1/13-1/19/52

Jan 13 Sunday Eugene and his Boy Scout Patrol went off to Tibbett's this morning for an "outing". They took sandwiches bat ball and carfare for the bus. Teddy Kass Paul Kapelow and                         accompanied Eugene. They got home about 5:30 all tired out. Evelyn and Isabel came over also Sam and Molly. I had to work today however.

Dad left space apparently for a third name on our "outing".

Jan 14 Lil went downtown to look at some sofa beds then got Eugene a coat at Lane's for $8. She had returned the other one to Alexander's. She also got a jumper dress for Sylvia $2.

Jan 15 Eugene's rash has mostly cleared up. He has been getting a salve and omitting eggs, chocolate, citrus fruits. Leftists made great gains in India elections. All 36 aboard a plane that crashed into the East River were rescued. Joe Louis was barred from a golf tournament sponsored by the P.G.A.

Jan 16 South Pacific fired Roger Rico for his poor English. He had supported Josephine Baker. Frank Costello was free of his contempt of Congress charge as the jury was unable to reach a verdict. A NoKorean prison camp was bombed by U.S. planes but the UN claimed it had not been plainly marked.

Jan 17 Lillian went down to see a sofa bed at Castro and bought some drugs at Macy [sic]. The Stuyvesant Town evictions of the 19 families that had fought "Jim Crow" were postponed after great protest and pressure by many organizations.

Jan 18 Several hundred thousand welcomed skipper Henrik Carlsen as he returned to his home land. Churchill, speaking before Congress placed Britain behind the U.S. policies in Asia and Europe. We both read "Bowery to Bellevue" - Dr Emily D. Barringer and "A Dreamer's Journey" - Prof. Morris R. Cohen.

Jan 19 Mom and pop and Lil & Harry and the kids came over although I had to work. I got a sport shirt for Chanakah and Eugene got $10 for his birthday. We gave Eugene a watch and a book.