(This is an entry from the journal entitled “Mexico Summer” written by Elizabeth Whipple Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago)

Ate supper with Pete and Velma.  Listened to the game with Hobbs – Roswell won 27-7.  Later, Velma , Alyce Claire, Evelyn and I played Pitch

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Pan America’s  China Clipper took off from Alameda, California in an attempt to deliver the first airmail cargo across the Pacific Ocean.   Although its inaugural flight plan called for the China Clipper to fly over the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge (still under construction at the time), upon take-off the pilot realized the plane would not clear the structure, and was forced to fly narrowly under instead

A decree by Reich Economics Minister Hjalmar Schacht took effect that excluded Jews from membership in Germany’s eight stock exchanges.

About 100 people were killed in a storm around Catanzaro, Italy, mostly by landslides

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled “Mexico Summer” written by Elizabeth Whipple Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago)

Dramatic Club put on “The Weatherbys Go-To the Circus” for club only – P.T.A. tonight.

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A large earthquake rocks the big island of Hawaii – that evening the  Mauna Loa volcano begins to erupt.

Mussolini granted three months’ leave to 100,000 troops and sent them to work in agriculture and industry to combat the effects of sanctions.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled “Mexico Summer” written by Elizabeth Whipple Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago)

Met the two other new preachers  and their wives at the Worker’s council.  Bernard and I went to Pete and Velma’s until Mrs. Johnson came by.  ‘Most like old times’- Mr. Gill still teaching me about my cigarettes.  He insists that I accept one of his Camels and I insist I have nothing but Chesterfiends –

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Mussolini declared government control of all the gold in Italy. All sellers of gold would be required to declare their holdings and record every transaction, and gold could not be sold without first offering it to the government at a 5 percent interest rate.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled “Mexico Summer” written by Elizabeth Whipple Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago)

Letter from home and Jessie Belle – the latter expects me for Thanksgiving!  Don’t understand why.  S. S dinner came of at night – Bernard was there and I am glad for it got the married over doing some real planning to bring their husbands.  Should have been at school grading Standard Tests, also at Messiah practice and A.A.U.W. !!

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Workers move the Landcaster Eagle into the main hall of the Mariners Museum in Newport News, Va.

The University of Budapest closed for a day due to anti-Semitic rioting.

Six-year old Anne Frank plays with friend, Sanne Ledermann,  on the streets of Amsterdam.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled “Mexico Summer” written by Elizabeth Whipple Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago)

Pauline R. came to see me.  She and Mary Winford – She has been in Dexter since Wednesday night.  Looks quite as usual

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Mark  Sullivan is on the cover of this week’s Time Magazine.

The League of Nations sanctions against Italy went into effect.

The Freedom Monument was unveiled in Riga, Latvia.

The U.S. Supreme Court decided Pacific States Box & Basket Co. v. White.

An Italian mother gives her wedding ring to the cause of the motherland.

Fiber McGee and Molley debut on NBC Radio.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled “Mexico Summer” written by Elizabeth Whipple Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago)

Visited the Baptist for church because our preacher hasn’t arrived yet.  Went to Mrs. Martens after supper.

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Buffalo built Consolidated P2Y-3 aircraft assigned to Patrol Squadron 4F over the Pacific Ocean during a long distance formation flight.

Pietro Badoglio replaced Emilio De Bono as commander of Italian forces in East Africa

Italy observes day of Ignominy.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled “Mexico Summer” written by Elizabeth Whipple Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago)

No Post today;

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The musical Jumbo with music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart premiered at the New York Hippodrome on Broadway.

The German government protested to Britain that a new British regulation on German exports going into effect on November 18 was “not in harmony with certain provisions of the German-British trade agreement.” The regulation stated that the exports must be accompanied by certificates of origin and was an attempt to prevent Italian exports from entering Britain.

A new New Yorker and Saturday Evening Post.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled “Mexico Summer” written by Elizabeth Whipple Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago)

Another letter from home about Dr. L’s moving – Saw Hollywood Premiere and the cute show “Hands Across the Table”  with Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurry.  Both good!  Bernard and a friend sat with us – we discussed Linebaugh.

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Manuel L. Quezon is inaugurated as the second President of the Philippines and the first president of the Philippine Commonwealth under the United States .

The United States and Canada signed a reciprocal trade agreement.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled “Mexico Summer” written by Elizabeth Whipple Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago)

Letter from home telling of Carsey’s not having an oil job but trying out for sports reporter on one of the El Paso papers – Hope he isn’t too hard up!  Wrote home in detail about Civil Service job and chances for a day after Thanksgiving.  This is Thursday, of the fifth week of the second six weeks of the year!  Time is simply flying!  Had a long, letter yesterday from Rosamond Deen, I guess she is in Portables by now –

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Shirley Temple visited with President Roosevelt.

Prototype Noorduyn Norseman was tested at Pointe aux Trembles, Quebec

The United Kingdom general election was held. The National Government led by Stanley Baldwin won another majority.

Meantime, also in the UK, Ramsay MacDonald lost the Seaham constituency to Emanuel Shinwell.

Hussein, the king of Jordan from 1953 to 1999, was born

The First Regulation of the Nuremberg Laws passed. The Reich Citizenship law is trying to define a Jew.

The Congress of Industrial Organizations was created.

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(This is an entry from the journal entitled “Mexico Summer” written by Elizabeth Whipple Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago)

Told the family on a card what I had learned.  Yesterday I had a letter from Washington about translator’s position in Civil Service.  I’ve sent in a card to be notified of an examination.  Mrs. Mulroy ate supper with us at the Cafeteria.  The 3 of us saw “Keeper of the Bees” later .  Practiced some shorthand but I am no shark at it.  Saw Bernard at the show.

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Visitors to the Caterpillar Showroom admiring the 10,000th diesel engine which came off the assembly line on November 13, 1935 in a RD6 Tractor.

The R.P. Resor was built in 1935 by Federal Ship Building Co. in Kearney, New Jersey, she was launched on Saturday, November 13, 1935.  She was sunk by a German Submarine in 1942.   A video of the wreck was recorded 77 years later in 2012.

Nationalists in Egypt launched an uprising against the government.

Chinese former warlord Sun Chuanfang was assassinated by Shi Jianqiao, daughter of a slain military officer, in a revenge killing

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