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—- PERRIN FIELD
ARMY AIR FORCES BASIC FLYING SCHOOL
OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER

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see, last time I had 10 days, and as we were entitled to-’15, and
Since it seems awhile yet before we will be shipped to SAACC for
pre-flight, they are giving us the full time allowed. But I won't
be able to make it to Lawrence this time, of course, with the

limited time given.

in your last fine letter you requested I give you my Mother
and my sister's address. It is: Mrs. Alice and Miss Grayce Bock,
Macksville, Kansas, I, and I'm sure they, would appreciate very
much your writing them. The 27 3rd and 4th grade pupils are bringing
Mother candy and apples everyday and demanding she teach again next
year, so she's apparently doing all right&. Grayce just brought
home the finest report card ever as her first six weeks average was
between B/ and A-x. ,

I was shocked to hear Bob Elbel, one of my closest KU friends,
met such terrible misfortune. Scull fractures are so dangerous and
t am anxious to hear any news. I wrote my Aunts at Hutchinson to
find out his condition, if possible, and I will also write to Maje
and Mrs. Eibel. I had planned, when I ship to SAACC, to go to
Randolph Field and visit the Major some off duty day.

I am working in the Public Relations Office and writing for
the Perrin Field newspaper, The Perrin Pilot. I will enclose a
copy. The co-editor, Sgt. Max Stokesbury, is from Harold Keith's

home town, Lambert, Oklahoma. I met Max at basketball practice and

from our association he urged me to quit my supply job to work for
the paper. It is splendid that I have the opportunity to work at
the job I intend to follow. in later life,

Back to basketball, the Perrin coach is a Dago (nice fellow)
named Defullio, from East Stroudbugg Teachers College (ever hear
of it) Pennsylvania. He really goes in for the fast break. What
I like, we scrimmage long every night, and that is the only way
I can get in condition and develop the required stamina for the games

I was not present at the KU-Tulsa game for I could not get a
pass that daye..Do you think the KSHSAA will ever take up the Texas
(and other states) system of districting the state high school teams,
the winners entering play-offs, and getting it dow to a final state
championship? Well, Tuesday night's radio listening should be the
most exciting ever for me unless the New Deal-PAC machine has the
great power I suspect it to have, but sincerely hope it has lost.

Most Very Sincerely Yours,

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