The 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
Alyce Claire missed all afternoon – has an awful cold! Saw Mrs. Wolf and Head of Wanda’s baby born Dec 30. Got a new dress a’la redigate from BonTon for $4.90 – Dark blue with bright print. With black or white twill be good. I have 3 parties planned. Wed for S.S. class, Thursday for Dramatic club and Friday for home room. Hope one of them anyway, won’t materialize. Too much of a good thing!
Here’s what else was happening 80-years-ago today
The Battle of Amba Aradam began on the northern front in Ethiopia.
The Nazi Reichstag passed the ‘Gestapo Law’ which included the following paragraph: “Neither the instructions nor the affairs of the Gestapo will be open to review by the administrative courts.” This meant the Gestapo was now above the law and there could be no legal appeal regarding anything it did.
Federal Reserve Chair Marriner S. Eccles is on the cover of this week’s Time Magazine
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Grosjean v. American Press Co..
Rose McConnell Long, widow of Huey Long, was sworn in as a U.S. Senator to serve the remainder of her late husband’s term
The weather takes center stage as the 1936 North American Cold Wave grips the nation
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sore throat has almost vanished. Got letter from Jaime telling me of the opera. Someone else mailed it for there was a note on the back and Jaime wrote it Tuesday! Saw “
The Figure Skating competition begins and here are 
the results from Men’s Alpine Skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics
Got “Fiesta in Mexico” by Erna Ferguson. Asked for Woolcott’s “While Rome Burned” or his “Reader” – No luck on them – cleaned my room. Somehow the sun always seems to shine brighter after I’ve cleaned my room. Changed the furniture around again too. had a sore throat since Thursday so I bought another bottle of stuff to gargle. Read Erna Fergusons “Fiesta in Mexico” until after 10 P.M.
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Finished “Young Mrs. Meigs” at one “sitting” (10:30 P.M.) Surely enjoyed it. Skipped S.S. and church just to be lazy. Saw Pauline and Rosamund yesterday. Rosamund looks about the same and among other things she advises me too teach Spanish in College. I think she knows I’m not really enjoying my work here as I should!
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