Played tennis after school until sundown. Borrowed Tom Fletcher’s racket – Went on a steak-fry with Mrs. Burdette and the girls’ chorus at 6 at the park on S. Missouri.  Had a date with Bernard to the Washington Ave School Carnival.  Mr. and Mrs. Walden Bassett and Alyce Claire went too – We three went to the show afterwards to see “Kansas City Princess”  -Rather good-

Here’s what else was happening 80-years-ago today:

 

Popeye was on fire:

 

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The cover of Flight Magazine October 25,1934

 

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The M-10001 Arrives in Chicago — October 24, 1934

Running on a strict schedule, Union Pacific’s streamlined train, the M-10001, came to Chicago on this day, October 24, in 1934, midway through its record-breaking dash across the continent. Read more here:

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October 23, 1934 : Piccard Balloon Launch from Dearborn Reaches Stratosphere

On October 23, 1934, the husband-and-wife team of Jean and Jeannette Piccard navigated a balloon as high as 10.9 miles above the earth, starting from Dearborn, Michigan, and landing many hours later hundreds of miles away in Ohio. This flight reached the stratosphere, and set the women’s altitude record for Jeanette, which she held until the early 1960s. Read more here.