1936

The ice is breaking up in the Connecticut River and the spring is promising the soft warm breezes. However, the promises also bring nostalgia. In the February 28 issue of Life Budd Schulberg reviewed the recently released biography, "Thalberg, Life and Legend," by Bob Thomas. Since Irving Thalberg was an important figure in the Golden Age of Hollywood ('26-'36) and an intimate friend of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Budd's close involvement in both makes for an interesting and enlightening review. The theatre is always close to Pep Minte whose wife, Ricki, is a professional actress. On February 24 "Spofford" opened in Palm Beach starring Hans Conreid and Ricki Minte. Pep flew down in March to catch the show and soak up the sun. He reports that he is enjoying his new position as security account executive at Shields & Co. in White Plains, N. Y.

Frank and Marge Curtis have returned "home" to New England - home, to be exact, is Stoneybrook Road, Nashua, N. H. Frank is serving as executive director of the United Fund of Greater Nashua and Hudson, Inc. There is a Curtis grandson, Drew, born in March of '68 to Andy '66 and Jean Curtis. Andy is a second lieutenant in the U.S.A.F. stationed in Iceland. The Curtis girls are both in college - Sally, a junior at McMurray College in Jacksonville, Ill., and Susan, a freshman at Cornell College, Mount Vernon, lowa. Susan hopes to transfer to the University of New Hampshire this fall.

The King Family lights up the TV screen these days with holiday specials. Their St. Valentine's Special program featured an interesting tableau of the King family married couples in their wedding day attire. I am sure the girls had little trouble in fitting into their wedding dresses, but I'm not so sure about the husbands. Jim Conkling appeared in Navy white dress uniform with Donna on his arm. Tell us, Jim, was that really your World War II uniform? Among the younger generation were Candy Conkling and her husband, John Wilson, who were married in Hawaii last year.

Morton: D. May of the May Department Store Co. has relinquished the title of chief executive officer, retaining his responsibilities as chairman of the board and chairman of the executive committee. He has been most active in recent years in the company's newer ventures such as their imminent entry into the discount store field and increased merchandising emphasis resulting in major personnel changes in the company's 12 divisions.

A February 7 New York Times news item from Washington dealt with the sub Cabinet level approval of a foreign trade zone in Maine for importation of (duty free) oil to be processed by a refinery to be built in the zone and the product to be reshipped overseas or into the United States. The approving panel included Matthew Marks, acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. This is a controversial issue which was passed on to the Secretaries of Defense, Commerce, and Treasury for approval.

In January in Needham, Mass., Al Harrington announced his candidacy for the office of Park and Recreation Commissioner. This seems like a post for which Al is well qualified since he has been an enthusiastic supporter and participant in Little League and other youth sports activities. Al has worked for many years at the U. S. Army Laboratories in Natick.

The sympathy of the Class is extended to Bill Foster of Trumbull, Conn., on the loss of his wife, Claire, who passed away in early February. Although Claire had been fighting cancer for the past two years, she had remained active as office manager of the Bridgeport Hospital psychiatric outpatient clinic.

Announcement was received of the marriage in Jupiter, Fla., of John L. Marsh and Mrs. Beatrice S. Roberts, a former Greenwich, Conn., resident. Attendants for the couple were their sons, Alexander M. Marsh and Arthur W. Roberts III and Mrs. Marsh s sister, Mrs. J. D. Cushing of Jupiter.

Herm Nunnemacher wonders if there is any other alumnus crazy enough to devote the thousands of hours required to master the zither - "a fascinating but quite exasperating instrument!" Herm has and he is an enthusiastic member of the Milwaukee Zither Club which presents an annual concert in the beer capital of the U. S. Zither music mustn't take up all his time because Herm reports that he and his 10-year-old son have been skiing madly on the deepest snow to cover Wisconsin in thirty years. Jane (Mrs. Herm) has an avocation as president of the Hawks Inn Historical Society to restore Hawks Inn in Delafield to its original condition. A probate inventory of 1843 is the basis for furnishing the interior with authentic antiques of the period. If you would like to help, send money or antiques to Jane. Just send me a few lines about your job, your wife, your grandchildren, your problems. I probably can't help, but I'm a good listener and can enlist the rest of '36 to listen, too.

Togetherness is ... Mary-Stuart and BenHarriman '35 in London with matchinginjuries. But Ben emphasizes that hiscast was applied in Zurich.

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