THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

STAR BUILDING
KANSAS CITY, MO.

JANe 24, 1943.

DRe FORREST Ce ALLEN,
LAWRENCE, KASe

DEAR PHOG?$

OFFHAND, THE RESULT OF YOUR LAST NIGHT'S GAME SOUNDS AS THOUGH
YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN PINCHED BETWEEN A STALLING GAME AND A CRACKER=
BOX GYMNASIUM.

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NEW YORK ASKED VIA THE WIRE THAT THE STORY=*WRITTEN FOR THE
PMS BUDGET---BE TRIMMED BY ABOUT 70 WORDS BECAUSE OF A HEAVY NEWS
FILE.

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GRAPHS DELETED FROM THE STORY BY OUR NIGHT MANE

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