11/14-11/20/54

Nov 14 Sunday Eugene's temp. went down to normal and he felt better. (His temp reached 100°). Jacques Fath is dead at 42. 

Nov 15 Eugene was better today. He stayed in bed but his medication stopped. Chinese Communists sank a Formosan warship. Kenneth Sutherland is dead at 66.  

Nov 16 Eugene was out of bed today. His nose has been badly stuffed. Fred Seal is dead at 57 and Lionel Barrymore at 76. 

Nov 17 Eugene didn't go back to school today as his nose was stuffed and the weather was bad. In the afternoon we went for a drive and had our first car wash. The car wouldn't start at one point and we called the A.A.A. but it started before the man got here. Apparently, it was overflooded. Noel and Herta Field have followed Herman Field into freedom from an "Iron Curtain" country prison. Sylvia recently drew "Whoa Matilda" Janet Lambert, "One for the Money" J. Lambert, "Midge Bennett of Duncan Hall" M.B. Paradis, "The Secret Garden" F.H. Burnett. Eugene recently drew "Clown at Second Base" C.P. Jackson, "Starman Jones" R.A. Heinlein, "True Tales of Pirates and their Gold" E.R. Snow and "Imagination Unlimited" Bleiler & Dikty. Also "The Jacksonian Epoch" CH Peck for his book report. Eugene got a chill in the morning with 101° fever and felt very sick. We couldn't reach Dr Holzman so his associate Dr Halley Rahne [?]. He said it was an incipient pneumonia, gave him a penicillin shot ($10.) He prescribed terramycin and a cough mixture ($6.). Lillian read "The Narrows" Ann Petry. 

Nov 18 Eugene felt better and his temp. was normal today. We had Dr Holzman to check him. He found no congestion in his lungs or chest but a bad sinusitis. He prescribed Alkalol, argyrol packs and privine. I read "Disturber of the Peace (Mencken)" W. Manchester. 

Nov 19 Eugene was out of bed. His temp remained normal and his nose was better. Lillian who had a bad night also said her nose was better. Sylvia has six cavities which are being attended to for several weeks - $33.

Nov 20 Lil I and Sylvia drove over to the library where Sylvia drew "Carol Goes Backstage" and "Sue Barton Student Nurse" both by H D Boylston, "Spring Comes Riding" B. Cavanna, "Bennett High" M.Dickson, "The House of the Seven Gables" N Hawthorne, and "Joan Forster in Europe" A R Colver.

11/7-11/13/54

Nov 7 Sunday We drove to the East Side then visited Al & Edith where Debby never stopped talking very intelligently and Danny as usual reads in a corner speaking only when addressed. "Hot Lips Page" is dead at 46 and Garet Garrett at 76. Arnold Johnson of Chicago bought the Philadelphia Athletics for $3,500,000. The franchise will go to Kansas City. 

Nov 8 A U.S. photo plane was downed by two Russian "Migs" with one airman killed. Gov Umstead is dead at 59.  

Nov 9 Lillian went to the Court of Awards with Sylvia at the Girl Scouts. Sylvia got badges for Adventure, pottery, travelling [sic] and music. 

Early this morning Sylvia woke us complaining of an earache. Lillian applied some hot oil on cotton to her ear. Although it was better at dawn Lil took Sylvia to Dr Holzman who said she had an infection. He gave her a penicillin shot and prescribed sulfa. Sylvia's temp was normal at night and Lil went to her school for "open school week". She got very good reports about her from the teacher. John Marshall Harlan was named to succeed Justice Robert Jackson on the Supreme Court. 

 

Nov 10 Sylvia stayed in bed most of the day. Her temp was normal. Lillian get her learner's permit and I gave her her first lesson. Then I made two business stops with her on Burnside and Tremont. She got rubbers for Eugene, sugar in the Associated. I stopped in the library on the way back. 

 

Nov 11 Eugene went to the UN with Jerry B & Norman R. They heard a debate on Greenland's relation to Denmark. Sylvia was around the house but her nose was clogged up. A new police scandal involving 100 on the force was uncovered. Traffic cops sold "courtesy cards" exempting traffic law violators from penalties. 

 

Nov 12 Eugene stayed home with a cold today as Sylvia returned to school. Eugene's highest temp today was 101°. Lillian gave him Sylvia's sulfa pills.  

 

Nov 13 Eugene's temp. climbed slowly but steadily so Lil called Dr Holzman. He advised her to discontinue the sulfa. He came over in the afternoon and diagnosed a "strep" throat. He gave Eugene a penicillin shot and prescribed the Sulfa. ...  Sylvia and Norma went to the Fordham. They saw "Dragnet" with Jack Webb which Sylvia didn't like and "The Golden Mistress" with John Agar which she did.