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Sunday June 20, 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.

Kids come today at 10 am Baby baptized. Jonathon has moved to ElTwo in a Crowd Poster Royale already! Saw “Two is a Crowd” with him and Mary Jo last night.  Letter from Mrs. Morris showing flood pictures

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

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Alexander Belyakov, Georgiy Baidukov and Valery Chkalov by their plane

A Soviet Tupolev ANT-25 aircraft flew over the North Pole and landed in Vancouver, Washington. The flight was made to test the prospects of trans-polar air travel.

All Catholic schools in Bavaria were closed by the Nazis.Image result for bavaria catholic schools closed 1937

Geibeltbad Pirna.pngThe Geibeltbad Pirna was founded near Dresden, German

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Racing driver Roy Eccles at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1937 in Le Mans, France

 

 

 

 

 

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Chicago Sunday Tribune June 20, 1937

Sunday March 8, 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.

 

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Tatum New Mexico Pump

This day rather runs from yesterday with only 5 1/2 hours sleep.  After eating “brunch” we all and Paine’s went to Monument and Hobbs to view the oil fields.  Then Alyce Claire and I struck out for Roswell.  Got here just after seven!  The best weekend I’ve had in many a moon!  I’d got to Lubbock again at the drop of the proverbial hat.  It is a great place to shop besides being a pretty town of 30,000 –  Somehow all the time we were there I kept thinking of Carsey, expecting to see him around the next corner.   It is a queer feeling – Particularly when you have reason to believe he is over 1000 miles away!   Mrs. Grady is back in her shop and I am glad!

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

The first stock car race was held at Daytona Beach

Spanish army officers including Emilio Mola and Francisco Franco held a secret meeting in Madrid to discuss launching a coup against the government.[13]

International Radio of Serbia was launched.

Copy photograph of the last streetcar ride in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, taken just before the city switched to bus service March 8, 1936 by photographer John E. Scott, Montgomery, Alabama Q81754
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Copy photograph of the last streetcar ride in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, taken just before the city switched to bus service.

 

 

 

 

Warm spring weather melting all that snow and ice and causing more problems

Chicago Sunday Tribune March 8, 1936 pg 8
Chicago Sunday Tribune March 8, 1936 pg 8
Chicago Sunday Tribune March 8, 1936
Chicago Sunday Tribune March 8, 1936