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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1945
Page
5
A World War relic cannon on the knoll behind the Kent library was scrapped early in the war. Elders claimed it signaled when a girl new to kissing passed by. The veteran piece would not return from its second war against Germany.
Pfc. Bob Raful, former Duchess business manager and radio workshop man, writes from Germany. He notes not meeting many Kent friends but mails to Bill Guisewite, praising Kent as the nicest place in the States and admiring German countryside, calling it beautiful scenery like travel folder pictures.
Major K C Leebrick, former university president, has served in the army since 1943. He spent several months stationed in England and is now at San Almedo California. Leebrick departed the university in June 1943.
Kent College football backfield star Captain Wetzell, part of the undefeated 1940 team and a 1941 varsity and basketball player, died in action with the air corps after being reported missing. He leaves wife Dorothy, a 1945 graduate, and infant son Lowell "Buzz" junior born after his disappearance.
Lt Col Ray Novotny, once in Italy with the special service division, earned the highest officer rank among faculty in the service. He received the gold leaf from Lt Gen Mark Clark in 1944 after special commendation for recreation work in Italy. He oversaw recreation and entertainment across the fifth army area and helped lead a national guard unit from Kent in 1940 while coaching sports at the university.
Captain Mickey Dover, a former student, coached the Jakobs basketball squad to the championship of the ninth tactical air command in Belgium. He trained at university 1939 to 1941 and served as a States staff member. later stationed at Camp Shelby, he was a correspondent for the Kent Courier Tribune.
Second Lieut Floyd Thorne a former varsity football player at the University has received the air medal for meritorious achievement in aerial flight over Germany. He is stationed with a Liberator bomber unit with the Fifteenth Air Force in Italy and has bombed German rail lines and other strategic targets to aid victory.
Ernest Vogel a German refugee and former University student spoke at Kent in 1941 warning of upheaval in Germany. Born in Germany he came to the United States after his father left the country and settled in England. He came to Kent on a YMCA recommendation and was welcomed by University graduate Joe Blair. Vogel gave public talks on Germany's political situation while at school then joined the army in 1942.
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