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86/ [[in top margin in red]] Hitler [[/top margin in red]] [[underline]] July 20 [[/underline]] - Saturday. [[red underline]] Hitler [[/red underline]] broadcasted a [[red underline]] violent virulent speech [[/red underline]] telling how he intend to destroy Britain and the British, unless they want to cease war [[underline]] now. [[/underline]] At Snug Rock all day. A sucession of hot weather. Thermometer as high as 88 and even 90°F. Fans come in handy. [[underline]] July 21. Sunday. [[/underline]] At Snug Rock all day classifying my papers. - [[underline]] July 22. [[/underline]] Went to office this morning. [[red underline]] George [[/red underline]] not there. - Is now in [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] our [[red underline]] Adirondacks [[/red underline]] camp with his wife. - Wrote letter of introduction for him to the Bay Biscayne Yacht Club and interesting places before he takes the Air-train to South America. - Hot weather. Very hot sultry day. - Returning to Snug Rock found letter from Celine that George and his wife are at our camp in Adorondacks, ^[[Adirondacks,]] and that [[red underline]] George begins to doubt whether it is worth while to go to South America [[/red underline]] under present conditions. [[underline]] July 23. [[/underline]] Went to office. George there has entirely changed his mind of going to South America. - Feel glad [[strikethrough]] about it [[/strikethrough]] I went to World's Fair. Mailed $300.00 to Andrew. - More fighting going on in Europe and Africa [[end page]] [[start page]] 87/ [[underline]] July 24. [[/underline]] Pleasant weather. Visited World's Fair. [[underline]] July 25. [[/underline]] Sultry hot day, more bombing and destroying from [[red underline]] Germans [[/red underline]] to Great Brittain and vice versa. [[red underline]] Shame to civilisation [[/red underline]] [[vertical in left margin in red]] War [[/vertical in left margin]] When and where will it end. Still no news from our [[red underline]] family [[/red underline]] in Europe. - What has become of them. Meantime [[red underline]] cannot send letters nor money to them [[/red underline]] [[vertical in left margin in red]] Heating Snug Rock [[/vertical in left margin in red]] [[red underline]] Engineers [[/red underline]] for improving our [[red underline]] heating system [[/red underline]] at Snug Rock came here to examine what is needed. [[vertical in right margin in red]] PORT WINE [[/vertical in right margin]] Made another gallon of [[red underline]] "Port-wine" [[/red underline]] from our home made wine [[underline]] July 26. [[/underline]] Again very sultry and [[strikethrough]] 97 [[/strikethrough]] 98°F and hardly any breeze but damp air. Further bad news from Brittain but the men there stand it courageously. [[underline]] July 27. [[/underline]] Again Hot and sultry 92°F. - Inside the house 82°F. At Snug Rock all day [[underline]] July 28. [[/underline]] Ditto [[underline]] July 29. [[/underline]] Hot and sultry. Mr. [[red underline]] Norman Johnson [[/red underline]] 148 Roberts Lane Yonkers, N.Y. Visited me to obtain a position with Bakelite [[vertical in left margin]] 178.896 [[/vertical in left margin]] He makes an excellent impression. Told him to send me a typewritten sheet, showing his
