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Well, here we are again, November already with us and Christmas just around the corner. (With the usual youthful impatience, Christmas has been just around the corner to the three Bankart kiddos since last December 26.)
Let's start with the balance of the summer news that we didn't quite complete in October. On the Fourth of July, Miss Barbara Wank of Brooklyn was married to Dr. LloydMarkson, also of Brooklyn and a dentist by profession. To keep it in the family his new bride received a degree from the Columbia University Dental School where she is now an instructor. After attending Dartmouth, Lloyd was graduated from McGill University Dental School and served in World War II as a captain.
Robert E. Ulman has been appointed personnel manager of The Nestle Co. in White Plains, N. Y. Bob took postgraduate work in personnel relations at the Columbia School of Business Administration. He came to Nestle last January from Mack Truck where he was field personnel director.
Emil A. Petke, prosecuting attorney and town counsel for the town of Plymouth, Conn., was appointed deputy coroner of Litchfield County last July. Emil is a former judge of probate and a member of the State Judicial Council.
Last year we reported at length in one of these columns on the very interesting and extensive dramatic and operatic activities of our insurance salesman, Carl Spengeman. New honors are being heaped on his head. This past summer he was elected president of the Montclair Operetta Club of which he is a life member.
Here's a brief profile on another New Jerseyite, Roy Ruether, who, last we knew, was raising cattle. With a background of selling sugar and farm equipment and experience in both beef and dairy cattle farming, Roy took over the ownership of the former Louis A. Gray farm machinery firm in Belvidere, N. J., last April. Four years after college Roy was associated with the sales department of the American Sugar Refining Co. in Baltimore and Boston. While with the firm he bought a 92-acre dairy in Upperco, Md. This got him interested in farming and later he raised a commercial beef cattle herd in East Berlin, Pa. Returning to New Jersey, he became a salesman for G. H. Hill & Co., a farm machinery dealership, a position he held until taking over management of the Belvidere firm. Roy's hobby has been flying and he formerly owned his own plane in which he and Ruth used to buzz all around the East, including trips to New York City. The responsibilities of his own business however aren't expected to leave him much time for making like the birds.
Up in New Hampshire, the Manchester Union Leader recently carried an imposing photograph of the Upton family the occa- sion, the appointment of Robert W. Upton to the U.S. Senate. Shown with their father were Dick '35 and Fred '39. Both sons are associated with their dad in the practise of law, and Dick, as you know, has been active in State government and Republican politics. Nice note from Ralph Specht:
"Still living in Collingswood, still with United Shoe Machinery in Phillie, and still with the same family count Ralph Jr., 5, and Susan, 3. Trudie and the youngsters spent most of the summer on the Jersey Coast at Beach Haven Terrace and I joined them on weekends. Doris and John Glavis and their daughter had a cottage a half block from us so John and I had a good opportunity to discuss Dartmouth and '35ers while enjoying the warm sun and cool ocean swimming. I can smell the tomatoes cooking for Campbell's Soup at Camden every morning while driving to work, which means that Bob Kugler must be pretty busy these days. Haven't seen him in some time."
Lots of publicity broke recently for MacMcCarthy who, on the first of October, left the Douglas Leigh enterprises to head up his own public relations firm. It will be known as Milburn McCarthy Associates with headquarters at 270 Park Avenue, N. Y. Although leaving his post with the Leigh outfit, Mac will handle public relations for two principal Leigh accounts Douglas Leigh, Inc. (spectaculars and blimps) and Leigh Foods (Flamingo Frozen Orange Juice and other frozen food products). Anyone who knows anyone who needs help in public relations get in touch with Mac he can use some new business.
Television Magazine in their September issue had an article on CBS executives which included a photo and copy on Harry Ackerman, vice president in charge of network programming in Hollywood.
Last September 23 the opening class dinner at the Dartmouth Club in New York turned out the following: Joe Parachini, Bill Davidson, Ted Steele, Al Ritchie, Hall Colton, SidDiamond, Maury Rapf, Reg Bankart, ArtFisher, Al Sherwood, Ernie Draper, Em McMullen and Mac McCarty.
Bill Davidson is a newcomer to the New York group, having recently moved from Chicago to Port Washington, L. I. He's working in Brooklyn with the Davidson Company, a family business which is associated with the Linotype organization. Although we didn't get a chance to spend much time with Bill we did pick up the information that he has six kids ranging in age from 8 to 18. That must be a handful.
Maury Rapf is still living in New York and currently keeps himself occupied writing for cartoon commercials on television. He rented Doc Chambers' home in Hanover this past summer for the family vacation, a place he loves to return to and where he lived for several years after departing the Hollywood life.
Em McMullen tells us that Al Keenan has been in Denmark for the last six months as part of his job with Moore-McCormack lines. Em also says that Marsh Frost has recently been spending time in Mexico in connection with his insurance work. Seems Em knows all the world travelers.
The Tear Bag recently reported that JohnGregory had been made a partner in the Frederick S. Bacon Laboratories of Watertown, Mass. To that we add the following: During the war John was a Sections Chief in the Chemical Warfare Service Development Laboratories at M.I.T. and for the past seven years has been in charge of the Bacon Laboratories Rubber and Plastics Division. He is a Director of the Elastomers and Plastics Group of the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society and is Chairman of the New England Paint and Varnish Production Club. Thought I'd put all that in so you could say it out loud it's quite a mouthful. It's also rough to type. And I'll bet his wife has as much trouble getting him to paint that old kitchen chair as my wife has with me.
Just so you won't think we're sitting still„ herewith an interim report on our plans for the Twenty-five Year Gift. Sid Diamond has been working closely with your executive committee and the college as Chairman of the Fund. Financial details and legal technicalities have now been completed and you all will be hearing from Sid in the very near future.
Recent lucky visitors to the Hanover Inn include: Dr. and Mrs Frank Elliot on from Glencoe, III., Mr. and Mrs. Al Cline who came all the way from Walla Walla, Wash., where Al is on the faculty of Whitman College, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shaw who checked in from Brooklyn. Last address we had for Charlie was Washington, D. C. Can anyone straighten us out on where the Shaws happen to be living at present?
That covers it for another month. Thanks for being with us and let us hear from you. It helps a lot.
PARIS BELLES: Hugh Wolff '25, who works with NATO in Paris, is shown with his dainty daughters, Martha, 4, and Gretchen, 3.
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