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a trip [[red underlined]] to Cuba [[/red underlined]] with [[red underlined]] Barbour [[/red underlined]] who is still there. [[red underlined]] Fairchild looked tired. [[/red underlined]] I fear this unadvisable trip was too much for him while he is still recovering from his serious illness. 
[[underlined]] March 4. [[/underlined]]Beautiful weather [[red underlined]] Celine [[red underlined]] today gave a dinner at [[red underlined]] Roney Plaza [[/red underlined]] Hotel in Miami Beach to [[red underlined]] 43 [[/red underlined]] of her lady guests in return for all the invitations and courtesies she receives from them. Nina and Cornelia of course there.
[[underlined]] March 5 [[/underlined]] 
[[note in left margin in red]] Stauss [[/note in left margin in red]]
Answered [[red underlined]] Stauss letter [[/red underlined]] inviting me to be in Berlin in May to Celebrate 25th anniversary of Bakelite. - altho Bakelite Gesellschaft was only founded in 1909. Evening went to Yacht Club meeting.
[[underlined]] March 6. [[/underlined]] 
[[note in left margin in red]] Mangos & [[red underline]] Cherrymoya [[/red underline]] [[/note in left margin in red]]
[[red underlined]] First very large Cherrymoya [[/red underlined]] ripe notwithstanding the drought. I notice that the unusually long continued [[red underlined]] dry weather has a most favorable influence [[/red underlined]] on the Mango tree. They are all [[red underlined]] abundantly [[/red underlined]] in bloom even some who for many years have not shown a sign of bloom. This confirms 
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that the [[red underlined]] best mango trees need a period of rest and why in some parts of India where seasons do not vary the natives have to mutilate the roots or girdle the trees or branches to make them bear.  [[/red underlined]] 
[[note in left margin in red]] Cherrymoya and Mangos [[/note in left margin in red]] 
[[underlined]] March 7. [[/underlined]] Another beautiful day. - Yesterday [[red underlined]] the daughters [[/red underlined]] event with [[red underlined]] the Eatons and the Ritters to the Key Largo fiishing Club. [[/red underlined]] They are [[strikethrough]] leave [[strikethrough]] returning North tomorrow. 
Gave [[red underlined]] Nina full instructions to make up her own income [[/red underlined]] tax returns. 
[[left margin in blue]] circled X [[/left margin in blue]]
Her Trust fund made up of Bakelite Pfd. brings in at 6½% = $19500. yearly of [[red underlined]] which she only [[/red underlined]] gets a part the remainder being kept for a reserve fund to invest or to keep for further events.  
Told her I would send the income tax returns of the Trust fund of her children. All [[red underlined]] this gives me endless work together with the trust funds of my sister and Celine's [[/red underlined]] sister etc.

Transcription Notes:
"Pfd" = "Preferred" [stock]