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retired etc etc.
Sent check [[underlined]] 995$ [[/underlined]] to Hays for his services in 1926. At office. [[underlined]] George Roll [[/underlined]] who has shown [[underlined]] signs of considerable nervousness of late [[/underlined]] is ill at home. [[underlined]] Celine [[/underlined]] came to fetch me at University Club. we drove home for supper at home. She went afterwards to George B's house to celebrate [[underlined]] New Years [[/underlined]] evening while I went to [[underlined]] Century Club [[/underlined]] at [[underlined]] New Years Eve meeting [[/underlined]] and slept at U.C.
[[underlined]] Jan 1. 1927. [[/underlined]] Drove home for luncheon. Busy day straightening up things in views of nearing [[underlined]] departure of Celine for Around the World trip. [[/underlined]]
[[underlined]] Jan 2. [[/underlined]] All day at home both busy and enjoying our home. Some of grand children here.
[[underlined]] Jan 3. [[/underlined]] Strenuous day. Afternoon Hays & Celine at office. Signing powers of attorney and other
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matters, and income tax matters. Evening while driving home visited [[underlined]] Mrs. Morris Loeb [[/underlined]] where Nina and Cornelia were waiting for us. Home for supper with Nina & Celine.
[[underlined]] Jan 4. [[/underlined]] Another strenuous day at office.  Received dividends:
Common = 92360.00
Pf         712.25
Celine   30030.00
Also received from 1926 = $27500.00 for half year 1926, fees or 92360 
                              712
                            27500
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                                                                  120572 $ total
[[underlined]] Jan 5 [[/underlined]] Long interview with [[underlined]] Lowe [[/underlined]] about his present work and the troubles with [[underlined]] Layman [[/underlined]] [[strikethrough]] who tried to inta [[/strikethrough]] when the latter [[strikethrough]] used [[/strikethrough]] ^[[showed]] lack of tact in trying to introduce new bookkeeping system.
Long talk with [[underlined]] Rossi again urging necessity of putting his department of manufacturing in better shape by surrounding himself by able assistants to [[/underlined]]