1939
HERE AND THERE
News from Dick Jackson tells of watching one of the Government's daily propaganda movies entitled "History in the Making" depicting December 7, which has for its announcer, Pete Cardozo. Moreau Brown also sends news of seeing Pete recently, and from all reports he is still connected with Life Magazine. On March 8, the Cardozos had a son. Further news from Dick Jackson reveals that he ran into Clem Burnap, entrained for Washington to attend a conference in connection with his employer, The South Portland Shipbuilding Company, of Maine. Clem is now assistant superintendent of one of their yards.
Lieutenant Gordie McCoun received considerable publicity the early part of March concerning his efforts in the bombing of a Japanese convoy in the Bismark Sea. New York papers particularly had full-page spreads with sketches and photographs of the action, planes and pilots. Lieutenant Wainwright has started a three months' concentrated business course at Harvard Business School, which is supposed to cover the normal two years of graduate business administration.
Further news from First Lieutenant Don Wheaton USMC finds him playing tennis several days each week with the expectation of playing foremost Australian Davis Cup Stars in the near future. In his letter, he also states, "All the good-looking girls do not live in the States," which was amply verified by pictorial proof. Bob Kaiser was recently promoted to First Lieutenant and is at Fort Sill,
Whitey Isbrandtsen, who is connected with the merchant marine, has announced his engagement to Miss Evelyn Kelley of Manhattan. Lieutenant Gene King announces his engagement to Miss Harriet Ehlers, graduate of Mount Holyoke college. Second Lieutenant Sam Hird is attending an officers' sound and flash ranging course at Field Artillery School at Fort Sill. News has been received of the engagement of Lieutenant George Miller Jr., to Ann Goodrich of Germantown, Pennsylvania. George is now stationed at Fort Wetherill, Rhode Island. Don Collyer also announces his engagement to Miss Jane Harris. Walt Falconer, now a cadet in the Army Air Forces, announced his engagement to Marcia Wheeler, daughter of Supreme Court Justice John C. Wheeler, of Corning, New York.
Lieutenant Herman Funke certainly has a wonderful job explaining the operational features of Navy blimps to various classes of WAVES at Lakehurst, N. J.
DOWN THE AISLE
Rog Harrison was married on March 6 to Priscilla Deakyne in Milford, Delaware, and they are at home at 2106 South Fifth Street, Arlington, Virginia. Lieutenant Charlie Davis was married on March 6 to Jeanne Curtis in New York. He has been accepted for the personnel consultant's office of the Adjutant General's office of the War Department, after having received his commission at Fort Washington on February 24. Ensign Fred Upton married Miss Jean Thornton who graduated from Smith in 1941. Lieutenant Johnny Litchfield was married in Denver, Colorado, to Jean Thurneyssen. The bride was attended by Mrs. Ernest Lubitsch of Hollywood, wife of the well-known movie director.
WRITER OF THE MONTH
The following letter comes from Chet Wiggin:
"Just a line, and unfortunately my first one to this column to let you know that another member of the '39 Marine Corps is O.K.
"I chanced across a copy of the February issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE today. I can assure you that I felt slight twinges of nostalgia as I sat beneath a cocoanut palm and wistfully studied the winter scene on the cover. New Hampshire would certainly look good to me now. As for my history since graduation: I attended Boston University Law School for three years—attaining no great scholastic distinction, but graduating. During that time I served a term in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. I took and passed the New Hampshire bar exam last spring and immediately enlisted in the Marine Corps. Commissioned in October, I am serving in the South Pacific. Beer in White River and dates at North Hamp. seem very far off now. However, I hope to catch up on lost time when this business is over.
"No marital ties as yet. "Best Regards to you and the class of '39. "Sincerely, "Chet Wiggin."
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Do not forget the Alumni Fund. Get your contributions in now for the fund closes June 30. Do not wait until the last minute.
ENS. TOM BROOKS '39 USNR
LIEUTENANT GORDIE K. MCCOUN '39
Secretary; P. O. Box 549, Derby, Conn. Class Agent. 224 Brookside Ave., Apt. 1 H Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
