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78/ those of normal growth. - But I have seen contradictions to this statement. The [[red underline]] republican politicians [[/red underline]] have their pre-election meetings in [[red underline]] Philadelphia. [[/red underline]] - Several contestants for presidency. - Same comedy as ever before election meeting for the presidency. [[vertical note in left margin in red]] [[red underline]] Willihen [[/red underline]] [[/vertical note in left margin]] [[red underline]] Britain [[/red underline]] is in an [[red underline]] awkward position [[/red underline]] since the French army surrendered to Hitler. [[strikethrough]] Addition [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] Insert on page 77. [[/red underline]] [[underline]] June 24 [[/underline]] [[red underline]] General preelection [[/red underline]] meeting of the [[red underline]] Republican party at Philadelphia [[/red underline]] to elect Republican candidate A very enthusiastic meeting took place in Philadelphia. Great enthusiasm and very orderly; far superior in behavior than former such political meetings. [[vertical in left margin in red]] [[red underline]] Willike [[/red underline]] Republicans [[/vertical in left margin in red]] Final decision was reached at about 11 P.M. and overwhelmingly in favor of a man very little known among the "professional" politicians. Mr. Willikie. - Vigorous acclaim from all there present. - The meeting started at about 7 P.M and was entirely decided about [[strikethrough]] midnight. [[/strikethrough]] 11.P.M. and everybody seemed happy about the result. [[underline]] June 26 [[/underline]] [[red underline]] Brooks Baekeland [[/red underline]] and his cousin [[red underline]] Baekeland Roll [[/red underline]] were here for supper. They [[red underline]] both have grown enormously. [[/red underline]] - Roll who is the younger is decidedly taller than [[red underline]] Brooksie [[/red underline]] and the latter is [[red underline]] decidedly taller [[/red underline]] [[end page]] [[start page]] \79 [[red underline]] than I am. [[/red underline]] - Pleasant meeting and interesting conversation, sprinkled with wit and intelligent conversation [[red underline]] Brooks [[/red underline]] is [[red underline]] leaving for Boston [[/red underline]] tomorrow to [[red underline]] resume his studies [[/red underline]] at [[red underline]] Harvard [[/red underline]]. - Two intelligent boys and handsome, of whom we can proud. - [[red underline]] Brooks well informed [[/red underline]] and [[red underline]] full of energy [[/red underline]] and endeavour. [[underline]] June [[strikethrough]] 28 [[/strikethrough]] [[/underline]] [[double underline]] 27. [[/double underline]] At Yonkers all day. [[in margin]] June 29 [[line surrounds date [[/note in left margin]] Celine got a letter from our scotch friends the [[red underline]] Lowsons, [[/red underline]] telling us that like many British parents, they are sending [[strikethrough]] on of [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] their grandchildren, [[/red underline]] one a boy, the other a girl to [[red underline]] Canada [[/red underline]] during the war, so that they may continue there their studies. [[vertical note in red in left margin]] Lowson & grandchildren [[/vertical note in left margin]] Celine immediately telegraphed back that we would arrange to take care of them while they [[strikethrough]] were he [[/strikethrough]] arrived here, and have them spend some days at our camp before proceeding to Canada. [[underline]] June 28. [[/underline]] Went to Worlds Fair. [[strikethrough]] [[illegible]] [[/strikethrough]] Recieved a very friendly ^[[letter]] from Dr. Stauss Head of the German Bakelite Co. in which he sends his best greetings and congratulations about my work etc. but not a single word about the war. [[underline]] June 29. [[/underline]] At Yonkers all day. Celine out at a wedding of one of her friends in ?? . . Still bad war news [[vertical in left margin]] 158.158 [[underline]] June 30 Sunday. [[/underline]] - [[red underline]] Celine drove [[/red underline]] to [[red underline]] George Baekeland [[/red underline]] in [[red underline]] Southport. [[/red underline]]