF. General
    Merchandise Company; 13690 Broad Street, S. W.; Pataskala; OH 43062.

    ¦ For sale: C.P.O. coats, 100% wool, call for available sizes; (718) 721-9339: $65.00 plus $5.00 S & H. A portion of proceeds to KTEF. Checks to Jay Spadaro. Send to Jay Spadaro, PC., 81 Hatfield Place; Staten. Island; NY 10302.

    ¦For saIe: Lloyd L. Gibson Chapter No.. 481, RAM., Channelview. Thxas. is selling their newly minted, 5O-year commemorative mark/penny for $10.00 each, postpaid, with a certificate of authentication. Penny is made of antique bronze (looks like gold). This is a fund-raiser fur our 50th anniversary,and a portion of proceeds will go to KTEF Checks or MOs to. Lloyd L. Gibson Chapter No. 481, RAM., and send to Lloyd L. Gibson Chapter No. 481, R.AM., P.O. Box 972, Channeluiew, TX 775330.

    ¦ For Sale: Middle Georgia Chapter No. 165,R.A.M., the first Chapter to be chartered in Georgia in 25 years, is selling its newly minted shekels for $10.00 each or 2 for $15.00, postpaid. Each is mounted in a 2x2 coin folder and comes with a sealed certificate of authenticity. Orders to A. Neal Mimbs, 708 Jeanette Street, Cochran, GA 31014; e-mail anealmimbs@bellsouth.net

    ¦ Peruvian Masonic pennies: Leoncio Prado Lodge No. 51, Huanuco, Peru, is selling genuine 10 centimos coins with the Masonic logo stamped on the front to raise funds for building maintenance. The price is $1.00 each, minimum order of 5 coins with postage paid. A donation will go to the KTEF. Manuel G. Rengifo, 106 Oak Court, Tullahoma, TN 37388.

    ¦ Help the children: Lodge auto tags with blue vinyl letters on white, 6 x12-inch aluminum, include lodge name and number, square and compass, F & AM (AF & AM, AAFM, etc.), city and state: $8.00 each and one free tag with every 10 ordered. Shipping for 1 to 5 is $5.00, 6 to 10 is $7.00, 11 to 20 is $10.00 to same address in US. $2.00 from each tag donated to the Georgia Masonic Children's Home Endowment Fund. Send info, check or money order to Ernest P. Gentry, 893 Brookside Drive, Winder, GA 30680-2848, e-mail tagmaker@att.net

    ¦ Cochran Lodge No. 217, F. & A.M., Cochran, Georgia, is continuing its long-term charity project: In addition to the Masonic and Shrine jewelry boxes, we are now offering O.E.S. jewelry boxes: all are approx. 5.5 x5.5 x2.5 inches in size, constructed of exotic woods from Central America, and hand-crafted with an interlocking design. All profits go to Masonic charity with a portion going directly to the Georgia Masonic Children's Home Endowment Fund. The price for each box is $20.00, plus $6.00 S & H. Postage is pro-rated on bulk orders; please contact e-mail below or call (478) 934-7236 for pro-rated S & H rates. Check or MO to Cochran Masonic Lodge No. 217 and mail to Harry A. Bruno, Chairman; Cochran Masonic Lodge No. 217, F. & A.M.; P.O. Box 732; Cochran; GA 31014; or e-mail<harry217@bigfoot.com>

    ¦ For sale: peel-off, vinyl, royal blue square and compass decals designed to fit on your license plate or window, 2 inches high, 1 inch wide. 6 vinyl decals for $5.00, postpaid. Also, approx. 4-inch reflectivechrome, vinyl square and compass, Past Master or Shrine decals to fit on your taillights, only $5.00 per set of 2, postpaid. Also, black vinyl, square and compass decals, 3/4 by 3/4-inch, designed to place on the photo or list of your Past Masters who have gone on to that Celestial Lodge Above. 10 decals for only $5.00, postpaid. All profits go to our Masonic Widows' Fund. Joe Allen, P.M., Sec.; Cochran Masonic Lodge No. 217, F & AM.; P.O. Box 732; Cochran; GA 31014.

    ¦ Wanted: Masonic Chapter pennies by avid collector. I have been building this collection for 35 years and still need many pieces as I am collecting all varieties. These one day will end up in a Masonic museum. Why not find a home for your
    mark? I will gladly send you a check for one piece or will buy your collection. If you collect, I will gladly exchange. I will answer all letters. Especially needed are Hawaiian and Alaskan pennies. Maurice Storck, Sr.; 775 W. Roger Road, No. 214; Tucson; AZ 85705, (520) 888-7585.

    ¦ For sale: cutom-made gavels from God-given, beautiful hardwoods or four different, laminated hardwoods. Excellent gifts and treasured inheritance. All proceeds for the Knights Templar Eye Foundation. $35.00 each, $6.00 S & H. The Gavel Man, 117 Demere Oaks Circle, St. Simons Island, GA 31522, (912) 634-0818.

    ¦ Planning a Rusty Nail Degree? We have pins and certificates available at $35.00 per unit. (A unit consists of 5 pins and 5 certificates, S & H included.) Please include your lodge name and number with your order if you wish to have them printed on your certificates. Make check out to Tom A. Stevens, 5 Old Duxbury Court, Fairfield, OH 45014. Phone (513) 942-2490; fax (513) 272-2830. Proceeds go to the John Hayes Gerard Masonic Scholarship Fund and 10% to KTEF.

    ¦ Sprig of Acacia pin: each handcrafted pin is 24 karat gold vermeil finished; it will make a nice gift for the newly raised Brother; price is $10.00 each, including S & H. Also available is the four immortal chaplains lapel pin, a beautiful pin honoring the chaplains who sacrificed their lives by giving up their lifejackets in order to save the lives of others. The price per pin is $8.00 ea. including S & H 10% to KTEF. New item. Sept. 11 Memorial Masonic lapel pin, $8.00 each, including S & H-to commemorate members who lost their lives in terrorist attack proceeds to KTEF. S. Kenneth Baril, 6809 Main Street, Apt.2 West, Cincinnati, OH 45244-3470, (513) 272-2815, fax (513) 272-2830.

    ¦ For sale: The Medal of Honor The Letter G in Valor, a 268-page digest with the names, congressional citations, and Lodge membership of all Masons who have received our nation's highest military award for bravery. Books may be obtained by contacting Macoy Publishing & Masonic Supply Co., P.O. Box 9759, 3011 Old Dumbarton Rd., Richmond, VA 23228-0759, (804) 262-6551. The price is $16.95 plus S & H. Author's portion of profits donated to KTEF.

    ¦ New novelty book available: Pythagoras, This Cross Is for You, by P. Master and P. Commander, Jack N. Barricklo, priced at $7.00 each, postpaid. It's for the serious craftsman with short history, illustrations, and instruction by the "Master" himself. % of profit to KTEF. (Please write "KTEF" in memo.) Checks payable to Ourland Enterprises, and send to Ourland Enterprises, 8631 McDade, Houston, TX 77080-4321.

    ¦ Lapel pins and die cast coins on sale: Represent Masonry with pride with impressive custom-crafted Masonic presentation items, all reasonably priced and beautifully designed to fit into your Masonic budget. These items are perfect for Lodge fund-raisers, anniversaries, officer installations, and commemorative events year round. Masonic favorites include: lapel pins, die cast coins, coffee mugs, pens, pencils, ornaments, belt buckles, key tags, and wooden nickels, just to mention a few. All items are custom-imprinted to your exact specifications. For a free quote or more information, contact Brother Frank Looser, (800) 765-1728 and leave a message, or send to 809 Cobble Cove, Nashville, TN 37211; e-mailfhlj@comcast.net % to KTEF.

    ¦ For sale: John Kennedy hospital pictures from Dallas, Texas, $5.00. J. B. Woods, 6 Tuscaloosa Avenue, Atherton, CA 94027.

    ¦ Wanted to buy: daggers, swords, and any other German military items; US military items; American Flyer, Lionel, and Marx trains or train sets (in any condition); Confederate or Civil War money or articles; and pre-1924 stamps, US and territories. Retired Sir Knight Tim Rickheim, 14761 Tunnicliff Road, Petersburg, MI4 92 70-9 71 6; e-mail vonrueckheim@hotmail.com; call collect (734) 854-3021.


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