1930

Under the dateline of December 30, the Manchester Union carried the following story:

The battle royal between Atty. J. Walker Wiggin of Manchester and Blaylock Atherton of Nashua, Republicans, for the speakership of the House of Representatives will highlight the New Year's Eve gathering here of representatives-elect from all sections of the State for the opening of the 1947 General Court on the holiday..... Since the Republican majority in the House and Senate is overwhelming, the main interest in the Tuesday night sessions is centered in the contest between Wiggin and Atherton. Supporters of these two candidates are claiming a majority (a vote of 137 for one candidate is necessary for victory). Some political observors expressed doubt that either candidate will be able to go into the caucus meeting with a guarantee of 137 solid votes Nomination tomorrow night is tantamount to election on New Year's Day for the Republican aspirants in view of their majority.

The next day the same newspaper carriedthe following screaming headline: "WigginVictor Over Atherton in Battle for HouseSpeaker," which was followed by the followingstory:

Two Manchester men, Atty. J. Walker Wiggin and Atty. Charles H. Barnard, tonight were assured of leadership of the 1947 General Court of New Hampshire when they were nominated by their fellow Republican Representatives and Senators for the offices of Speaker of the House and President of the Senate respectively. Their choice came at the Republican caucus held in the House of Representatives Hall in the State House. Nomination is tanta- mount to election which comes at the opening of the General Court New Year's Day. Wiggin will lead the cumbersome 299 member House of Representatives Speaker-to-be Wiggin and his nomination opponent, Blaylock Atherton of Nashua, conducted a spirited campaign for election over a period of many weeks, and the outcome, while predicted freely in some State House circles for several days, was doubtful in view of the possible change in weather conditions which would prevent many members from attending the pre-opening caucus. Wiggin's vote over Atherton was 143-107. .... Barnard and Wiggin are seasoned legislators, and should easily cope with the task of bringing both Houses of the General Court into early functioning committee groups.

A voter of the State of New Hampshire (although perhaps somewhat prejudiced, being a fellow member of the class of 1930) exclaimed, following the above news, "We all look forward confidently to the future election of Governor Wiggin."

By now it is certainly not news that EddieJeremiah was appointed varsity baseball coach just prior to taking his hockey team on a tour of the West during the vacation holidays. Sportswriters generally acclaimed this appointment. An article by Arthur Siegel in the Boston Traveler read as follows:

The appointment of Eddie Jeremiah as Dartmouth baseball coach ends conjecture as to who. would get the job left open by the death of Jeff Tesreau. There isn't any question that giving the job to Jeremiah clicks with the athletes. They know how well he has handled the Dartmouth hockey assignment, how he not only has the quality of enthusiasm, but also mental alertness and ability to get the most out of his protegees. Individual temperaments never have bothered him and his gift tor making the players adjust themselves is well known.

The class of 1930 takes vicarious pride in Jerry's appointment and the class gives to Jerry the most sincere wishes for success in this additional coaching assignment which we know will surely be his.

Win Durgin reports that things have been rather hectic with him since leaving the Navy in July and gives us the news of the birth of a third son, Michael C. Durgin, last April. Win has returned to the general insurance business in Lewiston, Maine, although he is now living in nearby Auburn One of our scouts reports that Bill Stearns became the father of a second son some time in November, but we are sorry to say that we do not as yet have the vital statistics for the class records.

.... Word has indirectly come to us that CarlJenson, after having been separated from the Army~Air Forces as a Major, with a record of hundreds of flying hours to his credit as an intelligence officer, returned to the HartfordCourant and that his wife is also in the newspaper business with the same paper.

Tom Dunnington's energy is certainly making itself felt in and around Dover, N. H. Tom has been in the real estate business, in which he is continuing his interest, but he has recently purchased the Seavey Hardware Co., Inc., which he intends to personally manage and which carries on a substantial business in that part of New Hampshire An announcement was received in December that Dave McLoud had resigned as a member of the General Counsel's Staff of the Minnesota Life Insurance Company and had, with others, formed a new partnership for the general practice of law at E. 1115-1120 First National Bank Building, St. Paul, under the firm name of Todd, deLambert & McLoud.

In early January Charlie Ranch paid a hurried visit to Boston but did take time to "report in" to your secretary with a telephone call. Christmas for the Rauchs was considerably dampened as a result of Mildred's fall on an icy walk, from which she sustained two broken vertebrae and which necessitated her being in a cast for several weeks. We are glad to report, however, that Mildred is making most satisfactory progress.

Secretary, Herrick, Smith, Donald, Farley & Ketchum 1 Federal St., Boston 10, Mass.

Treasurer, 24 Jennys Lane, Barrington, R. I.

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