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Erie, Pa.,
Tuesday, September 5, 1939.
Back to the office, but until we get used to this War idea, it is hard to concentrate on one's work. I resumed on my AIEE paper, sent my Maine Central report to the "publishers" after getting an okay from Donovan, sent a recommendation to Herrington on Columbia Steel at Los Angeles and told Shapter about the Brown Co. job which he said was all right with him for me to handle. So I wired Neal I'd be in Portland Friday for the opening of the Pocahontas Fuel Co. powerplant opening and a contact with Abbot of the Brown Co.

Regarding the war, I plan to save both Life and Time during these times for a complete record, not putting down in this journal anything but the most outstanding items or ones in which the war affects me personally.

Erie, Pa.,
Wednesday, September 6, 1939.
Worked all day on my paper and nearly completed a first draft. While I dreaded writing it, the thing has given me considerable satisfaction now I have actually produced something.– always the way. Work hard at producing anything and satisfaction results.

We went to see "Stanley and Livingstone" this evening with Spencer Tracy – a wonderful picture although I've seen others that moved me more. The thing that "got" me was the newsreel shots of children being evacuated from London and Paris. It filled me with revulsion for the man responsible for all this business – Hitler. I don't think there's much doubt that in this war, history will place full blame on him.