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Aug 23 Sunday We went to Woodlawn where I beat Walter Waldman and played with Eugene. He had his new racket we got him Hy Eisenberg - $8, Eugene and I picked berries as Sylvia didn't have her slacks. Jim Taber [?] is dead at 36.

Aug 24 Sylvia played with Susan K. had lunch at her house then went skating with her. Eugene played punchball with his boys at the St James playground.

Aug 25 Split with Berman. Sylvia went swimming at Walton. In the morning she went to the library where she drew "Triumph Clear" L. Beim, "Nelly's Silver Mine" H.H. Jackson, "A Present From Rosita" C. Edell, "Larry's Luck" M. Urmston.

Aug 26 Last night we marched in and gave Lillian her presents. Sylvia had a set of necklace and ear-rings which she had bought in Alexander's all alone. Eugene and I had shopped together at Alexander's where we bought an umbrella and three handkerchiefs. The American Bar Ass'n voted to oust Communist lawyers from the profession. Communist strikers followed non-Communists in the return to work in France. Results have been insubstantial. New Premier Pella was confirmed in Italy.

Aug 27 Eugene played punch-ball in St James in the heat which reached 95° today.

Aug 28 Temp. 95.5°. India failed to win the necessary 2/3 vote to participate in the Far East Conference of the U.N. which includes Korea. Two C.P. fugitives - Bob Thompson and Sid Sternberg were captured by the F.B.I. in the Sierra Mts. 100,000 East Germans defied their gov't to seek food in W. Germany on the plan sponsored by the U.S. Nicolai Berezowsky is dead at 53.

Aug 29 Yesterday Lil and the kids went to the Kingsbridge to see Brandon DeWilde in an excellent 'Western' "Shane" and "The Lady Wants Mink". Last week they saw the French picture "Fanfan the Tulip". The heat today which reached 97° kept us quiet. We sat across the street and played "charades". I bought a parakeet today for Sylvia as she has been after us for a pet. It was $14 including cage and food. Eugene was the first to feed her tonight. We named her "Prissy".