Aug 29 Sunday We went to Woodlawn where I played some tennis with Sylvia who showed improvement since her stay in camp. We met Manny R. & Irving Moser who told of many former players at Crotona. Mom and pop called for us and took us home. Harry Goode & Molly were in the car.
Dad had told us he grew up playing tennis at Crotona Park.
Aug 30 Mom and pop took Lil and me to Ford Inwood where we were on the verge of signing for a car but a mis-understanding killed the deal. Lil & Sylvia went for Eugene Luis Taruc surrendered "Red" rebel leader got 14 years imprisonment. Lil & Sylvia called for Eugene. The kids thought each other had grown and conversed on the way home. Struthers Burt is dead at 71.
Aug 31 Eugene played piano this morning. Sylvia plays jacks almost continuously. They played Monopoly together. France killed the European Defense Community when the Assembly voted down E.D.C. 319-264. Cardinal Schuster is dead at 74.
Sept 1 The verdict on the Army-McCarthy dispute put the blame on both sides. A hurricane raked many Eastern states. About 60 were killed and $500,000,000 damages were suffered. Sen Maybank is dead at 55. Sylvia drew "Star Spangled Summer" Janet Lambert, "Joan takes a Bow" Nora Benson, "A Sundae with Judy" Frieda Friedman, "Boarding School" R. Woody, "Sensible Kate" Doris Gates, "Gloria, Ballet Dancer" G. Malvern. Eugene drew "Worlds in Collision" I. Velikovsky, "West of Pecos" Zane Grey, "My Partner, Ben Hogan" Jim Demaret, "Mr Fullback" W.C. Gault, "Hornblower and the Atropos" C.S. Forester.
Sept 2 We all went to see the Chevrolet DeLuxe at Kotters tonight. Then we got Eugene shoes at Tom McCann's $8. Eugene and I went to see "Dial M for Murder" at the Lido with Grace Kelly and Ray Milland. Also "The Miami Story". Lil and Sylvia who had seen the picture went home. Bert Acosta is dead at 59.
Sept 3 Sylvia and Norma went to the Fordham where they saw "Susan Slept Here" with Dick Powell and Debbie Reynolds and "Gun Story" with Rock Hudson and Donna Reed. Meanwhile Lil Eugene and I put down a $25 deposit on a DeLuxe Chevrolet, fully Equipped, power glide, four door - $1840. No warranty, at Kotter Bros. 181st & Jerome Ave. Eugene and I played some tennis afterwards.
"power glide" was the transmission; it did not have power steering, a nuisance when I learned to park with that car
Sept 4 We went to the Polo Grounds on Ladies Day to see the Giants Dodgers game. Eugene and Sylvia both kept score. Lil was very enthusiastic over the Giants rallies. We had ice cream, soda, hot dogs, peanuts. Death for peacetime espionage was enacted. Eugene Pallette is dead at 65.
I remember that our seats were in the upper deck in deep right field, a long way from home plate. The box score was taped in here, and he wrote over the top of the tape; unlike other things taped in, it was attached only at the top, so you have to flip it up to read the next entry.
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