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DRY GOODS, FURNISHINGS, SHOES

STAFFORD, KANSAS
July 23, 1941

Mr. Forrest CG. Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Mr. Allen;

There are a couple of good students coming out of
Stafford High School this year and both expect and want to attend
college, Both were star football end basketball players here
last year and at least one of them is interested in attending
Ke Use Neather, have enough money to go to a sheool like K. U.
without some assistance in the way of a jobe

The boy whom I think you would probably be the
most interested in and who is most interested in Ke Us. is Jim
Priess who works here for me in the store. He was the High
School Honor man this year, has only $150.90 saved to start
to school, is a brilliant student and thus capable of working his
way if given a job, He is six foot, 18years old, and although
a very outstanding end in football , my personal apinion is that
with proper instruction would develop into en outstanding Basketball
player. His temperment end ability is such that 1 believe that
he is the type of boy you would be interested in.

The other boy, Wendell Bagley is also a very good
boy , not quite as outstanding a student, has more financial backing,
and in my opinion could go to Wichtha U. md make the football team
this year due to his very fine passing ability. He also played
very good baskeball but dont believe he has nearly the potentialities
that the other boy has here. Doesnt lean toward K. Ue. so much but
believe that he could be interested and in event you could get hhm
up there am quite sure that you would be well pleased with his
possabilities,

_ Both of these boys are good clean fellows, both
have been offéred a chance to go to Wichita, nothing big but enough
to give them'an opportunity to work their way through. . Wish you
would make inquiry and try and get something done soon, Mano Stukey,
high gehool coach may have contacted you about them, but something

‘definite should be done soon,

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