(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. )

Letter from Mahota at last!  Marjie married Bill Pickle. She and I would sit at lunch and discuss alternately Diantha and Harold or Marjie and Bill! Ty-Ty went to Lobo. Letter from Betty says she has consulted the parents and will wire me if favorable.   I had just sent a letter to Mrs. Ruiz saying that I was coming alone. I’ll wait to write again until I have a telegram – Corrected (?) Jo Ben Wheat’s write-up of his trip last summer! Twas rather like a diary.  Jonathon went to El Paso today with Mr. Buff.  Mary Jo went to Balmorhea.  Jaime got invited to lunch with Mr. Neely with two “high-ups” at the Coffee Shop!  Was he excited!

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President Roosevelt writes a letter to Helen Keller.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. )

Telegram from Betty saying she will meet me in El Paso Monday!  Hurrah!  Letter from Carsey telling of Rotarius program.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. )

Ty-Ty’s birthday – The family gave her a dozen cocktail glasses – In the evening her S.S. class came over with a news dress for her (navy blue silk) ad punch and cake.   Everyone liked everything. Letter from Carsey written in the Regis.  My cup of joy would be full to overflowing if Betty would decide to go to Mexico with me.

Dear Elizabeth,

  This pen is terrible!

I arrived here this morning and inquired about summer school.  As you probably already know, summer school will operate in the same manner as it did last year.  The Mexican Council at Dallas said the same thing.  

  Lots of things have changed.  The Regis has completely reformed it’s lobby so that one would not recognize it.  The monument to the Revolutionary heroes has progressed noticeably and three big hotels are poking their noses in the air.

Had a very nice time coming down A singer was on the train and very anxious to have all the Mexicans sing.  He led the whole car with much expression in some songs.  They sang ‘Fanalito”, “Las Mananites”, and a bunch of others that I recognized. 

 Have a magazine in front of me showing droopy palms and a ship in the distance.  It is called “El Nocturno en Acapulco”

Hay mas casas – but this pen is ghastly.

Yours, 

Carsey

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The Anglo-German Naval Agreement of June 18, 1935, was a naval agreement between Britain and Germany regulating the size of the Kriegsmarine in relation to the Royal Navy.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. )

Jonathon came on 5:30 pm bus.  He is taller and thinner but looks about the same.  He is quite thrilled with DePauw and I am so glad!  Dad and I had been over at the skating rink (Loma Vista) just before he came.

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Stanley Baldwin is on the cover of the new Time.

More floods and Japan takes part of China.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. )

Went to Wylies for dinner. Much fried chicken – Rosa Lee came to our house until the noon train came in at 4:05! Virginia and Marjie Dove drove in from Billings, Montana on their way to Florida and Washington D.C. for the summer!  Surely was pleasantly surprised. Virginia was D.P.U. graduate in ’31 and Marjie in ’32! Hadn’t seen them since my graduation in ’30!  Met Mr. and Mrs. Dove, too.

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It is STIll raining in Texas and the flooding continues.  Mexico braces for Civil War.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. )

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The crises in Mexico escalates and the Colorado River overflows.

A new New Yorker.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. )

42 Benefit Club at the Annex

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The Pan American Clipper Ship 1935.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. )

Letter from Betty.  She  has enrolled in Albuquerque.  I wrote her trying to persuade her to change, but not against her better judgement. Rumors of political conflict in Mexico! Sent yesterday for material for seersucker dress and lining for coat from Sears. Wrote to Alyce Claire, “Les Miserables”  was wonderful! Frederic March seems to get better with each picture he plays in – Charles Laughton and Rochelle Hudson, John Beal good too. I didn’t know the priest’s name but he played his short part well.  A little tennis with Dorothy, Jaime, Mary Jo and Maxine W. at 7 o’clock.  The rain stopped us – Heard the Baer-Braddock  fight over the radio.  Braddock won – no one knocked out!

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. )

Went to El Paso in afternoon was with Mr. Pennnington, Mary Beth Clark, Ethel Mae Moore, Maxine Smith, and Mary Jo to see “Les Miserables”.  Mr. Buff went to see Red Hot Siren a racing picture.  Saw Catherine Smith.  Told her Carsey was to have left today for Mexico City.  She was undecided whether to go or to have her tonsils removed!  Got home about 3:30 AM

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. )

Policy and pictures from Mrs. Grady. Letter from Mrs. Ruiz that the treasurer of the U. assured her of the courses as usual this summer!  wrote Betty to write me for sure of her plans – Made plans ad ordered?from Sears –

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