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Friday July 10, 1936

diary 2The story continues with the second journal.  This is an entry from her personal diary, by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. Click here to read more

Shopped and went to the show with Maxine W. and her cousins.  Saw “The King Steps Out”  Very Good – quite romantic.  Mary Jo, Maxine and I saw it twice.  Dit had to meet Harold.  Came home in a pouring rain.

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

The Daily Iowan, July 10, 1936

Temperatures recorded across North America today

Maryland state record, 109 at Cumberland and Frederick
New Jersey state record, 110 at Runyon
Pennsylvania state record, 111 at Phoenixville
West Virginia state record, 112 at Martinsburg
Baltimore 107
Lynchburg, VA 106
Lexington, KY 108
Toronto 105 (three days in a row!!)

 

Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa, ruler of Bahrain and the richest sheik in the world, was knighted by Edward VIII.

36 year old Chuck Klein becomes the first national League player in the 20th century to hit four home runs in one game at Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field

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Britannia in the 1890s

The HMY Britannia, the favorite yacht of the late George V, was scuttled near the Isle of Wight. The king had requested shortly before his death that the yacht follow him to the grave.

The French Social Party was founded.

 

Chicago Daily Tribune July 10, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune July 10, 1936

Thursday May 21, 1936

The story continues with the second journal.  This is an entry from her personal diary, by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. Click here to read more.

diary 2Joyce has been quite sick but today she ate lunch with us at Goody’s.  I played Monopoly with Bernard at Stone’s last night and enjoyed it thoroughly.  Plan to play again tonight.  Last day of classwork today. Tomorrow exams begin.

Here’s what else was happening 80-year-ago today

President and Mrs. Roosevelt entertain disabled veterans at garden party

During his annual message to Congress, Chilean President Arturo Alessandri hinted that Chile may withdraw from the League of Nations if it was not reorganized. “The great day of open diplomacy has not arrived”, Alessandri said. “There has been no reduction of armaments. The political conveniences of the great powers have prevailed over the principles of the Covenant. The League’s peace machinery is ineffective and 15 years of experience have shown that it requires fundamental revision.” Alessandri mentioned unspecified “other measures” that would be taken if this revision did not happen

 

The Philadelphia Phillies re-acquire future Hall of Famer Chuck Klein from the Chicago Cubs.

Chicago Daily Sun May 21, 1936
Chicago Daily Sun May 21, 1936