1937
We've still got a news-hangover from summer. Back in June while the writer was scraping paint off the front of the house comes a toot from a flashy convertible in the driveway. Taffy and Carl Noyes happily took an hour off from the Dana Hall graduation ceremonies in which daughter, Dorothy was involved. It was a hot day, no swimming pool, so we settled on a GTO (ginandtoriic) on the patio which was welcome relief for all.
Also we have not had time to mention Dave Camerer's newest book "25th Reunion" which our ex Tuck School son sent us as a present. While in Hanover we talked with the bookstore where they had the front window well displayed and they said the book was going pretty well but they were still waiting for Dave to come up and autograph a few. For people like us who were on the scene at the time you'll find many references to familiar places and names although some are cleverly disguised like Carl Ray for instance. The book is good reading and a neat conversation piece in any classmate's library.
You have read in the Mint Bag of the reciprocal weekend visits between the Bankarts and the Rog Aliens where we swam in their ocean and then took them up to BillBrown's ocean in Gloucester. Jane was helping out at the store so there was little time to talk. Said she missed politics and might be tempted to go back if enough daughters leave the fold. Any of you ex locals who remember the clambake on the Brown estate some years ago will be sorry to hear they sold that 22-room home and have moved cross town to smaller quarters. This entails an immense amount of adjustment especially in bathrooms. It looked like Bill was going to have to start shaving in the office. He was working on his swordfishing boat that they have relaxed on for years taking part in various fishing derbies. Following that we bought a ten pound lobster and headed home. That's the way to get lobster, enough for several people and contrary to opinion they are not tough. Get a sledge hammer to break the claws!
Our son, Dick, currently living in Chicago employed by Armour & Company, wanted us to come see him so for our first vacation since 1954 Katie and I flew out for a week's visit. Stayed two nights with her relatives, two in Milwaukee with an old girl-buddy of hers, and two with my cousin, Norman '29, in Western Springs. The Milwaukee trip Propagated a get-together with the Bosworths as guests for dinner at their club then back to their lovely home on Lake Michigan seeing is believing! Certain facets of confusion reigned there due to the pending wedding of their daughter but everything was delightful and they are excellent hosts. While in Western Springs we called Fred Castle who is up to his ears in a new venture and claimed nonattendance at our fall reunion though otherwise heralded. Jack Devlin lived two streets away but we couldn't rouse anyone. Also we made contact with Fred Asher but a get-together with them was not possible due to Fran being temporarily incapacitated and this was a great disappointment. We climbed aboard the jet for the magic carpet trip back to Boston and soon found that the handsome young man next to Katie was Parker Llewellyn, son of John '3B, on his way back to Harvard Business School.
Couple of weeks ago we got a call from Jean and Bill Breitinger, in town to install son, Tom, at Tufts University. This occasioned a joint dinner at Ken's Steak House and a highly enjoyable evening. Their first comment was they read in the Mint Bag we were moving but it turned out to be that Judy Bosworth was moving to Wellesley although it read both ways. How about that, ole Rog? We told Bill to look around Ken's he might find somone he knew in that big and popular restaurant. Sure enough, Parker Llewellyn again. His dad and Bill were on the same swimming team!
We noted a letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal last spring signed by one John Follett of Hollister, Calif. We zeroed in on that one which brought forth a long welcome letter, more than we can use here so you'll read it all in the Mint Bag. Suffice it to excerpt, John continues in the retail clothing business, his new home and property comes perilously close to the Hislop Orchards (walnuts this time), and he's picked up a master's in Poly Sci hoping to get into teaching, a long time desire.
Bill Cash has moved from Keebler Company to become president and chief executive officer of the Hanes Corporation in Winston-Salem, N. C. Prior to joining Keebler, for whom he was executive vice president, Bill had spent his professional career with General Mills in Minneapolis. Hanes Corporation, manufacturer of clothing for the entire family, was formed two years ago through the merger of Hanes Hosiery Mills and Hanes Knitting Co., has 11,000 employees and 13 plants.
From Boeing comes word that Phil Swain has been appointed director of management development, he's been with that outfit since 1955. At the New Jersey Bankers Association annual convention it was noted, complete with picture, that Ray Bauer, president Union County Trust Company in Elizabeth, is treasurer of that NJBA. Herb and BethLevine, long-time New Yorkers and well known women's shoe designing team picked up a special award from the American Fashion Critics for the "1967 look of the leg." Among the newest is the all-in-one stocking shoe, and heels in such materials as lucite and bamboo. With the popularity of miniskirts there's a big field for boots and innovations for leg coverings, especially with cold weather coming on. Lt. Colonel Al Mackenzie completed two weeks' active duty training this summer at the Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. It was announced by the New Hampshire-Vermont Development Council that Yin Dahlfred assumed the position of Executive Director last August having served in a similar capacity since 1963 in Portland, Me. He will direct the planning for economic development of several counties in both states including Grafton, N. H. In 1961/2 he was general manager of Keewadin Shores in Laconia which was his only departure from state service. He and Enid are moving to Hanover so we'll have another class contact on the scene.
Dick Rush joined the faculty of the American University's School of Business Administration in Washington, D. C., as professor and director of the finance program. His varied background in investment, financing, and insurance included being representative for J. Paul Getty as well as appearing as expert economic witness before the Tax Court of the U.S. and the Federal Court System.
Carl and Corkie Ray's daughter, Phyllis, was married in June to Paul David Perreault, an alumnus of Lowell Tech and now studying for his master's in geophysics at the University of Alaska.
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