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of [[red underline]] their own proposal [[/red underline]] of last Fall. George remarks that their [[red underline]] stock is now below 60 and may drop to fifty, and we should try to get a corrected ratio over the one where they figured their stock at 80. [[/red underline]] 
Told George [[strikethrough]] we [[/strikethrough]] I must think matters over and tomorrow morning will give my opinion after consulting our documents about relative standing of both concerns. - and specially the [[red underline]] 1930 report of Lybrandt [[/red underline]] about B.C.
[[underline]] April 13. [[/underline]] Up early studying situation of [[red underline]] Union Carbide. [[/red underline]] Earnings are considerably less than 1930 for first quarter of 1931. But so is ours. [[red underline]] Concluded to accept. [[/red underline]] At present our family is too dependent on what may happen to Bakelite Corp.
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Am specially ready to accept [[red underline]] because George Rossi and Redman [[/red underline]] all feel the same
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and are satisfied with the proposition U.C. made us last year. Celine left this morning and George and myself took her to the station Afterwards George and myself went out [[strikethrough]]] fishin [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] to Sand Key [[/red underline]] on the ION. Strong Easterly wind but ION behaved well. Went out "beachcombing" and were back home at 6:40 P.M. 
George spent evening at dinner on Howards Yacht
[[underline]] April 14. [[/underline]] [[red underline]] George and myself went out fishing in the Gulf stream [[/red underline]] but strong wind and broken waters made poor fishing weather 
So we went back ground fishing in the Cape Florida Channel. Then with sail dinghy went into [[red underline]] Hurricane harbor [[/red underline]] where I picked a bunch of [[red underline]] excellent oysters. - [[/red underline]] 
[[underline]] April 15. [[/underline]] George says he will come back in May for a cruise to the Bahamas. - Good news!
George left for the North
April 16-17. [[black and red underline]] Mrs. Redman [[/black and red underline]] wrote