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

At night I went around with Bernard to say goodbye to Walden, Dwight (they weren’t home) Pete and Velma (we saw them at church) and Beas.   I’ll surely miss him and others will.   Roy Hitchcock thinks a lot of him.  But I am glad he is going- Got up at 5 to play tennis!  May day Fete went off very nicely –

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President Roosevelt establishes the Resettlement Administration to aid farmers and agricultural workers.

The weather still causing problems.

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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)

Party at Dwight’s as a farewell for Bernard.   Played Hearts and “were we ever good!!”

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A new Time magazine. featuring the lawyer for William Randolph Hearst – John Francis Neylan.

The allies decide to fight fire with fire – it’s time to build a defense.

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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)

Didn’t have time to play at one church so I went to the Baptist (after almost sleeping the clock around.)  Had a date with Olie Massey to the show in the afternoon.  The gang went to see “Laddie” at night. No church services – Card from C.S. Mann, receiver that I could get the final 50% dividend from the defunt Gallup Bank!  Horray!!

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President Roosevelt hosts a Fireside Chat to talk about the Work Relief Program and Social Security Act.

Dust Pneumonia and U-boats in the news.

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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)

Lavara Hedrick was with us most of the afternoon – Mr. Shugart came so we don’t go to Carlsbad!!

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President Roosevelt signs the soil conservation act. 

A new Saturday Evening Post.

The German’s say they are building submarines and the demand for silver goes sky-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)

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More dust and work relief now in sight.

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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)

I played for chorus. Miss Perry is playing for church Sunday – Bernard called this morning that the Carlsbad trip may be off!  Grrrr!!!

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A Texas Supreme Court Judge is murdered.

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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)

Wendell Little’s birthday today.

Burdette’s came about 5:30 – ate supper (I did) with them – Mrs. B. brought me a pink hanky – Margaret Wolfe came over and she and Charlotte and Alyce Claire and I played Bridge.  Ordered 50 cents worth of cokes!!! Someone ( I think Dwight G.) sent us some gorgeous rosebuds – yellow, pink, and orange – y- perfectly beautiful!

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It was a very snowy day in Denver  – Most of the recorded snowfall in Denver  during the month of April, 1935 came with one storm. The month’s cumulative total was 23.3″, with 19.0″ of that coming on the 24th and 25th of the month.

The New Deal is becoming reality.

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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)

This housekeeping and going school doesn’t go so well!  Letter from home –

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An earthquake rocks Provincetown, Mass.  and  the boat- plane heads home.  

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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)

I am “Mamma” to Mary Virginia and Robert Burdette until Wednesday.   Had the gang, Bernard, Dwight, Velma, Reg, Alyce Claire come over for Hearts –

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Speaker of the House, Joseph W. Byrns Sr. is on the cover of today’s Time

An earthquake rocks the Japanese island of Formosa killing  2471 and leaving 250,000 homeless.

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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)

Heard Utica Jubilee Singers (negro) at the Baptist church – Same that I heard in Vegas. Quite good. Went to Velma’s – Met Claudine, (Jersie Belle’s kin who married Don Carver) Don and got to bid them and Wilma goodbye.  After church we got an ice cream cone and rode until the dust drove us home –

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An earthquake in taiwan:

The 1935 Hsinchu-Taichung earthquake was a magnitude 7.1  and is known as the deadliest earthquake in Taiwan’s history.

Amelia gets a bug in her eye and an American killed in Mexico.

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