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RADCLIFFE, Ernest James, physician, professor of hygiene; b. Toronto, Can., May 29, 1898; s. James Hedley Radcliffe and Gertrude Isabel (Draper) R .; ed. Humberside Colleglate Sch., Toronto; M.D., Univ. Toronto, 1923; m. Helen Shearer of Toronto, May 1, 1926; 1 dau .- Leslie Sue. Interne, Boston Children's and Mass. Gen. Ilosps., 1924- 25; clinic practice, Rome, Ga., 1925-30; prof. hy- giene, Mass. State Coll., 1930 -; gunner Can. F.A., 1916-18; mem. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc. V Club: Rotary. Presbyterian. Independent. ()f-
fice: Massachusetts State College, Amherst. Home: 67 Butterfield Ter., Amherst.
RAEDER, Oscar Jacobus, physician; b. St. Louis, Mo., Apr. 10, 1886; s. Oscar William Raeder and Augusta (Wetzel) R .; ed. M.D., Washington Univ. Med. Sch., St. Louis, 1908; studied neurology and psychiatry, Paris, France, 1920-22; in. Gladys L. Lowden of Boston, May 28, 1923 (d. July 8, 1927); 1 son-John Lowden; m. (2d) Mildred Munro Woodsum of Boston, Apr. 11, 1929; chil- dren-Anne, Elizabeth, Dorothy, William Munro. Began practice, 1908; res. phys. and asst. supt., St. Louis City Sanitarium, 1912-17; asst. patholo- gist, Mass. Dept. of Mental Diseases, 1917-20; private practice in neuropsychiatry, 1923 -; instr. psychiatry, Harvard Med. Sch., 1925 -; chicf of clinic, Boston Psychopathic Hosp., 1928 -; mem. staff, N.E. Deaconess, N.E. Baptist, Cambridge and Lawrence Gen. Hosps .; prof. psychiatry in charge dept., Boston Univ. Sch. Med .; mem. A.M.A., Am. Psychiatric Assn., Nat. Com. for Mental Ilygiene, N.E. Soc. Psychiatry, Mass. Psy- chiatric Soc. (pres. 1937), Boston Soc. Psychiatry and Neurology, Masons; corr. mem. Paris (FFr.) Neurol. Soc .; It. comdr. U.S. Naval Res. (medical) 1934-38. Independent Republican. Office: 270 Commonwealth Av., Boston. Home: 39 Court St., Dedham.
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RAFTON, Harold Robert, chemist; b. Boston, Dec. 21, 1890; s. Saul Rafton and Sarah (Hyman) R .; ed. Roxbury high sch .; A.B. Harvard, 1910; m. Helen Frances Grayson of N.Y. City, Mar. 30, 1922; 1 dau .- Eleanor. lustr. chemistry, N.D. Agrl. Coll., 1910-11; chemist, S. D. Warren Co., 1911 - 16; pres. and dir. Raffold Co. of Am., 1916 -; pres. Raffold Process Corp., Raffold Internat. Corp., Rafton Labs., Inc., Rafton Engring. Corp., 1928 -; granted 75 U.S. and 45 for. patents; 1st lt. C.W.S., U.S.A., 1918; fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am. Chem. Soc., N.Y. Acad. Sci., Tech. Assn. Pulp and Paper Industry, Soc. Ethical Culture, Phi Beta Kappa, Parent-Teachers Assn. (Andover Coun- eil, pres. 1936-38). Clubs: Chemists (New York) ; Harvard, Boston; Andover (pres. 1934-36), Andover Country. Author: tech. articles on paper making. Independent. Office: 16 Haverhill St., Andover. Home: Alden Rd., Andover. Summer res .: Har- rison, Me.
RAFTON, Helen G., chemist; b. N.Y. Clty, Sept. 1, 1897; d. Albert S. Grayson and Charlotte (Frank) G .; ed. Hunter Coll. high sch .; B.S., Barnard Coll., 1918; Ph.1)., Bryn Mawr Coll., 1922; m. Harold R. Rafton of Boston, 1922; 1 dau .- Eleanor. Asso. chem. dir., Raffold Co. of America, 1922 -; treas. Rafton Lab., Inc., and affiliated Cos., 1928 -; fel- low A.A.A.S .; mem. Am: Assn. Univ. Women, League of Women Voters (bd. mem. Mass. League; pres. Andover League, 1937-39). Clubs: November (Andover), Barnard Coll. (Boston), Bryn Mawr Coll. (Boston), P.T.A. (Andover). Ethical Culture Society. Independent. Office: 16 Haverhill St., Andover. Home: Alden Rd., Andover. Summer res. : Harrison, Me.
RAISZ, Erwin, instructor; b. Locse, Hungary, Mar. 1, 1893; s. Josephus Raisz and Rose (Balla) R .; ed. Gymnasial Sch., Szekszard, Hung .; diploma, Royal Tech. Univ., Budapest, Hung., 1914; M.A., Columbia, 1924, Ph.D., 1929; m. Marie Georgette Patai, Dec. 24, 1924; 1 son-Lawrence Gideon. Worked as architect, Budapest, 1918-23; came to U.S., entered Columbia, 1923, studying geology and physics; instr. cartography, Columbia Univ. Ex- tension, 1929-32; instr. cartography, Harvard, 1932 -; pvt. to ist lt., Austro-Hungarian army, 1914-18; rec'd. bronze medal for bravery, silver medal for bravery, Signum Laudis; mem. N.E. Trails Conf .; asso. Port Royal Soc. Clubs: Ap- palachlan Mt., Harvard Travelers. Author: Gen- eral Cartography, 1938; Scenery of Mt. Desert (N.Y. Acad. Sci.), 1929; many smaller articles and maps. Travel: all over Europe, Cuba, U.S., Can. Unitarian. Office: Institute of Geographical Ex- ploration, Harvard University, Cambridge. Home: 5 Fuller Pl., Cambridge.
RAMBO, Susan Miller, professor of mathematics; b. Easton, Pa., Apr. 3, 1883; d. George Green Rambo and Roberta (Kortz) R .; ed. Easton high schi., 1900; A.B., Smith Coll., 1905; Ph.D., Univ. Mich., 1920. Teacher Hoosick Falls (N.Y.) high sch., 1905-07; instr. math., Smith Coll., 1908-18, asst. prof., 1918-22, asso. prof., 1922-37, prof., 1937 -; mem. A.A.A.S., Am. Math. Soc., Math. Assn. Am., Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Travel: Europe, 1928, 1932; Around the world, 1938. Presbyterian. Re- publican. Home: 12 Barrett Pl., Northampton.
I RAMSAY, John Wellwood, banker; b. Glasgow, Scot., Sept. 23, 1878; s. Robert Ramsay and Agnes G. (Wellwood) R .; ed. St. John's Mll. Acad .; m. I. Florence Seaver of Boston, Nov. 26. 1911; children: John W. Jr., Virginia, Robert. Was brought to this country in 1881; began with a steamship co., 1892; successively r.r. clerk, time keeper, cost ac- countant, stevedore, with constrn. work abroad; importer of foreign cement; dealer in wholesale and retail bldg. materials; advisor to Atlantic Gyp- sum Co .; organizer, pres., treas,, and mng. dir. N.I. Management Co .; pres. and organizer, Buzzards Bay Nat. Bk .; pres., treas., and gen. mgr., John W. Ramsay, Inc., 1935 -; mem. Masons, Shrine. Clubs: Corinthian Yacht, University. Office: 14 Beacon St., Boston. Home: 32 Lime St., Boston. Summer res .: Marblehead Neck.
RAMSEY, Charles Mckinley, professor of economics; b. Lincolnton, N.C., April 13, 1900; s. J. Wayne Ramsey and Josephine (Crutchfield) R .; ed. high sch .; A.B., Trinity Coll. (Duke), 1920; M.A. Cor- nell, 1925; Northwestern Univ .; M.A., Harvard, 1928; unmarried. High sch. Teacher, 3 yrs .; with Chase Nat. Bk., 1 yr .; student Grad. Sch., 3 yrs .; coll. teaching, 10 yrs .; pvt. S.A.T.C .; mem. Assn. Am. Univ. Profs., Phi Beta Kappa. Interested in Ilistory, Politics and International Affairs. Travel: 6 months abroad, 1932. Protestant. Independent Democrat. Office: 27 Garrison St., Boston, Home: Apt. 8, 147 Worthington St., Boston.
RAMSEY, Joseph Warren, electrical contractor; b. Uxbridge, Nov. 13, 1889; s. William Warren Ram- sey and Marion (Baillie) R .; ed. Uxbridge high sch .; in. Bertha Koerber of New Bedford, Oct. 1911; (2nd) Doretta Oppermann of Manton, R.I., Apr. 1922; 1 dau .- Shirley Irene. Began study of elec. trade, 1907; foreman, HI. G. Ramsey, 1908-18; elec. engr., Waukamet Mills, Inc., 1918-28; started own bus. as elee. contractor, 1929; mem. Mass. State Guard during World War; mem. Am. Inst. E.E., A.F.&A.M. (Franklin Lodge), R.A.M. (Tyrian Chap.), O.E.S. (Rachel Chap.), I.O.O.F. (Evening Star Lodge). Club: Men's. Protestant, Repub- lican. Office and home: 18 Worcester St., Grafton. RAMSEYER, Frank Wells, Jr., professor of music; b. Boston, Apr. 1, 1905; s. Frank Wells Ramseyer and Edna (Holt) R .; ed. Roxbury Latin sch .; A.B., Ilarvard, 1926, M.A., 1928; m. Linda Chapin Marcus of Montclair, N.J., Jan. 1, 1935; children-Linda Marcus, Hélène. John Knowles Palne travelling fellowship in music, Mlle Boulanger, Paris, 1929- 31; teacher music, Harvard Univ. and Radcliffe Coll., 1931-36; head music dept., Wheaton Coll., 1936 -. Travel: Europe, Paris. Desc. Nicholas
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Holt, Andover, 1635; Elder Brewster, Plymouth, 1620. Interested in music, architecture, sketching, modern art in general. Congregationalist. Social- ist. Office: Wheaton College, Norton. Home: Pine St., Norton. Summer res .: Elderling, Seawall, Mt. Desert Is., Me.
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RAND, Edward Kennard, educator, professor of Latin; b. Boston, Dec. 20, 1871; s. Edward Augustus Rand and Mary Frances (Abbott) R .; A.B., Har- vard, 1894, A.M., 1895; Ph.D., Univ. Munich, 1900; Harvard Divinity Sch., 1894-95; Episcopal Theol. Sch., 1897-98; hon. Litt.D., Manchester Univ., 1926, Western Reserve Univ., 1931, Trinity Coll., Dublin, 1932; LL.D., Glasgow Univ., 1936; m. Belle Brent Palmer, June 20, 1901. Instr. Latin, Univ. Chi- cago, 1895-98; instr. Latin, Harvard, 1901-05, asst. prof., 1905-09, prof. 1909 -; former tr. and life mem. Am. Acad. at Rome; annual prof., Am. Acad. at Rome, 1912-13; Sather prof. classical lit., Univ. Calif., 1919-20; exchange prof. at Sorbonne, Paris, 1933-34; fellow Am. Acad. Arts & Sciences, Medi- aeval Acad. Am. (past pres.); mem. Am. Philos. Soc., Am. Philol. Soc. (past pres.), Archeol. Inst. Am., Mass. Hist. Soc., Colonial Soc. Mass., Dante Soc .; corr. fellow Brit. Acad .; Accademia Virgiliana of Mantua, corr. mem. Bavarian Acad. Sciences, Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres of the Institut de France. Joint author: Dante Alighieri's Opinorum Latinorum Concordiae. Author: Ovid and His Influence; Founders of the Middle Ages; A Survey of the Manuscripts of Tours; The Earliest Book of Tours; In Quest of Virgil's Birthplace; A Walk to Horace's Farm; The Magical Art of Virgil; Les Esprits Souverains dans la Littérature Ro- malne; numerous articles on classical and medi- aeval subjects. Editor and joint translator: Boethius' Opuscula Sacra and Consolatio Philo- sophiae. Episcopalian. Republican. Office: Har- vard University, Cambridge. Home: 107 Lake View Av., Cambridge.
RAND, Frank Prentice, author and teacher; b. Wor- cester, Nov. 8, 1889; s. John Prentice Rand and Harriet (Anderson) R .; ed. Monson Acad., Worces- ter South high sch., 1907; Cushing Acad., 1908; B.A., Williams Coll., 1912; M.A., Amherst Coll., 1915; m. Margarita S. Hopkins of Canandaigua, N.Y., Aug. 17, 1916. Instr. English, Univ. Me., 1913-14, Mass. State Coll., 1914-21, asst. prof., 1921-27, asso. prof. 1927-33, prof. and head of dept. langs. and lit., 1933-, gen. mgr., academie activi- ties, and dramatic coach; lecturer, Univ. Ore Sum- mer Sch., 1929; sergt., 1st class, in Med. Corps during World War; mem. Shakespeare Assn. Am., Phi Sigma Kappa, (ed., Signet, 1914-29, sec. 1919- 22), Delta Sigma Rho, Phi Kappa Phi. Author: Garlingtown (verse), 1918: John Epps (play), 1921; Phi Sigma Kappa-A History, 1922; Doctor Ben of Butter Hill (verse) 1923; Sidney (play), 1925; Our Lady Cushing (pageant, Cushing Acad.), 1925; In the Octagon (play), 1927; The Americans Come (play), 1930; Yesterdays at Mass. State Coll., 1933; Not Without Hope (play), 1937. Translator: (with Dan F. Waugh) Crumpled Leaves of Old Japan, 1922. Travel: Eng. (5 summers). Congregation- alist. Independent. Home: Mt. Pleasant, Amherst. RAND, Herbert Wilbur, biologist; b. Oil City, Pa., July 2, 1872; s. Henry Howard Rand and Ella Augusta (Davis) R .; ed. C.E., Allegheny Coll., 1892, A.B., 1893; A.B., Harvard, 1897, A.M., 1898, Ph.D., 1900; m. Claire Forbes Hammond of Detroit (Mich.), Dec. 27, 1900 (d.) ; children-Henry Forbes, Dorothy Garrison; m. (2nd) Marion Josephine Mac- Callum of Baltimore, Md. Draftsman, Westing- house Elec. & Mfg. Co., Pittsburgh, 1892-94; asst. prin., Oil City (Pa.) high sch., 1894-96; instr. zoology, Harvard, 1900, asst. prof., 1909, asso. prof., 1919 -; asst. at Bermuda Biol. Sta., summers 1905, 1907, 1908, seey., 1926-38; lecturer in zoology, Wellesley Coll., 3 periods between 1908-19; Har- vard cxchange prof. to Grinnell, Beloit and Colo- rado Colls., 1928-29 (2nd semester); fellow Am. Acad. Arts & Sciences, A.A.A.S., Am. Soc. Zoölo- gists, Am. Soc. Naturalists. Author: text-books on vertebrate anatomy, various papers on regenera- tion of animals; experimental morphology. Home: 16 Payson Terrace, Belmont.
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RAND, Stuart Craig, lawyer; b. Newton Centre, June 9, 1888; s. Avery Lewis Rand and Sarah Jennette (Wood) R .; ed. Newton high sch .; A.B., Yale, 1909; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1912; m. Louise Spofford Hooker of Arlington, Feb. 20, 1915; children- Katherine Rand Washburn, Stuart Craig, Jr. With Choate, Hall and Stewart 1912-, except 1918-19, becoming partner 1920; capt. Air Service Produc- tion, Mar. 1918-Feb. 1919; mem. Boston, Mass., and Am. Bar Assns. Clubs: Union, Somerset, Country. Travel: Eng., Fr. G.s. of George C. Rand, founder of Rand Avery Supply Co. Episcopalian. Repub- lican. Office: 30 State St., Boston. Home: 38 Chestnut St., Boston. Summer res .: Norwell.
RAND, William M., business executive; b. Water- town, Apr. 7, 1886; s. William Dwight Rand and Emily (McNear) R .; ed. Phillips Exeter Acad .; A.B., Harvard, 1909; m. Lucy Kimball Robbins of W. Newton, Sept. 17, 1914; children-Emily L., William M., Jr., Lucy R., John R., Peter W. Rep- resented U.S. on Am. Olympic team, 1908; entered banking bus. 1909; various positions, Mut. Nat. Bk. Boston, 1909-13; treas., City Fuel Co., 1913-19; entered Russell Co., 1920; trcas. Merrimac Chem. Co., 1921-30, v.p. in charge of sales, treas., 1930- 35, exec. v.p., 1935, pres. 1935-37, when company consolidated with Monsanto Chem. Co .; v.p. Mon- santo Chem. Co., in charge Merrimac Div., 1937 -; dir. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., First Nat. Bk. of Bos- ton, Liberty Mutual Ins. Co .; pres., dir. N.E. Alcohol Co .; pres., mem. exec. com. Asso. Indus- tries Mass .; tr. Suffolk Sav. Bk. for Seamen and Others; sec., finance com. Town of Lincoln; served in U.S. Navy, Apr., 1917-19, duties ashore and afloat, including aide to chief of naval opera- tions; discharged with rank of It. (sr.g.); mem. Newcomen Soc. England. Clubs: Harvard (Boston, N. Y.), Exchange, Concord Country. Author: ar- ticles in bus. and trade mags. Travel: U.S., Eng. Unitarian. Republican. Office: Chemical Lane, Everett. Home: Trapelo Rd., Lincoln. Summer res .: Hopkins Island, Me. (Cundys Harbor).
RANDALL, Lowell Orland, biochemist; b. North Georgetown, O., Sept. 11, 1910; s. Cornelius H. Ran- dall and Mary C. (Stoffer) R .; ed. Goshen Town- ship high sch .; B.S., Mt. Union Coll., 1931; Ph.D., Univ. Rochester, 1935; m. Margaret V. Leary of Ilolyoke, 1936; 1 son-John Cornelius. Asst. in biochemistry, Univ. Rochester, 1931-35; asst. chem- ist, Mass. Civil Service, 1935 -; mein. Soc. Biol. Chemists, Am. Chem. Soc., A.A.A.S. Author: scien- tific publs. on chemistry of brain, blood and hor- mones. Protestant. Office: Worcester State Hosp., Worcester. Home: 48 Romola Rd., Worcester.
RANDOLPH, Herbert F., clergyman; b. Port Repub- lic, N.J., Nov. 4, 1870; s. Wilson }. Randolph and Harriet Louise (Russell) R .; ed. Century Col- legiate Inst., 1886-89; A.B., Dickinson Coll., 1893; A.M., N.Y.U., 1896; D.D., Syracuse Univ., 1916; m. Elva Wolfe of Pottsville, Pa., Feb. 13, 1894; chil- dren-Donald W., Dorothy, and Herbert F. Jr. Or- dained to M.E. ministry, 1894; pastor, Grace Ch., Plainfield, N.J., 1894-97, Montelair, N.J., 1910-18, Foundry Ch., Washington, D.C., 1920-26, Calvary M.E. Ch., Phila., 1927-32, Central Ch., Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1933-36; pastor, First Ch., Greenfield, 1936 -; bus. dir., Newark conf .; tr., Dickinson Coll .: p., Washington Christian Advocate, 5 yrs .; mem. Phi Beta Kappa. Author: Questionnaire Sermons and literary reviews. Clubs: Kiwanis, Shakespeare (Washington, D.C.), Republican League (Phila.). Methodist. Independent. Home: Main St., North- field.
RANKIN, Alfred Ernest, asst. mechanical superin- tendent; h. Worcester, Dec. 31, 1883; s. John Ran- kin and Melinda (Wilson) R .; ed. Eng. high sch., Worcester; B.S. (mech. engring.), Worcester Poly. Inst., 1904; unmarried. Draftsman, O'Rourke En- gring. & Constrn. Co., N.Y. City, 1906; engr., constrn. dept., Am. Real Estate Co., N.Y. City, 1907- 10; Parker Boiler Co., Phila., Pa., 1910-12; Lidger- wood Mfg. Co., N.Y. City, 1912-14; U.S. Envelope Co., Worcester, 1914 -; tr. People's Sav. Bk .; dir. Wiley, Bickford & Sweet Co., Worcester Chamber of Commerce; chmn. employee div., Community Chest; former pres. and dir. Independent Coop. Bk .;
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past dir. Pub. Llb .; former mem. Sinking Fund Commn .; former mem. Common Council, Worces- ter; former mem. Rep. State Com .; mem. So. Worcester Co. Health Assn. (dir., past pres.), Worcester Co. Mechanics Assn. (v.p.), Phi Gamma Delta, Y.M.C.A. (pres.), Masons (Scot. Rite & Commandery; past Master, Athelstan Lodge; past D.D. Grand Master, 21st dist.), Worcester Ma- sonic Charity & Ednl. Assn. (pres.). Clubs: Worces- ter Country, Worcester Co. Republican, Economic, University (Worcester), Appalachian Mt. Episco- palian (jr. warden, St. John's Ch.). Republican. Office: 75 Grove St., Worcester. Home: 18 Norton St., Worcester.
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V RANKIN, Burt W, leather manufacturer; b. Med- ford, Oct. 31, 1869; s. Edwin E. Rankin and Emma (Mansfield) R .; ed. pub. schs .; m. Mary J. Heffron of Keene, N.H., 1931. Began as salesman with White Bros. & Co., Boston, 1889; sales mgr., A. C. Lawrence Leather Co., Boston, 1899-1907; with Hunt-Rankin Leather Co., since its orgn., 1907, treas .; mem. Boston Chamber of Commerce, Boston Shoe Assu., Masons, B.P.O., Elks. Clubs: Boot and Shoe, Algonquin, Boston Athletic Assn. Office: 106 Beach St., Boston. Home: 127 Kilsyth Rd., Brigh- ton.
VRANNEY, Dudley Porter, lawyer; b. Brookline, May 29, 1890; s. Fletcher Ranney and Amy (Porter) R .; ed. Noble and Greenough Sch., 1908; A.B., Harvard, 1912; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1915; m. Margaret Wellington of Weston, Sept. 16, 1916 (d. Aug. 11, 1938); children-Louise, Amy Porter, Virginia, Margaret. Began practice, 1915; assoc. with father until 1917; asst. dist. atty., Southeastern Dist. Mass., 1924-28, handled all matters of appeals, mo- tions and hearings before Governor's Com. of Sacco- Vanzetti case; mem. firm Burdett, Wardwell & Ranney, 1928 -; moderator, Town of Weston, 1931 -; alternate del. Mass. Nat. Rep. Conv., 1928; chmn. com. on resolutions, Mass. Rep. State Conv., 1936; officer or dir. numerous corps .; mein. Am. and Boston Bar Assns .; served in U.S. Army, 1917-19; 1st 1t. Co. K, 125th Int., 32d Div., 10 mos. Office: 84 State St., Boston. Home: 457 Glen Rd., Weston. RANSOM, William Richard, professor of mathemat- ics; b. Chicago, Ill., 1876; s. Lake Ransom and Lucy (Bacon) R .; ed. A.B., Tufts, 1898; A.M., Har- vard, 1903. Instr. mathematics, Tufts Coll., 1900- 03, prof., 1906 -; mem. Am. Math. Soc., Math. Soc. Am., A.A.A.S., Phi Beta Kappa. Author: Freshman Calculus, 1909; Freshman Mathematics, 1912; Working Calculus, 1936. Home: 29 Sawyer Av., Somerville.
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RAUM, Arnold, lawyer; b. Lynn, Oct. 27, 1908; s. Isaac Raum and Ida (Ross) R .; ed. Lynn Class. high sch .; A.B. (summa cum laude), Harvard, 1929; LL.B. . ( magna cum laude), Harvard Law Sch., 1932. Editor, Harvard Law Review, 1930-32; Sheldon fellow, Cambridge Univ., Eng., 1932; ad- mitted to Mass. bar, 1932; atty. for Reconstruction Finance Corp., 1932-34; Special Asst. to Atty. Gen. U.S., 1934 -; lecturer on taxation, Yale Law Sch., 1937-38; mem. Phi Beta Kappa. Club: Ilarvard (Washington, D.C.). Travel: Europe, U.S. Office: Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C. Home: 1718 Que St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 74 Humphrey St., Swampscott.
RAUSCHER, Manfred, asst. professor of aero-en- gireering; b. Rüegsau, Switz., Feb. 23, 1904; s. Friedrich Rauscher and Ida (Schüpbach) R .; ed. B.S., M.I.T., 1927, S.M., 1927, Sc.D., 1936; m. Con- stance Nelson of Phillipsburg, Kan., June 24, 1933. Asst. in aero-engring., M.J.T., 1927-29; chief engr., Engrs.' Aircraft Corp., 1929-30; asst. prof. aero- engring., M.I.T., 1930 -; mem. Sigma Xi., Inst. Aero Sciences. Author: articles on aircraft vibra- tions. Travel: No. and Cent. Europe, Western U.S. Protestant. Office: Mass. Institute of Tech- nology, Cambridge. Home: 18 Wachusett Av., Ar- lington Heights.
RAWDING, Lesle G., business executive; b. Kings · County, N.S., Jan. 3, 1891; s. Freeman Rawding and Udica (Grimes) R .; ed. Burlington (N.S.) gram. sch .; m. Ethel G. Bowlby of Somerville, May 29, 1912; children-Dorothea Beth, Leslie, Jr., Wilbur Roy, James Irving. Began as chauffeur, 1909;
factory automobile demonstrator, 1910-12; partner, automobile supply etc., 1911-12; N.E. sales mgr., Atterbury Motor Truck Co., Buffalo, 1912-14; began first regular bus line operated in New England, 1914; pres., treas, and owner Rawding Line, Inc .; mem. Boston Maritime Assn., Boston Chamber of Commerce, Foreign Commeree Club, Masons (Royal Arch.). Clubs: Boston Rotary; Canadian. Repub- lican. Baptist. Office: Hotel Bradford, Boston. Home: 22 Hutchinson Rd., Arlington.
RAWLINGS, William A., insurance executive; b. Edinburg, Ill., Feb. 13, 1871; s. Charles Meredith Rawlings and Emma Louisa (Ford) R .; ed. Lyons high sch., Lyons, Kan .; South Western Bus. Coll., Wichita, Kan .; m. Idena Rippey McGinley, June 29, 1921; 1 son-William Rippey. With Mass. Mutual Life Ins. Co., Feb. 23, 1892-, as clerk, cashier, mgr., Mortgage Loan Agencies, asst. supt. of Loans, supt. of Loans, 2d v.p. and v.p .; mem. Masons (A.F. and A.M.). Clubs: Colony, East Longmeadow Rod and Gun, Springfield City, Automobile of Spring- field. Congregationalist. Republican. Office: 1295 State St., Springfield. Home: 4 Ridgewood Ter- race, Springfield. Summer res .: Dudley; Bridge- water, N.H.
RAWSON, Louis W., consulting engineer; b. Wor- cester, Aug. 18, 1870; s. Otis Rawson and Min- neta A. (Wright) R .; ed. Worcester high seh .; B.S., Worcester Poly. Inst., 1893; m. Ellen A. Adams, Aug. 4, 1903. Supt., H. C. Fish Machine Works, 1901-03; Washburn Shops, Worcester Poly. Inst., 1903-23, dir. 1923-33, cons. engr., 1933 -; worked on spl. designs for submarine base, New London, during World War; mem. Sigma Xi. Congrega- tionalist. Independent in politics. Office: Worces- ter Polytechnic Institute, Worcester. Home: 146 Elm St., Worcester.
V RAYMOND, Eleanor A., architect; b. Cambridge, Mar. 23, 1887; d. Thomas Cole Raymond and Jose- phine M. (Watt) R .; ed. Cambridge Latin sch .; A.B., Wellesley Coll., 1909; M.Arch., Cambridge Sch. Architecture and Landscape Architecture (Grad. Seh. of Smith Coll.), 1934. Began as drafts- man, 1918; mem. firm Frost & Raymond, Architects, 1919-34; in private practice under own name, 1934 -; tr. Smith Coll .; mem. Am. Inst. Architects. Clubs: College of Boston, Author: Early Domestic Architecture of Pennsylvania. Travel: all Euro- pean countries. Unitarian. Office: 126 Newbury St., Boston. Home: 112 Charles St., Boston. Sum- mer res .: Gloucester.
RAYMOND, Frederle Archer, civil and electrical engineer; b. Norwalk, Conn., Oct. 7, 1877; s. George II. Raymond and Helen E. (Banks) R .; ed. Staples high sch., Westport, Conn .; Norwalk (Conn.) Mil. Inst .; Ph.B. (in Eng.), Sheffield Sci. Sch., Yale, 1896; m. Alice J. Spear of Hyde Park, Apr. 12, 1936. Civ. Engr., Coast Survey, 1896; with various firms, 1897-98; mech. engr., auto mfg., 1898-1904; fire pro- tection engr., Nat. Bd. Fire Underwriters, 1904-22; supervising engr., Manhattan and Brooklyn Fire Aların Systems, 1915-22; research and cons. engr., The Gamewell Co., Newton, 1922-33; cons. engr., various cities and corps., 1933-35; asst. city engr., Newton, Aug. 1935 -; dir. Merida (Yucatan) Water Co., 1904, Looking Glass Orchards Assn., Ore., 1910-1935; county dir. fire protection, Bristol Co., 1933-34; fire alarm expert, Cons. Div., War Dept., and Bur. Yards and Docks, Navy Dept., 1918-19; mem. Am. Inst. E.E., Nat. Fire Protection Assn., Yale Engring. Assn. (life), Am. Philatelle Assn. (life) N.E. Municipal Signal Assn. (hon. life mem.), Internat. Order Blue Goose (fire ins. frat.), Ber- keley Assn. (New Haven), Freemasons (32°), Mystic Shrine, formerly Y.M.C.A., formerly A.S.S.E. Author: Fire Engine Tests, 1910 (several edits., now standard work on subject.); many articles in tech. and sch. periodicals. Travel: U.S. (46 states), Can., Mex., Alaska. Desc. settler in Salem, 1630; .a founder of Norwalk, Conn., 1650; gt. gt. gt. grand- father at Bunker Hill; des. brother of Gen. Warren. Episcopalian. Republican. Office: Engineering De- partment, City Hall, Newton Centre. Home: 113 Greenlawn Av., Newton Centre. Summer res .: Chatham.
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RAYMOND, John Marshall, lawyer; b. Salem, Aug. 5, 1894; s. John Marshall Raymond and Jennie Ab- bot (Ward) R .; ed. Salem high sch .; Phillips An- dover Aead .; A.B., Princeton, 1916; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1921; m. Grace Huntington Teel of Salem, Jan. 20, 1923; children -- John Marshall, Jr., Carol, Hope. Admitted to Mass. Bar, 1921; with Storey, Thorndike, l'almer & Dodge and its suc- cessor, Palmer, Dodge, Barstow, Wilkins & Davis, 1921-, partner, 1927- mem. Finance Com., Hanı- ilton, 1937 -; pres. tr. Shore Country Day Seh., Beverly, 1934 -; 1st lt. 302nd F.A., World War, until armistice; capt. IV Corps Arty. Park, withi army of occupation; now major, 301st F.A. (Res.) ; mem. Am., Mass., and Boston Bar Assns., Am Judicature Soc. Clubs: Union (Boston), Essex County (Manchester), Tower (Princeton), Essex County Ornithological. Unitarian. Republican. Office: 53 State St., Boston. Home: Main St., Hamilton.
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