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September 1939. Personally I was coming off a summer of pumping gas, helped by the late George Ladd '41. I ended up the vacation with a visit to the ocean-front home of Jake Davis on the Cape and was there when Germany invaded Poland. War news put a sobering touch to the otherwise exciting time of returning to Hanover to renew old friendships and start our second year on the Hanover Plain. September 1939. Fifty years ago.

News will be a little short this time around. Having golfed my way through Scotland and Ireland for most of the month of May, I returned home to a pile of unfinished work around the home and garden, added responsibilities with a banking affiliation, and a myriad of rounds to dentists and doctors, culminating just as soon as I finish writing this with a check-up on my heart. It has all combined to prohibit my normal calling around for news tidbits this summer of 1989.

But our good President Ad Winship has come through with two news items important in the class scheme of things. First of all, Ad has prevailed upon that old impressario of the beans, Dave Heald, to assume the reins as chairman of our 50th Reunion and Dave is already busy on the job. He had successful stints in running our 10th (1952) and 40th (1982), so the appointment and acceptance augur well for the success of this milestone event.

Ginia Allison has agreed to chair the women's committee and is already researching good role models from a handful of other classses which have a live wire in this position.

Ginia chimes in with news of a visit to Hanover in late spring by Rumsey andRosalie Ewing. Rum, on a trip to the East, wanted to see for himself how things were in Hanover and, according to Ginia, was happy with what he observed on the Hanover scene.

In addition to class news, Ad forwarded a letter from Gordon Brown, who has been earning his living since 1973 as an artist, traveling from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego with knapsack and sketch pad to visit primitive tribes and second and thirdworld countries.

A news clipping reports that Judge JimErwin has opened up his own law office in York, Maine, but is giving up trial work and criminal defense. "I'm 68, you see, and while I still enjoy working I want to ease up a bit pick and choose," Jim is quoted as saying.

The sad news of the month records the deaths of Randy Gilpatric on March 11 in Anaheim and Jack Stinson on June 25 in Rutland. Obituaries for both will appear in this or a later issue of the Alumni Magazine.

And a final reminder, the 1989 fall minireunion is on tap for October 13-15. It features the Yale game and an outstanding cast of returning classmates. Dick Lippman should be having all the details of motel programs, etc., in a class newsletter reaching you shortly.

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