1927
Wa'l, folks, Scooper Cummings dood it again, and if you fellers wonder what we mean by "Scooper," we'll tell ya. Didja ever happen to notice how that scandal sheet known as the Speakeasy seems to arrive just before the tenth day of the month? That's the day this copy is supposed to arrive in Hanover to make the deadline for this high class publication. More than half the time it seems that the "Scooper" gets his yellow journal out in time to beat us on most of what we've gathered for news, and lots of other interesting items that he's either too lazy or too mean to send us. This time on account of lots of happenings at the Arnold establishment these lines are being typed a couple of days late, and the "Scooper's" stuff arrived this morning. Of course we didn't read it, so you may consider that anything written here which even faintly resembles his works is purely intentional.
Just by way of getting even with the old buzzard we got to work and figured out a method of scooping .him. Our son and heir, Louis Wales Arnold 11, arrived on August 28, too late to make the Speakeasy, but just in time for this column. Having spent the last three days moving into our modest little home known as "Headacres," we brought Louis and his mother home today from the hospital. Both are doing fine, and the old man, as usual, is expected to pull through. The boy is really quite a guy, but enough of this parental raving, except to say that like most of you doting daddies we have already entered him at Dartmouth. About the class of '65, we reckon, or maybe he won't be that bright.
Andy Rankin, assistant treasurer of Advance Bag and Paper Cos., has been loaned to the Government for an indefinite period. He is consultant to the War Production Board in the PulpvAllocation Division, and is living in Washington. Andy's family are staying at their home in Dedham and Andy is able to get home occasionally on weekends.
Early in August we spent a grand weekend in Plymouth with the Bartletts. Charlie was home for a very short leave before setting off for his new assignment as executive officer on a D.E. Charlie's address can be had by writing to me or the Records Office in Hanover, and we know he would appreciate hearing from a lot of you fellows.
Lt. Phil Thompson has been overseas ten months, serving in a B-34 Liberator group of the—AAF, an Air Force that is pounding, at the last enemy outposts guarding the Philippines. Phil has been authorized to wear the AsiaticPacific campaign ribbon with two battle stars in token of his participation in two major campaigns in the Southwest and Central Pacific. He has also been awarded the Air Medal.
Capt. Phil Fowler AAF has a new assignment as assistant head of the Procurement Branch of the Ferry Command. Phil is still stationed in Washington, D. C., but recently travelled down into Virginia for a close and serious golf match with my old friend "the Scooper." Incidentally they held a meeting of the directors of the Tiger Oil Cos. (on the 19th hole no doubt) and decided to drill another well. Remind us to tell you about that company some day, particularly if the well comes in.
Cug Daley, that ever loyal classmate from the "Windy City" sends us copies of letters from Bob Stevens and Bill Abbott. Bob says:
As it happens I'm returning home probably in time to see a football game A class Reunion would be a good thing. I've been away so long I've lost complete touch with all and sundry. Am looking forward to seeing some of the class before the end of the year and hope our paths will cross for a chin-wag.
There was nothing exciting about my departure from Java. I happened to be in Australia and was just taking a plane back to Java when Pearl Harbor hit the news. The plane was cancelled and that was that. Twenty-four hours later, however, I would have been heading right for it.
You can well imagine my feelings at the thought of home. Five years is a long time to be away, but in war time even more so—how I've wished to be home these last few years! Haven't seen a Dartmouth man since I left home, which is unusual. Ordinarily I would run against some son of the Green in any old spot around the world.
Hope Bob will be in Boston for the Notre Dame game this fall. We are planning a luncheon party before the game for all visiting firemen and local brethren of the classes of 1927 and 1926. Sorry we don't know the exact location yet, but a phone call to your scribe at Commonwealth 3700 will give you all the data if you haven't received a mailing piece before that weekend.
Lt. Bill Abbott who is stationed at Almeda near San Francisco, writes that they have seen Lt. Coggy Broer who is stationed at the Oakland Supply Depot. He had also met up with Roy Flannery who was out there on a business and vacation trip. Bill and his family are living in Piedmont, and we understand have become very much intrigued with that much-tooted California climate.
Maybe "the Scooper" carried this item too, but we have a clipping from the Cincinnati Enquirer of July 14, carrying a picture, or a reasonable facsimile, of Dick Stowe. The article tells how one Richard E. Stowe, manager of the Dayton office of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Cos., was awarded the Order of Merit by his company for "distinguished service in the application of electricity to aircraft." The accompanying citation noted Dick's "perseverance in handling complex and difficult problems and his loyal and effective work for his country and his company in the aviation field."
Ray Holbrook has travelled far from his native New England, for his present home is in Athens, Ga., where he is busily engaged as Supervisor of the University Library Recataloguing Project at the University of Georgia. Ray is well fitted for this work, having received the degree of B.S. in Library Science from Columbia University in 1930, and his M.A. from the University of Michigan in 1938.
Bob Page and his wife announced the birth of Robert Wellington Jr. on August 2. Noting that he weighed in at ten pounds, we shall insist upon the heavily padded gloves before he steps in the ring with Little Louis.
We are a little late on this one, but think it may still be news to many of you. About a year ago Major Elmer Worth was made executive officer of the Army Air Base in New Bedford. The major is a graduate of the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and formerly was executive officer of the Hillsgrove, R. 1., Air Field and a special staff officer at Westover Field in Chicopee Falls.
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