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Wednesday March 3, 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.

J.A. and Edd took us to Hank Woods – Rained all the way and when we got there he had cloud as drove home to Morely’s for chili and coffee.  Home Latish!

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

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The Holmes Foundry Riot occurred in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Workers engaging in a sitdown strike were attacked by nonstriking employees who wanted to go back to work. 50 people were injured, including 9 who were hospitalized.

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Fiorello H. La Guardia

New York City Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia made a speech to a Jewish women’s group proposing that the 1939 World’s Fair include a “Hall of Horrors” with a figure of “that brown-shirted fanatic who is now menacing the peace of the world

 

 

 

Chicago Daily Tribune March 3, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune March 3, 1937

Saturday June 27, 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

Went swimming at 6 am today with Matha Jane Walker and Bessie Ferina.  Had a grand time.   Dad came in yesterday bringing somebody to the hospital.  Left for home this morning.  Today is Harold’s birthday.  He’s 24!

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

Franklin D. Roosevelt was unanimously renominated for President at the Democratic National Convention. John N. Garner was renominated that same day for Vice President.

Princ Teh Wang.jpgPrince De Wang was installed as the puppet ruler of Japanese-controlled Inner Mongolia

 

 

A new New Yorker and Saturday Evening Post

 

June 27, 1936. The ladies of the sky, women air pilots, roared into Spokane from all points of the compass to take part in Spokane's first women's air meet at Felts Field. Pictured are four pilots, each of whom was a skilled navigator with her own plane. From left to right: Mrs. C.L. Smith, wife of Seattle's former mayor; Miss Dorothy Sartori, Spokane; Mrs. Dora D. Skinner, Yakima, and Mrs. Eric Anderson, Missoula. Photo archive/The Spokesman-Review
Photo archive/The Spokesman-Review

Women air pilots roared into Spokane from all points of the compass to take part in Spokane’s first women’s air meet at Felts Field

 

 

 

 

 

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The first visitors enter the gates on opening day of the Great Lakes Exposition of 1936, aka the World’s Fair, in Cleveland, Ohio.

 

 

 

Chicago Daily Tribune June 27, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune June 27, 1936