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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.

Friday August 6, 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.

Slept all afternoon – still no letter from Arnold. got some books from Mrs. Durand for Commerce.

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The Soviet Union and the United States agreed to extend their trade pact for one additional year.

The National Cancer Institute was established in the United States.

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The Dionne Quintuplets at age 3.

Chicago Daily Tribune August 6, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune August 6, 1937
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Thursday August 5, 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.

Long program by students of dancing and singing classes. Bought Spanish or Mexican cookbook. Jean was in one dance and got a basket of flowers.

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Japanese Emperor Hirohito ratified a directive removing the constraints of international law on the treatment of Chinese prisoners of war.

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Frankie Frisch

Frankie Frisch of the St. Louis Cardinals appeared in his final major league game, going 0-for-1 as a pinch hitter during a 4–1 loss to the Boston Bees

Disney is hunting Moose

 

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Wednesday August 4, 1937

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

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Image result for venezuelan national guard 1937The Venezuelan National Guard was founded.

In Little Rock, Arkansas, the newly formed Society for the Booing of Commercial Advertisements in Motion Picture Theatres made its debut, booing loudly when corporate advertising appeared on the movie screen. Similar “booing clubs” soon began springing up elsewhere. In the 1930s and ’40s movie houses experimented with running ads for commercial products alongside movie trailers, but many theatre-goers resented the practice because, unlike the radio where ads were recognized as necessary, movies were not free.

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Chicago Daily Tribune August 4, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune August 4, 1937
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Tuesday August 3, 1937

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

Wrote to Life Ins. sending bonus notice + $10 to pay premium and part of the loan! Letter from Alyce Claire with congratulations

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The 20th biennial World Zionist Congress opened in Zürich, Switzerland.

A Pan American-Grace Airways Sikorsky S-43 amphibious aircraft plunged into the ocean 20 miles off Cristóbal, Panama, killing all 14 aboard.

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Generalissimo Francisco Franco

Generalissimo Francisco Franco informed Italy that he had intelligence that the Soviets were shipping arms to the Republic. Franco urged Italian action to stop the transports.

 

 

Jack Rainwater and Tappy Walsh box in downtown Los Angeles

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It’s Lou Gehrig Day at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.

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New York Yankee Lou Gehrig with Manager Joe McCarthy
Chicago Daily Tribune Aug. 3, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune Aug. 3, 1937

 

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Monday August 2, 1937

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Got A on an Economics paper and she congratulated me on my Spanish!  Was I thrilled? Yes! Card from Irene Swann says she is starting to Mexico with Hazel Hansen. they probably will get here Tomorrow. Clever letter from Lenore. I’m lazy. I should study but I can’t get myself going for some reason or other.  I have so much to tell Arnold and it is so hard to write all of it in a letter.

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Overprint marijuana revenue stamps from 1937

The Marihuana Tax Act was enacted in the United States placing the first taxes on the sale of  cannabis

New York politician Fiorello LaGuardia is on the cover of this week’s Time magazine

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Hay is being harvested in France

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Three men arrested  after a raid on Bangor Cave in Blount County Alabama made bond today on charges of operating and running a gambling casino.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt designated over 37,000 acres of the Capitol Reef area  in Utah as a National Monument

The U.S.S Arizona sits in Puget Sound

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Chicago Daily Tribune Aug. 2, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune Aug. 2, 1937

 

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Sunday August 1, 1937

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Slept Late – 1st day of August, My last month here!  I can hardly wait for the next 18 days to pass until I meet my one and only in San Antonio.  Jean went to a bullfight with Crosby Somebody while I stayed home and knitted!  Sure do sound domestic. Went to the opera Image result for "Manon' at Night 1937 opera mexico city“Manon’ at Night” the leading lady was very good, but the poor tenor could hardly be heard. Vincent Rousseau whom we met on the train came and sat with us or I’d have been bored to tears.  Told us many interesting items of his visit here so far.  He was down to his last 3 centavos! When we got home I found I’d left the key in my room so we had to get Mr. Ruiz out of bed to let us in.  Same on us!

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The Montfaucon American Monument was dedicated in Montfaucon-d’Argonne, France.

Chicago Daily Tribune August 1, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune August 1, 1937
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Saturday July 31, 1937

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Started to the museum but it was closed!  Went to Academy of San Carlos and bought some music.  Ate at Mrs. Somebody’s Tea Room. came home and learned how to knit!

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Belfast was shaken by a land mine explosion in the West End, 50 yards from a police barracks

A new New Yorker and Saturday Evening Post magazine

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A young John F Kennedy on the beach

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Chicago Daily Tribune July 31, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune July 31, 1937

 

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Friday July 30, 1937

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Long letter from Arnold saying many nice things – talked about building a house in Andrews and what furniture he had! It was supposed to have been sent air-mail but didn’t come that way!  Bought Marjorie D Bagwell a piece of pottery and got pictures for Jean. She went to Frouton  Have some kind of a lump in my throat. Must be a gland swollen from my cold!

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Japanese forces occupied Tientsin.

Buckskin Brigades.jpgL. Ron Hubbard‘s first published novel Buckskin Brigades was released.

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C.D. Howe, Minister of Transport, boarding the first cross-Canada “dawn to dusk” flight.

Chicago Daily Tribune july 30, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune july 30, 1937

 

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Thursday July 29, 1937

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25 were killed in a train derailment south of Paris.

Japanese soldiers on walls of Tongzhou

The Tungchow mutiny occurred within the East Hopei Army.

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Japanese forces bombed Tientsin, destroying Nankai University.

Image result for july 29, 1937First flight of the Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra

Chicago Daily Tribune July 29, 1937 pg 9
Chicago Daily Tribune July 29, 1937 pg 9
Chicago Daily Tribune July 29, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune July 29, 1937
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Wednesday July 28, 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.

Nice classes – visited an “Escuela hagar” kind of a day nursery near school.  Also a laboratory and distributing place for milk for places of charity, clinics, other day nurseries, etc.  In the afternoon Luz Maria Image resultand I went to see “Knight without Armor” or “El Amor Naces del Odio” with Robert Donat and Marlene Dietrich. Very good.  We started to go yesterday but it rained and hailed so hard that we decided against it.

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Harold Davidson

The infamous defrocked English priest Harold Davidson was mauled by a lion at the Skegness Amusement Park. He died two days later.

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Northern Ireland was struck by a wave of bombings in reaction to the one-day visit of the King and Queen of England

Chicago Daily Tribune July 28, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune July 28, 1937
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