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Written at Hadley Field
New Brunswick N.J.
June 5, 1933

Dear Billy:

Sorry we did not get to see you on the intended trip to Asbury. It ought to be good doen the Jersey shore now that it is so damned hot again but for me the shore here is not good enough after one trial when we first moved to Jersey--that is-- unless you go down the coast as far as Baregat bay or on to Atlantic City. I don't know if I'll go on a vacation this year The shore doesn't seem to go well with Petes' asthma although he seems to be outgrowing it... Know any good place in Maine or N.H. to go primitive on the cheap for a week or ten days?

I thought Walter was getting a good paint jobe for his place cheaper than the first prices you mentioned. Have you cheked with him? I just got through with mine, using the same painter I've had at reasonable prices on some inside work. He wanted $200 for the outside but I got him to come down to $150 and the material he used (I saw it in the original container, and I saw it mixed) was the best (Eagle Picher white lead paste and just enough oil and color for body and spread. Only let him paint beginning late in morning so the moisture was all out and it figured 16 man days for all my trimmings, so with the coat of material the men got fair days pay and no more--which is enough these days.

Your National Ben Franklin must be a swell company. I made money by borrowing from the Govt @3 1/2% instead of the Estae at 6% and scraped enough to pay off the mortgage, Case. Two weeks ago I called the Newark office for a rider tocancel Cases' interest in the policy and haven't got it to date although I called them again since and was told the N.J. agent was going to sign, etc. I'm not worrying about it and don't you either, but it does seem unbusinesslike. I have a friend Perry Foster of Foster Laboratories in Bloomfield N.J. who, with his brother has some kind of an i insurance racket. He wanted to write the renewal and I told him nothing doing as I'd do it through you-- so he said ypu'd get more commission through him even so**why not ask him by letter for details?

Goddbuye thousand smackets of Esthers if what I hear about the auto trip around the USA is a certainty.

Well, what about the old market now? You didn't say nything about my suggestion earlier last month.

I'm sorry B is doing the waiting at OCH. She will positively drive trade away with such silly things as putting alt on HAM sandwiches which is to hearsay. You may have to go in there with Henry yet.

Be good, and best to all from us
your brother