St. James had three rows of courts; two rows of clay courts, and one of asphalt. Dad always looked askance at the asphalt; he never played on that that I can remember.
9/16 Beat Al Levitt. Rallies supported London squatters.
9/17 Lillian is getting over her cold but Eugene is out of school with a little temperature. Beat Levy. Ryan is urging his longshoremen to pass NMU picket lines with scant success. Swedish elections saw the S.D. lose and C.P. gain.
9/18 Eugene gets argyrol packs. He got an enema last night and was praised by Lillian for being so amenable. Sylvia gave her doll an enema at the same time. Went for Eugene's bike today and Sylvia rode it home. The NMU withdrew pickets from A.F.L. ships. Hundreds of truckers settled with the union for $7.40 per week increase plus a 40 hr week and other improvements. The main trucking organization is still adamant. Wallace's speech is causing great dispute. Meat is at an all time low (not in price). Manhattan barbers are striking. Hotel musicians settled their strike for a 20% raise and other concessions. Terror is Greece is conceded by all. Lillian over tonight to arrange party.
9/19 Wallace in a conference with Truman has promised to make no more speeches until the end of the Paris peace conference. Squatters are evacuating London houses after winning a promise of action by the gov't to requisition thousands of homes. Beat Levy. Joe Louis Ko'd Tami Mauriello in 2.09 of the first round at the Yankee Stadium before 35,000. Mauriello staggered Louis with a hard right at the bell. Eugene went out this afternoon.
9/20 Pres. Truman has dramatically and unexpectedly fired Sec'y of Commerce Wallace for his opposition to our foreign policy. Beat Mencher. One night we heard an outcry from Sylvia and getting off the bed found her with one bedroom slipper on. "It's so dark, I couldn't find the other bedroom slipper" she said. Another night she walked into our bedroom - "Please untie this" she said pointing to her pajama strings. C.P. anniversary rally heard anti war speeches at the "Garden". NMU won equal raises with the AFL seamen. Churchill called for a German-French bloc. Vern Smith has been expelled. Eugene back to school. Stewart Edward White is dead at 73.
9/21 Lillian went downtown to Macy's and got the set of dishes we and Lil & Harry are giving to mom on her anniversary. Sylvia has matured a lot in the last few months. She doesn't cry anymore when children play with her toys. She also goes to the tennis courts with me alone and plays on the side-lines while I am on the courts. The UN will not investigate the Greek terror. The American Slav Congress in session had delegates from USSR, Bulgaria, Poland and Czechoslovakia although Yugoslav delegates were barred from the country as Communists. Stalin has asked for a political clean up of the collective farm system. Played with the kids today making surprise houses for them out of blocks which they gleefully broke after admiring.
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