1929*
The pride and joy appearing in the snapshot of the month is Henry, son of Charlie Goldsmith who confesses "in as much as the proud old man has no doubts about his winning his numerals I got them for him already. At 9 months he is the size and weight of - a yearling so maybe instead of being a skinny track man like his pappy he will be big enough for football." Father Charles continues to take care of M.G.M.'s export business which he reports is becoming increasingly complicated; but in spite "the Lion's Roar is still heard above the guns and Leo is still Ring."
Other glad tidings are from Hank Stein concerning the birth of Claire Fisher Stein on October gth, from Jack Angell whose little Jack, junior was born October 20th; and from Art D'Elia who reports the recent arrival of Maria Agnes, a blond.
Wedding bells rang, too, for Herm Liss and Lucille Savage who were married on October nth, will live at 21 Chauncy Street, Cambridge after an Arizona honeymoon.
A week earlier Mike Ferrini married Edna Tibbetts, at Lancaster, New Hampshire. They will live in Groveton.
Herb Bissell says that "the Bissell family is firmly installed in Toledo, and rapidly getting acclimated. Toledo has a vigorous Dartmouth Club and a swell bunch of fellows. Ed Spetnagel works for the same company I do, Electric Auto-Lite, and has been most helpful in introducing me around a bit. He's the only '29er I've met out here. Moving from N. W. Ayer broke up the Four B team of Bankard, Birch, Brinkerhoff and Bissell. Nevertheless, the remaining three seem to be doing excellently without their fourth member, and I am sure will continue to do even better. I am now the proud possessor of two daughters, Carol and Joan, both admirable prospects for fine upstanding sons of the class of '29—these to be wellfinanced, of course."
WASHINGTON
And from the Nation's Capitol—Duke Barto: Bob Lyle, who is Assistant to the Head Master of Friends' School in Washington, has recently acquired in addition to his station wagon and corn patch in his back yard; a collie pup which recently won an award at the local dog show. Hal Leich really personifies Dartmouth out-of-doors to the cosmopolites who call themselves citizens of the Nation's Capitol. In addition to holding down a most important position in the Civil Service Commission, Hal finds time in the summer to do some "white water work" on the Potomac in his Folboat, and in the winter assumes the position of President and Instructor to the local ski club of which he is the founder. Hal very nicely took me for a pleasant and exciting trip down the Potomac in his Folboat this summer. A number of the local Dartmouth boys have it that Hal's ski development at New Germany, Maryland is rapidly becoming a rival of the Ravine Camp layout. Last spring while grabbing a bite at a seafood joint on the Eastern Shore, I ran into Mat the Rock, looking very much above the place's usual clientele; however, he seemed to be enjoying his bottle of beer and crab cake sandwich. I didn't get a chance to determine his exact activities but did learn that he was working at Dahlgren, the Marine's Camp, on the lower Potomac. Paul Woodbridge, who used to do radio propaganda (he refers you to the literal dictionary definition) for R.E.A., is now one of Harold Ickes assistants in the radio section.
Joe D'Esopo, Hanover's Selective Service administrator and Secretary of the Board of Trade, conventioning in Asheville, N. C. recently in the interests of his Travel Bureau, got in touch with Bob Waterman who with his brother John ('30 runs a thriving woolen mill. Back in Hanover, Joe says, Charlie Dudley is turning farmer seriously: he recently returned from the Tunbridge, Vt. World's Fair with a mess of little hogs to fatten up and quick freeze for the winter.
Phil Dinsmore continues with National Carbon Company, pretty much on the go most of the time. He calls Springfield his home between stops, where he sees Dick Danforth, Perley Perkins, Brooks White and Dwight Allen occasionally.
Sherm Little, writing of plans to attend the Princeton game, boasts that Charles, age 19 mos. can pass and catch short punts, but admits that he is apt to run the wrong way.
Capt. George Hersam, commercial airline pilot, isn't riding the air lanes out of Chicago and Washington any more. He writes from Montreal that "I have been rather busy on this new job which is on the transAtlantic ferry of new airplanes to Great Britain. I spend more time in the United Kingdom than in Canada, and whenever I can get a few days off drive down to the States for a short visit. If I am on this side I plan to attend the Harvard and/or Yale and/or Princeton games. I am due out this afternoon or tomorrow, weather and the vagaries of this 'war operated' service permitting and should be in England about fifteen hours after departure from here if all goes as scheduled. Return trips are even more indefinitely arranged than delivery trips and I have awaited them in G. B. as long as two weeks and some unlucky ones have waited as much as four weeks before returning. I have been up here on this work since early June and plan, if all goes as well as it has to date, to stay here for the duration or until I feel I can be of more use elsewhere. The work is very interesting and as deliveries start for other parts of the Empire (Africa, India, or Singapore) I might go on those other routes but expect to stay here for quite a while."
Johnny Ball, ist. Lt. A.C., who was inducted into active federal service with the 105 th Observation Squadron on Sept. 16, 1940, writes from Hq. Squadron, 3rd Air Force, Tampa, Florida: "I am serving as Operations Officer, Air Corps Supply Officer, Communications Officer, and Engineering Officer for my squadron. I have been taking part in the air maneuvers that have been held in Louisiana and in the Carolinas in more or less of an administrative rather than a participating capacity and will continue to do so for the immediate future I believe. I keep the airplanes running and in shape and supervise the training of mechanics, radio operators, technical supply personnel, etc. in my Sections. I fly quite a bit mostly on ferry hops with staff officers and have passed the 2000 hour mark some time ago. I got here via induction into active service and then about nine months' service at Columbia, S. C. with the 105 th Observation Squadron. Last August I was transferred to HQ. 3rd A.F. here at Tampa. Have my family (wife, daughter 3 years old and son 4 months old) here where we are camping at 3416 Almeria Ave. Would be glad to see any '2gers who get into this vicinity. I'm going to try to see the Georgia game at Athens, haven't seen the Big Green perform in years and haven't been able to see a football game this year yet. Yes there is a war on!"
Dick Owsley of Youngstown's law firm of Manchester, Ford, Bennett & Powers: "My wife Maggie and I have just returned from the American Bar Association Convention in Indianapolis On the way home we stopped in Cincinnati and saw Bill Wylie, who has just been made National Advertising Manager of the Cincinnati Inquirer. He is very much set up about it. He is about the only twentyniner I have seen except, of course, Willison and McKelvey, who are both hale and hearty One of our globe trotting local women reports that she ran into Morgan Baker in the Caribbean Sea last winter "
Wat Spangler, from Perrysville, Pa. repQrts that all the western Pennsylvania delegation are working at the same jobs, living at the same addresses, with the same number of children as when Ben Scales wrote his memorable masterpiece for the Class Notes last spring; further that he recently visited Pinkie Flannery, M.D., and family in New Castle, who gave him word that Bob Beadel lives in the vicinity of Philadelphia, sells for Union Carbide & Carbon.
From Cleveland, Morry Hartmart belatedly announces the birth of his second daughter, Hilary, last March 20th. Then he writes: "Jack Martin is thriving. He has two very attractive young daughters, and they, together with his medical practice, keep him busy.... Walt Bergstrom continues as vice president of Weldon Tool Cos., as the Company is a customer of the bank I see Walt occasionally Bob Jones is a sales executive for the Dobeckmum Co., manufacturers and processors of cellophane. The Jones' second son, Stephen, was born Aug. 23 ... . Bill Strangward says his law practice is doing nicely and that he's in the market for a new home. He has been down South several times recently and on one trip ran into Ed How in Baton Rouge where Ed works for G.E. Bill has one daughter, Gale Joyce, 19 months. .. .George Case, vice president of Lamson & Sessions Co., bolt and nut manufacturers, spends most of his time travelling to and from Washington, is becoming an authority on labor problems "
VARSITY CANDIDATE: HENRY GOLDSMITH, SON OF CHARLES '29.
Secretary, 75 Federal St., Boston, Mass. Treasurer, 14 Wall St., New York, N. Y.
