1950
The password of the month, classmates and friends, is "greetings," which is particularly appropriate in announcing the elevation of Donald J. Hall to the presidency of Hallmark Cards, Inc., the nation's largest greeting card company. Don has been a director of the company since 1956 and was administrative vice president prior to his promotion. Hallmark does about a $100 million annual business; we (as well as the postal service) wish Don and his Kansas City-based firm continued success in bringing cheer into homes around the world.
Dr. Richard O. Peach has written of the warm greetings extended him by the towns people of Olney, Ill., where he recently assumed the duties of pathologist in the laboratory of the community hospital. Spouse Hilda handled the family move from Milwaukee with cool, calm and collected efficiency - five children included - and now assists Dick with some of his reports and serves as a Girl Scout leader in this southeastern Illinois community.
Your retired scribe, Scotty Olin, has sent in news from both the midwest and far west. On March 18 numerous '50s and their wives turned out for the Dartmouth Club of Chicago's annual President's Dinner, co-chairmanned by Chuck Solberg and Dave McLaughlin '54; helping out with the housing arrangements for the glee club were Chuck's wife "Tommy" and Hugh and Jane Brower. Included in the gathering that evening were Herb and Carol Ray, Dick and Mary Frey, Tom Rowe, Jay and Mary Buck, Bill and Joan Sholten, George (Duke) and Val Duffy, Don Brown, and Hanover-based Jim Stevens. The next week S.C.O. turned up at the San Francisco gathering, where the list of sponsors and patrons of the glee club concert included Fritz Jewett, Dave Taylor, and Dave Bull. Later, Scotty rode on a plane from San Diego with Major Phil Gross, who now is stationed in the San Francisco area.
In his capacity as the newly-elected Vice President for Sales of the Milbar Corporation, Cleveland, Merritt Osborn will be responsible for developing sales of his company's line of hand tools throughout the United States. Merritt joined the Milbar firm only four years back as sales manager. Before that he was assistant sales manager of the Heller Brothers Company, a special representative for Bostich Inc., and assistant treasurer of Economics Laboratories in St. Paul, Minn.
Rick Miller, whose name may be familiar as a most willing recipient of class dues, has forwarded several notes of interest which were enclosed with remittances. RogGaylord has moved with wife and two daughters up the California coast from L.A. to 863 Patricia Way, San Rafael, and is a commuter from this Marin County community to the S.F. advertising offices of Foote, Cone & Belding. Dave Hitchcock elaborated that his move with wife Lee and four children to Chevy Chase, Md., after two years in Vietnam and six in Japan with the U.S. Information Agency, involves a USIA position as desk officer for Japan, Korea, and Okinawa. Dave sees State Department official Bob Melone, who specializes in African work, quite frequently. BillPatten wrote of his seven years of teaching at Brandywine High School, near Wilmington, Del.; the Pattens with their three children live on R.D. #5, West Chester, Pa. Bob McConaughy of 2193 Laird Way, Salt Lake City, reported a delightful visit at the McConaughy's guest ranch in Jackson, Wyo., last summer of Dr. Bill Collins and family of South Dartmouth, Mass., and hopes to see many more classmates there in the years to come.
Harold (Bud) Bray has been promoted to assistant manager of the Wells Fargo Bank's Sunnyvale, Calif., office. Another promotion is that of William Henderson III to master sergeant, U.S. Army, while serving with the Headquarters and Support Company, 47th Medical Battalion, Ist Armored Division. Bill and wife Joan are living at Fort Hood, Texas.
Another faithful forwarder of facts is Class Agent Sandy McCulloch. Although Sandy's team of regional and assistant agents showed an excellent enlistment and reen- listment record, at least two fellows reported that geographical problems prevented their joining this group: CDR. Joe Simone is on Navy duty in the western Pacific, and Hugh (Cal) Minor believes that he is the only full-blooded Hanover Indian in Jamaica, 8.W.1., where he, Cynthia and their three children have the mailing address of P.O. Box 247, 2-A East St., Kingston. Cal is manager of Texaco Caribbean, Inc. for Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Cal rarely has the opportunity to see classmates except for Bob Funkhouser; the Minors and the Funkhousers recently had a fine European vacation together.
News from the New England region commences with a very sorrowful announcement from Springfield, Mass., involving the untimely passing of Russ Chase, the details of which appear elsewhere in this or a subsequent issue. Russ' career as an insurance man and civic leader was exemplary; the Class has suffered a great loss in the death of a fine classmate and citizen. The complimentary remarks about Russ which were received from Jim Martel, his roommate for three years, can be echoed many times.
Jim also is in the insurance business, representing the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company as a general agent, with offices in the Beneficial Building, Wilmington, Del.
In the north country, recently there was an exhibit at Colby College of books produced by the Stinehour Press. Located in Lunenberg, Vt., this company which RodStinehour acquired in 1950 as a one-man operation has grown into a three-building facility which has produced a number of volumes selected by the American Institute of Graphic Arts for honors; one has been included in a showing of the best printing and design of the century.
Another business evidencing growth is the William F. Sullivan Insurance Agency in Worcester, Mass. Bill Sullivan's enterprise recently expanded to new first floor quarters at 21 Elm Street, and also has a Boston branch.
We'll conclude this issue with a new address for Class Chairman John L. Dwyer; our big chief's teepee now is 626 Pawnee Lane, Franklin Lakes, N. J. 07417. If you can't raise him by tom-tom or smoke signals, use the phone number of 201-891-3188.
Tor Arneberg '50 (I) took first honors inthe annual Rochester, N. Y., Cup Slalomski races and Wally Ashnault '53 (r) wasthird. Tor has recently been moved backto Rochester by Xerox Corporation fornew duties as the manager of businessproducts and systems marketing.
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