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affirmative YES, ‘with an exclamaticn!

From Major Paul R. Harrington, IC, APO 350, New York: "The casualties are
flowing in on the Viestern Front and we are in the thick of it. Thank goodness they
are wey under what has been expected and she combat boys deserve a great pat on the
back. ‘We cannot do too much for them."

Congratulations, Major Paul, on the new rank. ie are certainly proud of
you, as we always were when you played on the three Big Six championship teams and
captained one in your senior year. and too, you worked your way through school
and mde a wonderful record, then went on to get your M.D. at Rosedale with an
outstanding record behind you.

Miss Maude Elliott and her mother, lirs. Sam Elliott, were hostesses at a
“cinema party" at Iir. Frod Montgomery's Visual Instruction Bureau in the basement
of Fraser Hall about three weeks ago. The animated celebrities and solubrities
were none other than the family of Lt.(jg) W. C. "Bill" Johnson. _

Bill was the chief character in a sport story that I wrote entitled “Listen-
ing For a Droning Plane". Bill flew fron Oklahoma City after being taxied from
the cemetery, the cccnsion being the burial of his father, and the plane that
carried him was grounded at Ottawa because the Lawrence airport was not lighted.
So he taxied in to Lawrence and arrived just a few minutes prior to the Kansas -
Oklahoma game which was the game for the Big Six championship in 1932. In next
month's Rebound I will reprint this story of the droning plane ond the fight that
Bill waged on that historic night.

The pictures that Miss Elliott showed were of Bill, his wife, Ethel, and
their two lovely children, Billy and Jo Ann. They were in Jacksonville, Florida,
and- it seems as if we spent hours with that famous Bill Johnson smile. His lovely
wife and children gave us a glimpse into their very happy home life. .

Thank you, Iliss Elliott, for giving us this opportunity to visit with Bill
and his family. We have always been especially fond not only of Bill's own family,
but of all his fine brothers and his wonderful mother and cad.

a In February I recoived a latter and clipping from Helen Filkin Fox, 4
sister of Major Larry Filkin. -Helen's husband, John F. Fox, is president of the
Punahou School in Honolulu. She writes: "You see, you even crash the Honolulu
papers. You and John should get-together. He's beey waging & crusade against the
gambling at high school football games here. “Have seen Twink Starr and John Wall,
and hear Potsy Clark's here. . ."

Yes, Helen, I remember when I saw you on ‘the campus that I promised to put
you and Er, Fox on the mailing list and I am sending you this Rebounds I am just
now writing and the one previous to this, although it is rather belated.

Major F. A. "Fen" Durand, FMF Pacific,-San Francisco, writes: "I saw Chris
Eberhart recently when he was.on his way to Iwo’ Jima and we had a nice evening dis-
cussing K.U. I haven't heard anything about how he ‘made out yet. . » + I managed
to see a movie last night and who should appear but Craig Stevens (Gail Shikles).
The movie was 'Dough Girls'.

Gail Shikles was a freshman at the University of Kansas where he was star-
rinz on the frosh basketball tean until Hollywood nabbed him. He was just too
good-looking, and a movie scout located him. The fact that he was photogenic and
personable got him a contract.