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9/4 Sunday 1200 men will be assigned to police the Peekskill concert and counter demonstration. The Pope protested the plight of the Church in Poland in a letter to the Archbishop of Cracow. Played handball. At night our farewell party with spaghetti pizza and beer & soda. Polio 29.

9/5 Labor Day Eight of us came home in the Russeks truck together with our belongings. Sylvia was in for a day or so and had Dr. Beaker [?] on Saturday for a slight fever and red throat. She recovered quickly. 

9/6 Robeson's Sunday concert again resulted in violence in Peekskill. Cars leaving the concert were stoned with many seriously injured. Law enforcement was lax again although some were arrested. Pancho Gonzales retained his title in a terrific match with Ted Schroeder 16-18,2-6,6-1,6-2,6-4. Mrs. M. O. DuPont won the Women's title by defeating Doris Hart 6-4,6-1. Round-the-world flyer Bill Odom was killed at the intern'l air races. Italian Breda workers clashed with police in a bloody battle with several killed. Polio - 15

9/7 The kids played "house" then skated. A mad vet. in Camden ran amok, killing 13 and wounding three before he was captured with a flesh wound. Polio 28.

9/8 Western Germany opened its parliament with a demand to end dismantling[.] The Continental Congress of Peace in Mexico City heard Joseph Endicott, Linus Pauling, Toledano, Rogge. The left wing was outvoted 4-1 at the State C.I.O. Convention. Russia and Spain were attacked and O'Dwyer endorsed. Orozco is dead at 65.  

9/9 Eugene's face puffed up after going to bed. Lillian gave him some aspirins and used the heating pad. Yesterday Lil and the kids visited Lillian and had supper at Mom's. We have given Tito a $20,000,000 loan. Czech Catholic clergy refused to accept the new Church law which would raise their pay but limit their freedom. Truman and Mrs Roosevelt condemned the Peekskill riots. 15 were hurt in the Bell Aircraft strike in Buffalo. Strikers refused to meet with Dewey until jailed members were released. The British T.U.C. met with Communists outvoted 10-1. A policy of restraint on wage raises was re-affirmed. Richard Strauss is dead at 85. Polio 29. 

9/10 Lillian took Eugene to Dr. Holzman who said Gene's rash and swelling were due to a food allergy. He weighs 72 lbs and grew an inch since March. British American Canadian financiers met for the third day on Britain's crisis. Cripps stated that her living standards must be cut further to avert catastrophe. All 23 aboard were killed in a Canadian air crash. Westchester officials are issuing reports absolving themselves and Peekskill hoodlums of guilt in the vandalism Sunday. 

I didn't remember my father ever referring to me as "Gene" back then.