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Nile Kinnick correspondence, September-November 1942
1942-11-20: Page 03
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as the production area. The prices to be offered for the straw appear attractive and I anticipate that the job will be accomplished. Certainly a new venture for the Iowa farmer, tho Wisconsin has produced hemp commercially, on a small scale, for 25 years. Minnesota, Illinois and Kentucky also have had small acreages. It is the same thing as the wild hemp that we have along the roadsides and in waste places; the same stuff knwon as Marijuana (sp); in fact, every farmer who undertakes to grow the crop must take out a federal narcotics license. The fiber is in the skin that comprises the thin bark on the stem, and really is fine and strong. I learnedalot about hemp that was new to me. The Board action consisted in agreeing on the twenty counties and twenty towns from which will finally be chosen the fifteen locations for the mills. As each mill will use about 100 employees and do about a million dollars worth of business, the commercial clubs in the state have been hot on the scent of the rumors about the new mills. Roughly, the area is bounded by Algona, Boone, Vinton, New Hampton and Northwood. (No doubt you can name the Counties right off) About George's football. He has written you a lengthy letter this evening and perhaps has told it all. From what I see in the papers he must have done fairly well for a first year contestant. Enclossd is another clipping with some general comments. The all city selections have not appeared in print. The only time that I really planned to overrule George was the game in which he made his best showing, against Tech. But instead, I went with mother to a movie as she wss not inclined to violate George's insistance that we not appear, While G. has done alright in athletics the same cannot be said of his scholastic enterprise. His mid term cards were miserable again. The agreement last spring was that he must maintain a 2 average if he was permitted to go out for football. His average as indicated by the cards two weeks ago, was nearer 3. There was one game to play, and it didn't seem quite right to say no. The very frank discussion of the problem seems to have stirred him, at least temporarily, and he really has been hitting the books. I hope that some improvement ensues, as we are disinclined to acknowledge the present level of accomplishment as representative of his capacity. If the next cards aren't considerably better I fear that Pap Ross will have to make a substitution. When in Mason City I was introduced on the street to Mr. Shepard, who at once said that two of his sons belong to your tong. He said that Robert H. was in Worrell Hospital in Rochester, Minn., with dermatitus, whatever that is; and expected to be discharged in about two weeks. Hall introduced me to Paul McCauley, in his office; not working there, but evidently living in KC. I got it that he knows you. This Secretary-Treasurer of ours in MC was in Notre Dame when Eddie Anderson was there. Also was a good friend of George Gipp, and as he drove me over to Forest City the next morning told me some interesting side-lights on Gipp. He was as unassuming fellow, who was as likely to be seen eating a soda with a freshman as with a team captain. He was a natural at anything requiring mental and physical coordination. Was state champ at billiards. One day as Barney Bunn(the S-T) and Gipp sat in a pool hall, a stranger challenged Dunnto a game. Dunn declined and the man asked Gipp to play. It turned out to be for fifty cents a game. Gipp told the stranger to break, and then proceeded to run out without giving the guy a chance. It was then that the keeper of the cues told him that he had challenged the state champion. Gipp often skipped practice, and
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as the production area. The prices to be offered for the straw appear attractive and I anticipate that the job will be accomplished. Certainly a new venture for the Iowa farmer, tho Wisconsin has produced hemp commercially, on a small scale, for 25 years. Minnesota, Illinois and Kentucky also have had small acreages. It is the same thing as the wild hemp that we have along the roadsides and in waste places; the same stuff knwon as Marijuana (sp); in fact, every farmer who undertakes to grow the crop must take out a federal narcotics license. The fiber is in the skin that comprises the thin bark on the stem, and really is fine and strong. I learnedalot about hemp that was new to me. The Board action consisted in agreeing on the twenty counties and twenty towns from which will finally be chosen the fifteen locations for the mills. As each mill will use about 100 employees and do about a million dollars worth of business, the commercial clubs in the state have been hot on the scent of the rumors about the new mills. Roughly, the area is bounded by Algona, Boone, Vinton, New Hampton and Northwood. (No doubt you can name the Counties right off) About George's football. He has written you a lengthy letter this evening and perhaps has told it all. From what I see in the papers he must have done fairly well for a first year contestant. Enclossd is another clipping with some general comments. The all city selections have not appeared in print. The only time that I really planned to overrule George was the game in which he made his best showing, against Tech. But instead, I went with mother to a movie as she wss not inclined to violate George's insistance that we not appear, While G. has done alright in athletics the same cannot be said of his scholastic enterprise. His mid term cards were miserable again. The agreement last spring was that he must maintain a 2 average if he was permitted to go out for football. His average as indicated by the cards two weeks ago, was nearer 3. There was one game to play, and it didn't seem quite right to say no. The very frank discussion of the problem seems to have stirred him, at least temporarily, and he really has been hitting the books. I hope that some improvement ensues, as we are disinclined to acknowledge the present level of accomplishment as representative of his capacity. If the next cards aren't considerably better I fear that Pap Ross will have to make a substitution. When in Mason City I was introduced on the street to Mr. Shepard, who at once said that two of his sons belong to your tong. He said that Robert H. was in Worrell Hospital in Rochester, Minn., with dermatitus, whatever that is; and expected to be discharged in about two weeks. Hall introduced me to Paul McCauley, in his office; not working there, but evidently living in KC. I got it that he knows you. This Secretary-Treasurer of ours in MC was in Notre Dame when Eddie Anderson was there. Also was a good friend of George Gipp, and as he drove me over to Forest City the next morning told me some interesting side-lights on Gipp. He was as unassuming fellow, who was as likely to be seen eating a soda with a freshman as with a team captain. He was a natural at anything requiring mental and physical coordination. Was state champ at billiards. One day as Barney Bunn(the S-T) and Gipp sat in a pool hall, a stranger challenged Dunnto a game. Dunn declined and the man asked Gipp to play. It turned out to be for fifty cents a game. Gipp told the stranger to break, and then proceeded to run out without giving the guy a chance. It was then that the keeper of the cues told him that he had challenged the state champion. Gipp often skipped practice, and
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