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evening to Snug Rock and Dick drove them to the German steamer Bremen for London.
[[underlined]] Aug. 10. [[/underlined]]  Belongs to page 134. =
Had a meeting for preparing ourselves for tomorrow meeting with the attorneys of Carbide Co.  Our lawyer is ill in the hospital
[[underlined]] Aug 12. [[/underlined]]  Sultry day like yesterday.  Spent most of day indexing my notes in diary.
Celine calls my attention to a clause in the Union-Carbide contract marked J" by which" after date of delivery hereinafter mentioned and upon Union's request, Bakelite shall as soon as shall be legally possible after such request, change its name to one unlike Bakelite."
This detail has escaped my intention and I want to know why such a change has been proposed.  
Am informed that Brooksie Baekelands address in India is:  Brooks Baekeland c/o Mysore Chemical and Fertilizer Ltd. Bungalow 1128, Vani Villas Road Mysore. - South India
Hot day again and no wind.  Met [[red underlined]] Dr. Charles H. Townsend, [[/red underlined]] at Century Club, former head of the New York Fish Natatorium
[[underlined]] Sunday Aug 13. [[/underlined]]  Wrote to Fairchild who is now in Nova Scotia.  
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I find in my notes [[underlined]] Vol 46 page 98 [[/underlined]] that George urges use of Bakelite for aviation.
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See Vol.46. Page 98. [[red underlined]] January 19, 1929 [[/red underlined]]
He wrote enthusiastic letters on new developments and bright prospects and use of Bakelite for aviation and submits an invention in new construction of wings with use of Bakelite.
[[underlined]] Aug 14. [[/underlined]]  Holmgren tells me that the name of Bakelite will not be dropped, but that in ceasing present Bakelite Co as a unit for a day, the name must be dropped and then resuscitated the next day while incorporating a new Bakelite Co in another state. - These are the necessary formalities thru which we have to go in this complicated process of amalgamation
Little Freddie Baekeland is at Snug Rock for 2 days, while his mother is away.  
The boy is showing considerable intelligence and information for his age.  He is eager for endless questions and well advanced.  The boy shows great promises, towards a scientific career.  His age is now 11.
Newspapers announce that Samuel Untermeyer, my neighbor has offered his vast Estate valued at $5000000 to the City of Yonkers to make

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