6/15-6/21/47

6/15 Sunday Over to mom's for Father's day. We brought some summer ties and a chess set. I got a sweat shirt. Eugene beat pop a game and I won one from the two of them. Harry & Lil took us home, then we went over to St. James where I beat Camilli. Another plane has been lost with 50 aboard. Willy Turnesa & Babe Didrickson have won the British golf titles. Lillian read the biographical novel of Jessie Benton Fremont "Immortal Wife" by Irving Stone. Lillian was highly impressed with this book. Read London's fiery "Iron Heel" of the coming proletarian revolution.

6/16 Discovered in Eugene's book today.

                                            When I Grow Up


      When I grow up, I am going to be a doctor. I would like to be one because I like to cure people. I hope I can have a good nurse too. I will never, never refuse to help anybody. I will make a lot of money, too. Unless I am specially needed, I will have a holiday on Saturday and Sunday. I will live in a g[?] house, too.

 [see scanned in page of my writing]

6/16 Lillian is discussing Sylvia's coming entry into kindergarden in September. O'Dwyer in a reversal will campaign for a 7¢ fare in order to save vital services for the city. Dwight Griswold, Rep. has been named administrator of the Greek Turkish aid funds by Truman. Norman Armour has replaced Braden as Sec'y for Inter-Amer. affairs. Lew Worsham has defeated Sam Snead in a playoff by one stroke in a playoff for the Nat'l Open Golf Championship.

6/17 Beat Mencher. Eugene made a napkin ring in school. Sylvia finished everything in her picnic bag while I played this morning. Marshall's plan to confer with European countries on their economic needs to be supplied by us is causing much debate. 10000 heard Wallace speak in Wash D.C. in spite of Rep. O Kusku's [?] Anti-Communist Assoc'n and the "UnAmercan Comm." Truman vetoed the rich men's tax bill with the "House" today sustaining him. C.I.O. seamen struck today after a futile attempt to gain[?] control with the shipowners. The seamen are sitting in. Lillian read "Taps for Private Tussie" by Jessie Stuart which she enjoyed. Bronislaw Huberman is dead at 64.

6/18 Eugene insisted on sending for a booklet on how to get strong by Chas. Atlas. Sylvia has a little cold. Palestine Investigating Comm. of the UN held its first session. The vetocade arrived in Washington.

6/19 To Van Cortlandt again after school with the boats and supper. We rowed again and then had our picnic supper near the old cemetery. Two tombstones still legible were put up in 1790. We played ball and the kids romped. We brought home some different flowers this time. O John Rogge fired by Clark as Ass't U.S. Attorney is defending the 16 leaders of the J.A.F.R.C. under fire of the UnAmerican Comm. The War Dept. is planning to publish material slandering the C.P. in a flip flop from its position a year ago. It is also proposed to deny veterans benefits to Communists.

6/20 Beat Loeb. Sylvia had a birthday party for her Susan with the other doll and the bunny attending. Eugene is uncertain of his sewing mark as he lost his needle. Michigan has passed the "Callahan Bill" allowing the Attorney Gen'l to designate subversives who must register. Ewell Blackwell young Cincinnati pitcher hurled a no-hit no run game. Seamen ratified a pact giving them a 5% raise and other advances ending the nationwide tie up.

6/21 Eugene drew Creswick's "King Arthur" "John Henry and the Double Jointed Steam-Drill" by Irwin Shapiro "Fun With Science" by Mae & Ira Freeman and for Sylvia "Here Comes Daddy" by W. Milius. After lunch Lillian took the kids to St. James to see a marionette show of Hansel & Gretel. 17 Elas fighters against the Nazis were executed to inaugurate the Truman Doctrine going into effect. Truman vetoed the Taft Hartley Slave labor bill giving nine objections. These included the following points. It would increase strikes, discriminate against workers, deprive them of previous protections, restrict collective bargaining and mar employee management relations. The "House" immediately over-rode Truman in a stampede 331-83. It is probably the most reactionary body we ever had. A strong debate is going on in the Senate.