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Thursday November 12, 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.

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Letter from Ty-Ty!  Went for a walk at 6 a.m!! Club today had Mr. Martin Image result for excuse it pleasetalk suposedly on the plause for the Quatro.  Centennial but he spent too much time on N.M. history, Finished reading Excuse It Please by Cornelia Otis Skinner.  Very Clever!  Also “Be Kind to Your Self” by Vash Young.  First 2 chapters fine!

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

Image result for Winston Churchill 1936 speechWinston Churchill gave a speech in Parliament attacking the Baldwin government for its slow response to the “unwelcome fact” of German rearmament, warning that Britain was entering a new period of danger. “The era of procrastination, of half measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays, is coming to a close”, Churchill stated. “In its place, we are entering a period of consequences.”

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The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opened.

Housemaster cast. Seated, middle row, Kynaston Reeves as Ovington, Hilda Trevelyan as Barbara Fane, and Frederick Leister as Donkin

The comedy play Housemaster by Ian Hay premiered at the Apollo Theatre in London.

Chicago Daily Tribune November 12, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune November 12, 1936