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[[preprinted]] 64 [[/preprinted]] Antigua 41.

slenderize, spectating, startability, stockist, tenderized, transpire, ult., unforgetabilia, unilateralism, vacuumising, valetudinarianizing, vernacularization, vernacularize, vicinage, virilize, vocalize, voice, youthify. The following words can [[underlined]] not [[/underlined]] be used as verbs: audition, celluloid, circumstance, climax, condition, contact, coronate, ensemble, force land, gift, intrigue, language, mechanise, motion, [[strikethrough]] motore [[strikethrough]] munition, ovation, personnel, position, sabotage, script, service, thru-put, etc. (also negative)
The following are frequently or generally misused: aftermath, angles, amazing, anticipate, avenues, anyhow, basis, bid, capitalize, case, centre round, consciousness, contact, differentiate, disinterested, down, drift, drive, due to, factor, feasible, feature, following, get, identify, if, if not, imply, infer, issues, juncture, liquidate, literally, loan, measure, oblivious, practically, prejudice, pretty, proceed, process, protagonist, quite, reaction, reactionary, recipient, rush, sabotage, sensation, spin, transpire, understand, unthinkable, unique, up, victimize, wear, while, wonder, etc. Witchwords include: bourgeois, ideals, liquor, propaganda, provocative, publican, Reds, redundant, teetotaller, traffic, undesirable, veterans. 
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[[margin]] IX-11-36 [[/margin]] More or less rainy all day. Spent the morning reading to Ruth, since she didn't feel very well. 
   Obtained the following from the Pocket Guide to the W.I. by Aspinall. Antigua is seat of government of the Leeward Islands colony. It is 40 miles east of Nevis, 40 miles north of Guadeloupe, 27 miles northeast of Montserrat; has an area of 108 square miles and population of 30,000+. It is oval; the south and southwest part is volcanic and mountainous, the north and northeast is of coral, and the center clayey. There are no real rivers; the water supply from a reservoir system. The capital is St. Johns (pop. 8,000). Dependencies are Barbuda (25 miles to north) and Redonda (25 miles to southwest). Annual rainfall generally below 50 inches; severe droughts occur. Discovered 1493, Spanish 1520, French 1629, British 1632, French 1666, British 1667. Small islands about the coast include: Pole Cat, Goat's, Guiana, Maiden's, Cochran's, and Long Island. Also Five Islands.
[[margin]] IX-12-36 [[/margin]] Rainy again. Passed the morning packing specimens and the afternoon in washing vials. Think the alcohol tank is almost 3/4 full. Must change the alcohol soon.
   After tea Ruth and I worked on stamps, and listened to the news from W2XAF. After dinner Ruth and Addie went to a movie, but I didn't care about it, so stayed home.