1927

Word from U.S. Steel Company announces the retirement of Vice President Howard J. Mullin after a distinguished career of forty years. Joining the company following graduation, he served in sales capacities in Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Kansas City, New York, and in 1957 moved to Pittsburgh as assistant vice president of sales, and was elected vice president of sales in 1959. He was chairman of U.S. delegation to Economic Commission for Europe Steel Committee at the United Nations, Geneva in 1953 and again in 1960. Word is that Howard and Edna will continue living in Pittsburgh, he promises more word later on his plans.

From a change of address notice it looks like retiring class president Bob Stevens may have hung up his General Motors track shoes, location now Londonderry, Vt. We'll try and get more details for you. Woody Burgert retiring as a Chicago banker, all of which makes one wonder how many of us are left keeping the grindstone warm with our noses.

You'll be interested and happy to know that Evie Hitchcock, Hitch's widow, has decided to continue his business, is now president, and is going to continue '27 associations. Amy and George Woelfel last heard from in Salzburg, Austria. Tom Gillespie, class questionnaire bird-dog, tells us his wife's health will probably cause him to miss fall reunion. Hope all goes well, Dot. Tom says he ran into Lewis DeWolfe recently in Cranford.

Sam Wormser reports the following from Ed Wyckoff "Tell Bruce, Coggy, Doane and Charlie I look very young and I am very agile." He is busy running his company, Jet Chemicals. Hale Ham sends along greetings and regrets that he couldn't stay all the way through the 40th too much medical school activity.

Rev. F. Everett Abbot, now vicar at St. Mary's Church in Washington, D. C., returned to his former parish at Lanesboro, Mass., this summer to help them observe their 200 th anniversary. Insurance News reports on the distinguished career of R. A.(Mike) Furbush, president of American National Insurance Company, Galveston, Texas. Mike is very active both in the industry and the community. He is a member of the board of trustees of the National Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation, on Univerity of Texas board, v.p. of Galveston Chamber of Commerce and many boards.

Don Megathlin just elected to the board of American Marketing Association, Boston Chapter. Doane Arnold reports that his godson Joseph is about to be appointed general counsel for U.S. Department of Commerce. Quite a job for a young man. Joseph incidentally, is son of Charles W. Bartlett.

Bob Bliss recently elected President of Gazette Printing Company and South Wisconsin Radio,, came to Long Island in September to consult on mural sculpture (?). Bill North's epic "The Old Pine and the New" is going on sale at Dartmouth Bookstore this fall. Proceeds to the College.

Ev Wilder and Eula report the completion of the first year of the new four-year college, Calvary College, Letcher, Ky., for which they have been working so devotedly.

New York Times carries the picture of a most attractive girl with the announcement of marriage of Carol Jane Baker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Baker Jr. of Painesville, Ohio, to Thomas Steele Darnell Jr. of Birmingham, Ala.

Long way around but Bob Williamson sends copy of Oklahoma City Petroleum Club News reporting the first granddaughter of Fred Fellingham of Denver, Colo.

Your 40th Report and Scrap Book still getting a few straggling questionnaires, — I better get it printed before the 40th year runs out.

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