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

Dad left on the early morning train for Los Angeles., happy as a lark!  Surely am glad he has actually gone.  Rained quite awhile in the afternoon – letter from Lenore Shaffer in Roswell.  Letter from Carsey written Saturday in Tamazunchale, waiting for the river to subside -Nearly all the school was there!  Nice of him to write, even if he does call me names!  Wrote to Betty in the afternoon

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

The era of swing begins today after a performance by Benny Goodman.

The U.S. Senate passed a bill declaring American neutrality in foreign wars.

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