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the shewing made by the Kansas basketeers. Thanks, Jecke. Healse says,
"Maybe mext year seme ef the eld gang will be back im there racking up the

buckets. I certainly leck ferward te the day when I can come back."

Ferrest Randall eame in the effice a ceuple ef weeks age while en leave,
singing the praises ef Lt. Cemdr. Reland "Kickapee" Legan, whe is deing a
great jeb at the San Diege hespital im the rehabilitation effice.

A Vemail from Delmar L. Curry, Sle, Navy 3205, Fleet Pesteffice, San
Francisce, has just beem received. Delmar was fermerly executive secretary
te Ee: Ae Themas ef the Kansas State High Scheel Aetivities Asseciatieon.

He is new in the Admiralty Islands, amd says that he keeps up with basketball
pregress by reading the New Yerk Times everseas edition. He was pleased
that Kansas was coming aleng well in basketball. Delmar said he had a letter
frem Mike Oberhelman, Big Six effiecial and banker from Randelph, Kansas, whe
gave him the depe en the Big Six indeer spert. "Out here we have returned

te eur rainy seasen. In between eur daily two er three dewnpaurs we are
winding up eur basketball cempetitien with playeffs scheduled fer April.

I've been assigned te the Welfare and Recreation Department and am enjoying
my werk a let. My wife wrete she theught Beb was new in Kansas City. I

hepe se, fer that weuld be almest like having him at heme." Yes, Delmar,

Beb will be am interm at Bell Memorial Hespital until July 1, when he gees
in as a first lieutenant im the Army medical cerps. He is anxieus te get
inte the real thing, he sayse And I guess the medices have a reputatien fer
deing that.

From Maje Fe Ge Stith, APOAG5O, New York - "Just received ciippings
from Mrs. Stith abeut the basketball scandal. . . . Barbershep, drugstere
and fireplug cewbeys have had their day and still are, but net en the scale
as breught te light by yeu. Varmints can't eperate im the sunshine -- The
rats! Mere pewer te yeu. Such as this really causes ene te ferget the war."
Majer Stith was ene ef my ceaching scheel students years age, and we are wait-
ing fer him te get back te have another ene ef these bullfests. Geed luck
te yeu, Majer Forrest.

Te Cele De Se “Dick” Adams, APO 394, New Yerk - Thank yeu, Dick, fer
sending aleng the Stars and Stripes cencerning the article, "A Pheg Allen
Reeter Reperts". It is very interesting, the angles that seme ef these
fellews take. Hepe it wen't be leng new, fellew, until you are back with us.

And frem Capt. Harry Gerden Gray, A.C., Physical Training Directer at
the Wace, Texas, Army Air Field, - “Saw Ed Elbel in Sam Antonie a while back.
He leeked goed and is deing a geed jeb with the Scheol ef Aviatien Medicine
at Randelph Field. . . My brother Max is still instructing at Advanced scheel
in Steckten, Calif. My brether Beb has been in the Navy ever 5 years and has
seen a let ef the actien in the Pacific amd areund Italy and France, and has
just beem returned te the States." Yes, Gerdie, I remember Rewsey, ene ef Hank

Iba's beyse He was a great player. Geed luck te yeu, Gerdie.

Frem lst Lt. Fred N. Besilevac, Medical Cerps, Millers Field, Staten
Island, Ne Ye - Fred says, “My effieial capacity is train cemmander fer hespital
trains serving the N. Y. pert ef embarkation fer weunded seldiers.. I have
been practically all ever the ceumtry riding and delivering these wounded
fellews te general hespitals in their respective states." Fellews like Fred
Besilevae deserve a great deal ef credit fer struggling fer a fine education.
Here's hats eff te him and men like him. ;

Marvin Vandaveer, athletic direeter and fermer ceach ef all sperts at
Haskell Indian Institute, writes from Fert Lewis, Washingten, that he is in

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