2/6-2/12/49

2/6 Sunday To Mother's for dinner. Rachel & Mayer dropped in later. Won a chess game from Pop. Peggy showed signs of following in Susan's steps as a 'nosher'. The three children amused themselves by dressing up in the adult's clothes, as usual. Marcantonio testified on discrimination in federal jury panels at the trial of the '12'. Newspapers are beginning to make economy dismissals. We both read Sol Hurok's "Impresario" and "Thirteen against the Odds" by Embree. 

2/7 We went to the University Theatre after school to see "Kit Carson" with Jon Hall, Dana Andrews and Lynn Bari and "Without Reservations" with John Wayne and Claudette Colbert. Sylvia doesn't nag as much. Cardinal Spellman denounced "Satan and Stalin" in a 30 minute diatribe against Mindszenty's accusers, despite the latters confession. Unions intervened in the trial of the '12' attacking the jury rigging. Norway assured Russia it would not allow war bases on its soil as East and West fenced for Norway's allegiance. A number of Clergymen called for a Truman Stalin meeting.

2/8 Secret testimony bearing on jury rigging was barred from the trial of the '12' by Judge Medina.

2/9 Mindszenty received a sentence of life imprisonment. Anti-Communists everywhere are in a furor. Nine members of the Hungarian consulate resigned here. Two liberal AMG employees have been suspended by Army authorities for combatting our reactionary policy. Their cases are being fought. Sylvia has us take her across Kingsbridge Road sometimes, then wait til she waves when we can go back.

2/10 Eugene is often found rolling on the ground with Bobby when they're in the street. Sylvia still looks doubtful when she is invited in to a neighbor alone. Kravchenko is suing "Les Lettres Francais" for libel for stating he is too ignorant to write a book. His former wife testified against him. Truman called the trial of Cardinal Mindszenty "infamous". MacArthur revealed a Soviet spy ring in Tokyo during the war ferreted out vital secrets. Gunther Stern and Agnes Smedley were called two of the members of the ring. They both denied the charge vehemently.

2/11 Eugene stayed in bed today with a sore throat no temp. Sylvia went to Norma G.'s house with Lil. Lil came upstairs later. When Sylvia discovered this she made no disturbance. William Remington, denounced by Eliz. Bentley as a courier for a spy ring was cleared by a loyalty board. Hungary expelled two American officials for espionage. A Soviet disarmament move was voted down at the UN. Bulgaria arrested 15 U.S. Evangelical ministers for spying for the U.S. Sadie who is in town came over with the kids.

2/12 Lincoln's Birthday Eugene's temp. began going up today. At night his nose had given him much trouble. Lillian called Dr. Holzman who was on vacation. Dr. Satozky [?] came in his place. Eugene had an acute sinusitis, his first attack in a couple of years. The doctor gave him a penicillin shot prescribed penicillin dispolators, plenty of liquids. Eugene went into our bed and read comics all day. He received a Tom Mix whistle from the mail which he tested continuously. Sylvia read to me quite fluently at bed-time. A general transport strike hit Philly. At an "Assembly and Rally to end Discrimination" in Washington, Wallace assailed the cold war against Negroes. 1200 delegates attended. Other speakers were J Finley Wilson, Judge H P Reynolds, Peary Howard, Sen. Langer, Rep. Powell. Willie Pep who lost his featherweight title to Sandy Saddler last fall regained his title last night by a decision. Battling Levinsky is dead at 59. 

Never heard of a "dispolator", but it was apparently an old method of dispensing penicillin.