1944
My editor gave me a deadline reprieve so that I could include the results of some of the political campaigns around the country. I cheered all night in front of the Tube, but alas, our man in Congress, Clark MacGregor lost out in a tough fight for a senate seat against H. H. Humphrey. Down Massachusetts way, Newton mayor Monte Basbas was also on the short end of the vote in his effort to win a spot in the state senate. He stays on as mayor, however, and as president of the Massachusetts Mayors Association.
In Indian Orchard, Mass., no one dared run against perennial favorite Stan Zarod, and he was re-elected to his state senate seat without opposition. Not only hasn't Stan missed a beat in politics, he hasn't missed a win in Dartmouth football, either—Hanover, Worcester, Boston, New Haven, etc.
Friendly notes have come in from several quarters. Bill Turpin writes from the American Embassy in Mexico City, where he was posted recently from Washington, presumably in the economic section. He hopes to be back in the States in early December, to "commit matrimony," as he put it. Beating him to the punch in that direction was Don Campbell, professor of education at Dartmouth, who married Barbara Barnes Ragle on October 3 on Greenings Island, Me.
Ezz Hale dropped a note from far-away Kyoto, Japan, where he had Pat along with him this time on a round-the-worlder that included Hong Kong and ten days in Manila. He must obviously win the sun-tan award of the fall season. On the other hand, that prize may soon go to Don Pfeiffle who recently sold his ski lodge, the Sugarloaf Inn, in Maine and is now working over the travel folders for a place to "relax" for six months. Majorca seems to be the number one candidate.
From his law office in Washington, Karl Sorg says he is still doing a good bit of trial work, particularly in the field of family law. He and his wife Ruth, who has resumed high school teaching, were off recently to a session of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. The Sorgs made it to Hanover for the Princeton game, stopping en route to see Al Hormel (commercial artist) and family in Weston, Conn. The Hormels see a good deal of Jack Handy, who is an architect-city planner operating out of West Redding, Conn.
Also up for the Princeton win was Bob Colwell (insurance and real estate in New Rochelle, N. Y.) who tailgated happily with his former roommate, not seen in 15 years, Dave MacGreg-or and wife Marion, over from Goffstown, N. H. Center of attraction —and refreshments—at the "44 session prior to Princeton was Al Howland in from Akron (where he's in rubber processing machinery) in his Winnebago camper. No problem with rooms at the Inn—or anywhere else—for Al and Dorothy: they just pull off at the side of the road and have it all there, logging thousands of miles a year in their home-on-wheels.
Jack Stephenson (auto parts manufacturer) also ventured east from Ohio that weekend. He and Eleanor have two daughters eyeing those all-male bastions, Cathy 17 applying at Williams and Janet 15 who hopes to go to Dartmouth. The Stephensons get in their winter licks in Northern Michigan where they have a second home and concentrate on skiing and snowmobiling; and when the mercury gets too far down, they're liable to traipse off to the Caribbean.
Alex McPherson has been named Director of Research and Development at Clow Corporation where he had been serving as a divisional vice president and general manager. In his new position, he will coordinate the research and development activities of the company's seven divisions and direct corporate R&D efforts into new fields. Mac earned a master's degree from Thayer School in 1947 and is a member of the Dartmouth Society of Engineers. He and Thelma have two boys, Harry, 18, and Brian, 14, and live in Winfield, Ill.
From Lafayette, Calif., comes word from Howie Pennington (textiles) that GeorgeBruce (advertising in Greenwich, Conn.) had stopped in with Helen and daughter Amy during the course of a western trek. The Bruces were at the Yale game, too, where their tailgate was, as usual, the most sumptious in the parking lot. Word has it that the "Tank" is checking land prices in the Hanover area with the long-range view of putting his feet up there one day.
Hardwick Caldwell has a daughter, Charlotte, at Middlebury College. He sent me a copy of a letter he'd written admonishing her to stay away from the sons of several of us in the area . . because I know what their fathers were like." Now, how about that....
The Yale game brought out a near record '44 contingent, with first prize for distance almost surely going to Boog McLoud, east via a meeting in Cincinnati and a mother in Scarsdale for a quick detour to the Bowl. Not that we got that chummy, but I did discover that the Boog's Gunter Grass mustache is for real. He drove up from New York with clean-shaven John Eaton, whose left arm had through it the right arm of a very nice looking girl named Kay. It didn't make the Wall Street Journal, but McLoud, Eaton, Hier and the Wemo Epplys were clearly the last four units to give up tailgating after the game. We think (it gets dark early these days) that the penultimate vehicle was driven by Swampy Marsh, on hand and in good form with Blanch. If your German Shepard isn't giving you the watchdog service you expect, contact Swampy: his burglar alarm business is booming. And when he isn't keeping a wolf or whatever from your door, on a calm summer's weekend you'll find him out on the Sound in his sleeps-four boat. Moored alongside may well be the George Braces and the BillMcElneas, who have also gone down to the sea in ships of their own. They often rendezvous a few leagues away from AlCook's summer place on the Island and apparently have a pretty good ship-to-shore Bloody Mary rig going.
"I see by the paper . . (as Joe Cook used to chant) that Ab Davis has moved up to vice-president-marketing with the Southern New England Telephone Co. Bill Cary has been appointed assistant professor of education at Johnson State College, Johnson, Vt. Jack Jenness, director of manpower planning and development for Consolidated Edison Co. of N. Y., has been chosen 1971 president-elect of the American Society for Training and Development by the society's membership. Clint Gardner has been named by President Kemeny to a committee to study the feasibility of continuing education for business and professional leaders.
And seen on various sidewalks: To celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary Tommy Douglas and Sue got to Cambridge to see us do in Harvard. Gordie Ross and family in Hanover to see us do up Brown ... as well as to see senior son Chris.
That's thirty. Will we have won the Lambert by the time you get this?
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