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Friday February 14, 1936

diary 2The story continues with the second journal.  This is an entry from her personal diary,  written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago.  Click here to read more

 

Valentines’s Day!   Only one comic Valentine this year instead of two – and that from C.J. White.  The home room party went off in the Band Room.  I think they enjoyed it more than the other.  We had sandwiches and pop. (Coca-Cola) Home before 10 – Dramatic club party postponed. Saw Rev. Garcia yesterday about taking my girls over on Sunday.  Hope they plan something nice.

 

 

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

Heart break ends the life of Leo the Lion after zoo separated him from his companion – the little red hen.

Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 14, 1936 pg 2
Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 14, 1936 pg 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The cold wave continues.

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The Argus, Melbourne, Vic. Feb 14, 1936 pg 9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Chicago, the thermometer went from freezing to warm causing the weatherman to call the situation a “throughgoing mess”

Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 14, 1936 pg 3
Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 14, 1936 pg 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At least 5 were killed in Caracas, Venezuela during protests against a government decree establishing censorship of the press.

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Karl Schäfer with Sonja Henie.

 

Karl Schäfer of Austria won gold in men’s figure skating at the Winter Olympics

 

 

 

Also on the ice, Speed skating wrapped up.

Medal winner shown below

Event Gold Silver Bronze
500 metres
details
 Ivar Ballangrud
Norway (NOR)
43.4  Georg Krog
Norway (NOR)
43.5  Leo Freisinger
United States (USA)
44.0
1500 metres
details
 Charles Mathiesen
Norway (NOR)
2:19.2  Ivar Ballangrud
Norway (NOR)
2:20.2  Birger Wasenius
Finland (FIN)
2:20.9
5000 metres
details
 Ivar Ballangrud
Norway (NOR)
8:19.6 (OR)  Birger Wasenius
Finland (FIN)
8:23.3  Antero Ojala
Finland (FIN)
8:30.1
10000 metres
details
 Ivar Ballangrud
Norway (NOR)
17:24.3 (OR)  Birger Wasenius
Finland (FIN)
17:28.2  Max Stiepl
Austria (AUT)
17:30.0
Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 14, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 14, 1936