9/13 Sylvia's first day in school opened inauspiciously but ended in a blaze of glory. She cried when she left the house. In the classroom she wouldn't sit down or play anything although Lillian was there. Finally Lillian left her about ten o'clock although she cried out. Lillian cried herself when she got home. However at lunchtime we found that she had adjusted herself very well. She was a monster hiding children's faces when they played the dog and the bone [?]. She also told about her summer vacation. Her teacher is Miss Helzer [?] although a sub. Mrs. Bowne [?] was in charge today. Her class is 1-5. Room 2112. Eugene has Mrs. O'Rourke Class 4-3 Room 412. Beat Ed Wolfe. 200,000 demonstrated in the Berlin Soviet zone in answer to the Western Zone demonstration last week. The Congress of Intern'l Dem. Lawyers met at Prague and will send a delegation to attend the trial of C.P. leaders here. Rene Cassin was re-elected president. Bob Kenny is a V.P. Harry Sacher was fired by musicians local 802 following the T.W.U. dismissal. Arabs shelled Jerusalem in the biggest attack during the truce.
A picture of us (Silvia and me) was pasted in here, and scanned in below. I've scanned in most of the page, since some of the names above are unclear.
9/14 Yesterday afternoon Sylvia pulled a surprise by acting up worse than in the morning. Lillian stayed until 2 o'clock. This morning Sylvia had to be pushed into the school yard. She is O.K. after Lillian leaves. The only voter in Montgomery Co. Ga. was killed by J. A. Johnson a farmer. Wallace spoke before 5000 in Baltimore. A "Worker" correspondent was barred from the I.A.M. convention. N.Y. delegates have had their credentials held up. India invaded the independent province of Hyderabad. Bloomingdale local followed Macy's in disaffiliating from the right wing parent outfit. Canadian delegates to the Mine mill & smelter workers convention were detained as were U.E. delegates before them. Atomic scientists continued to attack the UnAmerican Comm. for hounding them and jeopardizing American's defence [sic] program. Truman joined in the criticism. Lillian read Green Dolphin Street by Elizabeth Goudge. Russians imposed 20 year sentences much reduced later on several German youths arrested at the Anti-Communist demonstrations.
9/15 Sylvia is improving a little. Eugene is interested in how Sylvia is "taking" school. 500 oil strikers were tear-gassed by the police. Illinois barred Wallace from the ballot when the State Supreme Court refused to review. Other Dept. store locals disaffiliated being followed by Local 65. Dr. DuBois was discharged by the NAACP for criticizing Walter White's acceptance of a position as consultant to the UN delegation.
9/16 Sylvia now walks to her line in school but you have to wait at the door to wave to her whenever she turns around. Paris police attacked 2000 strikers, 200 being injured. Wallace attacked Truman's condonement of proposed scabbing by troops before 23000 in Chicago. Stayed home from work due to upset stomach.
9/17 Sylvia has had two fire drills. She is very communicative whereas news has to extricated from Eugene. Thyssen has been released with a fine. French auto workers struck. Dean Alfange has come out for Dewey. Quill has become a major flip-flopper.
9/18 In the morning Lil and the kids had their first flu injections. In the afternoon I took the kids to Van C. Park lake while Lil washed and ironed. The kids sailed their boats, hunted ice cream box covers and wandered round the field. Nazi torturess Ilse Koch had her life sentence commuted to four years by U.S. Authorities. N.M.U. officers decided to sign T.H. law affidavits only Lawrinson opposing. Hyderabad surrendered to India after five days fighting. UN Mediator in Palestine Count Bernadotte was assassinated by the Stern gang. Dr. Ruth Benedict is dead at 61.
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