January 3, 1942.

Mrs Joe Holloway,
Broadway Hardware Coe,
311-313 Westport Road,
Kansas City, Mo.

Dear Joe:

I went you to lmow how very much I appreciate your letter of
last Tuesday, and I am sorry indeed that Mrs. Allen and I could
not get over for the New Year's party. Milton and his wife had a
dance at the Country Club and they asked us to keep their little
three~year~old tot. We spent the evening at home.

I am gled that you have received the letters concerning Wilsob
Houts. As I told you in my previous letter, I had Wilson work here
at the University so that I eould recommend him for a better job if
he straightens up. Wilson has ene other regrettable fault in addi-
tion to his drinking, and that is his desire for gambling. We told
one of the fellows here that he could make more money gambling in
Kansas City than he could by working. This might have been said in _

the way of a jest, but I am trying to present all of his wealmesses
to you so that you can be in a better position to help hin.

I note what you said concerning him upon his return
Werrensburge It was down at Warrensburg where he got

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start in the drinking habit when
was a highly respected and wealthy lawy
His half-brother, Male Houts, is a practic
City, and I em sorry to say that he has the same

see there is an hereditary strain.

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I talked to Harley Davis, a boyltiood friend of
Assistent Secretary and Treasurer of the Kensas City
Light Company. Harley said i
about Joe Westwood, another boyhood friend of mine,
prietor of the Blue Valley Foundry. Joe told me that
would come out and let Joe's son, who is manager of
look him over he would endeavor to give him a job,

of work a man had to have a pretty good physique,

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