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Sunday March 21, 1937

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

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

 

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The Ponce massacre occurred in Ponce, Puerto Rico when police opened fire on a peaceful civilian march. 21 were killed and more than 200 wounded.

Mit brennender Sorge was read out from the pulpits of German Catholic churches. Copies of the encyclical had to be secretly smuggled into the country

Albert Einstein makes a face moments before adressing Congress with a speech on Peace 

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Image result for March 21, 1937Engine #4411 (GS-2 Class) pulls out of Los Angeles Central Station for the first scheduled run of the ‘new’ Daylight passenger service

 

 

Chicago Daily Tribune March 21, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune March 21, 1937

Monday March 30, 1936

diary 2The 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.

 

I have put my foot in it, perhaps cooked my goose by writing that letter to C. Hinkle.  I should have written Mr.  Pope (according to  Mr. P) and someone has blabbed to the present Spanish Teachers that I want their jobs!   What a nice fix I’m in. and to top it all, there is a lovely dust storm outside!

 

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

Catholic Churches re-open in Mexico

Chicago Daily Tribune March 30, 1936 pg11
Chicago Daily Tribune March 30, 1936 pg11

Idaho Sentar William Borah is on the cover of this week’s Time Magazine

The Palestine Broadcasting Service was inaugurated. 

Iran informed the U.S. State Department that it was closing its diplomatic and consular offices in the country due to treatment of Iranian subjects in the American press.

Essex Ct.  Yacht Club Building. . Building was in the final stage of completion when the waters hit.
Chicago Daily Tribune March 30, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune March 30, 1936