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[[left margin in red]] [[underlined]] Hoover [[/underlined]] [[/left margin]]
was transmitted by radio.  Wonderfully clear. Not a word escaped me. [[red underlined]] His voice sounded clearer than if sitting at the same table with him. This is a new era in politics [[/red underlined]] not only for the fact that [[red underlined]] Hoover is not a politician but that such new powerful means as radio ^[[and Cinema.]] are now available for reaching the public. His speech took exactly one hour. [[/red underlined]]
[[underlined]] Aug 12. [[/underlined]] (Sunday) Chilly morning 70°F. Afternoon went to [[red underlined]] Larchmont [[/red underlined]]
[[underlined]] Aug 13. [[/underlined]] Beautiful clear weather [[red underlined]] Told Sanford Brown of my purchase of 5000 shares Bakelite [[/red underlined]] from R&H. [[red underlined]] Thinks [[/red underlined]] ^[[also]] we ought [[strikethrough]] A [[/strikethrough]] [[red underlined]] to declare 10% extra dividend [[/red underlined]] Have written to Karpen about his opinion on dividend
[[left margin in red]] Surcouf & Mills [[/left margin]]
[[underlined]] Aug 14. [[/underlined]] [[red underline]] All day at office. Cabled [[/red underlined]] instructions [[red underlined]]to Mills concerning aggressive attitude of Surcouf [[/red underlined]]
[[underlined]] Aug 15 [[/underlined]] Usual work at office
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[[underlined]] Aug 16. [[/underlined]] Hot again in New York
[[underlined]] Aug 17. [[/underlined]] Still hotter.
[[left margin in red]] Will [[/left margin]]
[[underlined]] Aug 18. [[/underlined]] Remained home.  [[red underlined]] Spent all morning preparing revision of my will embodying trusteeship for my Bakelite Shares. [[/underlined]] Very warm. Afternoon went to Larchmont. Ate first Avocadoes received from "The Anchorage".  They are excellent and quite ripe.
[[underlined]] Aug 19. [[/underlined]] (Sunday) Cooler and breezy. Afternoon to [[red underlined]] Larchmont. George B swimming there [[/red underlined]]
[[left margin in red]] Mussolini & Molinari [[/left margin]]
[[underlined]] Aug 20. [[/underlined]] Friday Aug 17 [[red underlined]] I sent a long cablegram to Mussolini in Rome, from the office requesting him to order prompt examination of Professor Molinari, [[/red underlined]] the Technical director of Bakelite in Milan. [[red underlined]] Molinary [[/red underlined]] was kept under [[red underlined]] observation [[/red underlined]] accused of activities against [[red underlined]] the Italian Government when he was here and in [[/red underlined]]