1939
Dot and I have had a month's vacation in Florida, and one day we had a distinguished visitor, the honorary mayor of Hanover, Harry Tanzi. After carrying our coals to Newcastle and plying him with a brew, Harry came up with a most interesting interview and we have several pages of notes here to pad the column any month you men don't contribute. Harry's father came to Hanover from Lebanon in 1894 in a horse and wagon with oranges, bananas, peanuts, and chestnuts. They began business in the same building that is the present Tanzi store in 1895. They applied for a beer license in 1933 after Allen Drug gave it up because the clerks were their own best customers. Tanzi's was the first retail store in New England to buy canned beer by the carload. Harry says, "I think the best and biggest years in the beer business were from 1938 to 1940. Now my brother Charles wants to call it quits, too. Not one of our boys wants to work so hard and such long hours. With no Tanzis to take over it will be a sad day for us and a lot of our friends."
Bob Harlan has moved to 856 Lake Shore Drive in Lake Geneva, Wis. He writes that Mary Ann and he are finally living in God's country, where driving to work is a pleasure. Bob lost his voice box, which put him out of the real estate business in Chicago, and he's now back in department store work. His son Tom is a junior at Miami of Ohio and daughter Jane is finishing high school in Flossmoor, III.
A letter from Howard Stoughton showed that that Florida cracker yearns for the north country. He is treasurer of the Tiffany Tile Corp. in Tampa and commutes daily from Lakeland. His wife Betsy is active in Red Cross work and especially active in keeping tabs on sons Mark and David, aged nine and ten. The Stoughtons were planning a holiday trip to Gatlinburg, Tenn., to see some dimly remembered snow.
Jack Bates' widow, Helene, is now living at 6381 Gateway Ave. in Sarasota, Fla.
Don Bridge moved to Southern California three years ago to join a friend in the builders' hardware manufacturing business. He would be glad to make a business trip anywhere to sell you some door closers for your home. He reports that wife Elsie, stepson Tobe, and daughters Marcia, Jean, and Amy love the California way of life. They live at 1655 Las Flores Ave. in San Marino.
The former Louise Brigham, a graduate of Wheaton's class of 1943, reports that hubby Dick Wallace is now general manager of Wright and Potter Printing Company in Boston and following in his father's footsteps. Daughter Nancy is a junior at Ohio State, where the-presence of 40,000 students doesn't please her in the least, as she prepares for a career in occupational therapy. Daughter Janet, a junior in Westwood High, wows the stands as a cheerleader and wants to become an airline stewardess. Saving the best news for last, this observant wife writes, "I am proud of Rit who at 50 weighs no more than in high school and is a wonderful athlete in badminton, tennis, swimming, and sailing." This short line now forming on the right is for all you guys, who weigh no more than you did in high school!
Wolf Naylor visits Hanover now and then, always talking by remote control with Bob Kaiser, and he expects to be back again soon. This old Eastern Air Lines pilot has a son who is a junior at Williams and a married daughter living in Scotland.
One of the fortunate men with sons at Dartmouth is that old tenor sax expert from the Barbary Coast, Lew Joel. Son Lew Jr. is in the class of '6B and is a star soccer player. Daughter Vicki is also class of '68 but a bit farther north at McGill University. We trust they will all get together on their Commencement dates. Lew has been superintendent of schools for Clinton, Conn., ever since 1949.
A steady climb up the Kiwanis ladder in Quincy, Mass., has made Walt Martinson their vice president for 1967. We shall await next year's news while we admire Walt's faithful service as treasurer of the Gamma Delt house corporation in Hanover.
After 21 years in South America GordonMcCoun now makes his headquarters in New York. He gave us the big scoop that Pan American Grace is about to be taken over by Braniff. Gordie has talked with Moose Taylor by phone and just missed BobGibson and Dave Lilly in St. Paul recently.
Any questions on food preparation may be sent with, a return envelope to HackDavenport, whose new address is 6602 Praying Monk Rd. in Phoenix, Ariz. Hack is president of Davenport Enterprises, who are big consultants to the restaurant industry out there.
Waldemar Mirus Isbrandsten is now living at 17 Grace Court Alley in Brooklyn, N. Y., while Jack Whlpp has moved to 3123 West 40th St. in Cleveland, 0.
Bill Conway has been appointed circulation director of Life magazine. He joined Time Inc. in 1942 as business manager of Architectural Forum after graduating from Tuck School. Following wartime service in the Naval Air Force, he was assigned to the comptroller's department. Bill moved to Life's circulation department in 1957 and became assistant circulation director in 1961. He and Jinny live in Upper Saddle River, N. J.
On February 5 a couple of characters successfully defended their American Platform Tennis Association senior doubles championship at the Englewood Field Club by defeating in the finals Richard Hebard and Don Wheaton. Our sincere congratulations to Don for maintaining his tennis ability all these years.
The readers of the Gallagher Report selected Sam Thurm (who is vice president for advertising of Lever Brothers) as third runner-up in a competition for the outstanding corporate advertising executive in the nation.
On December 23 Mr. Daniel LambornDyer escorted his daughter Suzanne down the aisle of St. Joseph's Church in Bronxville, N. Y., when she and Joseph P. Nye Jr. were married. Our best wishes to all of them.
One of our better news reporters, Dot Darby, advises that on January 1 the law firm of Foley & Grainger in New York changed its name to Foley, Grainger & Darby, and our congratulations go to all partners. Dot reports she is now feeling great after her operation and that she and Walt sail March 10 on a cruise. Walt is sick of flying around the world, so they are going partly for Dot's health and partly to let Walt catch up with the clock.
Chairman Bert MacMaunis has called a meeting of the executive committee, in his new office for Tuesday morning, April 18, followed by lunch at the Dartmouth Club. Did you guys know that Bert, when he was business manager of the Daily Dartmouth, once threw out of his office a salesman for National Educational Advertising Services? The fickle finger of fate has now made Bert the general manager of this whole outfit, and Reader's Digest marches on.
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