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Sunday August 15, 1937

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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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A week ago today what consternation! We were right now a week ago in the police station watching the mice run across the floor!  Jean and I went to Lagunilla but bought nothing. Saw some guzanitos de Maguez. She rushed home to go to Xochimilco with Pancho Leon and I ate here with Ruizes.  Kept the kids almost 1/2 hour while they were at mass. For dinner, we had roast chicken with potato dressing, enchiladas (Mexicanos) and good pulque flavored with egg sugar cinnamon and vanilla. My last Sunday in Mexico!!! Worked on Econ paper, Blah!!

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Japanese planes bombed Nanking for the first time.

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The Shanghai Expeditionary Army was raised a second time.

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Félix Paiva

Félix Paiva became 37th President of Paraguay.

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Water rushed down a ditch at a dedication ceremony, in the Dust Bowl, as part of a proposed extensive well-irrigation project,

Italy wins the European Rowing Championships

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Chicago Daily Tribune August 15, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune August 15, 1937
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Saturday February 20, 1937

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Visited all morning – Saw “Champagne Waltz” in afternoon and “Lloyd’s of London” at night.  Bought red blouse.

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Paraguay gave notice of its intent to withdraw from the League of Nations.

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Hitler opened an auto show in Berlin featuring three test models of the Volkswagen.

Flag of the Indian National Congress.svgThe Indian National Congress won a majority of seats in six Indian provincial elections

A new New Yorker and Saturday Evening Post Magazine

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The first showing of Carl Switzer as Alfalfa, George McFarland as Spanky and Tommy Bond as Butch in ‘Glove Taps,’ an Our Gang comedy later known as The Little Rascals

Chicago Daily Tribune February 20, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune February 20, 1937

 

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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.

 

Justice Antonin Scalia

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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Monday February 17, 1936

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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

 

 Saw “Alice Adams” with Katherine Hepburn and can frankly say I never saw a more depressing picture!  The acting was well done but I don’t care for that kind of story even if it is true to life!

 

 

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German Film Maker Leni Riefenstahl is on the cover of this week’s Time Magazine.

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President of Paraguay

Paraguayan President Eusebio Ayala was overthrown in a coup led by Rafael Franco.

In Geneva, the League of Nations moved to its new headquarters, the Palace of Nations.

After several years of a trade war, the British and Irish government signed a pact reducing tariffs between the two countries.

The U.S. Supreme Court decided Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority and Brown v. Mississippi.

The comic strip The Phantom made its first appearance. Although the Phantom character did not have any superpowers, he was the first to wear a skintight unitard-style costume, the hallmark of many comic book superheroes to come.

 

 

The Cold Wave continues.  Roads are blocked and weathermen are confused

Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 17, 1936 pg 3
Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 17, 1936 pg 3
Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 17, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 17, 1936

 

 

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