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96 by invitation of a certain Mr. [[red underline]] Thomas Stanley Curtis [[/red underline]] There was a deaf man who is his financial backer. Both [[red underline]] men totally ignorant as to any chemical facts. No facts or idea [[/red underline]] to warrant any expectation This morning got three letters from [[red underline]] George. [[/red underline]] Seems [[red underline]] very cheerful. [[/red underline]] Has made [[red underline]] much progress in flying. [[/red underline]] Was first of 93 to be allowed to [[red underline]] do flying by himself and was picked out after [[/red underline]] 23 flights with instructor altho the rule is at least [[red underline]] 25 flights [[/red underline]] Tells us [[red underline]] accident [[/red underline]] by which [[red underline]] his three friends [[/red underline]] were killed was due to a [[red underline]] collision in a fog [[/red underline]] He describes how when he had a day off he went [[end page]] [[start page]] 97 [[red underline]] rabbit and fox shooting over the plains - with a double barrel shotgun. [[/red underline]] His companion steering the [[red underline]] airplane [[/red underline]] near ground and [[red underline]] George doing [[/red underline]] the shooting. Bought my ticket for [[red underline]] Miami [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] Feb 25 [[/strikethrough]] Mild and rain river open again in front of Snug Rock. Feb 26. Violent wind, all night and day. [[red underline]] Mrs. Sarton [[/red underline]] and her child here. [[red underline]] May is just as happy as ever. [[/red underline]] Afternoon [[red underline]] Dr. Wallach [[/red underline]] came here to ask my advice about a [[red underline]] patent for improvements in phenol manufacture [[/red underline]] [[vertical annotation in left margin]] T R. Murtaugh of 418 East 17 st Brooklyn here from Navy Intelligence to inquire about Toch Bros. whether they are pro-german. [[/vertical annotation Feb 27. Drove to NY with Albert to deliver our luggage. [[red underline]] News from Russia worse every day. [[/red underline]] Newspapers seem to begin to realize the full extent of the [[strikethrough]] situ [[/strikethrough]] what this new situation means for the Allies [[red underline]] I feel rather depressed. [[/red underline]] furthermore
