Very rainy day. Up 6:15 A.M. Studied. To college 9 to 12:30. Took a nap in P.M. Down street. Home. Out in evening. Watched Church League bowl. To Hayes' room and talked. To bed 10:30 P.M.
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Wilber Hayes was evidently a very good friend of Stanford's. I learned some things about Mr. Hayes. He was born 19 January 1901 and died 24 October 1989 (according to SS Death Index). In 1920, as I've stated in an earlier post, he was living in a rooming house, which is where Stanford visited him. They met in their church group, as far as I can tell.
By 1930, Wilber was married to Dorothy Ruth Fraser (Frazer), from Elizabeth, NJ and they had a daughter Beverly who was born in 1928. They lived at 1050 Garner Ave in Schenectady and Wilber (sometimes spelled Wilbur) was working as an electrical welder at a research lab. By 1940, they were living in Glenville and Wilber was working as a cable splicer for GE. Neither he nor his wife went to high school, according to the 1940 census.
I think it's wonderful the number and variety of friends Stanford had, from all walks of life. He was no snob, that's for sure.
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