July 5 Sunday Another fine day and we went to Woodlawn where we were found by Molly and Sam. I planed with Eugene and he did well, hitting his first decent backhand shot. Maureen Connolly won her second successive Wimbledon title beating Doris Hart in a tremendous match 8-6, 7-5.. D. Hart and S. Fry won their third consecutive title over Connolly and Julia Sampson 6-0, 6-0. Rosewall & Hoad defeated Rose and Hartwig to win the Mens doubles 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5. Miss Hart & Seixas beat S. Fry and E. Morea in the mixed 9-7, 7-5. In Hungary Rakosi was replaced by Imre Nagy in a move to placate the people. Collectivization was relaxed and heavy industry subordinated to agriculture. In Poland, battles were reported between Russian soldiers and Polish soldiers and civilians.
July 6 Eugene played tennis with Larry then they watched the Giants - Phila. game here. Sylvia played in the park. Romania joined the satellites in easing things for the population due to the general unrest in the East.
July 7 Eugene and Larry went to the school for activities. Sylvia planed in the park. Six Local 65 leaders some of whom have disavowed Communism and who have been admitted to the C.I.O. refused to answer questions about their "red" affiliations at the House inquiry. They included Paley, Osman, Livingston and Michaelson. Titta Ruffo is dead at 76.
July 8 Played tennis with Eugene and he developed a hitch in his swing. Police made 95 raids on "bookies" arresting 72. Czecho rescinded the decree penalizing absentees. Strikes were reported in Hungary. Mrs Paul Robeson and Arnaud d'Usseau refused to answer questions at the Senate investigations. Temple Bailey is dead at 80+.
July 9 Eugene and Larry went to Walton again for ping pong and shuffleboard. In the afternoon we had to fight to get him out of the house. He finally went to the library and read in the park. He drew "Great Negro Baseball Stars" Doc Young, "The Magnificent Yankees" Tom Meany, "Line Smasher" D.Friendlich, "Adventures in Tomorrow" K.F. Crossen, " Best Science Fiction Stories - 1949" Bleiler & Dikty.
July 10 Played some tennis with Micky. Eugene and Sylvia went to Walton separately but played ping pong together. Beria was ousted as Chief of the Secret Police and held for trial as a foreign agent and enemy of the Soviet.
July 11 Beat Daniels at St James. While Sylvia went to Rockaway with her friend Susan Kahn and her parents, mom, pop, Lil and the kids came over here. We then took a ride, took Lil home, then came back home. JB Matthews appointed to his committee by McCarthy had to resign when Pres. Eisenhower indirectly attacked his article which had charged Protestant Clergymen were the largest single group supporting the Communist apparatus. Ben Hogan became the third player ever to win the British and U.S. Open titles in the same year. He won it with a 282 on his first try.
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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