Professor Hamilton's Diary: June 6, 1935

Gwennie is in bed; a review of a new book about Roosevelt and Lindbergh

There were no greater concerns in the Hamilton household today than Gwennie, whose fever persisted and raised the possibility of measles. Her doctor made a housecall and ruled that out, but she stayed in bed all day.

The newspapers of the day warned of arms build-ups in Germany, which under Adolf Hitler had suborned the Treaty of Versailles and was re-ar…