9/5-9/11/54

Sept 5 Sunday We went to Woodlawn by cab Molly and Sam meeting us there. The kids played tennis then I played a little with each. Eugene's backhand is beginning to develop. The kids entertained with songs they learned in camp. Al Shakhet took us home. Chinese Communist attacks on Quemoy Island Formosa resulted in the death of two U.S. officers. Prof. Irwin Edman is dead at 57. 

Sept 6 Labor Day I played both kids at St James this morning and both showed improvement. Lil brought over fruit and milk & cookies and stayed till 2 o'clock when we went home to see the National Singles. Soviet jets downed a U.S. plane off Siberia. One man was lost. We visited the Rosenberg's tonight seeing their six room house for the first time. Bobby and Eugene played in the basement. Sylvia & Danny sat with the older people. 

Sept 7 Eugene played tennis with Larry in the morning and went over to them to play in the afternoon. We financed our auto at Nat'l City Bank making $1600 [?] loan, getting $1550 and payable $70 per month for two years. Lawrence Perry is dead at 78. Forest Hills V. Seixas d R. Hartwig 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. D. Hart d L. Brough 6-8, 6-1, 8-6. Hart & Seixas d M.O. duPont & Rosewall 4-6, 6-1, 6-1. Seniors - D Freed d W. Maxwell. 

Because the page is torn, the amount of the car loan is not clear. 

Sept 8 Eugene played tennis with Larry again and some doubles with two boys they knew. Lil and the kids had lunch with Madeline and her mother and sister who came up from Bklyn. Eugene and Paul played chess. I arranged for the Automobile insurance with E.M. Apata [?]. Pop Warner is dead at 83 and "Bud" Fisher at 69. We both read "Doctor Dan" (Daniel Hale Williams) Helen Buckler. 

Sept 9 Lil & I went to Fordham and among other things bought Sylvia a loose leaf binder $4. Eugene played tennis with Larry. A S.E. Asia eight nation collective defense treaty was signed allying the East and the West. Dr Curtis Wilbur is dead at 87. 

Glued in here is a picture of us, with the caption "Eugene & Sylvia at Woodlawn Rock Sept 54". I did a little bit of picture editing, to make us more visible. The diary entry was written around the picture. 

Sept 10 We got the Auto check from Nat'l City Bank. Sylvia drew "Binnie Latches On" Marie McSwigan, "A Place for Ann" P. Whitney, "Glory Be!, "Up Goes the Curtain" and "Cinda" all by Janet Lambert. Eugene drew "Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction" Boucher & McComas, "Heritage of the Desert" Zane Grey, "The End of the World" K. Heuer, "Famous American Athletes of Today" H Molter, "Stars in the Making" Cecilia Payne-Goposhkin. Sylvia and Norma went to the Kingsbridge to see the revival of "Gone With The Wind" . They were very lukewarm about it. Deputy Chief Inspector Louis Goldberg quit the police force after being demoted for enforcing the law against bingo games. About 1000 were killed in an Algerian earthquake. 

Sept 11 Norma slept over here tonight while Jerry and Madeline went to see Joyce off to Alfred U. Andre Derain is dead at 74.