t_ ‘

ll.
December was moved into .\frico, where he was last heard from early in October.
Vie are delighted to do-this, and will nover forget John's outstanding perform-
ende in "The Drunkard", where the K men put on a wow-producing show. John was
one of the bright naignte. Eddie Cantor didn't have o thing on John when Pe
came to rolling those orbits. i

=< a

~~" be, OE ehaerPavie, 825" We" are also “putting Lene Davis on the ais

 

 

 

 

2048 Fairview .ve., list. Pardon me, Lane, for overlooking you in

Mt. Penn, get .the past Rebounders. We have always enjoyed _

Reading Pa. your koen interest in athlotics and in many
— worthwhile things that you inoulged in on the

 

_ campus. You had a broad gauge view of the vorsotile students' worth oni Mte

Oread. I'frenkly belicve that you had as much to do with tT. Pe Hunter's fine —

 
 
 

ee —= — more, on Seg one heros re

eA Bite

 

b/c es By: xiesell;. = ya ome RE fae been stationed here in albuquorque-

Naval aviation V-5, -four woeks now and I like everything, eepooially —
University of New Mexico, the flyinge ». » - Our coash here has organized a.
eee, ae ie basketball team and we will play several” “gones —

“before we have to leave, There are 10: boys: on...

our squad and a two of us have had any experionce." Max's dad, Mr.. Joe.

Kissell, at Portis, Kansas, is chairman of tho 32nd District Konsas United jar
Fund, and also a member of the Resolutions Committee of —_ National Rec lema~

tion pee neers

I have ons pacedoas a copy of the Brnsdl ee Daily Times, showing

Wayne Noes's father, slonzo Be Nees, of Brazil, Indiana, receiving the Arny' 8

Silver Star for his son, 2nd Lt. Charles Weyne Noes, who-was killed by. the
Japanese while attompting to rescue his platoon sergeant. The modal wag.
presented by Col. Henry E. Tisdale, now commanding Fort Benjamin Harrison.
Mr. Noes was escorted to the stand by Capt. Robert Patterson. The citation
was read by Capt. C. EB, Lyon. After the ceremony Hr. and ltrs, Neos and their
four remaining sons he creer the — of the ‘ir Corps Provisional Training

Battalion. . oc
"Take up our fight with the foe | a
To you - from.failing hands we, throw ‘the torch" - - - ot
own --To.Bhow you-that--eur -citisens~on—the -home-front are ‘peeping faith,
the University of Kansas personnel did the greatest job of giving they have
ever done. The faculty, employees, students, officers of the Army and Navy
of this community gave a total of $5,356.59 to the National Var Fund and
Community Chest drive here in Lawrence. Our total combined quota for Lawrence

  

and Douglas County was but ,29,617. As chairman of the drive for the University
I deeply appreciate the loyal and even enthusiastic giving cf these fine pesple

who are backing our boys up in a most loyal ways

"And to you cnceonlbecnieus. basketball champions of the Big Six for
1943, I have good news. Mr. Julius Marks called me and states that the
basketballs have finally arrived. We are sending these to the mothers, wives
and sweethearts of the boys as directed some months ago by these champions.
trust that when you boys get out of the service that you may proudly exhibit
them as a symbol of a team that started with some disunity but finished
gloriously under very, very difficult handicaps. It is the rocky road that
you negotiate viotoriously that causes many happy recollections of victoricus
struggle.

4

I