1913
Grandpa Len Martin and Grandma have had their grandson and their daughter with them; then Leonard transferred from Boston to Frisco, spent a twelve-day leave with them. Charles Landon, the Dartmouth son, was at the time in the northeast Atlantic flying a fighter plane. Len has been chairman of the Gas Rationing Panel of St. Louis County, the only board for about z|oo,ooo people. He is also keeping up his work at the Webster Groves Trust Co., Real Estate Loan and Sales Departments.
The sympathy of the class goes to Sid Akerstrom, our new chairman of the class of 1913 Memorial Fund, whose mother died in October. She had been living with Sid and Lillian in Littleton, N. H.
Lt. W. B. Terry Jr. had his private pilot's license before we got into the war and with his degree in Aeronautical Engineering from M.I.T., he has been in the office of Flying Safety, Headquarters Flight Control Command in North Carolina. Bill says his daughter Elizabeth is at Colby Junior College in New London, N. H., and young Stephen is at home with them in Montreal, as he will be sixteen soon and is active in Air Cadets, Hi-Y work, etc. Bill has been on the advisory committee for his industry (hosiery, gloves, underwear) of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. An interesting comment to us is his on Canada—"l must say our various administrators have done a wonderful job."
Robert W. Mungall has quit the General Electric after twenty-three years to take the job of plant manager in a new plant being started in Anaheim, Calif., by the Essex Wire Corporation of California. He went first to the main plant in Ft. Wayne and then on to the Coast. Janet and her husband, with young Bobby, lives in California, and this fact influenced Bob's decision.
Ralph Badger looks forward to the life so many of us want. A couple of years ago he purchased a sizeable dairy farm, about twenty miles north of Hanover, on the Connecticut River. He has a herd of about one hundred Holsteins and has been shipping a large quantity of milk to the college for use by the Naval Training School. He gets to the farm several times a year and later will retire there to live. Pheney hopes that any of the class in the vicinity of Hanover will make a point to visit the farm.
Howard and Alta Ball are proud grandparents of David Kimball Herbert, born June 15 at Chittenden, Vt., where his mother Nancy (Ball) keeps house while his daddy teaches in the Barstow Memorial High School. Dana Ball has been with the General Electric Planning Department for some time at Schenectady, N. Y., where he has been successful.
Raeburn McMahon has his family spread over the country. His oldest son, a second lieutenant stationed at Mather Field, Calif., married in California on December 24 Miss Marilyn Shaw of Stowe; a Wellesley girl and a former national ski champion. His daughter tried for the WAVES but failed, so has a secretarial position in Miami, Florida. The youngest son graduated from the Pasedena Playhouse and was inducted into the Armed Forces the same day. He is now at Texas A. & M. in the Naval Training School.
George McClary's son Nelson '43 is a deck officer on a destroyer in the Pacific. Adelaide Jr. is a lieutenant in the WACmotor transport work. The twins are at home, as they are under age. George, after thinking he had "connected" several times in the past two years, is like so many of us, about resigned to the "too old" category.
Ted Haskell has returned home for a period of convalescence after another spinal operation. The twins are married to Navy boys, one stationed at Quonset Point and the other in Naval Intelligence. Ted Jr. is still with the Winthrop Chemical Co. at Troy, N. Y., as a research chemist. Ma and Pa now live at 90 Maryland Ave., Freeport, Long Island.
Line Wilson and family had to find a new address, which turned out to be 1839 Virginia Road, San Marino, Calif. With the influx of Oakies and Arkies, someone bought the house they rented. Line writes, "This eviction business is pretty serious here because everything is crowded and no place is for rent, so the new address is one we own."
After Harvey went into the Marines (he had expected to be at Dartmouth this year), Capt. Walt Nolan had Irene move to Stratford, Conn., with him, although he is now stationed at Rocky Hill, Conn. Harvey, after his Boot Training at Parris Island, studied electrical engineering at Grove City College, Pa., and is now studying Marine Radar in Texas.
This past summer Lt. Comdr. Al Dessau checked in at Charleston, the headquarters of the Sixth Naval District and noticed that Capt. R. W. Hutchinson (MC-USN) was listed as commanding officer, Post Medical Dept., at Marine Barracks, Parris Island. So Comdr. Rollo promised to bring his wife to Atlanta and spend a week-end with Al stationed there. Rollo is our first Naval captain.
We quote The Standard, a New England Insurance weekly: "Warde Wilkins, assistant manager of the New England Fire Insurance Rating Ass'n, returned to his desk this week after several months' illness. Looking tanned and well after his summer and fall in the country, the popular-rating official plans to take things a little easy at first, but will be in his office every morning."
The secretary wishes to thank all those who sent Christmas cards and messages this year. He didn't have energy enough to address cards this year.
Secretary, Box 2057, Boston 6, Mass. Treasurer, Hanover, N. H.
