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Sunday May 9, 1937

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The story continues with the second journal.  This is an entry from her personal diary, diary 2

Sent Ty-Ty body powder and artificial dress bouquet for Mother’s Day.  Sent Dad hankies tie too!  Still I have no hat.   Have decided to go to Mexico again this summer and finish toward a Master’s – Last night, Patty, Rosamond, Mary Desarmeaux and Dot her sister, and Lavora, ate supper with all of us and Harriet Poorbaugh. Harriet and Lenore went to the show and we sat around and talked.   Ed, Alyce Claire and I took them all back to Dexter and Lake Arthur. I think Margie will marry her Stan Bagwell in Amarillo June 2, though her sister doesn’t want it.  Contracts given out.  I get 125 next year!  Seems small.

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

Image result for woman flee bilbao5,000 women and children began to evacuate Bilbao.

More than 50 were injured in Toulouse when a riot broke out between political factions. The rioting began when rightists paraded to an equestrian statue of Joan of Arc shouting “France for the French”, referring to the allegation that the Popular Front government of Prime Minister Léon Blum took orders from Moscow

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Paris Celebrates Joan Of Arc

Image result for may 9, 1937 grand prixHermann Lang  wins the Tripoli Grand Prix, in Mallaha,at the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz W 125.

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Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy debuts on NBC
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Chicago Daily Tribune May 9, 1937
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Sunday May 10, 1936

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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 2Heard Roswell Choral Club in recital of Sacred Numbers! Excellent!  I sat with Mr. Martens – Went to Lee’s (Hendrick) Hamburger stand for good hamburgers and cherry Root Beer! Trains scheduled changed.

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

Joe DiMaggio hits his first  MLB HR

Adolph Hitler brings the Olympic Torch back to the games lighting it today for the summer games in August

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Haile Selassie gave a written statement to journalists explaining that he and his family fled Ethiopia because their death or imprisonment would not have served the interests of the people. “Upon consulting our nobles, it was agreed that we could best serve the interests of our people by going abroad so that we might freely pursue our efforts to safeguard the independence of Ethiopia”, the statement read.

Manuel Azaña became the new President of Spain.

 

 

 

Achille Varzi of Italy won the Tripoli Grand Prix.

 

 

Chicago Sunday Tribune May 10, 1936
Chicago Sunday Tribune May 10, 1936
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