July 9 Sun. We went swimming then played handball during which I injured my knee. Eugene won his first ping-pong games. He also won in handball doubles.
July 10 The knee incapacitated me all day. Won two out of three chess games with Eugene. Lost another anagram game to Madeline. The younger children formed a fun club. Isabel is president, Norma is 'treasury' Sylvia is 'sepretary'. Joan R & Daryl G are other members. At night we participated in the Bingo game. Madeline Lil & I paid $1 apiece and managed to win back $2. Martial law was declared in So Korea.
July 11 Played chess with Eugene as we listened to the N.L. All stars beat the A.L. 4-3 in 14 innings. Norma's eating is hardly better than last year. At night we played word games then rummy with Gertie T. Korean troops pushed to within 20 miles of the Americans at Taejon. Pravda called the "Security Council" half wrecked. A Colombian earthquake killed hundreds and made 40000 homeless. A draft for 20000 men was ordered.
I remember listening to that game, and Schoendienst's home run that won it.
July 12 Knee slightly better. Went berry picking with Eugene. Then swimming with the kids. Sylvia and Eugene are now at home in the water with the tube. Played Eugene chess at the creek. No Korean troops broke the U.S. lines. Gen Bradley called the situation grave. Gromyko discussed the war with the British while Malik cancelled a passage home. Played Canasta at Bertie's. Lil has her pain in the cheek again.
July 13 Played several chess games with Eugene. Then Canasta at Bertie's with her two year old Lee at the table till midnight. Americans were outnumbered and crushed in Korea. The Senate killed the F.E.P.C. bill this session. Rene Plevin formed a French Cabinet. Mich. Gov. Williams refused to extradite "Scottsboro Boy" Haywood Patterson.
July 14 Berry picking. Split chess games with him. Then played anagrams with Sylvia & Eugene. Sylvia had a 2 letter minimum, Eugene - 3 and I - 4. Eugene won. No Koreans advanced. Both sides agreed to abide by the Geneva Convention on treatment of prisoners. Nehru sent a message to Stalin and Truman asking mediation. Heywood Patterson was granted his full freedom.
July 15 Ping pong and anagrams. No Koreans crossed the Kum River. Trygve Lie asked 52 nations for troops against the North Koreans.
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.
I don't remember how you won at anagrams. Was there a point system?
ReplyDeleteSeems like there are lots of different variations - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anagrams
ReplyDeleteI have no memory right now of what rules we used, but I would bet it was letter or word count, not the other variations mentioned in the article.