1938
Life gets so complicated for the Jim Cotter family of Boston that the clan must split up at the Harvard-Dartmouth game and root for both teams. One of the Cotter lads attends the Crimson, but the Old Man must have outshouted Junior to the Big Green victory.
From Holden, Mass., Bob Hallock writes that he is Superintendent of Training and Accident and Liability Sales for the Massachusetts Protective Association and Paul Revere Life. Always felt Bob and Paul had something in common. The Baker belfry motivated Robert while it was North Church for Paul. Bob and Mary have three young ones: Bob Jr., fifteen; David, twelve and Diane, seven.
Bringing you up to date on George Payne, he's Secretary-Treasurer of Virginia Restaurant, Inc. and "is still looking for a member of the class to visit Omaha on a big expense account." Now this is not an ordinary eatery, George points out. It is the largest, 24-hour restaurant west of Chicago; established in 1893 and AAA approved. A Commander in the Naval Reserve, George heads the Restaurant Association of Nebraska. Peggy and he have two sons, Nicky, nine and George, six.
Roy Duckworth has been named Classified Advertising Manager of the New York Daily News. Congratulations, Buddy.
Down near the Alamo, Dan Marshall is a Division Manager of Sears Roebuck, lex writes that he is teaching a night class in selling; belongs to the San Antonio Investment Club, the Sales Executives Club, Breakfast Club and the Phi Delta Theta alumni. There are four young Marshalls, Susan, eighteen, and three boys, Wink, thirteen and twins, Scott and Kent, six.
King Van Denburg is Assistant Publisher. The American Automobile, McGraw Hill International Corp. That's not half the news about King. He and wife, Edith, have a spanking, brand new son. Born this October 26, he is christened Hart. His big brother is eighteen and a senior at Appleby College, Canada, as well as a candidate for the Naval Academy. King had seven years overseas with McGraw-Hill and now lives in Babylon, NT. Y., where he sails with the family.
Sam Wakefield is Vice President and General Sales Manager of the Quality Park Box Company in St. Paul, Minn. "We make all types of set-up gift boxes, folding boxes and printing of all kinds." They also make envelopes of all kinds, shapes and sizes. (Ed. Note: It's been so long since we have heard from you, Sam, we are glad to give the plugs for boxes, printing and envelopes.) Sam and Margaret have a son, Sandy, also Jr., and a daughter, Margaret, sixteen.
Dick Nelson of Los Angeles has been appointed Vice President of the Philadelphia Carpet Company with Headquarters in New York. ... or how a guy gets off the Freeways onto the Parkways.
Dave Hosmer writes that he has a heel for a Boss, "but it is always like that when you work for yourself," he says. (We agree.) Dave is running a nice little business in the Patrician Knitting Co. in Syracuse. He has room to roam on the job; hunts now and then, but thinks he should carry binoculars instead of buckshot; complains about taxes, big government and philosophers of something for nothing. On the other hand, Dave likes Bob Blackman and welcomes some gridiron defeats.
Hollingworth indicates he's ready to make a move from Elgin, Ill. He's shopping for a post as Plant Manager or Manufacturing Manager of a medium sized concern.
Hamilton B. Mitchell is Vice President and Director of the Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation. Ham has three sons, John, Tom and Bill. He is a Director of the Westchester County Association and the Sales Executives Club of New York, and a Commissioner of Pelham.
Bob Faegre may have the class record for trips to Europe in the last ten years; except for some of our Fly Boys. He's been over ten times. Bob is President, Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company. He complains of not seeing enough of old friends and that "the world is getting, too small too fast." Bob and wife, Shirley, have two daughters, Molly fifteen, and Page, twelve, and a son, Robert.
It is rare enough that we hear from Bob Hallock, but rarest when one of his buddies communicates at the same time. So it is with John Adams of Shrewsbury, Mass. John is Assistant Manager of the John D. Adams Die Company of Worcester where he is in the Racquettes as one of Greater Boston's ablest squash players.
Bill Wiggins writes that he saw Hanover this fall. He's in the insurance business, Kinsel-Wiggins Agency, Birmingham, Mich. A son, Bill III, twenty, is in the Army. Marilyn is now sixteen and Chris is eight.
Word has been received from Washington, D. C., that Stanton Brown died there on October 15, after a long illness. Although ill at the time, the Ex-FBI Man and State Department Foreign Officer attended our last reunion.
Secretary, 2945 Fairmount Cleveland 18, Ohio
Treasurer, Hunter Lane, Rye, N. Y.
