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Nile Kinnick correspondence, December 1942-March 1943
1942-12-27: Page 04
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discloses that he is still on the west coast with an utility squadron. While I was still on the first page of this letter R.H. Hobbs walked in. It seems all qualification work is now being done at Norfolk. (To "qualify" means to land satisfactorily on a carrier deck a certain number of times thus proving you are ready for the fleet in that particular respect.) Some of the boys in my ultimate squadron (VF-16) have already qualified and gone on to Quonset Pt. The rest of us will join them soon, and we shall begin working together as a unit. I should get my chance to qualify tomorrow or the next day. Much obliged, Gus, for the detailed manner in which you informed me of my bank balances and of the expenditures that had been made. I enjoyed the clippings and am re-inclosing some of them which seem to me to be worth keeping; also, a letter from Ben which is self-explanatory and which is so well and cleverly written that I want you folks to be sure and see it. Do I remember Bill Finnicum? I'd say I do! He scared me stiff that day. What a laugh he thought it was! Mother, your letters were wonderful. I felt as if I had just had a nice long talk with you. Am so glad to hear that George has a chance to make some money for himself. Sixty cents an hour sounds like real pay to me, and 90¢ an hour is a fabulous figure. To think I use to scythe weeds all day for just one solitary buck! In two hours overtime he makes within 20¢ of what I earned in a whole day at the Taylor Grain Co. Pretty soft, but power to him. One more thing - if Geo is interested in journalism he should turn earnest attention
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discloses that he is still on the west coast with an utility squadron. While I was still on the first page of this letter R.H. Hobbs walked in. It seems all qualification work is now being done at Norfolk. (To "qualify" means to land satisfactorily on a carrier deck a certain number of times thus proving you are ready for the fleet in that particular respect.) Some of the boys in my ultimate squadron (VF-16) have already qualified and gone on to Quonset Pt. The rest of us will join them soon, and we shall begin working together as a unit. I should get my chance to qualify tomorrow or the next day. Much obliged, Gus, for the detailed manner in which you informed me of my bank balances and of the expenditures that had been made. I enjoyed the clippings and am re-inclosing some of them which seem to me to be worth keeping; also, a letter from Ben which is self-explanatory and which is so well and cleverly written that I want you folks to be sure and see it. Do I remember Bill Finnicum? I'd say I do! He scared me stiff that day. What a laugh he thought it was! Mother, your letters were wonderful. I felt as if I had just had a nice long talk with you. Am so glad to hear that George has a chance to make some money for himself. Sixty cents an hour sounds like real pay to me, and 90¢ an hour is a fabulous figure. To think I use to scythe weeds all day for just one solitary buck! In two hours overtime he makes within 20¢ of what I earned in a whole day at the Taylor Grain Co. Pretty soft, but power to him. One more thing - if Geo is interested in journalism he should turn earnest attention
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