1924

The Manchester (N. H.) Union Leader carried an illustrated story on Brad Hersey and his collection of old tools, household items, and agricultural implements housed in his workshop at Powderhorn Farm in southern New Hampshire where Brad and Lois now live. This impressive collection numbers over 3000 pieces, including a few items which Brad classifies as "whatsits" things for which no one today can think of any use. In the building of the collection Brad has scoured familiar countryside in New Hampshire and northern Maine where the Herseys have a summer place. He estimates that annually he attends over 100 auctions. Lois is a collector too, quilts, dishes, and silverware being among her specialties.

Jimmie and Emmy Reid are the most recent converts to retirement in Hanover environs. They have acquired a house and 100 acres near Sharon, Vt., not more than twenty minutes from the Green. This spring, about the time of Jimmie's birthday in April, will see them installed. We local residents of 1924 are looking forward to greeting the Reids. They will be keeping their house in Arizona for mud season use.

Our Class Agent Emeritus, Phil VanHuyck, and his indispensable and devoted assistant, Lou, have built a house in Orange County, N. Y., where they are about to take up residence, following Van's retirement from the Walstrum real estate firm in Ridgewood, N. J.

Hal Brandt in Sayville, N. Y., reports that the years roll by fast in that neighborhood too. But, more importantly, he is enjoying them.

Bevo Beers, now in residence in Crystal River, Fla., reports, for the benefit of us enchained in northern latitudes, that "golf, bridge, fishing, and Scotch are the requisites of a contented cow in Crystal River."

Morey Ahlquist continues to render services for his home State of Washington where he is Director of the Department of Water Resources. He rightly points out that "water is a big business these days, especially good clean usable water." His assignment keeps him traveling a great deal.

Bob Branson is another traveller, a favored occupation among our class. Bob was on an extended stay in Europe recently.

As is his wont, Ted Lamb is up to his neck in what he describes as "some very exciting projects." His Seilon, Inc. has just acquired the Nevada National Bank with 24 branches "and every branch in a good skiing area!" Lamb Communications, Inc., Toledo-based Broadcaster and Multiple CATU Operator plans to acquire WKBH-TV, Inc. of La Crosse, Wis., also serving nearby Eau Claire. Present Lamb Communications Inc. television stations are in Erie, Pa., and Flint, Hillsdale, and Jonesville, Mich.

Doug and Doris Craig, their Christmas trip to visit grandchildren in Pittsburgh having been marred by a bad case of flu for Doris, are now making up for all the cruelties of a northern winter by a sojourn in Arizona. "Hopefully we will see CharlieFrench and others who are residents in Green Valley."

der consideration" but so far has been having too much fun in the real estate business. He sees Al Robinson now and then as a neighbor.

It is characteristic of Chinee Allen's nose for news that by far the largest chunk of information on our classmates this month comes from him in Korea on the opposite side of the globe. Whether Chinee has access to a private communications satellite I do not know. I can think of no other channel, unless it be extra-sensory, which could account for this pouring forth: "Assume you know that Butts Lamson has retired; that Lois Hersey sold her re-modeled house in which she had put so much time and energy; that Linda Hartshorn graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a major in Psychology; that Nancy Hartshorn is a University of Massachusetts sophomore interested in computers; that Pauline Hartshorn is active in community and church affairs; that Ted and Harriet Nelson are wintering in Barbados and Antigua (Ted is consultant for Methuen Worsted Mills); that the Tuppers are enjoying retirement, with Louise active in church and community activities; that the Dana Bents recently visited Williamsburg, that Dana reports good cooperation from the Class as he works on our 45th reunion; that Put Blodgett was hospitalized with a heart upset but is all right now."

Not a single word of any of this had come to me from home sources. Think how much more information about classmates, safely in their trundle beds in the U.S.A., we will have from Chinee and Margaret as they make their way back through such likely 1924 news gathering spots as Hong Kong, Bangkok, India, Nepal, Tehran, Beirut, etc., etc. The itinerary runneth out - and also the imagination!

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