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Arrived at [[red underline]] Spuyten Duivel mooring [[/red underline]] at about 2P.M. While Lewis was fishing for buoy. I prepared much needed hot lunch.
Nina came to fetch us with motor car at about 5 P.M.
Nov 3. Busy day dictating etc. [[red underline]] Gothelf [[/red underline]] showed me good [[red underline]] stick of bakelite [[/red underline]] obtained from 90 parts. [[red underline]] phenolalcohol in solution and 10 parts of [[/red underline]] hexa methylentriphenol added to the solution Showing that aqueous solutions can be used.
Nov 4. Election day - Cloudy but dry. [[red underline]] Nina and I went to vote together. [[/red underline]] First time voted straight Republican ticket on account of local matters - Wanted to retain an honest and excellent mayor and those who
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are willing to work with him. Then drove to [[red underline]] Ion. [[/red underline]] spent all day till 5 P.M on it studying improvements and preparing for [[red underline]] laying up. [[/red underline]] Back at 5 P.M.
Nov. 5. Early to New York for directors meeting. [[red underline]] Sales in [[/red underline]] September were [[red underline]] $170000.00 [[/red underline]] Evening left for Washington
Nov 6. [[red underline]] Washington [[/red underline]] has become [[red underline]] much quieter since I was there last [[/red underline]] and seems to have recovered its prewar quietness. Went to Cosmos Club. at 5P.M. interview with [[red underline]] Alsburg [[/red underline]] in relation to DeMuths matter of [[red underline]] South American antibakelite propaganda. Alsburg says he is entirely willing to corroborate my chemical statements. [[/red underline]]
Nov 7. Cosmos Club has recovered its former quietness. Almost no uniforms. To day got telegram from