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WAR NEWS! TOM MIT
DESKAIDE THE SILENT SECRETARY
OCTOBER
27
TUESDAY

Fair and very cold (frost last 
night). I went to school. Had
quite a lot of homework but
had time to write up my diary.
I still get a ride every day to
Rosslyn from Carolyn's father
takes [strikethrough]Doon [/strikethrough] Donn, her brother to
streetcar there too. I got A in a 
short Gym quiz - I got C in
German test a while ago. We will
get our report cards next week. I got
no. 11 of Tom Mid Comic Books - Commando
books. War news - Battle of 
Guadacanal (in Solomen islands)
between us and Japs is raging
fiercely-real battle. We are defending
it, Japs landing troops and fighting
us. In Russia, Stalingrad is
still holding out - but nearly lost.
In Egypt, British are attacking
Germans but progress is slow-
on desert.

[[Footnote]]
"One may smile and smile and be a villian still"--SHAKESPEARE
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DESKAIDE THE SILENT SECRETARY
OCTOBER
28
WEDNESDAY

Fair. I went to school as
usual. Still very cold. Had
a lot of homework but went
to see Dolores when she came
up after supper + had fun.


[[Footnote]]
"To be proud of learning is the greatest ignorance"--JEREMY TAYLOR
[[/Footnote]]