1913
Merry Christmas to you all from all the officers of the class. May the New Year bring you peace, happiness and prosperity.
Christine N. (Mrs. Keith) Wood has moved from GofEstown, N. H., down to Maiden 48, Mass.,—562 Lynn St., and advises that Keith is still in Portugal.
Tede Haskell is getting along well in Sarasota, Florida, and writes glowing accounts of what he and Dot are doing, especially at Sarasota Beach, Siesta Key, where they "had a cottage during August and September to get away from the mosquitoes (which wear ice picks) in town." They also escaped the hurri- cane. Tede is a grandpa twice, for each of his twin daughters has a boy and all were with the old folks this spring. Dottie's husband has been on a carrier in the Pacific, and Bettie's husband, a captain in the Army Air Corps, piloting a B-29. Ted Jr. flew down to Florida for his vacation in July. He is still with Winthrop Chemical Co. in Troy, N. Y., living in Albany. The girls live on Long Island, N. Y.
For the first game in Hanover this fall, Al Dessau, Chuck Riley, Parker Trowbridge and Nor Catterall were on deck; perhaps more were there that were missed at the Inn. Nor and Dot Catterall drove on up to Whitefield and Jefferson and the morning they returned to Hanover they drove through snow. Fred Page, the Conants and the Frenchs were in town, of course.
T. D. Jewett has made another flying trip to California to see Betty and her family. He saw or talked with Ray Bennett and Joe Dolan, so could report that all on the Coast want a big reunion as soon as possible. It will be in July 1946, so watch for further announcements.
At last some word arrived from Lt. Comd. Carl Shumway—a real letter from the Wilderness, which he describes as "a rugged chain of black-faced towering cliffs, a fantastic desolation of sawtooth mountains rising from the restless, moaning seas to smoking volcanos." He's at Dutch Harbor and already has had all kinds of experiences. On the flight from Seattle to Anchorage, Alaska, he rode up for- ward in the pilot's compartment and for some hours in the co-pilot's seat so had a grandstand view of it all as it was a fine moonlight night. At Adak he ran into friends, while living in a Quonset hut. Better living quarters, however, awaited him at Dutch Harbor, where he even has "wonder of wonders, a bath tub." Much fishing and exploring on Sundays has kept him happy—streams filled with Dolly Varden trout, humpback and silver salmon and along the shore black (salt water) bass, running 2-5 lbs. Shurn is Air Operations Officer at the Naval Air Facility and about December 1 expected to be ordered to other duty.
Capt. Walter Nolan is in New York for three months special duty. Young Harvey is expected home soon and will be headed for Hanover to see about entering. Irene is living in Melrose.
Cap Avery writes that young Dan Avery "who enlisted out of high school in 1940 and went into the paratroops is back after 3 years in the Pacific, 53 jumps, 7 battle or campaign stars, including recapture of Corregidor, Presidential Citation, etc., etc., safe and sound, a civilian again, already married and going to prep school here to get ready for college and mechanical engineering. No more than this could anyone ask." Cap writes also that Dick Avery "now 18 and graduated from high school in June, enlisted in the Navy in July, to be placed on inactive, which leaves us in a quandary, as he is subject to call. Decided that he should take a P. G. course for the time being. He has a great ambition to play college football and is a rather exceptional end. Eddie Pierce (from Maine), his coach, says he is as good as he ever coached. He is a darn good student, too, and there is just one place I'd like to see him go when the Navy business is disposed of, and that's up to Hanover to do the things his old man didn't accomplish."
George and Helen Watts were able to make the trip to Cape Cod again this summer and he and Betty put in most of their time learning to sail an 18-foot knockabout. Gas will now make it possible for golfing trips to nearby North Caroline links.
Ed Sides had a serious operation this past summer, but is now back on the job—had to come back and be a proud grandfather for the third time, a second grandson. He was made district manager of Moore Business Forms, Inc. (a merger of American Sales Book Co. and Oilman Fanfold Corp.) in Worcester, and as his territory includes Hanover he'll be traveling northward frequently.
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