Thelma and Lowell's Diary: July 28, 1943

Vangy and Joe check on their tire; Churchill and Roosevelt weigh in on Italy's future

It was a warm, sunshiny day, and Thelma went along with Joe and Vangy to check about a tire for their car. “Embroidered in the evening,” she wrote.

In the wake of the resignation of Benito Mussolini as premier of Italy, both President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill weighed in on what this meant for the people of Italy.

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