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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1947
Page
2
A new university project aims for full student support with the KSU Booster club. The first meeting adopted a constitution and elected officers, planning a 1000 member charter and activities from rooters sections to pep rallies and concessions steering. Mickey Dover led initial efforts and now seeks broad team backing.
Music senior Russ Armitage recalls befriending Glenn Miller in England and carting his band around before Miller’s disappearance. The piece notes upcoming KSU music events, including C. M. Carapetyan’s Kent concert on March 11, R. D. Metcalf’s band on February 27, and Metcalf’s plans for separate male and female bands with outfits tied to turnout. It highlights a swing band for basketball games and the growth of Kenneth Byler’s orchestra, from five members in 1944 to about 50 today.
Campus marriages after the holidays bring a surprising number. Engagements and couples named include Toni Holmes Pat Morgan Pepper Gluck Ginnie Black Helen Cardinal Marian Bruns Dale Webb Betty Streeter Joe Farris Mickey Yeager Rudy Ruzich Vivien Sauber Cliff Smith Pat Addams Bill Fike Pete Howell Hank Ford Earleen McKnight and many others. Also notes on booster drive plans, student council elections, and assorted social updates from Kent State and KSUC.
Veterans keep full subsistence during holidays with time away counted toward eligibility. Discharge health waivers are invalid and claims for service connected disabilities can be filed anytime after discharge. A $60 monthly pension may apply to non service connected disabilities if income limits are met. A veteran bonus for Ohio is not imminent with a vote target next fall and plans discussed mirror Michigan rates.
The Kent Staters edited by Bob Casey and staff published three times weekly on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Fridays during the university year. Subscription price is 2.00 per year. Office printed by Commercial Press Inc Kent Ohio with post office authentication in 1927.
Ira Beatty his sister Ila Kemp and their cousin Bob Brown live on Kelley’s Island Lake Erie twelve miles north of Sandusky and eighty miles from Kent. They depend on airplanes and boats for daily food and communication facing storms and ice blockages while island veterans formed a yacht club and plan to grow it. Ila a business sophomore hopes to return to the University of Kent after eye illness temporarily blinds her.
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