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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 14, Issue 11 (February 1, 1940)

News from Overseas

News from Overseas.

Overseas mails have brought me many seasonal greeting cards from American wrestlers who have competed in New Zealand in recent years. From Dick Raines, popular Texan grappler, came, also, a long letter in which he mentions seeing a newsreel of New Zealand troops in training, of how the people in Minnesota are definitely pro-Ally and how it is felt certain the Americans will come into the war. “I like lots of peace, even if I have to fight for it!” says Dick, who sends his regards to New Zealanders. Ignacio Martinez, smiling Spaniard, sent a card from Honolulu, where he had recently won the championship of the Hawaiian Islands. Apparently the tall fellow is wrestling with great success. Rollend Kirchmeyer, the tallest wrestler ever seen in New Zealand, also forwarded a card, posted at Auckland while returning to America. He promises to come back when “Hitler has had that ‘mo’ of his trimmed.” Andy Moen, after a successful season in Australia, forwarded a card from Minneapolis, and asks that his greetings be conveyed to the many friends who sent him foreign coins during his stay in New Zealand.