1931
From Shep Wolff a long newsy letter about '31 doings in and around Hanover, and there is plenty of activity. He says: "Irv and Gertrude Bettman are looking forward to moving into their new house here in Etna about October first. They have been living in a nice old farmhouse nearby since June when Irv retired and left Ohio. He is the first member of the Bettman family to leave Ohio since the first members arrived in this country during the '80's.
"John and Lucy Cogswell were here during most of the summer while John was directing his last management training session in conjunction with Dartmouth. John retires on October first and will leave Mountain Lake, N. J. immediately to live in Hanover in their lovely home right near the campus. Their house was completely remodelled while they were here this summer. With Johnny, Parker Soule and myself in town as Class officers and executive committee our Class has a real toe-hold in Hanover.
"Dave and Alice Loveland have been weekending on and off during the summer developing plans for remodelling their old family homestead on the banks of the Connecticut just across the river from Hanover, in Norwich.
"Classmates in attendance at the Alumni College included John and Ellen Chamberlin from Cazenovia, N. Y., Irv andGertrude Bettman, and Pan Kent.
"Leo McKenney was in town last weekend. His son is entering this Dartmouth freshman class, as is CharlieMcAllister's nephew, Tom.
"Elliot Winslow reports the following '31'ers seen around his diggins this summer: Hank McCarthy, Jim Frame, Steve Williams, Wes Taylor, Frank Hodson, Ned Kent, Larry Allen, Dick Chase, Skip Clow, Mai Pratt and Bill Walsh. 'Peanuts' also says, 'I survived a rugged season, thanks mostly to Marjorie's spiritual and physical support. However, I ended up in traction in August for six days, diagnosis: too much sex! Either that, or caused by carrying my money in one pocket! Anyhow, I'm OK
Shep continues with a plug: "Dues bill for the College year of 1971-72 will begin to go out right away. Please put a note m the column that I urgently request that the fallows pay upon receipt of the first bill and thus give me a lift as well as the Class treasury, now that postage is eight cents." Ok, Shep, I'll put it in if I can find the space.
Shep and Harriet have completed their rookery complete with top-o'-the-rock sanitary system. They really love it up in the heights.
Ernie Moore, as is his habit, forwarded a pertinent news clipping about Bex Fall's daughter Penny becoming the 1971 Queen of Queens in Massachusetts golf by winning the sixth annual Commonwealth Bank and Trust—Herald Traveller Tournament of Women's Champions from a record field of 83 contestants. She scored 39-39 for 78.
Allard Sutton, head of the Aluminum Company of America's benefit communications department is concerned with preparing Alcoa's employees for the day when they stop working. To him retirement means "open-end vacation."
Retiring from the Portland, Me. school system is Ted Johnson, who was feted in June with a "Ted Johnson" Day, a tribute staged by several hundred middle-aged members of the first Deering Ski Club which Johnson began back in 1937 and which lasted until 1961.
Add news from Hanover: John Cogswell's son is now teaching math at Hanover High. Doug Woodring's daughter living in Norwich, has three children. Doug, now retired, with his brother walked the Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire and Vermont, and reported that there were so many people on the trail that they had to keep moving to keep from being trampled!
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Treasurer, Dogford Rd., Etna, N. H. 03750
