Nov 4 Sunday We had dinner at Lil's with mom and pop. Lil had a delicious roast beef. We had a lovely time. First a rather torrid political argument with pop & Harry. Then pop showed his hat trick which the kids proceeded to learn. Then Eugene Sylvia and Susan played cards while Peggy played records and sang. Then all the kids recited and sang and we joined in.
Nov 5 Lillian got me a sport jacket in Kleins' boys dept. $9.95 and Sylvia a coat $16.95. Sylvia also got a skirt and blouse in the mail from the Edelsteins & Beckers.
Nov 6 Election Day Leon Jouhaux got the Nobel Peace prize. The C.I.O. opening its 13th session came out against the Smith Act. The Supreme Court ordered Communists' bail cut from $50,000. Lillian and Pauline Pachman were interviewed by the Girl Scouts representative and their references taken prior to their projected organization of a "Brownie" troop. Sylvia went to the Zoo yesterday with her class. Eugene came home with "Como esta usted" which he had finally learned in school. However he failed in one Spanish test. He is a tutor in "math". Eugene, Geoffrey & Bobby R. went to the RKO Fordham to see "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and "Tarzan's Peril" with Lex Barker. They became separated in the crowd and Geoffrey came home alone.
Nov 7 Sylvia got loafers and a hat. Rudolph Halley, television racket buster, running on the Ind. Fus. and Lib. tickets upset Tammanyite Joe Sharkey to win the City Council presidency. Halley - 600,000, Sharkey 500,000, Latham Rep. 435,000 McAvoy A.L.P. 100,000 (approx.)
Nov 8 Truman announced a "Big Three" plan for an inventory of atomic bombs and armaments in all countries followed by disarmament. A Florida Sheriff murdered "Little Scottsboro" case prisoner Sam Shepherd and critically wounded Walter Irvin claiming attempted escape as he was transporting them to the scene of a new trial ordered by the Supreme Court.
Nov 9 The U.S. and Russia attacked each other's disarmament plans. Vishinsky asked for a World Arms parley. Acheson urged Russia to end the Korean war. The 25 day pier strike ended with a special state fact finding board sifting the issues.
Nov 10 The C.I.O. unanimously re-elected Murray and Carey and criticized Eisenhower.
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.
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