Friday, November 18, 2016

4/1-4/7/51

April 1 Sunday We went over to Molly's for dinner. The kids played harmonicas they just got. Sam Lil and I solved crossword puzzles. We walked home.

April 2  Lil and Molly went to extend sympathy to Frieda on her father's death. John M Minton was named by Dewey as special prosecutor in the Saratoga gambling investigation.

Apr. 3 Police clashed with students in Madrid. The Senate voted a limit on troops to Europe 49-43. Mayor Impellitteri submitted the highest city budget on record - $1,336,102,798. Police Commissioner Murphy warned the cops against succumbing to Quill's unionization. .

Apr 4 The Allies eased curbs on W. German war industries. French President Auriol visiting here said Russa and the world can live in peace. U.S. troops crossed the parallel in force. Lillian went down to Macy's for material leaving lunch for the kids. They forgot their applesauce. Lil got a table top $9. in addition to dress goods.

I assume Dad meant a "tablecloth". 

April 5 Speaker Sam Rayburn broke into the U.M.T. debate to say the nation was in terrible war peril. He had just been briefed by the White House. He charged troops were massing on the Manchurian border. A witness described the 'Trenton Six' of [sic] having the appearance of being drugged when they signed murder confessions. This conflicts with police witnesses.

April 6 Our rug came today from Olson's $72. Judge Kaufman decreed death in the electric chair for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and 30 years jail for Morton Sobell for wartime espionage. Lillian read "This is the Year" Feike Feikema "For Us the Living" H. Chevalier "Honey for the Ghost" Louis Golding.

April 7 We went to the library where Eugene drew "The Pittsburgh Pirates" - Fred Lieb "Highpockets" - JR Tunis "Snow Dog" and "Wild Trek" both by Jim Kjelgaard. Sylvia drew "Little Pear" by E.F Lattimore "Fairy Tales from Brazil" by E.S. Eells, "Molly and the Sabbath Queen" by S.R. Weilerstein and "Boom Town Boy" Lois Lenski. After the library we sat in the park on the first glorious spring day. Sylvia went to the playground and went on the swings. Trygve Lie stated there would be no third world war. Prague recalled and replaced three leading Ambassadors. Hundreds of aroused citizens packed City Hall to protest the proposed 3% sales tax under discussion in the City Council Finance Comm. Dave Greenglass, whose testimony helped doom his sister and her husband in the atom spy case received a mild sentence of 15 years in prison for his aid to the government.  

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

3/25-3/31/51

Mar 25 Sunday Eugene has a stuffed nose. Sylvia put on her Spanish constume and went to the Purim bazaar at the Sunday School. The children gave Shalach Moneth to each other. Lillian made Sylvia a beautiful Easter suit out of material she got from Mrs. Peterson. Peron announced Argentina had produced cheaper atomic energy.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mishloach_manot for an explanation of our gift to each other.

Mar 26 South Korean patrols stabbed north of the 38th parallel many times on Sunday. Eddy Colllins is dead at 63. Sylvia went to Lewis W's birthday party. Don Forman was picked up for being connected with several basketball fixes.

Mar 27 Mrs. Allen Knauff lost her three year fight to stay in the US when she was barred as an Ex-Czech spy. Moran and Weber were indicted for perjury. O'Dwyer was grilled by the Brooklyn grand jury investigating crime. In Washington Judge Liebowitz charged gamblers pay up to $25000,000 a year to N.Y. police for protection. The Supreme Court refused to review the case of Willy McGee.  

Mar 28 Lil and the kids went over to Lillians for lunch. Dambrot Mager & Cohen were arrested in basketball fixes making it almost unanimous for City College. Peggy told Lil her father was buying her an unbreakable piano - made of glass. Lil has developed another cold.

Mar 29 Peking rejected MacArthur's truce bid as an insult.

Mar 30 We were talking of deaths as Frieda's father died yesterday and Sylvia said "I wonder where I'll be buried". Eugene said "Let's not cross that bridge before we pass it". The country's first accused atom spies were found guilty by the jury after 19 hours deliberation. Julius & Ethel Rosenberg and Morton Sobell were the defendants. Confessed spy Harry Gold, Dave Greenglass, - who is Mrs. Rosenberg's brother and his wife Ruth Greenglass all testified against for the government. Dewey appointed a five man crime board. Deputy Chief Inspector Abraham Goldman resigned his police job after admitting a nine year friendship with Costello's henchman Irv Sherman. The Senate extended the life of the Kefauver Comm;. for one month. The Comm. voted to cite Costello for contempt. I won a hard fought chess game from Eugene.

Mar 31 Ida called up that Sandra had given birth to a boy at 8 P.M. The Chinese started counter-attacks which are expected to be the fore-runners of their greatest offensive. Dewey signed the new 3% Sales tax bill. Eleven gamblers besides Costello were cited for contempt for refusing to talk before the Kefauver Comm. Jose Ferrer won the annual Academy Oscar for his "Cyrano". Judy Holliday took the actress award, nosing out Gloria Swanson, for her 'dumb girl' in "Born Yesterday".