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We just received a clever bit of news showing o cariceture of a youngster
upsice dewn, announcing the birth of Frank John dAnnebere, Jr. on August 29, 1945.
Where's the quart of water, Frank? The announcemont reads thet his fighting weight
was seven pounds eight ounces. Congrutulations Iajor and lirs. jmnebore!

In our golf foursome last Friday at tho Lawrence Country Club, with
Dr. H. I, Jones, and Messrs. Irving Hill, Ogden Jones, ond mysolf; Dr, Jones gave
me the very pleasant news that Major Hiram *, Jones had recoived his orders to report
to Naples on Sept. 4, for embarkation to the good old U.S.A. After three years of
exceptional service we will oll be mighty happy to woleome Dr. Penny back to his.
old stomping grounds.

Saturday morning, Sopt. 8, we were very pleasantly surprisod, in our office
here in Robinson Gymnasiun, by a call from Major Paul Randall Narrington. Major
Paul played on three of Kansas Varsity Champion basketball teams in the years '32,
"33, and '34, lic elso won letters in track, tossing the javelin in a winning woy.
Dr. Popl, still has the winsomeness and the personality thut made him one of the nit
popular men on Jit. Oreud. He captained the Jayhawkers in tasketball in his sonior
year. Dr. Paul was stationed in England, France, and Germany, and he’ has seen a lot
of service. His speciality is orthopedics and when he came throujh Saturday, he was
making a thousand nile trip. to the Gulf, and coast states with a viow of estatlishing
his practice at somo seaside location. Je has gone nautical in a big way. Paul
said, "The seaside breezes for me, with a nice yacht.! So, Paul, wo are-putting in
our bid for a cruise with you when you are established. Don't forget the priority
in reservations from your old. coach and his family.

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At any moment we are expecting thereturn of Colonol Lyle S. Powell, who
is returning after four yoars sorvice'in India with the Chinose forees. I think I
am correct on Pr. Powell's servico location and his years of tonure. Col. Powell
is a veteran of two World Wars, and he has done outstanding rosearch sorviece for
this nation and for others. Another Lawrence Physiéiiin is Dr. Powoll, who had made
& fsreat contribution,

I received a very pleasant télophone cull fron Iirs. Margaret Stratton,
the mother of Major John Stratton, saving thi.t Major John is to be discharged from
the Air Transport Commmd in which he has served so well. We are expeoting Major
John and his wife to return to Lawrence in a very short while.

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_., On Monday morning, Sept. 10, Major “orrest G. Stith,. of Jefferson City, |
Missouri, (a. brothor of one of our standbys in the Journalism Department) surprised  ‘
as with o visit. Major Forrost is an old friond of ours, he having coached at
Monroe City, Ifo, Coach Stith in those gays was a very ambitious and successful
eouohs le came to the University to tako- work under Dr. Nesmith, Fotsy Clark, and
Karl Schlademan. He also took ny ba&ketball course and we enjoyed the associatian
very much, Major Stith is a veteran of beth ijorld War I and World War II. In
World War I he was a member of Conpany H, 4th Missouri Infantry. This Infantry,
with Co. H of the 3rd Kansas Infantry, formed the 139th of the 35th Division, which
was President Harry Truman's Division. ‘'In World “Jar II, he served with the 486th
Bombardment Squadron, 340th Bomb Group, as nn Intellisenee Officer. The 340th sup=
ported the British 8th ary through Tunisia, the American 7th und British 8th across
Sicily, and from the toe of Italy through the Brenner Pass, the British 8th and

AMEriear G+h,