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119 Brainerd Rd.
Suite 5
Allston, 34, Mass.

  

Dear "Phog": me
: Bre I forget, permit,to congratulate you for your courage ae
in focussing the public Spotligtt upon the cancerous intrusion of gamblers
into the halls of collegiate sport. a
For the moment I will drift away from evil, and inquire about
affairs that tend to accentuate the goodness of mankind, No doubt, the 4
health of your wife and "Doc", himself is superb. If that picture in"P.M¥o
is a criterion of your well-being, then be careful; so dapper and handsome
a young man, soon will be absorbed and hired by the Hollywood magnates,
To ask if your sons are in military service appears as a question without '
merit. Of course, many little "“tykes" scream "Grand-dad, teach me how to 4
play basketball! Perhaps, I am too anticipatory.
With a newspaper picture advertising your trim physique, it
is fair to assume that "Phog" DRILLED his basketball sialwarts and proteges
with the vigor, enthusiasm, and eagerness of yesteryear, Aware that the
quintet doesn't win all its contests, nevertheless, I am confident that
the K.U. five wins a proportionate share of its engagements.
As for myself, I can merely state that I am in fine fettle.
Good food, despite rationing, plenty of sleep, dish washing, wiping them,
preparing breakfast, and even starting the supper prods me into good con-
dition. Besides these chores, I manage all the shopping. You know, red
points for meat, butter, and canned fishes; coupon #55 for sugar, and of
course, blue points for canned goods, Despite these shopping handicaps,
I procure a fair share of the available supply. Steaks, those T-bones
served at the Hotel Tiger in Columbia, are conspicuous by their absence;
only a millionaire can afford it----- not a millionaire with dollar bank
balances but one loaded with red points. The above I manage during my spare
time, ’

 

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Occasionally, I work; Monday through Friday between the hours
of 8:15 A.M.----=- 4:30 P.M. My duties tho! multifarious are not exacting.
During these hours the varifated assignments roll in, and my assistants
and myself complete the tasks before the end of the day. Aren'tt income
taxes wonderful? Only I am with the State Income tax and not with the Fed-
eral goverment ,who would tax the shirt off our babks if the laundry would
only return them. |

One night a week I attend an accounting course at Boston UNTV. |
In the last course, I rated a"B" ; not an inspiring achievement, yet, en- j
couraging.

Two of my sisters wear the navy blue; the younger one studied
at Stillwater for six weeks. When at Kansas City for a stop-over, I request-
ed that she phone you from there, Evidently, coyness overwhelmed her. ‘
My brother, Lew, tread foot within Germany---at the breakthrough his out-

fit sought safer quarters in Belgium. At the time of the news blackout od
over here, the Yanks over there groped in the dark for information regard
the momentary disaster. At times,he is quartered in a private home--some

luxurious, others battered by artillery fire; always, he is not so fortu-
nate, Occasionally, he must brave the elements and bivouac in the bleak
outdoors. Oh! I haven't bored you yet. a

My wife and I just hung up our wedding picture in the newly :
rented apartment. Tho! Mother Nature chilled the outside walls, yet the
janitor maintains a warm interior. My wife appears lovely in her gown of 3
white and if you peer a little closer, there will I be , erect and brave. —
Last Sept. a possibility appeared that might have taken me through Lawrence.
Then, you might feasted your eyes upon her in person, Did you say this
paragraph lacked unity and coherence? That is correct. .

Now, let our thoughts recoil to the baser nature of man. a
Yes, the tempting of man to wobble from his ethical standards by waving a
a few paltry dollars before his hungry material soul is unforgivable.