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cold.  They were talking loud and at the same time, I actually felt embarrassed for Miss Lang who must have heard it all sitting there next to me.  But characteristically, Maurice and Jake seemed on perfectly friendly terms a half hour later.  Again, I want to emphasize - "Speak ill of no man; speak the best you know of every man".  It's a [[underlined]] good [[/underlined]] rule to follow.

Had a total eclipse of the moon tonight and took the children out to see it.  But Rog couldn't quite get it through his head.  When the moon still had a big slice out of it, he maintained he couldn't "see the shadow".

Brid Hawk back with us in the [[burning?]] club today after a year or more working nights on the V.P.

Erie, Penna.,
Tuesday, Nov. 8, 1938.
Election Day!  And a memorable one it will prove to be as turning the tide of the New Deal at last!  We voted on the way to work and it didn't take long;  one yank at the curtain, one at the Republican lever, and another at the curtain and we were through.  Sat up till late listening to the returns that told of sweeping gains for the G.O.P. all over the nation.  And Pennsylvania went Republication, throwing out Earle in his effort for the Senate, electing Davis again, and James for governor over Jones, a Phi Delt. Brother of mine.   But I had no regrets.  The Republican Party is on the way back with some famous names too this time - Dewey, Taft, Vanderbilt, Saltenstall.  Young Tom Dewey came within 67000 votes of beating Lehman in New York, a hopeful sign for 1940 in the Empire State.  So we all feel cheered about things;  the New Deal is skidding at last