September 12, 1949 – Riots And Racism At Peekskill – Mid-Term Mayhem – Grandma Moses Turns 89 – Death Comes To Richard Strauss.
A messy week, this one ending on September 12th in 1949, with violence, racism, red scare, politics and birthdays tossed in for good measure. Starting with President Truman stumping on behalf of candidates running in the 1949 Mid-Term elections. Truman decried repeated Republican charges of Socialism while pressing for Farm