(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago.  Click here to read more)

Lost my clock in the P.O. I m going to lose my head in there someday! No “upsetting” mail there either.  After choir practice I played “La Mancornadora” et al on the organ and Bernard took me to Kipling’s for hot chocolate and I heard all about Christmas – Surely was disappointed in not seeing Roberta.  He invited me to drive to Artesia Sunday –

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

The first session of the 74th Congress Jan 3, 1935 – Aug 26, 1935.  The Trial of the Century is underway and the prosecution calls its first witness.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago.  Click here to read more)

School again – not as bad! I had a Christmas card from the Ruiz-es.  Had a picture in silhouette almost of Tepoztlan, Mexico -Surely was thrilled to know they had not forgotten me – Almost forgot! Carsey had a birthday while I was away and I never once thought to wish him a happy one!  Maybe I’ll tell him the next letter – whenever that is – Said he would send “La Mendicidad en Mexico” too but I’ll believe that when I see  it!  Found I had overdrawn in the bank of $2!  Such is life.  After a perfect week-end there would be something to spoil it. My neck feels as though a gland is swollen.

($2 in 1935 is = to $34.78 today.)

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The ”trial of the century” begins.  Bruno Hauptmann, an illegal German immigrant and former German soldier in World War I, was accused of kidnapping and murdering 20 month-old Charles Lindberg Jr. aka the Lindberg baby after receiving a ransom of $50,000 in 1932.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago.  Click here to read more)

Left at 3:30 for Roswell _ dead to the world. Alyce Claire already here.  Gift for Dit from Martens and Hazel  – Mr. Atkins sent me hankies and Alyce Claire perfume!!  I can’t understand it! Saw “Gay Divorcee” – very good- they danced the Continental.  Am beginning to like it – Roberta left Saturday for San Marcos so I missed seeing her altogether!! To bed early says I!

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Happy New Year!!  The 1st Sugar Bowl & 1st Orange Bowl are played today.

Tragedy as the New Year rolls in.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago.  Click here to read more)

Had threatened to visit Carsey’s  Spanish class but decided to sleep instead.  Went at 4:30 to hear Valentin sing – but he didn’t come.  Wondered to town – picked up Joe Ben and some coffee.  Met Mr. Terrill_ The best looking of them all! He is Carsey’s roommate.  After supper I copied songs until Carsey and Jaime were ready to go to Smith’s to hear the boys sing – surely enjoyed listening to them and chiming in once in a while.  Peeped in at the “baile” but came back to play Bridge.  I told Carsey I thought I couldn’t go to the opera to be given next month! How I do want to go – and with Carsey – he is quite the satisfying companero for everything so it seems!  And I don’t care how serious this may sound, it’s true!  Slept little that night!

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

A new Time Magazine is out.

Two earthquakes rock California and the plane is found and 4 are rescued.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago.  Click here to read more)

Slept Late.  Took gifts to Cruces and saw Dit’s things there.  Got Margaret Davis and came back to the Symphony Concert!  How starved I was to hear that sort of music!  Window shopped – ate a “hilarious” supper – saw “Here is my Heart” – put the 3 on the bus to Cruces and go home – A perfect week-end. If I don’t leave soon “I’ll be fallin'”_____

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

The search is on for a missing plane and the stock market ends the year on a high.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago.  Click here to read more)

Carsey arrived early in the morning and came to lunch with us  – We got the Mexican music in the afternoon and fooled around downtown until almost too late.  Rush home to pack for El Paso jaunt – !Que gloriosa en la vida!! Carsey, Jaimie and I got to El Paso just after 8.  Waited just a little for Harold and Dit – Jaime got Mickey (Dit’s erstonwhile? roommate) and we six go to the Tivole in Juarez – Meet Harriet Poorbaugh there which quite upsets Jaime, because of her resemblance to his Harriet Lawhon!  Met Catherine Smith, her “auroela”, her mother and sisters – Harold and Dit left early but after the Tivoli the rest of us went to La Posta in El Paso.  The music was not good — in the Tivoli they played “Las Gaviotas”, “Rancho Grande”, “Kiss me Again”, “Liebstraing” and other fav-ites.  Swell time!  I tasted a slow gin fizz and found it rather good. Carsey was almost drunk!!

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

Cordell Hull, the Secretary of State speaks  to the nation after Japan officially terminates the Washington Naval Treaty.

A new Saturday Evening Post – Victorian Family  at Christmas. 

Einstein says the Atom holds all the power.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago.  Click here to read more)

Mrs. Dr. Smith said she couldn’t understand why I hadn’t made it a Double Wedding!  “Why did Carsey have to leave just at this time?” she asks.  I try to explain but she smiles rather rapidly!  Gr-r-r!!

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

The economic outlook for 35 is good.  A thousand are arrested after a plot to kill Hitler fails.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago.  Click here to read more)

Listened to the Show Boat program and visited several places with Dad!

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

A boiler in a locomotive hauling mine workers at McDunn, West Virginia exploded 18 miners die more than 40 are injured.  The Fed’s are not allowed to price fix and Amelia Earhart is on a speaking tour.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago.  Click here to read more)

Things finally got straightened out in the home.  Loafed most of the day!

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Polar explorer Lincoln Ellsworth completes a Christmas Day flight across the antarctic.   Baby its cold outside  and it was  a deadly holiday..

Song Hit Folio magazine hits news stands – it’s a once a year issue!

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled Mexico Summer written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago.  Click here to read more)

Merry Christmas!  Happy Wedding Day for Dit!

The wedding was beautiful – the bride quite so in long blue velvet with pink carnations.  I had a corsage of 4 pink rosebuds – Pop said (!) that I was about as pretty as the bride!  Bob Hargrove (best man) had a rosebud for his button hole and Harold a gardenia!!  Mr. Jacobs sang “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways” and “Oh Promise me”.  Margaret Davis accompanied him.   The “Cruces” party had luncheon with us before the bridal couple left on the noon train for “Points West.”  We all forgot the rice but poor Harold almost walked into the coupler’s instead of up into the train! Quiet! Sweet, welcome quiet reigned throughout the afternoon. At night we heard “In a Monastery Garden” over the radio and I suddenly made up my mind where I would be married – in the rose garden of the Churubusco Convent* early in the  morning!! Quite improbable but the prettiest place I could think of for a wedding !  A few xmas gifts were exchanged.  

 *she is remembering her visit to the convent with Carsey Aug 14, 1934.  Read about it here.

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