Re: Case IV (Hospital No. 1152) From Dr. Silkworth's Reclamation of the Alcoholic April 21, 1937 Medical Record
Hello. Thanks for the information. Supposedly Ebby brought The Varieties to Bill in the hospital so he wouldn't have entered carrying them with him. If it was a previous stay, my guesses would be Mary
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Jim
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Re: New York Times December 1903 Articles about Professor Langley (Ref: "We Agnostics" Page 51 paragraph 2)
Perhaps the sign maker was a little confused, which happens sometimes.The Wikipedia article on Widewater, Virginia cites these two sources that put the attempted flights at Widewater. D. Crouch, A
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Wayne T.
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Re: Old Baltimore Prologue
https://www.a-1associates.com/aa/INFO%20LIST/BaltoPrologue.htm https://www.a-1associates.com/aa/INFO%20LIST/WilingtonPrologue.htm jim wrote:
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Jim
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Re: New York Times December 1903 Articles about Professor Langley (Ref: "We Agnostics" Page 51 paragraph 2)
-the name of the place where the trial took place is Tidewater, Va not Widewater .i live in Norfolk, Va and there is a Sign starting the trial took place here. Bob Hickey
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Case IV (Hospital No. 1152) From Dr. Silkworth's Reclamation of the Alcoholic April 21, 1937 Medical Record
> > > > Case IV (Hospital No. 1152). ¨C A broker, who had earned as much as $25,000 > a year, and had come, through alcohol, to a position where he was being > supported by his wife, presented
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Wayne T.
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Latest inquiry
I was always on previous yahoo AA history lovers group. Today (12/4/20) Heard Jim C. from Cancun's presentation on AA history timeline at recoveryspeakers weekly AA history Zoom meeting. Hope to join
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New York Times December 1903 Articles about Professor Langley (Ref: "We Agnostics" Page 51 paragraph 2)
I went into the New York Times "Times Machine" and harvested images of articles from December 1903 regarding Professor Langley's flying machine which Bill references on page 51 paragraph 2 of "We
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Wayne T.
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Re: How come Bob Person's giant history of AA never got published?
I would agree with your thoughts on this subject IF GSO Archives were transparent in their decision-making and sharing processes, so that "great authors and historians" had full access to them. Even
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Crescentdave
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Re: How come Bob Person's giant history of AA never got published?
An example, in the section on Southern California start the manuscript says, "Roy Y., who later moved to Texas, was active in Los Angeles during this period. He remembers they had a "Goon Squad" to
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Re: How come Bob Person's giant history of AA never got published?
The only part I plan on reading is the three chapters on the history and growth of various AA groups across the United States. Your thoughts after reading these three chapters of the book?
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0943
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Re: How come Bob Person's giant history of AA never got published?
I find the manuscript historically inaccurate on several occasions but a good place to start and go from down historical rabbit holes, which I seem to have an affinity for.? It is also full of
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Re: Sequence of AA early AA meetings
Interesting. Ty for info! I also believe one was held at Mayos home or near his home but it pettered out. I was suprised by the amount in attendance. 55-60 peeps Is quite a few. When early meetings
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Gene
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Sequence of AA early AA meetings
I understand that the first meeting in NYC met at several locations¡± 182 Clinton Street, Brooklyn Hts, NY Then at; Hank Parkhurst¡¯s house in NJ Then at; Bob and Marguarite Volentine¡¯s house ¨C
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Bob S
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Re: finally received Richard Peabody's official death certificate from the state of Vermont
Is there any way that we can see a copy or decent scan of this as well, please? Best, Thom
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Thom R.
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How come Bob Person's giant history of AA never got published?
My memory may be incorrect but I believe Glenn C. had lots of problems with the paper factually. I could be wrong about this. The entire book is up at Silworth.net and Bob P. is the author of AA
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finally received Richard Peabody's official death certificate from the state of Vermont
Cause of Death and Interval (Onset to Death): A. Chronic Alcohol Abuse (Unknown) That's all it says. Now Adam Richmond here did find a vintage looking form that says "Death Male" listing Richard
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0943
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Re: Sept 39 meetings??
Gene... These were not so much ¡°new¡± meetings as extensions of what had been going on already in NY/NJ AA. Bill and Lois had to vacate their Brooklyn home on April 26, 1939 and they were basically
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william schaberg
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Re: Chartered a plane to complete a jag!
You will find some of the info you are looking for in the book "Ebby The man wo sponsored Bill W, written by Mel B. Hope this helps.
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JERRY Dunleavy
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Sept 39 meetings??
I never heard of these 2 meetings happening in 1939. I only new of NY, Akron and Cleveland. Were there more meetings going on than we generally hv been toold. Volentines 55 in attendance and Steinway
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Gene
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EARLY INDIANAPOLIS AA. a Pictorial view
This 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
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Bob S
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