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Thursday May 14, 1936

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

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A car tries to climb a telephone pole in Akron, Ohio

 


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The musical drama film Show Boat starring Irene Dunne, Allan Jones and Charles Winninger premiered at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

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Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg was dismissed as Vice-Chancellor of Austria. An official statement explained that it was due to “differences of opinion with Chancellor Schuschnigg.”

Guatemala notified the League of Nations that it was withdrawing from the organization.

A look at downtown Manhattan

Chicago Daily Tribune May 14, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune May 14, 1936

 

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Wednesday April 29, 1936

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

“Midsummer Night’s Dream” was well worth the 40 cents.  Lucy Mae walked back with the Klyngs, Alyce Claire and me.   Didn’t see Harriet.  Bought Ty-Ty a pink dress and hat yesterday.  Seems I owe everyone in town.

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Austria sent troops to its German border, fearing invasion.

The first professional baseball game in Japan took place. Nagoya defeated Dai Tokyo 8-5.

Detroit Tigers star Hank Greenberg suffered a season-ending wrist fracture in a collision at first base with Jake Powell. Without their best hitter, the Tigers’ hopes of repeating as World Series champions were dashed

 

The funeral of Egyptian King Faud

Chicago Daily Tribune April 29, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune April 29, 1936

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Sunday March 15, 1936

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

Mary Jo’s Birthday- felt lot better but I didn’t get up till noon.   Went to Grady’s for dinner and walked Rosamond and Pauline down to the bus station.  Lavora and I went to “Follow the Fleet”  with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.  I felt guilty about going when I hadn’t been to church bit I felt all right afterwards. Came home and went right to bed.   Read plays I got for Home Room program next month.  Lavora brought me my supper and didn’t leave until after 10:30!  Eva Deering was late in coming by. I tried to go to sleep before she left but couldn’t

 

 

 

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Uncle Sam starts a newspaper.   The first publication of the Federal Register. 

 

 

 

 

 

Nazi Germany annexes Austria

 

Hitler set two conditions before Germany would agree to send an envoy to a conference on the Rhineland dispute. First, Germany would have equal rights with those of the other powers present. Second, the powers would immediately enter negotiations for peace pacts with Germany. France was infuriated by the second condition and insisted that no such peace proposals could be discussed until German troops were withdrawn from the Rhineland.

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Serge Mdivani of the aristocratic Mdivani family was killed in a polo accident in Delray Beach, Florida

 

 

 

 

The flood waters are rising in the North East and the dust is flying in  the Texas Panhandle.

Heavy black clouds of dust rising over the Texas Panhandle, Texas; March 1936; photo by Arthur Rothstein.
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Chicago Sunday Tribune March 15, 1936
Chicago Sunday Tribune March 15, 1936

 

 

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