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6/ traffic policemen taken along for a short drive and some examinating questions as to what to do under certain conditions, also age, illness, sight etc. Licence granted easily. I believe this new law a great improvement over the careless way driving in Miami was tolerated in the past. On returning stopped off at Col. [[red underlined]] Mershon's [[\red underlined]] new pretty house at [[red underlined]] Silver bluff. [[\red underlined]] [[underlined]] Jan 9 & Jan 10. [[\underlined]] Still no rain. [[underlined]] Jan 11. [[\underlined]] Finally abundant rain this afternoon. 4 men now busy repairing the damage of storm. [[underlined]] Jan 12. Sunday. [[\underlined]] Admirable weather clear blue skies. No visitors. Spent most of day writing belated letters. George wants to hire the [[red underlined]] 17t floor of our present office [[\red underlined]] building for housing our increasing personel. - Wrote him I consent and told him to urge Sanford Brown to move with his men if they are put on another floor. [[underlined]] Jan 13. [[\underlined]] To Sears Roebuck buying supplies. Fine day but feel tired. [[underlined]] Jan 14. [[\underlined]] A man [[red underlined]] David Hutchison [[\red underlined]] of [[red underlined]] Yonkers [[\red underlined]] wants to [[red underlined]] paint a mural [[\red underlined]] in the [[red underlined]] Yonkers Carnegie [[\red underlined]] library representing inventors, specially those belonging to Yonkers, and [[red underlined]] wants me to sit for him [[\red underlined]] in my lab. Referred him to Bidwell for my photos. [[underlined]] Jan 15. [[\underlined]] Busy day many interruptions various visitors, disturbing me in my work. [[end page]] [[start page]] \7 [[underlined]] Jan 16. [[\underlined]] Again disturbed by canvassers for subscriptions of magazines, interrupting me in my work. Makes me lose my patience. Continued excellent weather. [[underlined]] Jan 17. [[\underlined]] Visit of [[red underlined]] Dr. Burgess [[\red underlined]] and A.H. [[red underlined]] Andrews [[\red underlined]] Editors of the [[red underlined]] American Eagle, Estero Fla. [[\red underlined]] Came here this afternoon and stayed for about 2 hours. Evening went to Yacht Club to see a Movie-tone by Pan American Airlines. Showing landscapes etc the Andes, Rio, Mexico etc. and then passenger airplanes & views taken from them. Quite a number of ladies present. [[underlined]] Jan 18. [[\underlined]] Again bright sunny weather. Wrote letter to Celine not to make that gate to our Yonkers property until we discuss it somewhat further. [[strikethrough]] Jan 19 Sunday. 80°F then short copious rain. Sent the grand [[\strikethrough]] [[left margin]] Catolin [[\left margin]] Wrote to George his advice about me sending a copy of my findings concerning [[red underlined]] history of cast Bakelite products [[\red underlined]] as I described it in connection of the [[red underlined]] Catolin [[\red underlined]] situation, - to Bakelite Ltd and Bakelite Gesellschaft. [[underlined]] Jan 19. Sunday. [[\underlined]] All day here writing & reading. [[underlined]] Jan 20. [[\underlined]] The men of [[red underlined]] Price [[\red underlined]] here to [[red underlined]] repair [[\red underlined]] my [[red underlined]] roads [[\red underlined]] damaged by the Hurricane. Evening went to [[red underlined]] Fairchild [[\red underlined]] to have his advice about the suggestion of Dr. Lipman to organise a chair of the chemistry of soils in New Jersey.