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Nov 8 Sunday We went to the Poe Building opposite the Paradise for some ping pong but found the kids could not play as there was a bar in the place. Lil and I played a half hour.

Nov 9 Ivan Bunin is dead at 83.

Nov 10 The Supreme Court held 7-2 that baseball is a sport, not a business and not subject to anti-trust laws. Ibn Saud is dead at 73 and Dylan Thomas at 39. We went to Science High School for Parent-teacher group interviews during open school week, tonight. We saw four of his teachers Mrs Applebaum - English Mr. Rae - Social Studies, Mrs. Rand - Biology, Mrs. Robbins - Spanish. With the exception of Mrs. Applebaum they all said Eugene was not doing enough work and is not doing as well as he can. 

Nov 11 Armistice Day Went down with Eugene to the park. We met Bobby who took him along and had a catch on the lawn. Sylvia and Norma played nok-hockey. In the afternoon Sylvia Norma and Susan Kahn went to the "Grand" They saw "Return to Paradise" with Gary Cooper and "99 River St" with Evelyn Keyes John Payne. Eugene and Bobby went to Fordham where Eugene tried to get weights for his telescope but failed. President Truman, James Byrnes & Tom Clark were subpoenaed by the House Comm. on UnAmerican Activities to answer questions in connection with Att'y Gen'l Brownell's charges that Harry Dexter White had been promoted to director of the Intern'l Monetary Fund after the F.B.I. had reported he was a Russian spy.  

Nov 12 Ramon Magsaysay defeated President Quirino in Philippine elections.

Nov 13 Truman changed his mind and decided not to accept honor the subpoena he had accepted from the "House Committee" in the Harry Dexter White case.

Nov 14 Lillian took the kids down to Klein's to get shoes. Eugene takes size 8 1/2 now. They were on sale at $5. Sylvia got loafers at $3.