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Tuesday March 30, 1937

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

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A Nationalist offensive at Almadén was repulsed.

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The Marienplatz in Munich during the Beer Hall Putsch.

Hitler was reported to have reconciled his feud with Erich Ludendorff going back to the failed 1923 Beer Hall Putsch

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The Nelmobile

A 16-year-old from Washington D.C. combined a lawn mower with a set of motorcycle gears to make a midget automobile

Chicago Daily Tribune March 30, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune March 30, 1937

 

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Monday February 3, 1936

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diary 2The 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)

Guess Jaime is enjoying opera – I understand that Eula went up to see it with him.  Mrs. Harriet went. Mr. Lawrence talked stocks with us at supper.

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The 1936 Cold Wave continues in the U.S. but in Germany things could be too warm for the Winter Olympics

Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 3, 1936 pg 23
Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 3, 1936 pg 23

George Santayana is on the cover of this week’s Time Magazine.

 

 

 

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt presented the annual State of the Union address to Congress.

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Rain in California continues – causing floods.

Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 3, 1936 pg 3
Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 3, 1936 pg 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Polish government freed 27,000 prisoners under a general amnesty.

Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 3, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 3, 1936
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Thursday January 30, 1936

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diary 2The 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)

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Prime Minister of Egypt

Ali Mahir Pasha became Prime Minister of Egypt.

Another border incident between the Soviet Union and Manchukuo occurred. 3 Russians were killed in a skirmish with Japanese-Manchukuan troops.

The new owners of the Boston Braves baseball club asked newspapermen to come up with a new nickname for the team based on suggestions by fans. The nickname of Bees was soon chosen, but it never really caught on and the team’s nickname was reverted to the Braves after the 1940 season.

1936Ziegfeldf.jpgThe musical revue Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 with music by Vernon Duke and lyrics by Ira Gershwin premiered at the Winter Garden Theater on Broadway

Germany celebrates Hitler’s 4th anniversary.

The Chicago Daily Tribune Jan 30, 1936 pg4
The Chicago Daily Tribune Jan 30, 1936 pg4
The Chicago Daily Tribune Jan 30, 1936
The Chicago Daily Tribune Jan 30, 1936
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Saturday January 25, 1936

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diary 2The 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)

Lanora spent last night with me -We shopped a little.  I bought and sent home some towels.  Got “The Young Mrs. Meigs” by E. Corbett from the library yesterday.  Felt woozey all day. No supper

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42nd Governor of New York

Al Smith announced in a radio address that due to his opposition to the New Deal, he would not be supporting Roosevelt in the 1936 election campaign as he had in 1932.

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Caudillo of Spain

 

General Francisco Franco was selected as Spain’s representative to attend the funeral of George V

 

 

A new Saturday Evening Post and New Yorker

Chicago Daily Tribune January 25, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune January 25, 1936

 

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Sunday January 5, 1936

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

Left Van Horn at 4:30. Jamie told me he thought he had a chance at the El Paso office in Chemistry!  Surely hope so!  At Pecos saw Bill MacDonald from Vegas – Rode part of the way with one of our negro teachers.  Got here at 12.  Ate lunch – Slept nearly all the time until 8 – Alyce Claire came then. She had a grand time.

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Chicago Sunday Tribune jan 5, 1936 pt 2 pg 4
Chicago Sunday Tribune jan 5, 1936 pt 2 pg 4

 

Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italian planes bombed Degehabur.

The radio drama Famous Jury Trials premiered on WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio

Science is examining evolution

Chicago Sunday Tribune Jan 5, 1936 part 1 pg 17
Chicago Sunday Tribune Jan 5, 1936 part 1 pg 17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicago Sunday Tribune Jan 5, 1936
Chicago Sunday Tribune Jan 5, 1936

 

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