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at this’hospital (1) to bring entertainmont to all confined patients right in
their wards and (2) to handle, the, overall entertainnont for ambulatory patients
who are physically able to leave their wards. a well-rounded program of enter-
tainment is provided in the wards. for the bed patients. - It includes full length
Hollywood feature pictures and live entertainment such as. bands, USO shows,
volunteer civilian entertainment units and, shows by Special Services own vnit of
musicians and entertainers, which passes through the wards daily providing enter-
tainment for men at their bedsides. ) ee

Frank says, "}M!y supervision includes that of the libraries, Service
Clubs, theaters, athletic programs, theatrical shows of all kinds, and the ~
supply 6f all-recreational facilities. My wife and. little girl, Victory Lee,
aged 24 years, aro in fine health and with me. We are all anxious for any nows
from Mount Oread and ‘read the Jayhawk Rebounds together each time they come.
Please give my regards to all of our)friends." =... » ,

We are happy to, receive by today's mail a change of address for Capt.
Paul W. Cress, 8th Service Command, Dallas, Texas. »Paul:was practicing law at
Perry, Oklahoma. Our varsity basketball team always stopped at Perry and then

drove ‘across to Stillwater, Paul was one of. the loyal Jayhawkers who always
 avranged transportation, entertainment, and whatever was necessary to help the
Jayhawkers defeat the Aggies on their home court. This was a darn tough job,
but we accomplished that feat in the new Gallagher Fieldhouse in '42, ond of
course we are going to give Capt. Paul. Cress a wee bit of credit for that
victorye : . ,

-Lte (jg) Don Ebling, USS Alex Diachenko, San Francisco, wrote on May ,
14, "It has beon some time since the, Jayhawk Rebounds, found me, but I'm certain
somewhere along the line IT have alcouples je ieft the Staves a. few months. ago
and at present for a new ship we havo a/few invasions chaiked up to our advant-
ages 6 e « « I saw.Engleman‘s ship about two months ago, but I was unable to
contact him. I!ve been areas with Horace Mason,. but never quite menaged to find
him. K.U. people are oll over this Pacific but I've been rather unfortunate to -
run into any of then." | : ;

Cpl. Ted Lins, o nephew of Drs Beatrice,Lins, of atkins, Memorial
Hospital, writes from somewhere in France on Mey.11. that he had the, pleasure of
"refereeing a basketball game here between an Army.team and a French all-star
team. The Amoricans wore definitely superior,..and.won with ease, Tho French,
while very fast afoot, were vory weak in the passing department and used nothing
but a two-handed set shot’ from tho, waist which was very often blocked by the
taller Americans. The only rule» change was the absence of the three second rule
in tho’ free throw lanes) of on. : i ., ee

Prom Lte (jg) de Me "Hurray" Brown,- Naval Jir Station, Corpus Chris ti,
‘Texas, - "We have a lot of men here now who wore in the Pacific and have come
back here to rest, recuperate,’ and to try to-forget the horrors of war. There-
fore, we are doing our darndest to see that they get 4aken care of in the entor-
taining and recreation end of the battle. .. » + « Incidentally, Lt. Comdr.
Harold Zuber is hore, a great guy and a wonderful-"doc"." Thanks for your fine
‘letter, Murray.’ Tell your wife; Lucy, that I am glad.to get her greoting «

ee To Lt. Condr. We Ho "Bill" Shannon; Soldiers Field Station, Boston --
As usual, I acknowledge the faithful correspondence of B411 Shannon, who never
fails to write when a Jayhawk Rebounds arrives. le get a great kick in sending
it to you, Bill, I assure yous Lts (3g) Milton Allen arrived and with, great
delight he tells of the fine work thay you are doing at your Soldiers Field
§tation. I believe he is due to see you in, the next six or seven days, and from