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movies. She might make the millionaire but I have my doubts about the movies.

For the past two weeks or more, Walt Scarborough's brother John has been here with his bride! We all believe she is the "Nazi agent" from the U. of Texas he told me about last winter. They spent their honeymoon in Europe, flying everywhere, and presumably on her money. Evidently he has quit his Bache job and says he is going to study dentistry! Everyone is buzzing about it all and wondering what it's all about - is she a Hitler agent? why did she marry him? etc. etc. I have seen neither of them but Willie has met the girl, much younger than John, and reports her very attractive and apparently with a slight German accent. So all are guessing!

Another story going around is that the former Rev. Herman Newman is going about with Jack Friese's sister, a divorced Catholic. Apparently Herman is back in town although the new minister is taking over. It brings up what are we to do about church this year. I swear I don't know what is right. I have never felt at home in that church and yet I hate to go to any other. It is a problem and one we must face and do something about.

Erie, Pa.
Wednesday, Aug.30,1939.
A lot of things were clarified today and not too happily for me either. This morning "Whitey" called me in to tell me about the New York Central's reviving interest in the DEs-3 conversion job to 2 power instead of 3. Then he asked me what I was doing and if I knew what I was supposed to do. I told him I knew only