4/12-4/18/53

Apr 12 Sunday We stayed in all day in the usual rain. Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby became the first Sec'y of the Dep't of Health Education and Welfare. Kid Nichols is dead at 83.

Apr 13 Seven human skulls upon which artists of the Neolithic Age had modeled lifelike features with plaster were unearthed in Jericho - It was called the most important archaelogical find of modern times.

Apr 14 Eugene has become very interested in astronomy. He watches the sky often and reads books and articles on the stars. Sylvia had the first meeting of her newly formed hobby club here. Present were Lynn. Sylvia, Susan Kahn and Stephanie Muchnik.
Joe Ryan was indicted on thirty counts of larceny in the misuse of union funds. Prof Lindeman is dead at 67.

Don't know why Dad started a new paragraph in the middle.  

Apr 15 New York Drama Critics Awards: Best American play "Picnic"' Best foreign play "The Love of Four Colonels" Best Musical "Wonderful Town".

Apr 16 The children were punished by going without supper and television for getting into a noisy quarrel while Lil was on the phone. Bombs killed 5 at a Peron rally and injured others. Riots followed. Malan's Nationalist Party easily won the South African elections.

Apr 17 Eugene complained of a headache and had 102°. Lil gave him several one aspirins ... . Eisenhower in a major speech asked Russia for deeds to prove her peaceful intents. He asked for an armistice in Korea, universal disarmament and use of military funds for reconstruction and welfare.

Apr 18 Lillian called Dr Holzman as Eugene had temperature again. He said it was a congested chest due to a virus. He prescribed mustard plasters, ..., Aureomycin. Bucklin Moon was fired summarily from Colliers because of protests over his "communist affiliations" Sailor Tom Sharkey is dead at 79.