6/22-6/28/47

6/22 Sunday Beat Phyllis G. In the afternoon to Ida's for Sandra's graduation party. Present, the Goode, A. Edelstein, B. Edelstein, Becker, Thaw, Bardes families and Sadie S. We saw movies by Edeen and had a good spread. In the evening, Sam Mencher over for a nice conversational evening.

We still don't know how the Goodes were related. And we don't know who Sadie S. was. 

6/23 Split with Weckworth [?]. The Int'l Comm for Study of European Questions including Herriot & Vansittart found no rebirth of Nazism in the British & American Zones in Germany, in Argentina, So.  Africa and Italy. Police arrested many fascists in Italy. Riggs won the Pro title over Budge 3-6, 6-3, 10-8, 4-6, 6-3.

6/24 Eugene had the job of taking the vowels off the wall in school and putting the thumb tacks in a box. Sylvia is playing with little Norma G. The Senate overrode Truman's veto of the Taft Hartley bill to bring America nearer to fascism than ever before. The vote was 68-25. Three Republicans voted to sustain. All labor is determined to resist the law. Russia has agreed to meet Friday with England and France in Paris to discuss the Marshall Plan. Unscop recommended commutation for three sentenced to death by the British in Palestine. Ramadier's fiscal program was passed by the Finance Commission 22-18 with 6000 workers demonstrating against it.

6/25 Sylvia made believe she was in a beauty parlor and cut off a lot of her hair but she wouldn't confess until assured she wouldn't get a spanking, when she said "Ohhhhh! Yes, I did it." Eugene is helping Mrs. Dwyer after school every day. We went to Bronx Park today playing some ball then having a picnic supper. Eugene spied a sign pointing to the Rose Gardens. Getting there we were overwhelmed by an exquisite sight. Lillian especially was in ecstasies over the rows on rows of tremendous vari-colored redolent roses. Eugene showed enthusiasm also. We didn't dare to pick anything but on the way home we picked some wild roses and buds. Miners are pouring out in protest against the slave law. All Italian labor is protesting the murder of four Sicilian Communists by fascist elements. China has charged Russia is arming the Chinese Communists. The A.V.C. convention saw a more moderate trend with right-wingers winning the elections about 2-1. 638 2nd Ave. caved in with four families escaping when warned by an alert passer-by. We swap with the Pachmans now, Herby sitting while we saw Joe Cotten & Loretta Young in a light satire on machine politics. Also "The Devil Thumbs a Ride". Riggs & Budge won the "Pro" doubles.

I remember the Rose Garden; at least I remember an overwhelming surprise visit to one.

6/26 Eugene goes to school and comes home by himself now. Sylvia has a toy baby bottle which she fills with water and feeds to her babies. China is even too corrupt to get a loan from us now. Balkan states were blamed by the UN Investigating Comm. for instigating civil war in Greece.

6/27 Beat Mencher. Eugene got his report card on this last day of school. Satisfactory in all personal traits and A in behavior A in Reading Comp, & Spelling B+ in Arith. Satisfactory in Pen., Health Ed, Art, Music, Nature, Sewing A in Achievement. Dennis has been convicted of contempt of Congress after Marc. testified for him. The jury was out 5 hours. The maximum penalty is 1 year prison & $1000 fine. The Transit Board fired two union leaders & suspended two others for the slowdown. Shipbuilders are now striking. Bethlehem is out with others to follow. Put up our lock today, with Ernsts's help. Hawaii has been voted the 49th state.

I assume "Pen." was "Penmanship". 

6/28 JAFRC Exec Board members were found guilty of contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over records. G. Eisler was also convicted of the same offense (contempt of Congress) and sentenced to 1 yr. prison and $1000 fine. Carl Marzani was sentenced to 1-3 years in prison following his discharge from the State Dept. for false statements to the gov't. The C.I.O. asked for a parley of all labor on the slave bill.