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Nile Kinnick correspondence, January-December 1941
1941-01-05: Page 02
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The thermometer was hammered down below zero, and the cold was intensified by a raw wind baling out of the north. I asked the garage to haul in my car again this afternoon. There must be a short somewhere, or else the battery is completely shot. Early this evening when I wanted to open my locker, I found that I had failed to remove my locker keys from the ring on which the car keys are hung. Consequently, I had to borrow this stationery and pen from Bob. Finished up my sixth hour of instruction this morning. We shot landings the whole hour, and I feel that I have definitely begun to get the feel of it. In fact they should be quite easy after a little more practice. It is fun, Gus; I am getting a real thrill out of it. Wish you were aboard to share my enthusiasm. On Saturday it was so cold that all the boys wore face masks, including myself. They are made of a chamois like material and cover your
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The thermometer was hammered down below zero, and the cold was intensified by a raw wind baling out of the north. I asked the garage to haul in my car again this afternoon. There must be a short somewhere, or else the battery is completely shot. Early this evening when I wanted to open my locker, I found that I had failed to remove my locker keys from the ring on which the car keys are hung. Consequently, I had to borrow this stationery and pen from Bob. Finished up my sixth hour of instruction this morning. We shot landings the whole hour, and I feel that I have definitely begun to get the feel of it. In fact they should be quite easy after a little more practice. It is fun, Gus; I am getting a real thrill out of it. Wish you were aboard to share my enthusiasm. On Saturday it was so cold that all the boys wore face masks, including myself. They are made of a chamois like material and cover your
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