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The summer of 1967 saw the end of two droughts in our New England region: that of moisture and that of first-division American League baseball. The combination of adequate rainfall (mostly on weekends) and the strong resurgence of the Red Sox, produced overgrown lawns, a bumper crop of ragweed, and a vastly expanded sportsminded audience at Fenway Park and viewing TV. But we've ordered fine, sunny Saturday afternoons for the fall season, so hope to see many of you in the stands when the Big Green teams go into action.
Perusing the late spring and summer news about classmates, this is the first opportunity we've had in this column to offer David B. Davis our heartiest congratulations on being awarded a Pulitzer Prize in the general nonfiction category for his book "The Problem of Slavery in Western Culture." Joe Medlicott gave Dave a Special Wah-Hoo-Wah in a late spring newsletter, and it certainly deserves repeating here. The book was one of the six final nominees in history and biography for the National Book Award, and also won the "Saturday Review's" annual Anisfield-Wolf award in race relations. Dave, who is Ernest I. White Professor of History at Cornell, was scheduled to spend a month during the summer teaching in India on a Fulbright grant.
Francis M. Austin Jr. has been promoted to assistant vice president of the New York Telephone Company, serving on its operating staff after having been the general traffic operations supervisor. That doesn't mean that you fellows living or working down his way should buzz him personally when the telephone circuits don't perform as expected; just remember that come the Princeton weekend, he lives on North Road in Tigertown.
Another announcement in the communications world is that of John B. Van Zoren's appointment as credit manager, North America, of the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation. John joined the ITT system after a number of years with the National Distillers and Chemicals Corp.; 4 Mitchell Street, Glen Ridge, N. J., continues to be home for John, Marilyn, and their four youngsters.
In Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Paul R. Rouillard has been promoted to assistant vice president and secretary of the Adirondack Trust Company. I wonder if Paul, Dorothy and their three daughters at 204 East Avenue notice the presence of the current generation of Hanover bucks during the weekend invasions of Skidmoreland.
Another note in the banking world is that William M. Miller has been elected a member of the Shelton, Conn., advisory board of the Derby Savings Bank. Insurance is his main business, however, as Bill is a partner and insurance agent with Miller Associates in Shelton and is vice president of the J. H. Bartholemew Agency in Ansonia; he also is state membership chairman of the Connecticut Association of Independent Insurance Agents. Among his other community activities he serves as corporator of the Griffin Hospital,, assistant treasurer and trustee of the Hewitt Memorial Hospital, and is president of the Derby-Shelton Boys Club. Bill and Joyce reside at 137 Willoughby Road in Shelton.
In Milwaukee, John A. Marson of 9071 North Lake Drive has been elected assistant vice president and director of purchases and material control of the John Oster manufacturing Company. It seems to me that among his company's products are items which are most helpful in mixing certain liquid concoctions and in preparing other things of caloric content.
In ceremonies at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas, on May 17, Lawrence B.Perry, M.D. was promoted to lieutenant colonel. Larry is assigned to the Brooke Army Medical Center at the Fort.
The Lions Club of Middletown, Conn., has installed David W. Reier as its president this year. Dave is a partner in Bull Metal Products, a Middletown manufacturing firm.
Raymond T. King has been elected an assistant secretary of the Insurance Company of North America. He has been serving as director of sales at INA's Philadelphia headquarters. Ray, who is a member of the Class of 1950 Executive Committee, and wife Joan oversee the activities of their five children on Morris Road, Ambler, Pa.
Rotarians in Plymouth, Mass., had the pleasure of hearing geophysicist RobertHutchinson speak at a spring meeting on aspects of the aerospace program. Bob is a resident of nearby Duxbury.
A lengthy and interesting AP article with a May dateline from Paris included mention of the activities of Leonard Radio, who went to France to study at the Sorbonne ten years ago and now is assistant director of the American Center for Students and Artists. This facility is a center utilized by more than 5,000 people annually for classwork, workshops - and parties. 122 Ave. de Wagram, Paris, is Len's address; I'm sorry we didn't get this item into the column before the vacation season.
A. Robert Tredwell has been elected assistant secretary and promoted to the post of director of insurance of the Continental Baking Company in Rye, N. Y. Bob has been assistant to the director of insurance for two years, following duties in insurance and accounting with the Shell Oil Company. His home is 11 Lawrence Farms Crossway, Chappaqua, New York.
Eugene A. Ulrich, also of Chappaqua, has joined the Sinclair Oil Corporation as corporate auditor. Gene is a CPA and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He, Carol and their two children reside at 101 Douglas Road.
To conclude this initial column of the year, an announcement from the west coast involves the appointment of Richard S. Ribble as assistant vice president and manager of Home Savings and Loan's Hollywood branch office on Hollywood Blvd. Dick and Nan live at 8148 Mannix Drive in the Laurel Canyon section of Hollywood.
Secretary, 19 Claybar Dr. West Hartford, Conn. 06117
Treasurer, 281 Pondfield Rd., Bronxville, N. Y. 10708
