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2/23 Sunday We went to Isabel's birthday party with Sam & Milton, Molly being in Florida. Sam & Julia Friedman there. We had a "swell" time with plenty to eat and drink. Eugene and a little neighbor of Evelyn's, Elaine were dancing partners. Sylvia was very well behaved, Isabel full of life. Harry K. Thaw is dead.

2/24 Eugene is very sensitive bawling at the slightest touch. Sylvia has taken to drawing ladders. She has a very strong will. Hundreds of Nazis have been rounded up in the British & American zones, plotting a biological war against Russia.

2/25 Eugene asked Lillian what wind was and sprung this one on her culled from the Book of K. "moving air". Sylvia wants to play dog but will have no part of live dogs. 2500 out of 3000 Buffalo teachers struck for higher wages - the greatest teachers strike. Nat Ganley was beaten in his Auto union local. Read "Great Expectations" by Dickens of Pip and his disappointments.

2/26 Eugene was kept in a half-hour for being late both morning and afternoon. Sylvia asked if 1&2, 1&2, 1&2, 1&2 make nine. She is doing a lot of adding these days. Russia will support our quest for a mandate over the Pacific Islands.  Bevin blamed Truman for the Palestine mess.

I wonder if Sylvia got it wrong, or Dad wrote too many "1&2"s. The last one is on a new line.  

2/27 Sylvia was being punished. She came in to ask Lillian to make a star for her. When told she couldn't have one - whom was it for, she whimpered "Mishka" (The Bear). Eugene again asked how one prays. He reads about it in his library books. Sadie and the kids just dropped in. Arlene is very shy. The Board of Ed. upheld the "Tom Paine" ban 6-1. Buffalo schools are closed and Delaware teachers are marching on Dover. 50,000 Belgian bonus marchers were repulsed by the police.

2/28 Eugene got 95 in a spelling test. Sylvia took her gun and discovered it could shoot snow. Hoover has asked $500,000,000 for food for Germany. The "Un-Amercan" Committee is holding hearings on Communist domination of trade unions. An EAM representative gave a UN investigation comm. his organization's program for Greece. U.E. leaders testifying before Congress on proposed labor legislation condemned Sen. Ball and Taft's red baiting. The "Tool Owners Union" was denied  a N.Y.S charter as a fascistic org.

3/1 Sam came over last night in agony. Lillian called Dr. Levine who said it was a kidney stone. Sam slept here and felt better in the morning. Eugene has a stuffed nose. Sylvia wants to write in the diary. Dewey's offer has been termed inadequate by teachers putting the burden on small towns in addition to re-introducing the spoils or Merit System.