Huneke and Kremer letters

Mrs. Lydia Huneke 10330 So. Buford Inglewood, Calif.

WEDSDAY, SEPT 28

Dear Mother

Just received your letter and postcard today. Glad to hear about the new argyles and especially the Sunday Times. I would appreciate it if you would send up some clippings of the Harvard Game as I would like to see what thr Southland thinks about it. I like the Times sports page a lot better than the Chronicle besides.

Al has seen the track coach (Floch), Ray Dean & varsity coach Jack Weinhouser. He has a meeting tomorrow night about it. He knows that Criley is out for track - also is Bob Mathias. Al sure has changed a lot from being up here only a week. He has a perfect schedule for sports if he can only keep it the rest of the year it will be swell.

Dougie & Corby bought a house out in woodside because of Doug's two more years of school, and it now seems that he might take longer than two.

Thank you for the pictures - I also got another set from Joyce a few days ago.

Please send laundry as soon as possible so that I may send back dirty clothes. I will also send Argyles down because a stitch broke or something.

A lot of people have asked me about (over)

Maynard, Andy and I have just painted our room. Could you make some covers for our sofa? Very important. Please answer. Kirkpatricks gave us a rug. Do your bit. Thanx

my suit (have worn it twice up here now)

Well, bad news. I flunked Chemistry last spring. I got B- in Geology, B in R.O.T.C, A in P.E., C in math and B in foundry.

Now i have Surveying, machine drawing, Calculus, and Enginereing & Physics this quarter. I have classes every afternoon from 1-5 except on Monday and then I have a class from 10-1 & from 3-5. I hash in the mornig from 7-8:45 and get up a 6.

I sure have been having a swell time with Nannie Kirkpatrick. We went up to the city to a place called the Bal Tabarim and saw Ted Lewis. He was really great. The place was packed & we were lucky to get a place to sit down. He did "me & my shadow" and a lot of other famous songs. Last night we went to a dance on campus which had very good music - had a swell time. I had chicken dinner at their house one night and went to a show with their whole family & saw 2 W.C. Fields pictures - funniest things I have seen in a long time. I've played croquet at her house two or three times and she has beaten me three out of four games - but they play under some very schemy rules which I frown upon greatly. Dr. Kirkpatrick tried to teach me horseshoes but I'm not much good at it.

I saw Joyce at the dance - she already knows about a billion people.

Glad to hear Betty studying.

Love, Johnny

Sunday, Dec 7, 1947 Encina Hall, Stanford, Calif.

Dear People:

I should have written before this, but I have been pretty busy. The trip up was fine, and we got here about 8 or 8:30.

Mother: Wes and Dick are not going back down with us. Wes already has his reservation, and Dick has to be down by Friday morn. I would like to work a little time off at the Rest Home. Please write as to what you think.

Dad: I just put that $25 check into my account today. That man who played tennis with you is named (Murray) Rich. In the shop today I found that one of the persons (owner probably) used to play with you. he did not give his name. (I was getting a string fixed. The tennis ladder is set up and I am no. 10, as I expected. i played the no. 5 man two days ago, and the score was 6-2, 2-6, 2-0. We had to stop because of darkness (not challenge match). I broke my string on point set of the first set (I won the point) and from then on used the coaches racket. I could tell that he thought I was playing better, and I know that

I am. Tell Phil that I am looking forward to playing with him. I will be working for Mr. Sorham from 11:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. I wish you could call up Mr Hoves and tell him that I would like to finish my lesson then. Thank you.

Mother: Again about the trip: Please write and tell me what day you are coming up. My Latin Final is on Monday, Nov. 15, and I would like to study some with you before that. (I am going to a formal at Mrs Harkers, Fri., Dec 12.).

Dick Harlan made his letter in Water Polo. Both Dick & Wes have their sweaters now.

The All University & novice fights were very good, they had some very good matches. Mr. Lebendorfer was the announcer.

Wasn't Joe Louises fight something? I am thinking about a New Years party - not for sure yet.

Love to everyone, especially Nana.

Johnny.