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“T Give You Kansas", which Prof, Crafton doliverod in Des Moines before the sid Club.
Dan is one of the Kansas State star footballers of other days, and before he wont
in the service he was C.,E., McBride's right hand man on the sport desk of the Stare
Thanks, Dan, we are fond of Jllen Crafton, but I have heard his tolk and it is vory
numorouse But it does look different in print. ‘oe are waiting anxiously for the
time until you can return and give us some of those newsy articlos about Big Six
athletics which flow from your pen, .

From Col. Karl F, Baldwin, former commandant of the University R.0.T.C., and now
at the office of Military uittache, Melbourne, justralia, comes the good news that
after being in tho hospital for 25 days he is again back on full duty: ‘“Whon T had
a similar saso in my right shoulder 18 years ago I was 6 weeks getting out of Walter
Reed: So I think I must be in pretty good general health. at ony rate, I am still
giving Rotary addresses and speaking to other organizations, I think Angus Mitchell
has heard my talk on 'Those --= Japanese’ 26 times. I om on for a short talk on
the 4th of July at’a theatre here, My contdcts are pretty much everybody from the
‘Prime Minister down, oll in all its o very healthy oxistonce. I took time off to.
visit Manila with the retiring minister, lir. Johnson, ond it waa a rich experiences

"The Australian football season 4s on here and showing extremely good forme
Much better than previous years due, I think, to the roturn of cortain soldiors
and less control by the manpower authorities. .I do like the Australian game,
Meanwhile, if you continue to ploy the Jmerican game, chalk up another victory over
Nebraska, I wasted a lot of porspiration and cheering trying to stimulate victory
over that team during my five years at K.U.

"TI have no late word of my boy, and do not know whother he ever reached Japan
or not. Members of my fomily are all well otherwise and I still have some hopes of
Mrs. Baldwin coming out, though I an not too optimistic of the Department approving
of such o visit. Give my very best to the food people of Lawrenco, including ese
peoinlly the Rotarians and your fine lady, Thero are no better people in the world
than those who live in Lawrence on the Naw,"

Emil Heuer, one of our Physical Education students before ho entered the Army
in '43, dropped in the office after his return from Germanye He had been wounded
two different times in tho right arm by German machine gun bullets, and was on his
way to O'Reilly General Hospital. I told him to be sure to look up Andy IMoDonald,
who 4s basketball coach at the Southwest Missouri Teachers Colloge at Springfiold,
and who 4s also doing rehabilitation work. indy played on my basketball varsity
in 1921+'226723, and was a member of the 1923 ever=-victorious team, as wall as a
member of the 1920 varsity football toam, mil Heuer writes today that he has
scen Andy MoDonald, and continues, "I was very much impressed with his hospitality
and friendliness. He is really a swoll porsone . » » It was really good to dis-
cuss sports and events we were both interested in."

From Ens. We. Re Fitzgerald (USS ATA 186, Son Francisco): “Just o note to let
you know how much I appreciate your newsletters. We havon't had mail for a couplo
of months, but I'm looking forward to onother one or so when our mail does catch
up again. Doe, the one dedicated to T. P. Huntor was certainly a masterpioce. I
only knew him by sight, but anyono who knew him nust really treasure that lottore
You remember Joon Thomas fron Waterville, don't you, Doo? You and Sully (Melson
Sullivan) and Jean and I were on an intramural broadcast over KFKU one night. It
was really a shock to overyone at home when sho was killod in a plane crash near
Sardinian. She was with the Red Crosse » » e' , |

Yes, Fitz, I romember her, and know what o shock it was to all of you.