(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!

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

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

Everything’s a mild uproar – house to be cleaned, church decorated, wedding practiced, buffet luncheon to be fixed besides attending the Christmas Tree.  Card from Carsey like I looked everywhere for!  The pictures and drawing on the front reminds me of the church between Puebla and Cholula – anyway one of those we saw!  Card from Franklin, too; rather elaborate!  We were so silly in the practice of the wedding – too many attendant functions –

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

An arctic blast takes hold of the Northern half of the country.

Russia warns the U.S.  to trade fairly and tragedy hits many across the nation.

A new Time Magazine.

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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)

Service as usual.  The S.S. class presented Rosa Lee Wylie with a lovely locket. Good sermons.  Harold arrived early in the morning instead of 6 o’clock.  Johnathon came in the afternoon.

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

The fear of war is hitting home and an airplane could be Santa’s new ride.

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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)

Got home at 3:45 AM – Slept until late. Everyone upset over the coming wedding.  Jamie says that a week from tonight Carsey will be back and we will all go to El Paso! Ojala!

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

A new New Yorker hits news stands, the League is on the move, France opts out of Naval treaty and America is shopping again. Sales up 20% over 1933.

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