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EMPORI
November 10, 1943

Dr. Forrest C. Allen

Director of Athletics
University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Phog:

This will confirm our telephone conversation of this morning in
which you so kindly agreed to come to Emporia November 30 and
address our Chamber of Commerce Forum which is honoring our high
school football team on that occasion.

Harry Bouck is secretary of our Chamber of Commerce. He was for-
merly in Manhattan, and upon coming to Emporia this summer, he in-
stigated the idea of having all the service clubs combine one meet-
ing a month and hold a Chamber of Commerce forum dinner. At the
first forum dinner, I was asked to talk on town and gown coopera-
tion. At the October meeting, Mr. V. P. Conroy, vice president of
Transcontinental Western Airlines discussed the future of air
transportation, the occasion being the dedication of our new muni-
cipal airport. The November 30 meeting will be the third meeting
and the objective will be to honor the high school football team.

We have not had any football banquets here for some years. Of
course we have no college team this year, and our high school team
has been only moderately successful, having won their games with

El Dorado and Winfield, and having lost to Newton ., Wichita, Topeka,
Haskell and Salina. Their last game will be with Ottawa on the llth.
I really think that they have been playing a number of schools out
of their class. The coach of the high school team is Alfred D. Smith.

Following is the train schedule which indicates when you can leave
Lawrence and arrive in Emporia; Leave 8:45 a. m., arrive 10:40 ;
leave 9:47 a. m., arrive 11;55 a. m.; leave 11:41 a. m., arrive
2p.m.e The three trains you can get out of Emporia are at 8:05 p. m.
(if this train is late), 4:30 a. m., and 9:20 a. m. Please let me
know when you will arrive. We want you to make your headquarters at

our home. Again, many thanks.
Cordially yours
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JAMES F, PRICE, President

    

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