¿ªÔÆÌåÓýThis sequence of events illustrates how AA was connected around the country in those early days of 1939-1940. ? Fall of 1939: Doherty Sheerin, from Indianapolis, ?gets AA information from reading ¡°Alcoholics and God,¡± by Morris Markey, from the then-popular Liberty Magazine.? April 1940: He connects with Ruth Hock at the AA Central Office in New York. 1940: ?Ruth Hock reports Doherty Sheerin¡¯s request for help to Clarence Snyder, from Cleveland, Ohio (Clarence was in charge of 12-step work in several states, including in Indiana.) September 1940: Clarence sends his sponsee, a traveling salesman named Irwin Myerson, to visit Doherty. October ?28, 1940: ?First AA meeting started in Indianapolis, by Doherty Sheerin and four others . . . . at 2048 E 106th ?Street, Indianapolis. ? This link opens with a 48-page PDF file of ?¡°EARLY INDIANAPOLIS AA. a Pictorial view:¡± ????????????????
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