Dec 9 Sunday Evelyn left Isabel here on the way to visit her mother at Montefiore. The kids frollicked [sic], playing hide and seek, chase around the table then all played the piano.
Dec 10. Eugene's Boy Scouts had their patrol meeting here and made up a cheer and song. Eugene and a schoolmate Jerry Bank went to the library. Eugene drew "The Boy's Book of the West" Amy Hogeboom, "Farm Boy" Doug Gorsline, "Iron Duke" JR Tunis, and "Lightning on Ice" Phil Harkins.
John Stewart Service State Dep't aide and target of the China lobby was fired on the grounds of "reasonable doubt" of his loyalty.
Dad did start a new paragraph as shown.
Dec 11 For the second time Sylvia's teacher finding that another child had the same topic as Sylvia, changed Sylvia's topic. This made her feel very badly and she bust into tears at home. The "Big Four" agreed on an Arms Board for disarmament purposes. The extraordinary record breaking weather of the past weeks took a slight upturn in temperature. Lou Lippman, basketball "shaver" got a suspended sentence. Eddy Stanky was traded to the "Cards" to play and manage them. The Giants got Lanier and Diering.
Dec 12 Att'y Gen'l McGrath was grilled on the tax scandal. He defended Caudle. A Union Square rally for peace drew 11000. Joe DiMaggio announced his returement.
Dec 13 Federal Judge Mathes ruled the indictment of the 15 lesser "reds" invalid. It must be redrawn.
Dec 14 The ban on the 3rd Ave bus strike was revoked by the U.S. Court of Appeals. U.S.'s candidate Greece failed for the second time to win a Security Council seat against Byelo-Russia. Fritz Kuhn is dead at 65.
Dec 15 8 hours overtime. Ex Sen Capper is dead at 96.
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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