by techchair | Dec 16, 2017 | Archive Tidbits
April 1935 Dr. Silkworth told Bill to quit preaching at drunks & tell them of obsession & allergy. April 1950 Saturday Evening Post article “The Drunkard’s Best Friend” by Jack Alexander. April 1958 The word “honest” dropped from...
by techchair | Dec 16, 2017 | Archive Tidbits
March 1936 AA had 10 members staying sober. At end of 1936 A.A. had 15 members. March-May 1938 Bill begins writing the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Works Publishing Inc established to support writing and printing of the book. March 1940 Mort J. came to LA from Denver;...
by techchair | Dec 16, 2017 | Archive Tidbits
Feb 1908 Bill made boomerang. Feb 1916 Hazing incident Norwich University, Bill & sophomore class suspended Feb 1938 Rockefeller gives $5,000 to AA. Saves AA from professionalization. Feb 1939 Dr Harry Tiebout, 1st Psychiatrist to endorse AA and use it in his...
by techchair | Dec 16, 2017 | Archive Tidbits
Dec 1934 Bill & Lois start attending Oxford Group meetings. Dec 1934 to May 1935 Bill works with alcoholics, but fails to sober any of them. Lois reminds him HE is sober. Dec 1938 Twelve Steps written. Nov/Dec 1939 Akron group withdrawals from association...
by techchair | Oct 1, 2017 | Archive Tidbits
Nov 1934 Ebby T. carries message to Bill. Nov 1936 Fitz M leaves Towns Hospital to become ‘AA #3 in NY’, with Bill W and Hank P. Nov 1937 Bill and Dr. Bob compare notes in Akron. Count forty cases staying sober. Meeting of the Akron Group to consider...
