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Aug 17 Sunday Lil and I went out to Ten Mile River to see Eugene who seemed cheerful and was in good health although all skin and bones when we hugged him. Just as we left for home on the bus, mom and pop came along from the Gradus House in Lake Kiamesha where they are staying.

Aug 18 Played a little tennis. Lillian is still suffering from the upset stomach which hit her Saturday.

Aug 19 Lillian was better today. She met Ray Steindler for lunch and then to the Jewish Memorial where Ray's mother is ill.
Yesterday Lil went to the Fordham where she saw Jennifer Jones and David Farrar in "The Wild Heart" and "The Steel Fist" with Roddy McDowell. She did not enjoy them. Lillian read "The Cry and the Covenant" - Morton Thompson - about Semmelweiss [sic] and Laura Hobson's "The Celebrity".

I don't know why Dad started a new paragraph in the middle of this entry. 

Aug 20 Lillian went to the Valentine to see "The Clouded Yellow" with Jean Simmons and "Sound Off". Mark Sullivan is dead. Lawrence Giannini is dead at 58. 

Aug 21 Beat Eddy. Lil and the kids came over bringing Sylvia with her. She had had a great time. They all went to eat lunch at the Towers delicat. Quintets Quintuplets were born in Brazil to Jose Albano. Martial law was imposed in Iran after several days of demonstrations and clashes between left and right wingers. The N.Y. Peace Institute held a peace rally at Randall's Island with 10,000 attending . Paul Robeson headed the list of speakers and entertainers. Threatened violence died not materialize. Kurt Schumacher is dead at 58.

Aug 22 Sylvia is back to St James park. Eugene returned to N.Y. at about 6 o'clock Lil and Sylvia meeting him at the bus.

Aug 23 Eugene had a slight sore throat and went to St James to sit in the sun - against his will. Sylvia played nok hockey. I rallied some with Jerry Minster. Molly came over with Sam following her after work. The Teachers Union in convention for the first time decided not to defend teachers who were Communists.