1941

I am writing these notes over Carnival Weekend - only I'm not in Hanover this time - couldn't find an excuse for being up there this winter. So, looking out the window at the rain instead of the snow, here we go into our heap of material accumulated since last month.

Perhaps the most interesting story to come to my attention this month concerns SteveWinship, traveling correspondent throughout Europe for a syndicate of New England newspapers that he developed himself. A story in the Concord Monitor relates how Steve, after several years with the New York Herald-Tribune as copy boy, clerk and then reporter, was offered a job as foreign correspondent. The outbreak of the Korean War changed the plans of the Tribune, so early in 1951 Steve took a combined vacation and leave of absence and went on a six-week tour on the Continent.

He came back determined to create for himself the job that did not exist. And by the first part of 1952 he was ready, forming a tiny syndicate that with good luck would cover the expenses of his project. Writing for a public he knew well - New Englanders - he used the title "Trans-Atlantic" and began to turn out pieces from Paris, Rome and Berlin. Giving up the "heavy" internationally complicated stories, Steve writes about everyday people in all walks of life. Now, in addition to his small New England syndicate of papers, Steve turns out special copy for The BostonGlobe, The New York Herald-Tribune, the Washington Post, Toronto Star and Long Island's Newsday.

Another New Englander, George Denny, is now a life underwriter in the home office underwriting department of the Berkshire Life Insurance Company. Since this is the first chance I've had to get George in the notes I'll fill in his background briefly. After four years in the Navy, he was released from active duty as a Lieutenant Commander in 1946. He then became associated with the Union Mutual Life Insurance Company and served with them in the home office until his recent change.

Major Solomon Lifton, USAF (MC) has been assigned as Chief of the Biological Defense Branch, Preventive Medicine Division in the Office of the Air Force Surgeon General. Rated as a flight surgeon, Maj. Lifton has served as Commanding Officer of the 801 st Medical Air Evacuation Squadron at Tachikawa, Japan and Staff Surgeon for the atomic tests at Eniwetok in the fall of 1952.

News from Harry Maxwell, who now resides in Sharon Hill, Pa., and is Assistant Personnel Manager for the Sun Oil Co. Harry has a future Dartmouth student, Douglas, age 6, running around the house. And incidentally, Harry is still swinging a mean golf stick if any of you Pennsylvanians are in his neighborhood, come spring.

Monk and Barbara Larson have struck it rich again. This time it's another girl, Kim, making it two-to-one favor the female side.

Out in Cincinnati, the president of the local alumni group is Grant Hesser. Grant has three sons and, brother, with tuition rates and other expenses the way they are there's a few expensive years in the Hessers' future. Jack Reed is another Ohioan, a surgeon in Cleveland. The only thing in Cleveland that I can think of badly in need of surgical help are the Indians.

Ray Hall sends word from Tulsa, Okla., that he's one of the associates in Dan P. Holmes & Associates, insurance. Ray's daughter is seven and Ray III ought to be the Dartmouth fullback in about 13 more years. EdPatterson is also living in Tulsa and is Treasurer of the Patterson Steel Company.

Bob Campbell is now vice president and general manager of Rogers Plastics (Canada) Ltd. That's all I've got on it, Soupy. Give me some more news and I'll toss in a commercial. Bud Hart, father of one boy and one girl, is Superintendent of the Red Hook Cold Storage Company in Red Hook, N. Y. Up in Syracuse (oh, brother, that Orange Bowl Game) Johnny White is Assistant to the Comptroller of Bristol Laboratories. Johnny has four daughters and has just completed his second hitch in the Navy. He says there's more room for '41s in Syracuse with him and Bill Morrow.

Continuing with the upstate New York boys, Gil Hurd is now advertising manager of the Hurd Shoe Company in Utica. He's got a mob for the Hanover plains as well with three boys in the family. Chuck Carleton is Assistant Manager of the Overseas Division of Pillsbury Mills.

Ran into a fellow from the Hooker Electro- chemical Co. in Niagara Falls who reported that Tommy Willers (whose yellow convertible will always be remembered) is Comptroller of the company and has a wonderful family of three boys and a girl.

That's all the space I've got till next time. Next month the baseball season will be under way again and spring will be here. Next month then baseball predictions for 1953 and a real old-fashioned sports column.

Secretary, 47 Hook Lane, Levittown, N. Y. Treasurer, 1140 Wightman St., Pittsburgh 17, Pa