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.
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Premier Hepburn threatened to pass legislation to keep the Congress of Industrial Organizations out of Ontario, telling its head John L. Lewis that “he and his gang will never get their greedy paws on Ontario as long as I’m prime minister.”
Women cooking at the NYA camp in Zarah. Kansas, as the Great Depression continues.
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.
Wrote Mrs. Berkness and Jaime – Played tennis about 1/2 hour but the wind had too much sand in it! Visited with Palmers awhile
Gangster Lucky Luciano is arrested in Hot Springs Arkansas. Shortly afterwards, New York City’s “Racket Buster”, Thomas E. Dewey had him extradited back to Manhattan.
Spectators at Upton Park watching a football match between West Ham and Aston Villa on 4th April 1936, view an eclipse of the sun during play.
The Big Blow Out is released. Porky Pig helps people in the streets in order to get cash quick to buy an ice-cream soda. Meanwhile a mad bomber is terrorizing the city.
On orders from the German Labour Front, industrial workers who did not vote in the March 29 elections were fired from their jobs as “slackers”.
The story continues with the second journal. This is an entry from her personal diary, written by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. Click here to read more
Bought blue shoes and looked for materials for suits and dresses. Gorgeous day – Went to Velma’s in afternoon to iron and I stayed for supper. Alyce Claire went to Dude’s . Went to see “Barbary Coast” with Meriam Hopkins, Ed Robinson & Joel Mcrea. Very Good. letter from Mary Jo about not being able to come up
Here’s what else was happening 80-years-ago today
Rabbis in Poland threatened to organize a strike of the meat industry if the government went through with its plan to abolish the kosher slaughter of animals.