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Wednesday April 15, 1936

diary 2

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.

Just had an idea for my Master’s thesis.  Read where one woman was making research and was on old Roman roads and of all medieval monasteries.  By giving location of monasteries much can be know of main-traveled roads, buildings, habits etc.   Why can’t I do that with Mexico? I can tell them how culture was spread and colonies organized! Alyce Claire has had her car waxed and it looks like new – Days have been hot this week!

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

A mystery on the streets of Washington D.C. – the gondola is believed to be one of the two Explorer vessels operated by the National Geographic Society and the U.S. Army Air Corps used to study radiation and cosmic rays in the atmosphere at altitudes of 50,000 to 63,000 feet.

http://siarchives.si.edu/blog/mysterious-sphere
Chicago Daily Tribune April 15, 1936 pg 3
Chicago Daily Tribune April 15, 1936 pg 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

George Town University Administrator suggests there is a conspiracy against Christianity.

Chicago Daily Tribune April 15, 1936 pg 2
Chicago Daily Tribune April 15, 1936 pg 7

 

 

 

Italian troops occupied Dessie.

 

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The Arab Revolt in Palestine began

 

 

 

 

 

Chicago Daily Tribune April 15, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune April 15, 1936