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Raemsch Wins Multiple Awards in National Writing Contest
Bruce Raemsch of 212 W Glen Ave earned several honors in the ninth annual National Writing Contest sponsored by the Hospitalized Veterans Writing Project in Chicago. He won a portable typewriter for his essay in rehabilitation through writing and Sunmount Hospital also received a typewriter. Dr. Howard A. Rusk judged the contest. Raemsch won a $25 cash prize for his play The Crabapple Tree and an honorary award for Sybil's Leaves in serious poetry. He will also receive a citation for contributions to the hospital newspaper from 1953 to 1955. He plans to study English literature and creative writing at the University of Oregon in the fall.
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W. Glen Ave
Veterans Writing Project
Chicago
Sunmount Veterans’ Administration Hospital
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University of Oregon