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Sunday March 22, 1936

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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.

 

The church was so cold in the morning that my nearly-well cold came right back.   Miss Perry evidently went with Mr. Adkin – maybe to El Paso!  At night we had church in the basement and I slept all the interim!

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The clean-up begins after the flood waters begin to recede.  Ruined garments outside the Joseph Hornes Department Store  and a grounded barge on the West End in Pittsburg.

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Italian warplanes bombed Jijiga for more than an hour in the most intense aerial bombardment of the war to date.

The musical drama film The Great Ziegfeld premiered in Los Angeles

 

 

Chicago Sunday Tribune March 22, 1936
Chicago Sunday Tribune March 22, 1936

 

 

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Saturday March 21, 1936

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Felt like the tag-and-go of a misspent life all day.  My cold is worse – Went to Velma’s for music & to practice with Mrs. Martens at one.  I have to play tomorrow of all days! For two cents I wouldn’t do it!  Saw Mrs. Garcia and she came to Mrs. Martens to report the Council meeting at Dallas that she had just come from. Told us of refusal of Catholic Priest to contribute to the order of service to the Mexican column in the Record.   She put in the whole story in today’s paper!

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President Roosevelt allocated $25 million for flood relief in addition to the $18.4 million already allotted through emergency funds. At least 270,000 people are homeless.

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The Hindenburg floats past the Empire State Building in New York, 1936

 

The Noël Coward one-act play Star Chamber premiered in London

 

 

 

 

A new Saturday Evening Post and New Yorker magazine.

The German Calvary parades down the streets of Vienna

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Chicago Daily Tribune March 21, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune March 21, 1936

 

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Friday March 20, 1936

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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.

 

Wore my rose suit to school for the first time – Learned by rumor that Mr. Morris and Miss Kenny were let out when Pope was but I will not believe it. Miss Kenny is the best principal in Town and Mr. Morris is still a pretty good teacher.   Bess White told me that.  Bought some music yesterday, so today we took it to Velma’s to try out.  Last night I went with Mr. & Mrs. Martens to see Lily Pons in “I Dream Too Much”  Surely enjoyed it.  She has a lovely clear, bell-like voice.  Wednesday I bought a new white purse!

 

 

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President Roosevelt offers funds for flood victims

Chicago Daily Tribune March 20, 1936 pg 4
Chicago Daily Tribune March 20, 1936 pg 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Polish government backed down on its plan to outlaw kosher slaughtering of animals. An amendment to the bill was passed allowing religious communities to slaughter animals according to their practice

Arthur E. Clouston and Victor Ricketts complete a  record breaking flight from the U.K. to Blenheim in their DH Comet

 

Chicago Daily Tribune March 20, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune March 20, 1936
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Thursday March 19, 1936

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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.

 

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The Great Flood has claimed 150 lives in 12 states and there is still plenty of snow on the ground in Youngstown, PA.

 

 

 

President Roosevelt appealed for donations to the American Red Cross to help the flood victims.

 

 

Joachim VON RIBBENTROPP at the time a diplomat (second to left) followed by his advisors,

 

 

In London, the Council of the League of Nations formally condemned Germany as a breaker of treaties. Joachim von Ribbentrop had pleaded for the delegates to delay the vote and take more time to consider Germany’s peace offer, to no avail.

Italy and Albania signed a new series of economic agreements between the two countries

 

Chicago Daily Tribune March 19, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune March 19, 1936

 

 

 

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Saturday March 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.

Shopped with Lavora in the morning.  Have lost my voice so Mr. Williams in the P.J. Drug gave me some pills.   I sent Mary Jo a linen dress.  Borrowed $50.00* and got my knit dress from the P.O. Bought a rose-brown hat to go with it. Alyce Claire and Mary Ormsby left for Tatum just after noon.   At supper saw Laura Moss, Pauline R. Rosawood, D. Lillian Bouds and Mary Winiford so they ate with us and drove us to the games afterwards.  Saw Raton win state championship and walk off with about three cups!  Pauline, Rosamond, Lavora and I taxied home and they all stayed with me.  Felt better Sunday

*(equal to $852.22 today)

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The New Yorker March 14, 1936 pg 22

A new Saturday Evening Post and New Yorker Magazine which profiles Adolph Hitler.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bandera FE JONS.svgThe Falange was banned in Spain. Police arrested 200 Fascists who were accused of using violence to stir up the recent outbreaks of rioting, including José Antonio Primo de Rivera

29 are dead as the flood waters rise in the NorthEast the great flood will eventually cause more than $25 million in damages in Maine alone.

The Chicago Daily Tribune March 14. 1936 pg 22
The Chicago Daily Tribune March 14. 1936 pg 22

 

 

The first all-sound film version of Show Boat premiered at Radio Cty Music Hall
Chicago Daily Tribune March 14, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune March 14, 1936
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Friday March 13, 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.

Unlucky day turns out to be fairly Lucky.  Had my eyebrows and lashes dyed.  Loraine Klyng did it for exactly nothing! Lanore came and we went to the games – State tournament is in session.  Came home with Mozelle and Creighton.  Saw several Gallup kids and Mr.  Emery. Saw Mr. Tibbetts from house. Lenora was expecting Addie Jim but she was ill and couldn’t come.  I am still fighting a cold.  Invited to a party at Wolfe’s but didn’t feel equal to it.  Lenore S. went – Had a grand time.

 

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Leftist rioters burned down churches and a newspaper plant in Madrid.

 

18 died in flooding across the northeastern United States and Canada

Chicago Daily Tribune March 13, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune March 13, 1936

 

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Thursday March 12, 1936

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March 12,1936. People gathered at the Main Street Bridge in Pawtucket to watch the river rise. The spring thaw and two days of rain had swollen rivers all over New England, and that night they would overflow their banks in many places.:

People gathered at the Main Street Bridge in Pawtucket, Rhode Island to watch the river rise.

 

 

 

 

Britain, France, Belgium and Italy (the signatories of the Locarno Treaties besides Germany) formally protested the German government’s renunciation of the Locarno Pact. The League of Nations also noted it as a violation of international law.

Germany threatened to enter a state of “honourable isolation” and increase its military presence in the Rhineland if France and Belgium continued to mass troops on their eastern borders

Chicago Daily Tribune March 12, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune March 12, 1936
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Wednesday March 11, 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.

Fat letter from Jaime telling me how hard he has been working since the strike started! He gets practically everything furnished in food, room and even some clothes! My knit dress is in the P.O. Now all I have to do is borrow enough money to get it out!  Alyce Claire slapped a boy yesterday and was called up on the carpet today by Mr. Pope – It is all rather foolish a thing to get hot about but she is quite upset about it.  Old D.N. sure did scold her.  He probably didn’t take her part with the fond mama either.   That is the sort he is.  Then downtown he had the nerve to tease her about it!   Wrote letters to Dr. Zimmerman, President of Texas Univeristy, Pres of Girls School at Gulfport Miss. and D. McKay at Portaten. Decided against Sil. Ross. Believe I’d just as soon stay here – Must remind the Salt Lake man, too.

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The rain started pouring in New England on March 11, 1936 and didn’t stop for 14 days, unleashing a flood, known as the Great New England Flood,  that covered half of the Eastern United States

Hartford underwater. Photo courtesy Library of Congress.
Hatford underwater. Photo courtesy Library of Congress.

 

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Future U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is born in Trenton, New Jersey

5 nations agreed to support France in a protest to the League of Nations against Germany’s remilitarization of the Rhineland.

Italy announced that as long as Britain and France continued to apply sanctions, it would not co-operate with any measures they took against Germany.

Rafael Franco proclaimed a dictatorship over Paraguay

 

Chicago Daily Tribune March 11, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune March 11, 1936
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