8/7 Sunday Eugene finally ducked his head completely under the water at the river. He also used the tube for the first time and kept jumping on a a giant rubber ball which floated in the water. A terrible earthquake in Ecuador killed and injured many thousands. Several towns were wiped out. Communists in Shanghai raised the land taxes 100 times.
Don't remember the giant rubber ball, but I do remember going completely under water for the first time.
8/8 Hitched back. Bishop Oxnam sharply attacked the Catholic hierarchy for its drive to achieve political power wherever it operates. He charged it had killed federal aid to education for this congressional session. An 8¢ fare went into effect on the 3rd Ave. bus lines. The 12¢ combination fares remains.
8/9 Acheson stated we are open to attack because of weak European military defenses in the debate on arms aid to Europe. The Council of Europe added Turkey, Greece and Iceland to its original ten members.
8/10 Temp. 97.6. Winston suffered a heart attack but Medina denied a recess. Thompson took the stand. The worst 'polio' day brought 68 cases. The Courts ruled that figures in deportation cases must be freed on bail but Att'y Gen'l Clark set a mark of $25,000 for Mrs. BS Johnson & George Pirinsky.
8/11 Hottest day of year 98.7 (8/10). Hoover on his 75th birthday said we are on the last mile to "Collectivism" because of gov't spending. Rogge testified against Clark's Supreme Court appointment. Publication of an Anti-semitic letter in a Munich newspaper led to a clash between Jews and police with scores injured. Polio - 60 new cases. Ezzard Charles retained his newly won heavyweight title by knocking out Gus Lesnevich in the 7th round of an uninspiring fight. Gus refused to come out for the 8th.
8/12 Temp. 98.1. The first Negro family to live in Stuyvesant town is living in an apartment of a family away for the summer. Neighbors reaction is good. Medina refused to allow Thompson's full Army record of gallantry to be inserted as evidence. Ford workers in an unprecedented referendum voted 7-1 to strike. 74,740 participated. Sen McGrath told a delegation of progressives he is opposed to the Mundt Bill. William Patterson of the C.R.C. lashed Clark's record before the Senate Judiciary Comm. Polio - 53 cases.
8/13 Took the bus to Soss. Picked berries. Lillian is getting over a cold. Russia called Yugoslavia an enemy which has joined up with the Western imperialists. There was heavy fighting in Greece.
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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