10/7-10/13/51

Dad used a whole page between the 10/6 and 10/7 entries for the Worlds Series box scores and some season award notes, scanned in below. 

Oct 7 Sunday Giants won third 6-2. Lockman homered with 2 on. We went to see Pop yesterday. He walks rather feebly and finds it difficult to change from a sitting to standing position and vice versa. Sylvia got two dresses, pyjamas and socks from mom and Lil for her birthday.

Oct 8 Lillian went down to Macy's to buy a much needed mattress on a 1 day sale at $46.95. Communists finally agreed to a resumption of cease fire negotiations at a new site. 

Oct 9 Sylvia's birthday - Yom Kippur eve Yanks wins [sic] fourth 6-2. DiMaggio homered. Dark hit three doubles. Sylvia got a watch from us $7.50, pyjamas from Norma, a bracelet from Arline D. Sylvia is delighted with her watch for which she has been pleading for weeks. Eugene drew "Famous American Athletes of Today" - Frank Waldman, "Away to Sea", SW Meader, "Rookie of the Year" JR Tunis, "The Amazing Journey of David Ingram" Eric P Kelly. Sylvia drew "David's Railroad" C. Wooley, "Games for Boys and Girls", E.O. Harbin, "Sue Ann's Busy Day" Sally Scott, "The Jolly Season" Lilla Stirling. 

Interestingly, when I was checking on the book names, I found that Silvia had previously taken out "David's Railroad" on February 3, 1951. 

Oct 10 Yanks win fifth 13-1. McDougald, rookie, grand slams. Egypt voided its pact with England, shutting her out of the Suez Canal and Sudan. Wallace called Budenz a liar, Stassen called Jessup a liar, etc. The kids went down to Childrens' services at the temple. Later Madeline came in and raved about Eugene's reading and appearance before a packed hall. He was the first to speak dressed in yarmulka and shawl. 

Oct 11 Yanks win series, winning 6th 4-3 on Bauer's triple. Molly came over in the rain bringing a beautiful bathrobe for Sylvia. Gus Hall was captured in Mexico and taken back to the U.S. 

Oct 12 Sylvia Eugene and Geoffrey Marks went to the Fordham to see Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" and "Cavalry Scout". Sylvia lost a nickel and they bought pop-corn.

Oct 13 Lillian's tumor began to act up again. Sanitation workers were fired, suspended and vacations rescinded for their protest slowdown. Communists charged another violation of the neutral zone in Korea. Leon Errol is dead at 70.