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

Lavora was here and Pauline too.  Helped P. get in a dress.  Went to a Ranger picture (!) with P and the Birkels.

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

The new 1936 Dodge gets 23 miles to the gallon

English Footballer, Ted Drake of Arsenal scored seven goals in one game against Aston Villa.

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk resigned as President of Czechoslovakia due to old age.  He was the countries first president.

In New York City, a fundraising rally was held in Madison Square Garden for the Italian Red Cross. The crowd cheered every mention of Mussolini’s name and booed references to Britain and sanctions. Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia spoke at the event but kept his comments politically neutral,

A new New Yorker and Saturday Evening Post.

Two tons of cheese arrives in Chicago – a gift from Wisconsin – to feed the poor.

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