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which she and my work brought me [[red underlined]] in my new adoptive country, my children and my grandchildren [[/red underlined]].  The trustees who put the hood on me in great ceremony [[strikethrough]] were strangers strangers [[/strikethrough]] were now amongst my [[red underlined]] best and most distinguished friends and the poor Flemish boy had become somebody. [[/red underlined]]
[[vertical annotation in red in left margin]] Columbia D. Sc. [[/left margin]]
I felt [[red underlined]] very happy. [[/red underlined]]  Extremely happy when [[red underlined]] Celine leaned [[/red underlined]] over the balustrade to [[red underlined]] wave [[/red underlined]] her hand to me.
Butler in [[strikethrough]] proclaiming m [[/strikethrough]] describing my qualifications made a very pleasant reference to my early [[strikethrough]] work [[/strikethrough]] ^[[studies]] in Belgium and my work ^[[here]] and honors conferred upon me.
[[underlined]] Nov 1. 1929 [[/underlined]] Early to office To my [[red underlined]] stupefaction Stauss [[/red underlined]] now broaches the subject of [[red underlined]] changing our German Contract [[/red underlined]] so that
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[[vertical annotation in red in left margin]] German Bakelite [[/left margin]]
[[strikethrough]] we should retu [[/strikethrough]] Bakelite Corporation should restitute to [[red underline]] Rutgerswerke [[/red underline]] some of its scrip.  Says directors of Bakelite Gesellschaft and Rutgers feel that they have thus far not benefited by our cooperation! [[red underline]] Am disgusted [[/red underlined]] at such petty trading methods.  [[red underline]] Reason why they have not benefitted is that they stubbornly resist our advice [[/red underlined]] and have wanted to [[red underlined]] keep their own way [[/red underlined]], not even sending anybody here to learn our methods, since the short stay of Weger here in 1927. during which he could impossibly acquire the necessary experience and information. Told Stauss [[red underlined]] I do not want to  discuss this subject with him and refer him to Hays. [[/red underline]]
[[underlined]] Nov 2 [[/underlined]] George B took Stauss and Sachs & Mrs. Stauss to the Rodeo this evening. I was in office most of day