The pictured Speasmaker pins were sent to the editor from brother Ray Cheseldine with the following information: “Tom … these came from Ned Speasmaker ’50, (#798 on the Theta Chapter roll). One set is Ned’s … 1946. The other set is from his Dad—1910.”
Skip’s father and Ned’s father were close friends from their London, Ohio high school days as well as at OWU.
The large pin belonged to a former London, Ohio resident who practiced medicine in Columbus. It was owned by a Chester Baugn, a Columbus doctor who was not known to Ned. Baugn’s mother, a neighbor, gave it to Ned many years ago.
Other Theta Beta’s in the Speasmaker family included Ned’s brother, Cass Berry Speasmaker ’39, #670 on the roll of Theta Chapter, and their father, Edward Peter Speasmaker ’14, #407 on the roll of Theta Chapter. Cass was killed in France during WWII.
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165 South Main St., London, Ohio 43140
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