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[[red underline]] painted portrait of Prof Michal Pupin, [[/red underline]] which the painter gave me. So that it may be delivered to Professor Morton Arendt of the electrical department of Columbia [[vertical note in left margin in red]]] Michal Pupin portrait [[/vertical note in left margin in red]] 
[[underline]] June 20. [[/underline]] More bad news from many parts of the World. Fighting goes on by land and sea, not only in Europe but also in the far East. Remained at Snug Rock all day. Tried my new radio, very compact and made of brown Bakelite by Emerson Radio Co. 
[[underline]] June 21 [[/underline]] = Went to office. [[red underline]] Then to Johns Mandeville [[/red underline]] to meet their chemist of the tiles department.
[[vertical note in left margin in red, underlined]] Tiles [[/note in left margin]] 
[[red underline]] Mr. Berger [[/red underline]] to discuss our problem of tiles at the Anchorage. - Will send us new tiles to replace the old. - Have written to Andrew the details of our conversation. [[underline]] June 22. [[/underline]] [[red underline]] Drove to World's Fair [[/red underline]] this morning beautiful day. Many children at the Fair. 
[[vertical note in left margin in red]] Terms to France [[/note in left margin]] 
[[red underline]] Terms imposed on France [[/red underline]] by the Nazis are now beginning to be published. - They are [[red underline]] horribly harsh [[/red underline]] and surpass anything ever done before. [[red underline]] Italy [[/red underline]] is now expected [[red underline]] to present her own terms [[/red underline]] to the French by Mussolini. Meantime all [[red underline]] action of the Nazzis will now be concentrated against England [[/red underline]] which has from now on the [[red underline]] carry her battles alone. [[/red underline]] 
[[underline]] June 23 [[/underline]] (Sunday) At Snug Rock all day. - At "Snug Rock" all day 
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[[strikethrough]] June 24 (Sunday) [[/strikethrough]] News about the [[red underline]] horrible situation Britain [[/red underline]] is confronted with since the capitulation of the French Army, and Italy with Mussolini joining the Nazis. [[red underline]] No news from our relatives in Belgium [[/red underline]] since many many weeks, and [[red underline]] no way for getting in touch with them. Rumania has also joined the Nazis [[/red underline]] I went walking along Broadway and side streets of Snug Rock, [[strikethrough]] every [[/strikethrough]] trees and flowers at their best on this sunny day. [[red underline]] Difficult to imagine [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] that a tremendous drama is going on in Europe, [[/red underline]] which is spreading in other parts of the world. 
[[vertical note in left margin]] Lawson Sanford drove me around our neighborhood in his car. [[/note in left margin]] 
[[underline]] June 24. [[/underline]] 
With election day approaching in the U.S. and so many candidates trying to be elected, politicians here give less attention to what is going on in Europe; while overlooking the immense importance of the European situation which may drag us in X (See next page) 
[[underline]] June 25. [[/underline]] Foggy gray day. = [[red underline]] Nina B. Roll and Baekeland Roll [[/red underline]] both came [[red underline]] to Snug Rock to go to the dentist. Both make good impression. Poor B Roll, fine fellow but much too tall [[/red underline]] for his age. - Papers full of war news and speculations, inclusive Japan Indochina, Britain etc etc. 
[[vertical note in left margin in red]] Baekeland Roll too tall for his age [[/vertical note in left margin in red]]  
B. Roll is now only [[blank space]] and measures [[blank space]] feet. - Fine character and healthy looking; but contrary to his brothers and sisters somewhat backward in his studies: also [[red underline]] very good natured : [[/red underline]] Am told that [[strikethrough]] gr [[/strikethrough]] overgrown young men cannot keep line in intelligence with