A 7 ; STATE OF KANSAS RICHARD L. BECKER REPRESENTATIVE TWENTY-SIXTH DISTRICT COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS MEMBER AVIATION BUILDING AND LOAN CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS JUDICIAL APPORTIONMENT JUDICIARY TOPEKA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 2, 1945 Mr, Forrest C, Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mr, Allens Enclosed is the final draft of the bill we propose to introduce in the Legislature providing for a Recreation Commission, I would appreciate it if you would discuss this matter with Ray Wright »Ed Ables and Senator Swoyer of Oskaloosa of you; RLBi1s ec, Mr, Clifford D, Dean, President Lawrence Recreation Council Lawrence, Kansas Wr. Richard L. Rooker, Ropresentative 26th District, Coffeyville, Kansas. Dear }ir. Becker: I have written each one of the gentlemen mentioned in your letter of January 2nd, asking for their favorable ee ea es ee ee ee ee See * ence some time in the near future. Congratulations to you on the final draft of the bill. I think it is very fine and I hope that the bill will be able Se I trust for its early en- actment. Assuring you of my Pull cooperation, I an Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. January 4, 1945. Representative Ray T. Wright, 824 Massachusetts Sireet, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Ray: Superintendent Dean and I have collaborated on a bill written by Representative Richard L. Becker of Coffeyville, Kansas, providing for a Recreation Commission. Representa~ tive Becker is sponsoring it in the Kensas Legislature, and we think it is a very wonderful thing. I would like some time in the near future to have an ty to talk with you and set forth the benefits to be derived from the enactment of this bill. However, I am leaving at 5:30 tomorrow morning for Columbia, Missouri, with the basketball tean and will not return until Saturday night. I would appreciate it if you would give your support to this bill because I think it is a very worthy thing for our youth in the State of Kansas. — Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA AH Varsity Basketball Coach. JAMES F. SWOYER ATTORNEY AT LAW OSKALOOSA, KANSAS Jenuary ily 1945 Dr. Forrest C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog: I have your letter of January 4 concerning Becker's bill for a Recreation Commission. I shall be glad to discuss the bill with you as soon as it is introduced and will gladly look after it for Richard if and when it reaches the Senate. Richard's daughter has been very ill, and he has not yet been in attendance this Session. Let me know a short while before just when you would like to go over the bill with me, and I will budget my time accordingly. Sincerely yours, Roprosontative Bi Abels, Lawrence Outlook, Lewrence, Kansas. - Dear Ed: | Superintesient Dean and I have collaborated on a bill " written by Representative Richard L. Becker of Coffeyville, Kansas, providing for a Recreation Comission. Representative Becker is sponsoring it in the Kansas Legislature, and we think at is = very womterful thing. I would like some time in the noar future to have an opportunity to talk with you and set forth the benefits to be derived from the enactment of this bill. lNowever, I am leaving et 5:30 tomorrow morning for Columbia, Missouri, with the basketball team and will not return until Saturday night. I would appreciate it 4f you would give your support to Seis Sit heomme 2 Ciisk 3% fa a wary worGy thing fer our youth in the State of Kansas. ‘Director of Physical Rausation, Varsity Baskethall Coache Oskaloosa, Kansas. Rae Rae Tes Superintendent Dean and I have collaborated on a bill written by Representative Richard L. Beckep of Coffeyville, Kansas, providing for a Recreation Commission. Representative a Legislature, and we think it is a very wonderful thing. I would like some time in the near future to have an opportunity to talk with you and act forth the benefits to be derived fromthe enactment of this bill. However, I am leaving at 6:30 tomorrow morning for Columbia, Missouri, with the basiat- ball team and will not return until Saturday night. . I would appreciate it if you would give your support to thin Will beewse 7 think 1% is @ very worthy thing for our youth in in the State of Kansas. Bieaetier of Phystoal Eduoation, Varsity —- Coach., January 18, 194€. Representative Richard Becker, Attorney-at-Law, Coffeyville, Kansas. - Dear Richard: Representative Ray Wright and Senator James Swoyer both wrote me that your little girl has feen very ill. 1 fervently hope that she is well on the way to recovery. We have had six ohildren, and I kmow how eSistel ingrained is their love. With didiant wishes, I an Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. RAY T. WRIGHT ESS] COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS — REPRESENTATIVE ELEVENTH DISTRICT \ % y MEMBER CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS EDUCATION 824 MASSACHUSETTS ST. Cy ROADS AND HIGHWAYS LAWRENCE, KANSAS RULES AND JOURNAL STATE-OF KANSAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 1945 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Department of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Doc; I received a letter from Dick Becker as regards the bill providing for a Recreation Commission. Of course, Dick's little girl has been deathly ill and, consequently, I haven't seen Dick at the session yet. Rest assured, however, that when the subject of the bill in which you are interested comes up, I'll most assuredly give it a boost. Congratulations on the game last night. How you do it, I'll never know -- but, brother, you really get the job donet a) and sincerely yours, RTWshhr COPY OF PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE BILL TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE KANSAS STATE LEGISLATURE IN BEHALF OF COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS L1~15.~44 AN ACT AUTHORIZING CITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO OPERATE SYSTEMS OF PUBLIC RECREATION AND PLAYGROUNDS AND LEVY TAXES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE THEREOF. Be it enacted by the legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1, Any city or school district may operate a system ot public recreation and playgrounds, acquire equipment and maintain land, buildings or other recreational facilities, employ a superin- tendent of recreation and assistants, vote and expend funds for the operation of such a systen, Section 2, Any city or school district may operate such system independently or they may cooperate in its conduct in any manner in which they may mutually agree, or they may delegate the operation of the system to a recreation board created by any or all of then, Provided, however, that such recreation system shall not be conducted by both the city and school district independently. Section 3 Any municipal corporation or board given charge of the recreation system is authorized to conduct its activities on (1) propert, under its custody and management; (2) other public property under the custody of other municipal corporations or boards and with the consent of such corporations or boards; (3) private property with the consent of the owners; (4) to receive gifts from any source whatsoever, Section 4, Whenever a petition signed by at least five (5%) per cent of the qualified and registered voters of such city or school district shall be filed with the clerk thereof, requesting the governing body of such city or school district to provide, establish, maintain and conduct a supervised recreation system and to levy an annual tax for the conduct and maintenance thereof of one-half of one (1) mill on each dollar of assessed valuation of all taxable property within the cor- porate limits or -jurisdictién of such city or school district, it shall be the duty of the governing body of such city or school district to cause the question of the establishment, maintenance and conduct of such supervised recreation system to be submitted to the qualified voters thereof to be voted upon in the next regular or special election of such city or school district; provided, however, that such question shall not be voted upon at the next regular or special election unless such petition shall have been filed at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of such election, Section 5. The above-mentioned petition may be directed to the | governing body of the city or school district, or it may be directed to the governing bodies of said city and school district jointly. Where said petition is directed to the governing body of the city and school district jointly, it may be filed with the clerk of either the city or school district. Upon receipt of said petition, said clerk shall set a day for the joint meeting of the two governing vdodies for the consideration of said petition and the submission of said propositio: to the electors, if said petition shall be found sufficient. a Notice of the receipt of said petition and the time when the same will be considered shall be given immediately by said clerk to the executive officer of said city and school district by mail, and said clerk shall direct that said joint meeting shall be held not less than five (5) days nor more than ten (10) days from the date of the réceipnt of said petitions, section 6, Upon the adoption of such proposition by a majority of those voting on it at said election, the governing body of such city or school district shall by appropriate resolution or ordinance provide for the establishment, maintenance and conduct of such supervised recreation system as they may deem advisable and practicable to provide and maintain out of the tax money thus voted, And said governing body may designate by appropriate resolution or ordinance a board or commission to be vested with the powers, duties and obligations necessary for the establishment, maintenance and conduct of such recreation system, as provided for in this act, Section 7, When the provisions of this act shall be adopted by the electors of the city and school district jointly, then the governing body of the city and the governing body of the school district shall each select one of their members to serve upon said recreation commission and the persons go designated shall appoint not to exceed three additional members to serve upon said recreation commission, All of the members of said recreation commission shall serve without pay for their service as members of said commission, Said commission shall elect a presiding officer and secretary-treasurer, and the disbursements made by said Commission shall be paia by voucher, and the Claims paid by said commission Shall be duly verified, That the amount received from the foregoing tax shall be set over to said commission and used by said commission for the purposes herein set out, Section 8, When the provisions of this act are adopted by a city and school district Jointly, said tax shall be levied upon all of the taxable property within said city or school district, whichever is the larger, The tax so levied may be levied outside of gaia aggregate levy limitation prescribed by any of the statutes of this state, The gs0verning body of such Sity or school district adopting the provisions of this act at an election and until revoked by an election by a majority of the qualified voters thereof shall thereafter annually levy and collect the tax above set out, which tax shall be designated as playground and recreation fund and shall be levied and collected in like manner as the general tax for such city and school district, Section 9, This act Shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the official State paper, DH baker. 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KANSAS TELEPHONE TABOR 4211 TELEPHONE 93 THE BARTELDES SEED COMPANY 1521-25 Fifteenth Street Denver 17, Colorado P.O. BOX 5170 TERMINAL ANNEX TL 2 GS yoo kn - “ee Seq (Rt, (ALK Gath & So = : = Phe ie Beka USwm ee FF S$320q UD THE BARTELDES SEED CO. GIVES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. AS TO PURITY, DESCRIPTION, QUALITY. PRODUCTIVENESS OR ANY OTHER MATTER OF ANY SEEDS. BULBS OR PLANTS THEY SEND OUT. AND WILL NOT BE IN ANY WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CROP. Sse Pak TM - | Sean TA nto . se Po wwe MA Qn need dk Gels | ie tied bein core tne Nic os Arod , cw May 10, 19465. Mr. Armin Bafteldes, The Barteldes Seed Company 1621-25 Afteenth Street, | Denver a7, Colorado. Dear Avaine I sent the book out pronto. I don't know which one of the big bullies was my boy, but I remember you once before telling me about that guy of mine, so I believe he must have stuck his kmee in Frederick's abdomen with an emphasis. You know thene Allen guys always were bullies. | Bub’ T dont’ loow any of them that can play golf as well as the Barteldes. / : i Gok te whey Wed © whawed/ yan when Z wan out foe te tournament. I got in Sunday night and left Tuesday afternoon. During that short stay it was impossible to see a lot of friends - that I would liked to have seen, you aLsong them. With all good wishes, I en Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Rducatdon, Varsity Basketball Coach. LAWRENCE. KANSAS TELEPHONE 93 DENVER. COLORADO TELEPHONE TABOR 4211 THE BARTELDES SEED COMPANY “ -1§21-25 Fifteenth Street Denver 17, Colorado P.O. BOX 5170 TERMINAL ANNEX May 2, 1945 Mr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas THE BARTELDES SEED CO. GIVES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. AS TO PURITY, DESCRIPTION, QUALITY. PRODUCTIVENESS OR ANY OTHER MATTER OF ANY SEEDS. BULBS OR PLANTS THEY SEND OUT. AND WILL NOT BE IN ANY WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CROP. Dear Phog: Thanks very much for sending your basketball book to Frederick. I am sure he will en joy it and I hope it will improve his Battery's ball club. Yes, he is my boy and he still remembers the time when he was playing football in the Side yard at 721 Indiana when your boy who was much larger stuck his knee in his stomach. Sorry I missed you when you were out here dur- ing the basketball tournament. Tried to get hold of you to take you up to the Gyro Club on Friday for lunch but found out you had returned to Lawrence. Yours very truly, Armin Barteldes AGB: mhn Enclosure Meroh 19, 1945. Mr. Loren V. Brown, Lowe & Cempbell — Goods Co, 1509 Baltimore Aveme, Kansas nw Moe Doar Red"; | Mighty nies ‘of you to invite me as your spooks guest. I certainly will have to talk fast and short for a long dinuer. It is going to be a great eT for mo to be with YOU, I ASSUre yous i am lewring for Denver denight (Saturday) and will not get back until the latter part of the week, ‘but I am cowmting on being with you on the 27th. This letter will not be signed by me, but you will know that I will be with you. You have got a swell comutteo and it will be a treat to visit with Casey, although we always called him Dutehe ‘ Director of Physical Fducation, Varsity Basketball Coach. 3 WELCOME HOMB"CASEY" 4 Our mutuel friend "Cesey" Stengel ~ = (it used to be “Dutch")= - is coming back home to manage the Kanses City Blues. About a hundred of his old friends, neighbors, school mates and former teemmates sre getting together the night of March 27th, Tuesday, g/ 6:30 PM ~ Aztec Room = President Hotel - - where there'll be plenty of as + reminiscing; lots of food, some “appetizers” before eating; a few short ee "story telling" speeches, and just a lot of good clean fun. ‘ib VANT 4 YOU THEKE 1 “John Q. Public” is not invited. Pell ost you = * ! i ) Whotll be there ? Guys you haven't seen for yearse = old ee ah -— = oe — = ” ' = yo Seams Some ex-big leaguers all friends of "Casey's" = For he ple ( George “Red” Treutman » Prese American Ass'n» Base Ball Leagues ee Dre Fe Co *Phog" Allen = & “runner-up” Coach from Kansas Unive YY 4 Vie Oe Hamilton = A swell Caach in them "daze"e ; et Le Le Touton = Taught Casey how to pitohe. Sa U Frank Welch » Caught Caseyts pitchin! e Wore Harold “Buzz" Woodbury » Lugged the old pigskin with hime es Ee Ae "Fuzz" Barlow = He was no "foul~baller". tae fenny Hamilten « No relation to We O» Y yaad Major Hiram Avery = Pleyed guerd with the boye Roy Sanders "Cot" Tigrney A few of the exebig Zack Wheat leaguer playmates. "Dutch" Zwilling "Kid" Nichols ) and a hundred other “old men" whom you'll be surprised and happy to see agains Vetll have a few guests, also Press and Kedio representatives - perhaps »a little entertainment. It'll be your loss if you're not there - = but we must know for sure if you are coming = - we “albee commit ourselves in advence for so many plates and so many “cases". Ne must hear from you before March 2Oths Mail your check making it payeble to sither Lederman or Brown of the following Committee and a ticket will be mailed to youe Chairman + Harold Lederman= Goldman Jewelry = 646 Minne Aver Kansas City, Kansase Le V. "Red" Brown » Lowe & Campbell- 1511 Baltimore, Kansas City, Moe Judge Ben Terte = Court House George Goldman - Goldman Jewelry Kanses City,Mo. Villiam "Bill" Gardwer =~ Fire Patrol Hdqtse