Convinced that there must be 1932 news being made west of the Hudson, we addressed ourselves recently to Gene Hotchkiss (bonds, Blair, Bonner & Cos., 135 South La Salle St., Chicago) and were rewarded with a political diatribe which contained nuggets of news. Such as: Jack Blunt (Lee Higginson Corporation) is a wheelhorse in the Bond Men's Club and last summer ran their annual field day—Les Wagner's youngster has the build of a juvenile Sandow—Bill Pierce's daughter, Georgia, has finally recovered from a badly broken leg which kept her in bed for many weeks—Ted Davidson's wife took a Florida holiday in February—Modie Spiegel is doing fine things at Spiegel May Stern, which company has been a stock market marvel recently—Cagey Sharp adheres to the brokerage business on the Chicago Stock Exchange—Spic Saunders has joined the Continental Distilling organization after a period with the Hiram Walker Company-Rumor is that John Bray, a staunch believer in capitalism, is so affected by the cold in Chicago that he is thinking of enlisting under Sinclair's banner in California—Bill Rex has left Chicago to join Clark, Dodge & Cos. in New York under a very satisfactory arrangement—Of Ike Miller and Ike Ball there is only to say that they do not look alike.
We hear that Bob Baldwin's insurance business in Springfield, Mass. (Welsh & Baldwin), is doing very well.
We hear that Ellsworth A. Parsons is now located in Springfield, Vt.
Harold Tucker is manager of a W. T. Grant store in Millville, N. J.
Earle Smith has filed a report that he is proceeding evenly ahead as an accountant in Portland, Me.
Llewellyn D. Smith is employed as an adjuster for the Travelers Insurance Cos., 332 Main St., Worcester, Mass. He is living at 3 Hartshorn Ave., Worcester.
Charlie Hart was chairman o£ the American Legion's Christmas activities for needy children in Southbridge, Mass. He had to obtain and distribute toys and candy for six hundred youngsters.
Len Morrissey sends us a report that 1922 Bostonians have dug in for the winter. Elmer ArdifE is thriving, our spy reports, as is likewise Wilbur Warren Bullen, the bad boy of West Newton.
Secretary, U. S. Attorney's Office New U. S. Courthouse, Foley Square New York