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to mar the smooth, intelligent and wholesome continuity of affairs. When we finished dinner in the main dining room, we sat in the lobby and talked. 

Radley told me something about Waltermire, Col. Backmore's chief inspector. He says Waltermire graduated from Annapolis. Later when he took over some command, he failed to take inventory and when he left a shortage was found. He was court marshalled and expelled from the navy. Later he was proved innocent when someone else confessed. But he was unable to get back in the service so went into inspection work. That explains why he seems so conversant with Navy affairs.

Erie, Pa.
Friday, Feb. 9, '40.

Going to work, Dr Supenski said, "Biggest work human being has to do is think," and how true! I have quite a ways to go to learn to use all my thinking powers properly.

Today I teetered back and forth between going to North Adams Monday and staying here. Jay and Phil Hatch can't make it (Phil wanting to see the 43 ton job) because the New Haven freight job is very hot, but Blors and Blake will be there to give the job the once over, Monday being the [[heaviest?]] day, and and so finally I decided to go even though Rudy and Doc also will be away. It means a heavy week including New York and Washington. Will stop off in Syracuse Sunday to see Mother.

We had a note from Mrs. Clendennin today saying George Browne is in a New York hospital with leukemia and would we drop him a note.