1921
Don Smith reports in a letter to Jack Hurd that his wife Prue is suffering from arthritis which adds to the ailments of the Smith family. Don was already incapacitated some years ago with leg amputations. In spite of this the Smiths took off for Boothbay Harbor in the early fall of 1973 and went to Waldoboro, Me., for Thanksgiving to be with their daughter and family, who reciprocated by spending Christmas at Turners Falls.
Herrick Brown tells of his travels abroad, some of which were covered in previous class notes. On June 23, 1973 the Browns celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, being joined by their three children, 11 grandchildren, and Avalita's two sisters and their husbands. Ken Brown '47 is an assistant director of administration services for the Massachusetts Department of Public Works having been formerly head of the state Safety Council. Granddaughter Chris recently took a year off from the University of Massachusetts to work for an engineering firm in Boston. Her sister Jennifer, after finishing sophomore year at Lake Forest College, is working this year at the Perkins Institute for the Blind in Watertown, Mass., where she has supervision of two girls who are both blind and deaf.
Daughter Cornelia (Pomeroy) resides in Worcester where her husband is an administrative executive for the Stimpson Co. Their son Glen is a junior at Bowdoin College and daughter Linda is in her first year at Vassar, while Keith is a sophomore in a Worcester High School and is a "fine and enthusiastic hockey player." Daughter Hester (Claypoole) is in West Caldwell, N.J., and her husband is a project engineer for the Lummus Co., a worldwide firm engaged in designing and building of chemical plants. The Claypooles have four children who are being educated in West Caldwell's schools.
Borden and Burd Helmer "broke into their piggy bank" and headed west for a couple of months at Rancho Santa Fe, and then on to Santa Barbara, Calif.
Ralph Baker has fond memories of the old Ledyard Covered Bridge which linked New Hampshire and Vermont. He also remembers the banquets at Norwich Inn, trips to Bonnie Oaks, and hiking just to pick up apples. (Editor's note: By the way, we have a few dozen birthday cards left over from 1973, and we will send you duplicates for whatever use you wish to put them.)
In the recent power shortage in and around Hartford, Conn, the whole family of "Bake's" daughter Barbara spent several days in West Hartford until electricity was restored.
Ralph gloried at the results of the Big Green football season after a disastrous start. He wishes the same for the hockey and basketball teams. The hockey team is due for the Ivy League championship having lost only two games thus far, but it might be well to forget about basketball with only one game won to date.
It's rather unusual at this date to announce a classmate's wedding, but KendrickBean was married on October 6, 1973 to Enid Dahlfred and promptly moved into the Hanover area in a new house originally built by one of the Tanzi brothers on the West Lebanon Road just south of Mink Brook. While Enid works at the Mary Hitchcock Hospital Ken acts as household chef, having served his apprenticeship at the restaurant in back of Dudley's store, known to midnight snackers as "The Greasy Spoon" and specialized in "toast side of peanut butter."
Millard Newcomb says that 1973 was a quiet year on account of an operation that Pearl had to undergo at the Mayo Clinic. She is having a very satisfactory recovery and will be again part of the law firm of Newcomb and Newcomb in Bay City, Mich.
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