1944

There's only one possible way to begin this month's world-news roundup, and that's to pass along the happy word of Marty Shea's marriage on August 13. Yup, the old bachelorbanker at the Morgan Guaranty Trust in N.Y.C. married a colleague bankeress, Julia Elizabeth Vahey, by name. The Times announcement tells us that she comes from Blue Point, L.1., graduated from St. Joseph's College and Fordham Law School, and is a trust officer in the personal trust department at Morgan. Marty is a vice president in the trust and investment division.

Plenty of trust there, and we trust they'll live most happily ever after and almost forever.

Word from Rochester informs that the old copier, Dick Mayberry, has been named vice president and general manager of Xerox Reproduction Centers for Xerox's information systems group. He will be responsible for directing the operations of the centers, which market reproduction and related services in 50 locations in the U.S. The centers also market the Xerox 6500 color copier and the Xerox 350 color slide system.

Since joining Xerox in 1954 as assistant to the president, Dick's duties have included manager of marketing operations, northern zone manager and vice president and general manager of Xerox of Canada Ltd., and, most recently, general manager of Xerox Reproduction Centers.

It was a treat to have his honor, the judge, Carl Eldridge, come to town. He brought son George, a Bronxville High senior, for a looksee at Dartmouth and an interview at the admissions office. We also had them down to Cornish Flat for a brew and some browsing and Carl made us feel lazy with tales of his busy life on the bench and in Westchester in general.

Equally pleasant was the sight of HankMarshall on Main St. at the height of fall colors (he, of course, was covered with red maple leaves). He was in town overseeing the building of a condominium just across the river in Norwich, "just a little place to have if I should decide to get closer to Hanover." Retire? "I'll never retire," he said. "I can't sit still long enough." He sure doesn't sit still much in Shaftsbury, Vt., where he and Liz run the Iron Kettle Motel. That's a full-time assignment.

Other hostelers over that way are BuddWelsh, who runs the Aspen Motel, and FrankBurns, proprietor of the Skylight Lodge, both in Manchester Center.

We don't have full book on just how many '44 condominium owners there are in these parts, but we do know that Quechee, Vt., is enhanced in season by the presence of Dan andArline Donovan, Priscilla and Bill Orr, and Blanche and Swampy Marsh.

Then, Liz and Bill Craig were around and about for more than a week going over plans for the house they're building outside Hanover, in Etna. Bill also gave the Dartmouth golf course a going over, as he and Dune Fitchet '46 walloped Rod Morgan and old je. It didn't help that je shot a cool 118.

A while later Rod shot off to warm Atlanta, Ga., where he addressed an environmental group on "The Installation at Dartmouth College of Central Environmental Control (CEC)." I can send you a copy if you'll send in a dollar to cover the cost of handling and mailing.

A local press report: "In a three-way Dartmouth real estate event this past month, John Goode '43 sold his Chieftain Motel to Donald H. Spitzli '56." The Hanover broker of select properties who put it all together was Bob McLaughry '44. So there.

Only one '44 progeny in the class of 1984, Alice and Jim Hardigg's daughter Genevieve. Their twins, Jeanet and Jim, graduated last June; The campus total is now down to an even dozen: one '80, three '8ls, five '82s, two '83s, and one '84. There was a time when we had 46 kids here. Time flyeth, it doth.

A friendly, pretty undercover agent at the D.C.A.C. ticket office gave us a list of applicants for tickets to the William & Mary game in Williamsburg, Va., on October 11. We know there were bunch more '44s at the game, but the following went through the Hanover ticket system: Dick Allenby, Bill Davies, John Engelhorn, Bill Hale, Earl Owen, Rally Scofield, Bill Trier, Bill Turpin, and Dick Whiting. Incidentally, we've only played Willian & Mary three times over the years, our two losses coming during our tenure: 3 to 0 in 1941 (in a heavy rainstorm) and 35 to 14 in 1942. Remember?

That's it. Blessings.

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