Apr 22 Sunday Mom and Pop rode us over to Ida & Max's. Rachel & Mayer & David there. Mr Spiwack & Mr Miller (?) were there but left early. Yankel came over later and played 20 questions with the kids after they had given us a display of magic (First we had had lunch at mothers) We had wine and kugel all day to satiation.
Apr 23 The great heralded Chinese offensive started yesterday and cracked one sector of the Allied lines. Aneurin Bevan quit the British Cabinet in a dispute over the budget. Philippine Huks shot down five U.S. airmen. Jack Goldsmith, former L.I.U. star was held in $50,000 bail charged with being the worst of the basketball fixers.
Apr 24 Lillian went to a meeting in Sylvia's class where her teacher praised her as a wonderful child. Sam Goode tuned our piano today. Spanish strikes are increasing against the H.C.L. Chinese attacks ripped G.I. lines causing retreat below the 38th parallel. John Garfield denounced the C.P. at the "UnAmerican Comm" hearings but named no Communists. Ben Gitlow testified for the gov't in its hearings to force the C.P. to register its members with the Subversive Board.
Apr 25 Sylvia got 100% in a spelling test of 'new' words. She was resentful that Carol Schinkler whose parents are teachers, got two wrong but was excused from spelling anyhow. Two more Labor ministers resigned in England in protest against re-armament at the expense of the medical plan. G.I's fell back 20 miles. Morris Carnovsky and George Willner refused to speak to the "Red" Committee. Marc Lawrence however admitted he was a former Communist and named other "comrades" including Lionel Stander. Two more "confessions" were under attack in the "Trenton Six" trial.
Apr 26 Chinese Communists captured Murasan [?] on the way to Seoul. American sources continue to claim tremendous enemy casualties. 200 Spaniards were arrested as leaders of the strike against the H.C.L. One of the Hollywood Ten - Ed Dmytryk reneged and attacked the C.P. before the "Red Probe" Committee. Our Washing Machine - Bendix Economat - came today. It was $180 - list price $229.
Apr 27 Eugene's classmate Tommy Kelly came up to play with him yesterday. The UN retreat continued in Korea as Gen. Van Fleet vowed we would hold. Chinese counter-revolutionaries were doomed to death in mass public trials broadcast from Canton.
Apr 28 The Allies kept retreating in Korea. Czechoslovakia arrested A.P. man William Oates for spying. The gov't has 14000 'Subversives' under surveillance for internment if war comes. Over 1,000,000 welcomed MacArthur into Chicago. Taft demanded that Congress O.K. MacArthur's strategy of using Chiang's troops and bombing China bases. Kefauver's report attacked former Mayor O'Dwyer for impeding many racket investigations. Iran's cabinet resigned over the oil crisis. Sylvia went to the library with Madeline and Norma and drew "A Street of Little Shops" M.W. Bianco, "The Young Aunts" Alice Dalgliesh, "Joy and the Christmas [Angel]" Pamela Bianco and "The Davenports are at Dinner" - Alice Dalgliesh. Lillian read "Mask of Glory" - Dan Levin, "Beau James" (Jimmy Walker) Gene Fowler and "One Foot in America" Yuri Suhl. We both read Albert Spalding's Autobiography "Rise to Follow".
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.
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
4/15-4/21/51
April 15 Sunday Mom and Pop came home from Florida
yesterday and had dinner here today with Lil Harry and the kids. Mom sprained
her back in a fall there. She saw the doctor today who told her to sleep on a
board. Peggy "played the piano" and danced. The kids played some pieces and a
duet. We watched the Dodgers beat the Yanks and sensational Mickey Mantle hit
three singles and a homer.
Apr. 16 Eugene got his report card which showed an improvement in Arith (94) and all 90 or over. Sen. Cain asked open war on Korea's neighbors.
Apr 17 Sylvia's report card was the usual all 'S' card. MacArthur is being paraded and feted in Honolulu. Senate Republicans asked a probe of our foreign policy. North Korea cabled the U.N. proposing a peace parley.
Apr. 18 In a bitter Senate debate each party called the other the war party. Gen. Bradley came out against a preventive war and attacked MacArthur's policies. Screen star Ann Revere and writers Harold Buchman and Sam Moore refused to talk to the "UnAmerican" Comm.
Apr 19 30000 people lined San Fran. streets to welcome MacArthur as he arrived in the city. He announced he would not enter politics. Sen. Vandenberg is dead at 67.
Apr 20 MacArthur addressed Congress, claiming the Pentagon shared his views. He reviewed the entire Far East picture bringing tears to many eyes. The White House announced that the Joint Chiefs of Staff had approved his ouster. Severalformer Fire lieutenants were indicted for bribery forging and a cops treasurer killed himself after a Grand Jury grilling. Police Lt. Delate in the "Trenton Six" trial admitted there was no evidence against the defendants except the confessions.
April 21Sunday Passover We went out to Fordham and got Sylvia brown and white shoes at Miles $5 and Eugene brown shoes at Tom McAnns $6. Then we went home where I played Eugene a chess game. Several million turned out in the City to welcome MacArthur home in the biggest demonstration in our history. MacArthur in his Washington speech again asked for an economic and naval blockade of China, bombing of Manchuria and China's coast and use of Formosan troops.
Apr. 16 Eugene got his report card which showed an improvement in Arith (94) and all 90 or over. Sen. Cain asked open war on Korea's neighbors.
Apr 17 Sylvia's report card was the usual all 'S' card. MacArthur is being paraded and feted in Honolulu. Senate Republicans asked a probe of our foreign policy. North Korea cabled the U.N. proposing a peace parley.
Apr. 18 In a bitter Senate debate each party called the other the war party. Gen. Bradley came out against a preventive war and attacked MacArthur's policies. Screen star Ann Revere and writers Harold Buchman and Sam Moore refused to talk to the "UnAmerican" Comm.
Apr 19 30000 people lined San Fran. streets to welcome MacArthur as he arrived in the city. He announced he would not enter politics. Sen. Vandenberg is dead at 67.
Apr 20 MacArthur addressed Congress, claiming the Pentagon shared his views. He reviewed the entire Far East picture bringing tears to many eyes. The White House announced that the Joint Chiefs of Staff had approved his ouster. Several
April 21
Thursday, December 1, 2016
4/8-4/14/51
Apr. 8 Sunday We went to the Oxford today to see "The Mudlark" with Alec Guiness [sic] and Irene Dunne. A little street Arab brings Queen Victoria (Irene Dunne) out of her seclusion. Guiness is Disraeli. Also "The Man who Cheated himself" with Lee Cobb and Jane Wyatt. At home we had tongue and trimmings in front of the television set. MacArthur's call for the use of Chiang's troops has again loosed a storm of protest especially in England. The Cal. U. loyalty oath was declared invalid and professors who had been discharged for refusing to sign it were order re-hired. Truman picked a new Mobilization Board and labor returned to it with Green, Murray, Reuther and Meany accepting posts.
Apr. 9 I had a bad night with a stuffed nose. When I came home at 2 o'clock, exhausted I stayed home from work. "Red" Counter attacks forced Allied units back in one front. Israel Syria hostilities have broken out in the de-militarized area. France banned the Partisans of Peace. The state opened a probe of youth dope addiction.
Apr 10 We called Dr. Holzman today as my temperature remained. He said I had a general virus in my throat, nose and stomach. He gave me a shot of penicillin. He prescribed neo-synephrin, gargling with Dobell's solution ..., terramycin (10 tablets for $5.) a light liquid diet, a little white cereal, tea, skimmed milk, toast and a shot of whiskey at night. My temp was 101.5 when he took it. The Chinese opened dam gates but it failed to halt the Allies. The Supreme Court stayed the execution of two Negros on the basis of discrimination in the jury selection and a terrorist atmosphere in the town.
April 11 I felt better this morning as my stomach finally lost its soreness and my nose cleared up. My temp went down to 99°. In a sensational move, Truman fired Gen MacArthur from all his leading positions in the Far East, including direction of the Korean war. Gen M.B. Ridgway was named to succeed him. The House voted to scrap the Admin. U.M.T. and set up a commission to draft a U.M.T. plan. Movie star Sterling Hayden told the House UnAmerican Comm. that he ignorantly joined the C.P. in 1940 and quit it six months later in disgust. He named other Hollywood figures including Karen Morley who were members. At the "Trenton Six" trial, defendant Collis English, his sister Mrs. Berson Mitchell and his mother all collapsed within minutes of each other. The voluntariness of the original confessions was again attacked by Arthur Garfield Hays.
April 12 My highest temp. yesterday was 99.8°. This morning I had coffee with my breakfast in the kitchen. Truman in a nationwide broadcast said he fired MacArthur to balk a world war. Some Republican congressmen talked of impeachment of the President. Actor Will Geer and writer Robert Lees refused to answer questions in the latest Hollywood "Red" probe. The City Council voted the 3% Sales Tax 19-6 in spite of the storm of protest its suggestion had produced. 5 ex-firemen were held in a $500,000 extortion shakedown. The A.P. named an All time All American Football team End - Hutson and Oosterbaan, Tackles - Nagurski and Henry, Guards Heffelfinger and Suffridge, Center - Schultz QB - Eckersall H.B. Grange and Nevers F.B. Jim Thorpe. The Drama Circle Critics Awards were given to "Darkness at Noon" Sidney Kingsley 's adaptation of Arthur Koestler's Anti-Communist Novel and "Guys and Dolls" in the musical field. Sam Rosoff is dead.
April 13 I was out of bed most of yesterday. My temp. was normal. Sylvia's class went to the public library where they heard a story read to them. It was a long poem "If I was in charge of the Zoo". Sylvia has two gold stars for submitting excellent reports. She is the only one. Sen. Taft. asked for war on China to avert a third world war! Richard J. Collins named twenty as "Reds" at the Hollywood probe. Those included were Buddy Schulberg, Ring Lardner Jr., JH Lawson, Cole, Ornitz, Maltz, R Rossen, Tuttle, Gordon Kahn, Bescovics [?], Abe Polonski [sic], Jarrico, Waldo Salt & wife. Dic [sic] Feurtado, former L.I.U. player was the latest to be picked up for fixing games. Played a chess game with Eugene.
The additional spacing between lines is apparently due to the extra size exclamation point I used, trying to image Dad's large exclamation point. I didn't like the spacing, but even when I removed it, the spacing remained, so I stayed true to Dad's large exclamation point.
April 14 The kids went with Betty Ann, Cookie, Kathy & Derry to the Kingsbridge to see Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis in "At war with the Army". Also "High Lonesome". MacArthur's opponents and partisans are battling over the historic "dismissal". Many "rightists" are planning to make a national hero out of him on his return. Victor Killian, Fred Grafe Waldo Salt and Paul Jarrico stood their ground in the Hollywood "red" probe. The Judge in the "Trenton Six" trial threw out the confessions of three of the defendants as not voluntary. Bevin is dead at 71.
Apr. 9 I had a bad night with a stuffed nose. When I came home at 2 o'clock, exhausted I stayed home from work. "Red" Counter attacks forced Allied units back in one front. Israel Syria hostilities have broken out in the de-militarized area. France banned the Partisans of Peace. The state opened a probe of youth dope addiction.
Apr 10 We called Dr. Holzman today as my temperature remained. He said I had a general virus in my throat, nose and stomach. He gave me a shot of penicillin. He prescribed neo-synephrin, gargling with Dobell's solution ..., terramycin (10 tablets for $5.) a light liquid diet, a little white cereal, tea, skimmed milk, toast and a shot of whiskey at night. My temp was 101.5 when he took it. The Chinese opened dam gates but it failed to halt the Allies. The Supreme Court stayed the execution of two Negros on the basis of discrimination in the jury selection and a terrorist atmosphere in the town.
April 11 I felt better this morning as my stomach finally lost its soreness and my nose cleared up. My temp went down to 99°. In a sensational move, Truman fired Gen MacArthur from all his leading positions in the Far East, including direction of the Korean war. Gen M.B. Ridgway was named to succeed him. The House voted to scrap the Admin. U.M.T. and set up a commission to draft a U.M.T. plan. Movie star Sterling Hayden told the House UnAmerican Comm. that he ignorantly joined the C.P. in 1940 and quit it six months later in disgust. He named other Hollywood figures including Karen Morley who were members. At the "Trenton Six" trial, defendant Collis English, his sister Mrs. Berson Mitchell and his mother all collapsed within minutes of each other. The voluntariness of the original confessions was again attacked by Arthur Garfield Hays.
April 12 My highest temp. yesterday was 99.8°. This morning I had coffee with my breakfast in the kitchen. Truman in a nationwide broadcast said he fired MacArthur to balk a world war. Some Republican congressmen talked of impeachment of the President. Actor Will Geer and writer Robert Lees refused to answer questions in the latest Hollywood "Red" probe. The City Council voted the 3% Sales Tax 19-6 in spite of the storm of protest its suggestion had produced. 5 ex-firemen were held in a $500,000 extortion shakedown. The A.P. named an All time All American Football team End - Hutson and Oosterbaan, Tackles - Nagurski and Henry, Guards Heffelfinger and Suffridge, Center - Schultz QB - Eckersall H.B. Grange and Nevers F.B. Jim Thorpe. The Drama Circle Critics Awards were given to "Darkness at Noon" Sidney Kingsley 's adaptation of Arthur Koestler's Anti-Communist Novel and "Guys and Dolls" in the musical field. Sam Rosoff is dead.
April 13 I was out of bed most of yesterday. My temp. was normal. Sylvia's class went to the public library where they heard a story read to them. It was a long poem "If I was in charge of the Zoo". Sylvia has two gold stars for submitting excellent reports. She is the only one. Sen. Taft. asked for war on China to avert a third world war! Richard J. Collins named twenty as "Reds" at the Hollywood probe. Those included were Buddy Schulberg, Ring Lardner Jr., JH Lawson, Cole, Ornitz, Maltz, R Rossen, Tuttle, Gordon Kahn, Bescovics [?], Abe Polonski [sic], Jarrico, Waldo Salt & wife. Dic [sic] Feurtado, former L.I.U. player was the latest to be picked up for fixing games. Played a chess game with Eugene.
The additional spacing between lines is apparently due to the extra size exclamation point I used, trying to image Dad's large exclamation point. I didn't like the spacing, but even when I removed it, the spacing remained, so I stayed true to Dad's large exclamation point.
April 14 The kids went with Betty Ann, Cookie, Kathy & Derry to the Kingsbridge to see Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis in "At war with the Army". Also "High Lonesome". MacArthur's opponents and partisans are battling over the historic "dismissal". Many "rightists" are planning to make a national hero out of him on his return. Victor Killian, Fred Grafe Waldo Salt and Paul Jarrico stood their ground in the Hollywood "red" probe. The Judge in the "Trenton Six" trial threw out the confessions of three of the defendants as not voluntary. Bevin is dead at 71.
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