Dec 19 Sunday Eugene and Sylvia went over to mom's and Lil Harry and the kids were there. Eugene had a long chess game with pop but stalemated him. An Italian airliner trying to land at Idlewild in the cloudy weather crashed and burned. Six survived and twenty-six are believed dead. 10 hrs O.T.
Dec 20 I picked up Molly and brought her here. The kids entertained with piano playing including duets. 4 hrs O.T.
Dec 21 Lillian read "Children of Abraham" Sholem Asch and "The Dream in the Flesh" Dan Levin 4 hrs O.T.
Dec 22 Dr. Samuel Sheppard was convicted of killing his wife on July 4 by a jury out for five days. He received a life sentence. The doctor claimed an intruder murdered his wife and knocked him unconscious. During the trial various love affairs of the defendant were aired. James Hilton is dead at 54. 4 hrs O.T.
Dec 23 We went to the library with Eugene who had come home early but failed to pick up Sylvia at school. Eugene drew "The Notre Dame Story" F Wallace, "Year's Best Science Fiction Movies" Bleiler & Dikty, "Warwhoop" McK Kantor, "The Bridges at Toko-ri" JA Michener, "Giant Brains" E.C. Berkeley. 4 hrs O.T.
Dec 24 We picked up Molly and drove to Anne bringing presents for the kids. Sylvia played with Barbara and a friend Susan. Eugene had a time with Richie who shot him up and beat him all over the place. The French Assembly voted down German rearmament but approved sovereignty. The Italian chambers ratified both. The Federal Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that the C.P. must register as a subversive organization dominated by Soviet Russia. Al Foreman is dead at 49.
Dec 25 We took Jerry land Joyce for a ride to the Cross County Shopping Center.
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