1961
As the National Safety Council says: "Drive Carefully . . . they're waiting for your heart." As Poet Allan Ginsburg sayeth: "Dig and Thou Shalt Be Dug." As Sessue Hiakawa says: "Sakitumi." As your 'umble secretary says: "Never type with mittens on . . . it comes out r mgifjbli ml.; jm mlljj64di6tv." By the time you read this . . .we will all know who is to be the next President. Right this second, whilst I type, however, I don't know who that shall be since it's only October . . . tell you one thing ... I don't think Pat Paulsen's gonna make it. He's woefully short of campaign funds. I hear that he staged a last ditch attempt to raise funds by having a huge - a plate dinner. He himself spoke to the crowds along the streets which were sometimes one deep. This effort was aborted however when Paulsen discovered that he had raised only enough money to pay for 114 rolls of parade-sized Delsey Toilet Tissue (Aqua) and 30 minutes' worth of parking time on the meter at the corner of 3rd and Elm in Des Moines. Wisely concluding that this was a somewhat less than auspicious public showing of support, Paulsen returned to his original campaign advertising medium . . . shoelace wrappers.
I too, know when to quit, so here's some news mitout der wisenheimers.
Down in Houston, Frank Stephens has been named district geologist of the Louisiana Offshore District of Humble Oil and Refining Company's Eastern Marine Division. That division is responsible for Humble's search for oil and gas in the waters off the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. Frank joined Humble in 1963 after receiving his M.A. in geology from Harvard and had been a zone geologist before his recent promotion. He and his wife and family live at 12914 Traviata Street in Houston.
Mr. Richard David Quinn (formerly called Dick, now called Dave) is right in the middle of things in Mexico. David got his doctorate in Madrid and has been teaching in Spain and in Spanish Universities over the last three years. This fall he's at Johns Hopkins getting the American version. Knowing a good thing when he met one, Dave married Miss Liz Liggin whom he describes as "a redhead from Atlanta" (I'm convinced!!). David says he really hasn't run across too many '61's in his travels.... I know there are tons of you worthless bassars in Baltimore ... call Dave up ... maybe he'll introduce you to his wife....
Another expatriate '61 is Wee WillyWood. He and his wife Barbra (who is the only member of the family literate enough to write a letter) are living in La Paz, Bolivia. In addition to being a stuffy banker at the First Nat'l City Bank, Bill just sired a son, Winston Alan on June 21. Wife reports that father and son are doing fine. The son is currently giving the father stock market tips. The Woods came back to the States a while back and saw Bare and Pris Corbus in Denver as well as Dave and Betsy Skuce and Bill and Susie Bull in Menlo Park, Calif. Bare is with it in Denver ... really grooves on the skiing. Bull just got out of the Army and is now with Hewlett-Packard as some sort of designer. If I know Bill... he also drives Euclid Land Movers on weekends. I dunno what Skuce is up to lately ... probably stamping his own grapes.
Steve Dale, King of the Clef, Prince of the Piano and Czar of Zonk, has taken to wife. Upon hearing of this news, Tiger JimOlds passed out from shock then wrote a moving wedding cantata. Unfortunately Steve will never hear Jim's masterpiece since Tige mistook his score for cigarette papers and (sigh) destroyed his lyric creation. (P.S. That's why you're not getting a wedding present from Olds, Steveo.)
Lasties from Barbra Wood's letter.... Bill and Sally Brignano were married in June and live in San Francisco where Bill is a biggie for Fairchild Camera.
Clipping service scores again.... SteveDale's wife's maiden name is Marianna Vidal of New Jersey and Santiago, Chile.
More Clippings ... Dick Sax just became a doctor, courtesy of University of Louisville. Dick will intern in Chicago. His wife's name is Ellen. His dog's name is Max (Max Sax, get it!!).... (Oh) Dick's chairs are all named Herbert. As the Philistines said ... "Goodnight David ... Goodnight Goliath."
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