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[[underlined in red]] Gordon of Johns Hopkins. [[/underlined in red]]
Perfectly beautiful day and pleasantly warm.
1929 
[[underlined]] Jan 20 [[/underlined]] (Sunday). Busy early writing. Received telegram from Rossi that[[underlined in red]] Graesser [[/underlined in red]] now owned by [[underlined in red]] Monsanto [[/underlined in red]] want to sell 2000 shares of Bakelite Limited. [[underlined in red]] Advised [[/underlined in red]] let us buy all and then redistribute for sale [[/strikethrough]] proportionally [[/strikethrough]] among such English stockholders whom we want to favor [[strikethrough]] but I [[/strikethrough]] This [[underlined in red]] permitting us to leave Ferguson and Johnson & Pinchon [[/underlined in red]] out, and perhaps let Perkins purchase some.
Prof. [[underlined in red]] Neil Gordon [[/underlined in red]] of Johns Hopkins visited at 
1 P.M. He is trying [[underlined in red]] to collect 1000$ [[/underlined in red]] contributions for research. etc
Later on Dr. [[underlined in red]] Rosengarten [[/underlined in red]] and his brother with the latters wife and daughter and another lady called and ^[[they]] tested my beer and grape-fruit wine
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After sunset the [[underlined in red]] Fairchilds [[/underlined in red]] came to fetch me and join Mrs. Gilbert Grosvernor and some other friends to [[strikethrough]] go [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined in red]] Cocoplum Beach, [[/underlined in red]] where on the snow white sand we built a fire and prepared our supper. The brillant full moonlight made the evening as clear as daylight. Good place to go with Celine and the family on a moonlight night
Jan [[underlined]] 21 [[/underlined]] Busy day answering letters etc
[[underlined]] Jan 22 [[/underlined]] My [[underlined in red]] new Atwater Kent [[/underlined in red]] and Jensen Dynamic loud speaker installed and working well. The short wave attachment does not work well.
[[underlined in red]] Sewer outlet of cottage  [[/underlined in red]] obstructed by roots of [[underlined in red]] Avocado. [[/underlined in red]] Hurried work by plumber.
Enjoyed the moonlight while listening to the radio. Great addition
[[underlined]] Jan 23 [[/underlined]] The evenings made delightful [[underlined in red]] by Radio [[/underlined in red]]
[[underlined]] Jan 24 [[/underlined]] Went to Miami to buy suit of clothes at Burdine