1949
A cold fall day with the radio voice of Jack Brickhouse in the background narrating the second Series game. So I skip work this afternoon and kill two birds with one stone by listening and typing simultaneously.
Not an awful lot of poop for you this month. By next month I hope to have attended the Harvard game in Cambridge, so I should have a lot of news from the guys in attendance.
A letter from Brud Becker out in the fair city of Cleveland where he and wife Jane live as Brud works for the Bay State Abrasive Products Company of Worcester, Mass. His job is to drum up grinding wheel business. Brud reports that fellow-Clevelander Warren"Ornie" Ornstein, a recent Law School grad from the University of Michigan is now a G.I. at Camp Breckinridge, Ky. Brud also relates that ex-roomie Paul Barnico is permanently situated in Lynn, Mass., with General Electric. He's an "Aircraft Gas Turbine Accessories Development Engineer," whatever that is.
Had a letter from Lt. Herb Gramstorff over in Germany with Uncle Sam's contingent. He's due back this winter. Before he left last spring he spent a few evenings at Sam Stone's "Cotillion Lounge" in Taunton, Mass. For those interested in a fine spot around Taunton to spend a lush evening, Sam has the answer. Herb also talked on the phone to George Piper down in Chattanooga. The latter was a management trainee for an Egg and Produce Company. ...
A letter from Cpl. Art Wallace out in San Luis Obispo, Calif., where he too is a G.I. draftee. Art's two years are up next month, and needless to say he's not sorry. He s been moved from camp to camp with little progress as far as personal educational gain is concerned. He started in radio school, and after they'd taught him the trade, they proceeded to ignore him in that type of assistance to our services. However, there's no explaining how the army mind works....
I forgot to mention in connection with the letter from Herb Gramstorff that he met fellow '49er Don Krueger. Don is a "records disposal technician for the European Exchange System," or a carpetbagger, as civilian employees are affectionately termed by the military.
Recent Hanover Inn guests were Dick Hook in July, Bill Norwood in September and Wainwright Holt, also in September.
Miscellaneous news.... Bob Alden is a space sales representative for Rug Profits, the trade magazine for floor covering buyers in New York.... Lt. Jay Versfelt is with the 7th Infantry Division in Korea.... Naval Aviation Cadet Charles "Sammy" Kilner recently completed his aircraft carrier qualifications using his SNJ "Texan" trainer. Upon graduation he will win the Navy wings of g01d... .DickElliott was awarded the Master of Arts degree by a Tufts Graduate School (I didn't get which) last June.. .. Sgt. Jack Seiverling has been named recently to a 28th Infantry Division Inspection team which will survey the entire division to determine the combat preparedness of divisional units. ... Bill Griffiths received his Law Degree from Western Reserve University last June. ...Mark Feer was awarded a scholarship for foreign study by Dartmouth to study Economic Development at Gokhala School of Politics and Economics, Paona University in Paona, India. This grant is one of 18 such grants awarded under the Fulbright Act Matt Wayner has received a fellowship by the National Science Foundation which will enable him to obtain further study in the fields of science and psychology.
... Matt Fenton is another who has qualified in his aircraft-carrier training down in the Gulf of Mexico Les Felton received his M.D. degree last June from Cornell University Med School. Reed Parker, a PFC in Germany, wrote a long article for his hometown Benton Harbor, Mich., paper describing his activities in Europe. Reed is right in the middle of SHAPE headquarters, so has seen and heard much of a historic nature Bob MacArthur received his Ensign Commission from the OCS School in Newport in August
Into the social news of the month.... Engagement news centers around the following: Alex Smith of Larchmont, N. Y., to Miss Marian Elizabeth Hall of St. Petersburg, Fla. Sandy is at the University of Cincinnati Medical College Connie O'Brien of Willimansett, Mass., to Miss Pauline Anne Reardon also of Willimansett. Connie is associated with the Pomeroy Coal and Oil Company of Chicopee, Mass.... Dave Jones of Glen Ridge, N. J., to Miss Janet Van Zoeren, also of Glen Ridge. The wedding is to be October 11.. . .
Weddings'. ... Summy Plunkett of New York City to Miss Barbara Meinert o£ Atlantic Highlands, N. J Lt. Mike Marchese o£ Longmeadow, Mass., to Miss Joan Gale of "Wilkes Barre, Pa Noble MacFarlane of Charlottesville, Va., to Miss Claire Zimmerman of Sandusky, 0....Dr. Art Morley of Bronxville, N. Y., to Miss Jeanne Marie Oehrlein also of Bronxville. Lou Gluek was one of Art's ushers Back to the wedding of Summy Plunkett above, I neglected to mention that Fred Springer-Miller was Summy's best man and Doug Burch was an usher John Simpson of Mount Lebanon, Pa., was married to Miss Eleanor Anne Bloom, also of Mt. Lebanon. Jack Ostergaard was an usher at this 0ne.... Don Pardee of St. Albans, L. I., to Miss Muriel Eileen Graf of Huntington, L. I., N. Y....
Additions to '49 families: ... A daughter Cynthia Ann was born June 1 to Mr. and Mrs.Russell Wolfertz A son Gordon Fox was born September 5 to Mr. and Mrs. Robert El'. Kreplin....
That does it for this time. I'm still waiting for your letters to help pep this column up....
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