1950
Remember when the country needed a good five-cent stogie? Pretty soon we'll be able to state that all would be well if we could send a post card for a nickel! Until then, you can transmit news and views on the four-cent variety or live it up with a memo in an envelope posted with a Coke. During the recent yule several injuns took advantage of the 1962 prices to forward data on damsels and lads newly arrived in the fold.
DIAPER DIGEST
Unusual? Unique? Uncanny? Unbelievable? Utterly! We have ten babes to report ... and only one girl-san in the lot. She was a twin at that, so let's start with the double-header. Charlie and Dodie Abbe became parents of John and Kim, apparently, around October judging by the photos. "Steve Biddie '51 acted as host at the picnic" (i.e., officiated at the delivery). "What a way to finally have a girl!" said Chollie. Elder Abbes are Steve, Jeff, and Chris.
August (?) arrival around the Motor City was Ace, fourth child for A. C. "Dick" and Joy Dickson. The rest of clan includes Chip (9), Bart (6), and Joy (2). December 7 was natal day for Peter Clarke Harned in New York. Jack and Jill Harned probably skipped the Tiger Town to-do since Bob and MaryKilmarx reported this new heir and attendance at the game with Dick and Liz Hollands. Or is that an unwarranted presumption? Greetings from Louisville revealed the birth of Thomas Howard, a son for Warrenand Barb Cox on December 12. Warren teaches at the School of Medicine, University of Louisville. Other offspring are Warren Jr. (11½, Melinda (10), and Charles (6½).
Picture of a wee one implies the arrival recently of a Junior since the card was signed Leslie and Steve Flemer Sr. Another potential class of '84 member is Mai III, son of Malvern and Adrianne Hill. September 29 is the birthdate for Charles Parker Moore. Betty and Jim Moore started their family with a daughter, Melinda, and added a son, Hunter, before the 1962 deduction.
Our editorial license a couple of seasons ago led us to suggest that Izzy and IsabelStahl might name another child "Dizzy" since their first son was Izzy Jr. They decided to take a new tack, however, and number two is Charlie.
"We've just been transferred back to New York and are in the process of fixing up a little Cape Cod house in Darien," write Whitand Pris Williams. "Our family is now expanded to Lynn (5), John (3), and David (1). All are blond, blue-eyed, noisy, and hungry. Saw many at Princeton including Rick Miller, Bill Ferguson, Rog Frechette, Stew Young, Bill West, Dick Echikson, Al Harquail, and Clift Whiteman. End of a fabulous season!"
End of the infant info. Also fabulous.
AD ALLEY
We are likely to mention only a small percentage of the sales-in-print fraternity this month, but to begin with let's note that Bill Dey has been made an account supervisor with Foote, Cone & Belding in New York. ... George Duffy brought Val, kinder, canine, and attache case from the Twin Cities to Chi last June when he became the exec at Ladd, Wells, & Bentley on the First Federal Savings & Loan account. ... Caught Alex Hoffman's promotion to product manager for Lever's Wisk in the September 5 New York Times.
Charlie Gardner is a senior writer at Lennen & Newell, same shop that Bob C. Kelly hangs his hat at. How badly can you butcher the grammar? Bob Allcott is president of Advertising & Public Relations, Inc., in Rutland.
GOVERNMENT GUYS
Grapevine reports indicate Bill Frenzel won his race for a seat in the Minnesota house of representatives. ... Tony Ambrose was named legislative assistant to a New Jersey assemblyman almost a year ago. Not news but nice to know. Tony is a partner in the law firm of Dunn and Ambrose.
Major Chuck Little is with the Fleet Marine Forces, 2nd Battalion, H & S Company, Camp Pendleton, Calif. ... Cdr. Joe Simone can be reached in the Navy Section, U. S. Military Training Mission, APO 616, New York. ... Another APO (this one, #39) address is Major Frank Lion. He's in the 3rd Armored Division, HQ Combat Command "C."
Also overseas, Dave Hitchcock is director of the cultural center at Fukuoka, Japan, for the USIS. He can be reached through APO 929, American Consulate, San Francisco.... Around the nation's capital, Bob Hartshorn is archives assistant with GSA, U. S. Civil Service, Central Research Room, National Archives, and Al Washburn, living in College Park, Md., joined one of the research projects run by NASA.
TECHNOLOGY TALES
Gerry Breyton works for Pan Am at Patrick AFB as project engineer. ... Many moons ago, like maybe last June, CharlieSolberg was made sales engineer at Stevens Engineering Company, Chicago, suppliers of electrical components to equipment manufacturers. He'd been with Westinghouse. The small fry include Chuck II, Margaret, Dorothy, and Sally. ... Jack Morton, you may recall, gave up school teaching to enter the lobster biz. A pedagog at heart? Must be since he's now an instructor for IBM's Education Center in Washington and living in Alexandria, Va. Daughter Julie is nigh unto four and Jonathan is a yearling.
Jack Avery is vice prexy for Avery Engineering Co. in Cleveland where he engineers and sells air conditioning. He and Joan are planning on the fifteenth reunion. Wonder if they'll bring their boys, Tom who was born August 28, 1958, and Bill, a 1959 Thanksgiving Day arrival. Jack doubles in brass as an instructor for Dale Carnegie one night a week.
From down in Dixie we hear that Bob Day is completely boxed in these days, but 1 in a very favorable way. Bob has been named assistant sales manager for Union Bag-Camp Paper Corporation's new multi-million-dollar corrugated box plant being constructed near Atlanta, Ga. He will also continue to serve in a similar capacity for the firm's box plant in Savannah. Bob has been employed by Union Bag-Camp Paper Corp. for ten years. His new headquarters will be in Atlanta. He and his wife are now living at 789 Briarcliff Road in that city.
FINANCIAL FOLK
Old roomie Herb Ray came back from a year-end ski jaunt to find himself in a challenging new assignment with the First National Bank of Chicago where he's been made Assistant Director of Personnel. First chore is a junket to Hanover, supposedly to interview MBA men but the timing seems ripe for a visit to Stowe, too! Congrats, Unca Herb!
Northern Trust veep Jay Buck has a new pile of stones in Winnetka. ... Bob andHelen TredweH got off the traveling auditor kick and can now enjoy their Scarsdale abode after a couple of years in motels with Shell Oil. Bob's working on insurance at home base in New York.
Need some inside info on blue chips? In Seattle try Stan Frederick, assistant manager and regional rep for Francis I. DuPont. ... Local competitor is Jim Jones who sells for Harris, Lapham & Co. ... New Yorkers can try either Dick Tillson, security analyst for Arnold Bernhard & Co., or broker StanNelson at Merrill Lynch.
If it pays off, squander the "killing" at the annual '50 feed on March 13 at the New York D Club. Dick Echikson, natch, makes the plans.
See you there???
Charlie Abbe '5O (left) is the fatherof twins. Sharing the glory is fellowNew Hampshireman Dr. Steve Biddle '51who delivered the new Abbe offspring.
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