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Mar 16 Sunday This is Sylvia's lovely acrostic on Washington.
W is for Washington, so great to me and you
A is for his answers, so very, very true
S is for his soldiers, who were very brave
H is for his honesty, of which many people rave
I is for his intelligence that he surely had
N is for never saying anything bad
G is for going out to fight to be free
T is for the truth he told everybody
O is for others their right to be respected
N is for niceness he never neglected

Mar 17 Lil went down to Castro and ordered a convertible sofa $174.

Mar 18 Eugene and his Spanish class went to see "Viva Zapata" with Marlo Brandon [sic] today at the Rivoli. Reuther seized the left wing Ford Local. Sylvia went to bed with 101° and a lot of phlegm in her throat. Dr Holzman would not come over but ordered a cough mixture - Cosanyl and mustard P

Pretty good Spoonerism by Dad

Mar 19 Sylvia is still in bed. Her temp is 99.6° Willy Sutton went on trial as it was announced his pal DeVenuta will turn state's evidence. There is extreme protection for everyone concerned in the trial as even jurors showed fears of reprisals. Corruption investigator Newbold Morris, after attacking the Committee investigating him, was refused subpoena power.  

Mar 20 Sylvia got out of bed today and went to the Brownie meeting with Lil - but not to school, although she is not perfect. Sec'y of Labor Tobin asked Congress to outlaw left wing unions.  

Mar 21 Lil took Sylvia to Dr Holzman as she is little better. She has bronchitis due to a new virus coming in here from the West. The doctor gave her a shot of penicillin and prescribed terramycin medicine in a pleasant strawberry mixture. Also a mustard plaster. The South African Supreme Court outlawed the separate Electoral lists. Prime Minister Malan indicated he would defy the decision.

Mar 22 Sylvia is in bed again feeling well and temperature under 100°. A steel strike was temporarily averted with a W.S.B. recommendation of a [sic] around 18¢ per hour package increase. Humphrey Bogart and Vivian Leigh won 1951 Oscars for their parts in "The African Queen" and "A Streetcar Named Desire". "An American in Paris" was chosen best film of the year.