august 27, 1942.

Br. Elon ¥. Torrence,

10th Base Hég. and Air Base Squadron,
Chice Army Flying School,

Chico, California.

Dear Elon:

You, Sndied; x an wighhy Deg to deve yous good letter
of the 27th aad Se Saueh bs 40 Your wherectauten ead your ur welfare. I
am glad to aee that you are in sunny California teaching the cadets
instrument flying in a Link Trainer. You did not tell me oe
rating is in the service. I presume it is lieutenant, but you do not
say SO.

Yes, I do remember Herb Scheffler very well. He caused us
some uneasy moments and we, in turn, annoyed him a bit at times. Give

him my regards when you see him.

It is Captain EB. R. Sibel, but he is hoping for a majority
soon. Dre Bibel was home a few months ago and seemed to be enjoying
his work very much.

And as for Captain Raymond Foster, you give him my very
best regards. He was a fine little basketball player for me at Teachers
College at Warrensburg, Missowi. I had heard from him when he was in
the insurance business at St.Louis. Will you give me Captain Poster's
address and tell hin I will Crop him « note and give him all the dope!

Yes, Bob is at the University of Pennsylvania doing his tri-
nester stretch this year. In March he will have finished his sophomore
medicine and will enroll as a junior. He is going right on through
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was always fom of him - he was a great fellow and had
ality. You are in a grand bunch of fellows, Elon, and I know
boys will get the job done in a big way. Write me again when you have

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time and I will be giad to send any information that I cans...

I am sending you some football schedules for this year which
you might distribute to som of the Kansas boys. Pootball practice starts
on the 7th of September this year, a little earlier than usual - about
three days. The prospects are none too good when it is considered that
we are meeting the “Big Three” ~ Nebraska, Missouri and Oklehoma. Iowa
State and Kansas State are about in our fix. We should be able to battle
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graduation, so I am not sure what we will do. I am sending you a basket-