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Afterwards went to Ion on afternoon, and after some delays got engine going 
Rainey unpleasant weather. I called up Schrimpe to find out his results about the work I [[entrusted to him?]]  of reacting with furfural upon phenol so as to obtain by condensation & new phenolic body
He tells me that there was some self-heating but that in each instance the mass became viscous and thus far showed no crystals. I advise him to cool his viscous mass [[strikethrough]] w [[/strikethrough]] by refrigerating with ice or similar means and to repeat operation at low temperatures 
Can hardly expect crystals in this very hot sultry weather. Rossi reports sales last
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small only about [[red underline]] $195000 [[/red underline]] or about 444000 lbs. due to troubles with raw materials (wood flour and defective cresol) Next month expects about 500000 lbs.
[[black underline]] July 6. [[/black underline]] director's Meeting of G.B. Co at 9:30 AM. Sales last month were $220000. Afterwards conference with Townsend etc
July 7. AT 2 P.M Executive meeting of Bakelite Corporation 
Before had had long conference with Karpen Redman & Townsend on Furfural patent situation also about desirability of engaging Seabury for development work. Karpen and Redman formulate some very justified objections against public knowing or imagining any close affiliation with