Oct 11 Sunday We had a gathering for Sylvia. Mom and pop, Lil, Harry and the kids, Sam & Molly and Freda came. Sylvia got a camera dress and several blouses. We played cards for a couple of hours. Sylvia and Susan entertained by reading a story with pictures to illustrate the text. Peggy drew colorful pictures. Eugene romped with the kids before he went to a patrol leader meeting.
Oct 12 Frieda slept over and left after breakfast. Sylvia had lunch at Joan Luskin's house then they roller skated. Eugene went over to the park after lunch with Lillian.
Oct 13 Yugoslavs continued to demonstrate and beat a U.S. Aide and others who sought to get U.S. news bulletins in protest against the projected ceding of Trieste Zone A to Italy. Longshoremen fought with police as the rivalry between Ryan and A.F.L. men continued. British Guiana unionists struck in protest against the suspension of their government. Delbert Clark is dead at 53. Lillian read Pearl Buck's "Kinfolk" & Fritz Peters "The World Next Door".
Oct 14 Eugene played football with Larry. Sylvia went shopping to Alexanders for a scarf for Carol Schinkler's birthday.
Oct 15 Ten Army radar aides have been suspended as "security risks". McCarthy claims they are members of a spy ring linked to the "Rosenbergs". Communist lecturers succeeded in persuading only 10 of 500 Chinese POW's to change their minds and decide to be repatriated. The others showed great hostility to the "explainers". Sylvia played miniature golf with her girl friends after school at a new Jerome Ave course.
Oct 16 Eugene left on an overnight camping trip to Alpine this afternoon. He will return Sunday afternoon. Sylvia went to a supper party at Carol Schinkler's house for her birthday. Some of the boys wanted to play "spin the bottle" but Mrs Schinkler did not permit it. Churchill won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Chuck Dressen Manager of the pennant winning Dodgers for the last two years has quit them when refused a 2- year contract.
Oct 17 Mom and pop took us to Lil & Harry's. Peggy, whom we bought a toy walking and talking dog complained that Susan's painting set was better. Sylvia and Susan rode the bicycles and played together. An explosion on the aircraft carrier Leyte off Boston cost over 30 lives and injured over forty.
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.
Sunday, February 23, 2020
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
10/4-10/10/53
Oct 4 Florence Sabin is dead at 81 and Sir Arnold Box at 69. Lil and the kids went over to Sam & Molly where Eugene & Sam watched the World Series, Sylvia read and Lil & Molly chatted.
Oct 5 At the movies Saturday, the kids got into a scuffle as usual forcing Lil to take Eugene and change their seats. Sylvia bore the brunt of the bawling out which came later.
Oct 6 The Yankees became the first team to win five successive World Series. Second year man Billy Martin's hit in the ninth inning won. He broke the record for hits in a six game series with 12 and hit .500. Friedrich Wolf is dead at 65.
Oct 7 Sylvia bought stars to give to the good children on the lines she monitors. Mom and pop came over to have supper with us. Then Lil and I went to the P.A. meeting at "Science" where we saw how two classes are conducted. One was on the Techniques of Public Discussion where the pupils gave thier views on the Admission of Communist China to the UN. The other was Physics where the steam engine was discussed.
Oct 8 Six year old Bobby Greenlease, kidnapped and ransomed for $600,000 was found dead in a grave. Two of his three abductors have been caught.
Oct 9 Sylvia birthday James Paul Mitchell, business man was appointed Sec'y of Labor to replace Martin Durkin, resigned. Nigel Bruce is dead at 58 and Lord Strabalgi at 67.
Oct 10 Sylvia went downtown with her troop to see "Little Boy Lost" at the Rivoli. However, she and a friend found the rest of the troop had left when they got to the subway so they went roller skating. British troops were sent to British Guiana where a left wing government was stripped of its powers. This regime had been led by Dr Cheddi Jagan and his American born wife. Yugoslavs stoned British American & French embassies in protest against an announced decision to give over Zone A of the Free territory of Trieste to Italy. I read Dr Overstreets "The Mature Man [sic]".
Dad clearly wrote "The Mature Man", but the book was "The Mature Mind".
Oct 5 At the movies Saturday, the kids got into a scuffle as usual forcing Lil to take Eugene and change their seats. Sylvia bore the brunt of the bawling out which came later.
Oct 6 The Yankees became the first team to win five successive World Series. Second year man Billy Martin's hit in the ninth inning won. He broke the record for hits in a six game series with 12 and hit .500. Friedrich Wolf is dead at 65.
Oct 7 Sylvia bought stars to give to the good children on the lines she monitors. Mom and pop came over to have supper with us. Then Lil and I went to the P.A. meeting at "Science" where we saw how two classes are conducted. One was on the Techniques of Public Discussion where the pupils gave thier views on the Admission of Communist China to the UN. The other was Physics where the steam engine was discussed.
Oct 8 Six year old Bobby Greenlease, kidnapped and ransomed for $600,000 was found dead in a grave. Two of his three abductors have been caught.
Oct 9 Sylvia birthday James Paul Mitchell, business man was appointed Sec'y of Labor to replace Martin Durkin, resigned. Nigel Bruce is dead at 58 and Lord Strabalgi at 67.
Oct 10 Sylvia went downtown with her troop to see "Little Boy Lost" at the Rivoli. However, she and a friend found the rest of the troop had left when they got to the subway so they went roller skating. British troops were sent to British Guiana where a left wing government was stripped of its powers. This regime had been led by Dr Cheddi Jagan and his American born wife. Yugoslavs stoned British American & French embassies in protest against an announced decision to give over Zone A of the Free territory of Trieste to Italy. I read Dr Overstreets "The Mature Man [sic]".
Dad clearly wrote "The Mature Man", but the book was "The Mature Mind".
Monday, February 10, 2020
9/27-10/3/53
Sept 27 Sunday Eugene watched and listened to football games. He has been complaining of a sore throat. Lil, Sylvia and I went out to Krums where we had hot fudge sundaes and bought cashew nuts. Syl remained in the play ground for knock-hockey. The U.S. and Spain signed an agreement giving the use of her military air and naval bases. We will provide military and economic aid to her.
Sept 28 Sylvia is delirious as she has been named a monitor over the second year children. She will not report any of them, she says, as she wants them to like her.
Sept 29 Eugene has used his new money to subscribe to an Astronomy magazine.
I'm pretty sure that was when I first subscribed to Sky & Telescope.
Sept 30 The St Louis Browns transferred to Baltimore for a price of $2,475,000. Lee Cobb admitted he was a former C.P. member and named other fellow members. Ernst Reuter is dead at 64 and Lefty Tyler at 63.
Oct 1 The I.L.A. ordered a strike in a move against the A.F.L. which had ousted it. Earl Warren was named Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to replace Vinson.
Oct 2 Sylvia drew "Swimming Fever" M. Renick, "A Place for Herself" A. DeLeeuw, "The Davenports are at Dinner" A. Dalgliesh, "Afke 's Ten" N. Van Hichtum. Eugene drew "Astronomy" Skilling and Richardson, "The Stars are Yours" JS Pickering, "Away and Beyond" Van Vogt, "Southpaw Fly Hawk" A. Rand, "The Boston Red Sox" F.G. Lieb. Eisenhower invoked the Taft Act to halt the dock strike. John Marin is dead at 80 and Frank Munn at 58.
Oct 3 We went to the Lido to see Kirk Douglas in "The Juggler", refugees in Israel. Also "Pickup on South Street" with Richard Widmark. Erskine struck out 14 Yankees to set a new World Series record. George Creel is dead at 76.
World Series box scores were taped in on the next page, with other commentary, and individual player awards; that page is scanned in below.
Sept 28 Sylvia is delirious as she has been named a monitor over the second year children. She will not report any of them, she says, as she wants them to like her.
Sept 29 Eugene has used his new money to subscribe to an Astronomy magazine.
I'm pretty sure that was when I first subscribed to Sky & Telescope.
Sept 30 The St Louis Browns transferred to Baltimore for a price of $2,475,000. Lee Cobb admitted he was a former C.P. member and named other fellow members. Ernst Reuter is dead at 64 and Lefty Tyler at 63.
Oct 1 The I.L.A. ordered a strike in a move against the A.F.L. which had ousted it. Earl Warren was named Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to replace Vinson.
Oct 2 Sylvia drew "Swimming Fever" M. Renick, "A Place for Herself" A. DeLeeuw, "The Davenports are at Dinner" A. Dalgliesh, "Afke 's Ten" N. Van Hichtum. Eugene drew "Astronomy" Skilling and Richardson, "The Stars are Yours" JS Pickering, "Away and Beyond" Van Vogt, "Southpaw Fly Hawk" A. Rand, "The Boston Red Sox" F.G. Lieb. Eisenhower invoked the Taft Act to halt the dock strike. John Marin is dead at 80 and Frank Munn at 58.
Oct 3 We went to the Lido to see Kirk Douglas in "The Juggler", refugees in Israel. Also "Pickup on South Street" with Richard Widmark. Erskine struck out 14 Yankees to set a new World Series record. George Creel is dead at 76.
World Series box scores were taped in on the next page, with other commentary, and individual player awards; that page is scanned in below.
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