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About Shanna Vicker

I was lucky enough to be a part of my Grandmother Elizabeth Carsey's last 40 years. We played countless card games, read books, played dress-up and many other games at her house. My family spent almost every holiday with her and Grandpa (until his death in 1985.) She was loved by the entire neighborhood and was often referred to as the Neighborhood Grandma. I held a special pride in the fact that I could call her mine! Through her simplicity, she taught me the basics of life and the things which make you happy. Love your family, your church and music. The only thing worth crying over is beautiful music. And above all else, approach life with a sense of humor. I have done my best to live up to her expectations and pass those lessons onto my children.

Monday August 16, 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.

Wired Bank in Roswell for $40 to go home on . Finished up school work.  Carpenter packed Dit’s table.

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A general mobilization of the military was ordered in Japan.

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The Polish peasant strike began.

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France protested to the Chinese government over the air raid that killed more than 1,000

 

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John Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States, signs young actress Shirley Temple‘s autograph books, after he was made a member of the Shirley Temple Police Force

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Actor Paul Muni is on the cover of this week’s Time Magazine

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Sunday August 15, 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 week ago today what consternation! We were right now a week ago in the police station watching the mice run across the floor!  Jean and I went to Lagunilla but bought nothing. Saw some guzanitos de Maguez. She rushed home to go to Xochimilco with Pancho Leon and I ate here with Ruizes.  Kept the kids almost 1/2 hour while they were at mass. For dinner, we had roast chicken with potato dressing, enchiladas (Mexicanos) and good pulque flavored with egg sugar cinnamon and vanilla. My last Sunday in Mexico!!! Worked on Econ paper, Blah!!

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Japanese planes bombed Nanking for the first time.

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The Shanghai Expeditionary Army was raised a second time.

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Félix Paiva

Félix Paiva became 37th President of Paraguay.

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Water rushed down a ditch at a dedication ceremony, in the Dust Bowl, as part of a proposed extensive well-irrigation project,

Italy wins the European Rowing Championships

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Saturday August 14, 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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Sent Arnold a telegram to be sure whether or not he’d meet me in San Antonio. Just a note in over two weeks!  Is he lazy or very busy!

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The Battle of Santander began.

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Image result for august 14. 1937Chinese warplanes attacked Japanese ships in Shanghai harbour, but most of the bombs missed their targets and struck civilian areas instead, killing over 1,000.

 

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Friday August 13, 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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Unlucky day maybe but it has been nice so far!  In Comercia we visited the Normal 4 blocks away – Nine of us went in a Libre and had lots of fun. J.J. Jones III (!) and I walked back.  I’ve had more fun talking to him than anyone else in school. If I didn’t know Carsey I’d be tempted to fall for him even if he is a college student!  the 11 and 12 o’clock didn’t meet so I came home early – Wrote El Paso and Van Horn. My cold is worse today, better yesterday.

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A Chinese machine gun nest in Shanghai. Note the German M35 used by the NRA soldiers.

The Battle of Shanghai began.

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The freighter Conde de Absolo was sunk off Pantelleria by the Italians.

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Traffic moves through flood waters, Knightsbridge, England

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Thursday August 12, 1937

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diary 2by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. Click here to read more.

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The Spanish destroyer Churruca was torpedoed and damaged near Cartagena. The ship was able to limp into port but 3 crew were killed and 9 were injured.

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It was a killing day at Toblosk, a prison in Siberia where approximately 2500 prisoners were killed between 1937 -1938.

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Wednesday August 11, 1937

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The Battle of Albarracín ended in Nationalist victory.

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Chiang Kai-shek ordered some of his best units deployed to Shanghai.

The World Zionist Congress voted 300-158 to oppose the Peel Commission plan to partition Palestine.

 

 

 

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Tuesday August 10, 1937

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diary 2by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. Click here to read more.

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Instead of going to my 10 o’clock I went to the Immigration office and was back for my 11 o’clock with a new tourist card.  Copied music – Saw about the robbery in the newspaper “Excelsior” Aside from misspelling our names, getting the wrong address and quoting the wrong things stolen (for Jean) the article was Interesting!’

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The Republican tanker Campeador was sunk off Tunis by Italian destroyers. 28 members of the crew were saved but 12 were lost.

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An Eastern Air Lines Douglas DC-2 struck a power pole while taking off from Daytona Beach Airport. Both crew members and 2 of the 7 passengers aboard were killed.

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Monday August 9, 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.

Went to school but was excused from 12 o’clock to go to town to see about my ticket. Nat’l RR would do nothing about it.  Went in the afternoon to see Ms. Pacifia and they are to write San Antonio about it.  Went to school and Miss Stephensen wrote a letter for me to the Dept of immigration for another tourist card.  Was raining so hard that I didn’t stop at the Immigration office. Doped up for a cold! Copied music.

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Norman Ebbutt

It was announced in Berlin that The Times correspondent Norman Ebbutt had been ordered out of Germany. The move was made in retaliation for Britain expelling three German journalists on suspicion of espionage.

 

His Majesty King Farouk I of Egyptis  on the cover of this week’s Time Magazine

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Penguin Publisher,  Allen Lane,  shows us the Penquincubator a vending machine for books. Image result for penguincubator

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Sunday August 8, 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.

Anpit 10:30 or so I missed my middle-sized boy and we began t realize we’d been robbed. That had contained everything of importance I had – my ticket, my tourist card, my check book, 200 pesos in 20 peso bills, my new zarape and the gift I had bought for Marjorie D. Bagwell!  Everything gone!!  besides my blue suit coat with the gray fur! Jan lost a dress and her cloth purse but only a toston in money!  We went to the police office and they came to the house.  Then a man came to investigate who told us the “Levantar un acta” or file a complaint.  I guess. I don’t hope to see the money again but perhaps the tourist card and my ticket can be recovered!

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3,000 Japanese soldiers conspicuously entered Beiping without resistance. Japanese warplanes dropped propaganda leaflets on the populace proclaiming that the “Japanese army has driven out your wicked rulers and their wicked armies and will keep them out.

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The 1937 Monaco Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race takes place. The first five places were won by the German entrees of Mercedes or Auto Union in the cars that came to be known as the Silver Arrows.

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Saturday August 7, 1937

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The Japanese began to evacuate their concession at Hankou, citing “the steadily growing tension and a desire to percent an incident likely to aggravate the general situation.”

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