December 14, 1945

Mr. Cox, Manager
Western Union
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Coxie:

In- reply to our follow-up on the message
sent to Otto 0. Schnellbacher at Mando, Texas, your
report is as follows:

"Schnellbacher has left the city. Present address
unknown. Western Union at Hendo, Texas, cancelled the
message and filed it."

I am in receipt of a letter from Otto 0. Schnellbacher
dated December 11, 1945, Officers Mess, AAFFES, liondo,
Texas, in which he says,

"T am a week late getting out of the army. I start dis-
charging the 14th of Dec, so should be in Lawrence around
the 17th. I was suppose to get out the 6th of Dec. but
they couldn't handle all of us at the seperation center.
Being an "Ss" in the alphabet, I waited a week." ,

It looks as if Mr. Schnellbacher was still in liondo, Texas,
when this information was given to Western Union. |

Schnellbacher will be here, as you see,'on the
17th and I am still going to find out why the message was
not delivered. It looks as if your Western Union at Hondo,
Texas, is without the proper information, or perhaps the proper
initiative. Do you reckon some of our Western Union people
may inform us that we have had a war} —

Sincerely, aes

_ Director of Physical Education,
FCA: MF Varsity Basketball Coach.