4/24 Sylvia returned to playground school today. Eugene was the only one on his pond comm. to bring in any info - from his Book of Kn. Wallace in Paris urged a 15 billion dollar loan to Russia. Warden Lawes is dead at 63.
4/25 Lillian saw Mrs. Dwyer who thought very highly of Eugene and was surprised to hear of his lapses. She told Lillian to assure Eugene he could go to the bathroom any time. Lillian took Sylvia to school to register her for the fall term. The Big 4 conference ended in a stalemate in Moscow. Six Nazis were hanged in Prague for the Lidice crime. 600,000 workers put on a stoppage in Detroit and 100,000 listened to Auto union leaders denounce the anti-union drive. 23000 signed T.W.U. cards to be represented by that union in transportation bargaining. Albany banned Robeson. The House Banking Comm. rejected a 10% rent increase 14-10. Willa Cather is dead at 70.
4/26 The kids played in the yard this morning drowning ants and shooting each other. Bobby R. and Gloria and Vivian S. participated. G.M. & Bethlehem Steel signed for 15¢.
These are the first entries in Book III; only three days, since Book II ended mid-week.
My father started a "diary" in 1945 (more accurately, a journal, covering both family and current events), and I'm going to see if this is a decent way to publish it. Since I'm doing it as a blog, to get to the beginning of the journal, you have to go to the beginning of the blog.
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