1934

Here's a plenty hot scoop at the time this is written (though it will probably be sorta stale as news by the time this reaches some of you). Anyhow, in case you missed it elsewhere, the Bulletin reports, "In a whoop-de-doop early morning fire, the Nugget was entirely gutted a few hours ago. With a brisk-wind blowing sparks, the Hanover and Lebanon fire companies, aided by a miracle, saved the Howe Library, Inn Garage, and a cluster of other highly inflammable neighboring buildings. The fire seems to have started at the screen end of the building, in the old part of the structure, where an explosion of gases blew out a whole corner Just what facilities are to be used to fill this gap in the curriculum, no one knows."

It cost Dan Colesworthy 30c in stamps to send in his class dues and a note all the way from Port of Spain, Trinidad. He should have been able to rent a private carrier pigeon for that. His news included, . I have been in Port of Spain since last July as assistant manager of our office here. (Alcoa Steamship Cos.) Like the job and the island very much and expect to be here for the duration, then back to our head office in New York. Started 1944 off right by getting my wife and son (age 22 months) here on the Ist " Lt. Bill Stowe frankly admits he hasn't done his duty in keeping us posted on his progress but is most prolific this month .... "To bring the record up to date, militariwise, I was inducted in October of 1942.... Corporal as of March 1, buck sergeant as of April 1 .... on October 16 a 2nd Lt., AC.... thence at once to AAFAIS at Harrisburg, Pa.—our train was wrecked on the way up—for an eight weeks' course .... a few of us were retained on the academic staff, so I'm teaching again for the moment—lieutenants, captains wait vainly for words of wisdom from my lips In the present class is Lt. Dave Hawes as well as some other green graduates." A terse note from Bill Baird, "Am just about to set sail on the high seas Bumped into Hedges last night for the first time in ten years and learned of his salty experience which he appeared to survive in fine shape." Also in an attached note from Grace, a "third" child was mentioned, with our "fool-proof little dandy" filing system showing only two.

A note from Frank Turbett "I'm stationed at the Pentagon Bldg. and use a lot of my time getting to and from work. I've been a ist Lt. since Nov. '43, and can now afford to eat three meals a day." The mother of Mel Earl writes in that Mel is serving as a lieutenant in the Navy and has had a chance to set foot on several continents but still prefers the feel of the U.S.A. Also mention of a wife waiting at home for him, which is- an addition to the '34 family that we were not familiar with. Bob Palmer writes that he and selective service are still jockeying for position, with the middle of February set as the date for his reclassification. Word comes that Charlie Henry has been in Australia since November and that Mayo Cohen is a private in the 79th Infantry at Camp Phillips, Kansas.

In case Scherman doesn't mention it in his Newsletter, he writes, "Got a postcard from Dave Hedges about the newsletter that featured him—it was in his writing anyway, and he said 'I remember Hedges all right, but what house did Pepponi and Highe belong to?'—and was signed Slim Connors, 'oo."

Capt. Russ Davis was married the middle of December to Miss Jean Patricia Kelly in Washington, D. C. As Russ is now stationed in Washington, that will be their home for awhile. Another guy who hasn't been doing his bit to help us keep the records straight is Lt. Harry Gilmore, who casually mentions a "papoose" around their house which he got to visit on a furlough. Harry is now at Orlando, Fla. Ray and Margaret Vickland also forgot to say anything abou't their daughter Virginia who appears to be a chubby young lady of about eight months, from her picture, which was featured on the Vickland's Christmas card. Janice and Dick Houck now have a new set of ration books as they added Janice Bond Houck to their family tree on November 27. Dick adds, "According to Stu Barber's last report before leaving for Naval Air Intelligence work in the South, we were to be just a jump ahead of the Bob Williamson's (in the stork race. Ed.), but haven't heard from Willy yet." It seems that some of my guessing in pastissues has run a little bit wild, but at least itbrought in the up-to-date information onsome of those concerned. Breck DeRiemer isat present the legal eagle for Remington Armsand, with this background, should have notrouble in filling out the income tax form thisyear. It also brought to light that there is nowanother little Deßiemer, name of NewtonBayard, who will be almost a year old by thetime this gets to press. The Deß's go on totell that June and John Lashar now have ayoung Johnnie and Diana to keep them busy.Phil Eckels is still pitching ice around out inKansas, and like most of the rest of us still incivvies, isn't sure just how long the militarywill consider his work more important thanhis ability to pitch a pup tent.

Alfred Levenson has been promoted to the rank of first lieutenant. Frankie Spain has joined the Navy. The Benjamin Platts report the birth of a daughter born January 18, and the Jim Cowans finally come through with some information about their family which now includes a daughter four and one-half years and a son one year. Russ Smart comes through after a long silence with a very newsy letter: "In the summer of 1941 we had our first view of the Pacific when I was teaching at the U. of Oregon School of Education Summer School The next summer I taught the same courses in the same school at the U. of Michigan. .... On October 6, 1942, Susan Stevens Smart was born. As others have found out before us, a baby is a lot of fun and a lot of work (Right! Ed.). . I taught my last class at Merrill—Palmer last month. On the 20th I started to work for Stevenson, Jordan and Harrison, Management Engineers, as a consulting psychologist I had a letter from Neal Richmond two weeks ago, written just before he was to go to a POE. He was enjoying New York as a commuter from Fort Dix."

Another long note from a guy who hasn't been heard from in many moons. Ben Blair writing from a New York address; "I was in patent law in the City for a few years, then went to Washington to become a member of the Federal Bar. Then I married a lady from Poolesville, Md., in September, 1939, and returned to New York to grind out a few more patents For a while I lived near Gene Orsenigo and we saw a lot of each other and now we get together only now and then We have two children, a girl three and one-half and a boy one and one-half."

Have to grab my hammer now and run to make some more boxes! See you next month.

Secretary and Treasurer, General Box Cos. Bx6 S. 16th St., Louisville 1, Ky