1935

Here it is June and herewith, also, the last installment of this column for another season. And since it's appropriate for June we start out this month with notes on love and

marriage. This rumor about Lou Weitz has been offi- cially confirmed by the Cleveland Plain Dealer itself. Says he is engaged to Ann Loeser of Shaker Heights. Ann attended Stephens Junior College and was graduated from the Tobe-Coburn School in New York. No word as to when they plan to be married.

On April 10 in Hartford, Conn., Mary- Elizabeth Harris was married to Paul Hilli. The bride is a native of Hartford and is an alumna of Smith College. Paul is an industrial engineer in association with the Foxboro Company.

An announcement from Edith and FrankSpecht reports the birth of Sally Jean on April 10. The old man didn't waste any time getting his family started.

Another announcement Sally Jane arrived at the home of the Duke Lansberrys on March 28. Duke and Jane report, "We have a little home in Birmingham," and give the address as 17869 Buckingham, Birmingham, Mich.

Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Ad Agency, made some personnel shifts as a result of acquiring some of the General Mills busi- ness in their Minneapolis office. Result: BobbChaney is now the assistant manager and a member of the plans board. Congratulations, sir.

We were delighted to hear from WileyHubbell tb-; other day after a helluva long period of lence. Says he,

"Last you heard I was in Fitchburg, Mass., with General Electric, 1945-1953. Now I'm back in Schenectady (as of May 1) as Manager-Finance of the Company's Industry Control Dept. Family-wise we added another on November 4, '52, with Chris- topher Ferguson bringing the total to two boys and a girl. After years of talk and no action we finally took a winter vacation and spent the last two weeks in Bermuda. Who would guess that I'd have to go that far to run into Bob Ferry. He was burning up the golf course at the Mid-Ocean Club."

Thanks, Hub, and don't wait another seven years.

An article from the New York Times last March (which just arrived in my hands) is headlined, "ARCTIC ICE STUDIED IN CHICAGO SUBURB," and you can just bet your worn overshoe who's involved. Yes sir Dr. Albert L. Washburn, "one of the world's foremost Arctic specialists." Working at tem- peratures that range below zero in a building at Wilmette, leading American and foreign scientists are studying basic problems involved in the defense of our frontier in the North Pole region. And Line is director of the labo- ratory.

From Plainfield, N. J., we hear that MayorCarl Crane has entered his bid for Republican nomination to the State Assembly from Union County. After six years as Mayor it sounds as though Carl is ready to move on to state politics. We were also surprised to hear that the Cranes now have five children the big jump in numbers occurring seven months ago with the birth of twin boys, David and Jona- than.

Back in March, Worcester Junior College out Massachusetts way, began a new course in business principles with Bill Lionett doing the teaching on Tuesday nights. In the daytime Bill is office controller at the Norton Com- pany.

Hal Kennedy (actor, playwright and pro- ducer) who bobs up regularly in the theatrical news from Cape Cod to Hollywood, recently made an appearance in Louisiana before the Lake Charles Knife and Fork Club. The an- nouncement: "Mr. Kennedy will present a humorous commentary on the theater, screen and radio, telling anecdotes stemming from the 32 different positions he has held during his career in the theater." That guy really gets around.

Sumpin' is screwy with the press. In the May issue we quoted the fact that Sel Hannah, that old man who never outgrew his skiis, had placed second in the Combined at the National Senior Ski Championships held at Cannon Mt., Franconia, N. H. Shortly after- wards we received another clipping announc- ing that Sel took first place in both the Slalom and the Combined. (He was a lousy third in the downhill.) Unless there's double-talk going on here, Sel gets better each time the meet is reported. Anyhow, we'll go by the latest news and give ourselves a pat on the back for even knowing a guy that healthy and that good at his age.

Sorry we missed him, but Vic Luneborg was a recent visitor in New York. He managed a visit to the Dartmouth Club which proudly recorded in its monthly bulletin: "The Shreveport public utilities executive sampled the hospitality departments of the Club and found them equal to Louisiana's best." Sounds like a paid testimonial to us.

Had a very pleasant visit with Jerry Spirtg-arn in April. He was up from Washington for a day and we managed a drink together after work. During the past year Jerry had the interesting job of assistant Director of Re- search for the Democratic Party. It involved considerable writing and fact-finding. He also has kept pretty busy with his own law-business and recently was involved in the Senator Mc- Carthy-Greek shipowners deal. I still haven't figured out just where Jerry came into the picture but he was there, believe me.

Well, gentlemen of the class o£ '35, this brings us up to a summer vacation. Hope you enjoy yours. You'll probably enjoy it a bit more if you've sent in your Alumni Fund contribution. If it has slipped your mind, can't you do it now? Thanks, and see you in the fall.

Secretary, Compton Advertising, Inc. 630 Fifth Ave., New York 20, N. Y

Class Agent, 4515 Roxbury Dr., Bethesda 14, Md.