1944

January took a healthy bite at our dwindling bachelor ranks; in three fast salvos George Springsteen, Bob Gifford, and ChuckRichardson departed the path of those Indians marching in single file for that of the straight and narrow.

Ed Sullivan's January 3 column noted, "McCall's Helen Flynn marrying Lt. Bob Gifford in February," but didn't go on enough about Helen. A New Yorker transplanted from North Carolina, she's assistant food editor of McCall's with memberships in an avalanche of home economic associations, all of which portends disaster to Bob's program for waistline control. Down with the Fleet Training Group in Key West, Bob will bring his bride back to a palm-shaded island cottage while he winds up his current tour with the Navy.

George Springsteen, a State Department official will be keeping his secrets in the family. His' pretty fiancee, Rosalind Sawyer, is also with the State Department. Their formal alliance is scheduled for May 28. Rosalind's father Ralph Sawyer, Dean of the Graduate School at the U. of Michigan, received an honorary degree from Dartmouth in 1948.

Jack Childs '09 was kind enough to send me the newspaper clipping and photo of ChuckRichardson's future Mrs. Richardson. Rebecca Schmitt of Shaker Heights is one of those really goodlooking society gals, and from what I understand, Chuck has been quite a sporty man-about-town since blowing into Cleveland. With the brokerage firm of Paine, Webster, Jackson and Curtis and a wardrobe indicating he's got a lien against Brooks Bros, or vice versa, Chuck belongs to the Cleveland Skating Club, plays lawn tennis, and is a stalwart of the Dartmouth Club. Rebecca is a Vassal- girl, but unfortunately a few decades after our time.

Another Clevelander, Bob Gilchtist, is happily located at the Cleveland Trust Co. where he's putting his law training to good use. At this writing, he's still with those Mohicans in the single file.

Down in Aurora, Ohio, Tommy Douglas was elected president of the Aurora Kiwanis Club. Tommy and Sue built themselves a pretty fancy castle up there, of good size for their three jet-propelled sons, and with expansion possibilities. Bob Harris is on the same street that Tommy's on. Bob is one of the principals of Jobber News, a monthly publication devoted to the interests of radio and electronics . . . and Cadillac profits.

We have a small investment dub here in Cincinnati. Last September all the jolly members laughed when Don Hinkley sat down and recommended the purchase of Four Corners Uranium Stock. However, good salesmanship, a nice garbling of fast statistics, and accusations of timidity, resulted in the recommended purchase. Today the stock has doubled its value. Shades of Serge Rubenstein.

From Stockholm comes the good word of another Hier heir, young Gary Lovejoy. Fritz reports that Joan, with an Austrian child and a Swedish child, has laid down the law against any African assignment.

Contrary to the Bucky Brandts, West andDottie Shell were well on their way toward producing a girl field hockey team, with three daughters already on board, when Dottie switched signals, and young West Shell III put in his appearance.

In other outstanding accomplishments, Harry Carey was presented with the Weymouth Jay-Cee Distinguished Service Award for 1954 in recognition of his excellent work in heading up the Community Chest Drive and getting it over the hump for the first time. This is an annual award for the most significant contribution to community service. In addition, Harry was elevated to an executive position with the Shawmut Bank, Boston, is president of the Brookhill Civic association, is captain in the Army Reserve, is poppa of three youngsters, and apparently spends less time looking at TV basketball games than the rest of us do.

Up in Rochester, N. Y., Dick Mayberry was appointed assistant to the president of the Haloid Company, manufacturer of photographic products. . . . E. Brand Beacham is Asst. Sales Mgr. of Chipman Knitting Mills with offices in the Empire State Bldg. and a nice home in Bronxville. . . . Rev. John Brown is at the General Theological Seminary down at Chelsea Sq. in N.Y.C. . . . Joe Goldstein is teaching law at the Stanford U. Law School in Palo Alto Dr. Paul Livingston is also in Cal. in Castro Valley.... Dr. John O'Conner is a resident in neurology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore And some more in Cal., Dr. Chuck Secor is an orthopedic specialist in San Rafael George Putokos is with the staff of Robertson & Drummond, Public Accountants, in Alameda, New Mexico.

Dick Ranger motored his new Ford up to Hanover shortly after the Yule. . . . And, of course, Art Saul got back again. Art will take a little time off from the hills early in March to meet Russ Isner in New York City for a bit of a blast.

As with Georgi Malenkov, that's about all.

THE LAST TO GO: Peer Pedersen '45 (front row, second from left) was the last of this groupto renounce bachelorhood. At the party given for him before his marriage to LucyJanuary 8 were (l to r): Bob Fisher '45, Pedersen, Jim Brown 45. Back row. Val Schuler 45,Bob Leslie '46, John Little '45, John Chambers '45, Harry Davidson 44, and a nameless Villanova intruder."

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