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Sept 9 Sunday Split with Buhr at Woodlawn were we met Sam and Molly. Molly was very ill and they went home early. Sam and Eugene watched the ball game. We took many pictures. Going home we walked through the woods ending up at McLean Ave near where we got the #4 bus. 49 nations signed the Jap. peace treaty. Russia, Poland and Czecho denounced it.

Sept 10 The kids went off to school, Eugene starting at P.S. 79 - Creston Jr. High School. Hearst failed to bar Lena Horne from Ed Sullivan's T.V. show.

Sept 11 Sylvia's teacher is Mrs Hannagan, her class is 4-1, Room 405. She had a spelling test of "hard" words missing three - autumn, adjust, clothes. The gambling conspiracy trial of 18 policemen opened with the 25 spectators allowed in the court, frisked for concealed weapons. The newly formed rightist Greek Rally Party of Gen. Papagos won the Greek election.

Sept 12 Eugene has five women & men teachers. A detective and an arsonist were killed in an explosion at 9 W 18 st. A million dollars damage was caused in the plot to burn down a loft for the $20,000 insurance. Gen Ridgway admitted an accidental raid on Kaesong as charged by the Koreans. Hank Deberry is dead at 56. 

Sept 13 Defense Sec'y Marshall resigned and was replaced by Robert Lovett. Ray Robinson regained his middleweight title by defeating his conqueror, the British Randy Turpin by a T.K.O. in the 10th round before 60,000 at the Polo Grounds. It was a tremendous fight which drew a record $750,000 gate. It was televised only in theatres [sic] at $2.50 admission. A Czech locomotive arrived in Germany with about 125 persons of whom a fifth decided to stay. 

Sept 14 Another judge ordered C.R.C. bail to be accepted for a Communist accused. Arthur Szyk is dead at 57.  

Sept 15 Eugene drew "Baseball for Everyone" Joe Dimaggio, "Round the World in Eighty Days" - J Verne, "Cherries are Ripe" - D Reynolds, "The Mystery at Robbers' Rock" D. McCoy. Sylvia at last got "Back to School with Betsy" C. Haywood. Also "Tales from Grimm" - Wanda Gag, "Mary" E Buffler, "The Doll Who Came Alive" E Tregarthen. Franchot Tone is in a serious condition in the hospital after a brawl with Tom Neal over Barbara Payton. Fritz Busch is dead at 61.