Jan 28 In Egypt Farouk 'fired' his cabinet and named an 'independent' with dictatorial powers. Fanny Ward is dead at 79.
Jan 29 Burmese troops are battling Chiang invasion troops. Judy Coplon was awarded a new trial by the Supreme Court. Ken McGregor won the Australian singles in a stunning upset over Frank Sedgman 7-5, 12-10, 2-6, 6-2. He eliminated last year's winner, Dick Savitt, in the semis. Owen Johnson is dead at 75.
Jan 30 Eugene will take typing instead of wood-work. An L.A. hospital fired three specialists on political grounds evoking a storm of protest.
I don't think I wanted to take typing, but it certainly was very useful learning to touch type.
Jan 31 A tribunal comprised of a manufacturer, public member and union leader handed hosiery workers a 25% pay cut "to keep the industry going". Union leader Leader dissented.
I did verify that the union leader's name was "Leader". I suspect Dad wrote it that way deliberately.
Feb 1 Sup't of Schools Jansen suspended eight more school teachers who had refused to say whether they were Communists. The FBI is probing the nazi youth gangs of Philadelphia. West Germany raided Nazi and Communist homes and offices. Truman called Sen. McCarthy a liar. Steve Nelson was found guilty on 11 counts of sedition. Paul Waner and Harry Heilman were elected to the Hall of Fame.
Feb 2 Sylvia drew "Young Man of the House" - Mabel Leigh Hunt, "Dr Dolittle's Return" - Lofting, "Little House in the Big Woods" L.I. Wilder, "Davy of the Everglades" E.F. Lattimore. Eugene drew "Do You Know Your Baseball" - Bill Brandt, "Player-Manager" Lou Boudreau with Ed Fitzgerald, "The Voyage of the Luna 1" - D. Craigie and "Glenn Curtis" - Alden Hatch. The $114,000 Park Ave jewel robbery was solved in two days with the arrest of three young thugs. Bakers went out on strike closing many bakeries in the metropolitan area. The Soviet "package" deal calling for the admission of 14 countries into the UN was defeated 22-21. Newbold Morris chosen to clean up the Federal gov't will start with the Justice Dep't.
We went to the library and I took out four book Young man of the house is a very good book. I like Little house in the big woods too. We stopped at Krums and bought some nuts and carmel covered apples.
This last, scanned in below (in two parts, as it covered a page break), was (obviously) written by Silvia.
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