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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. View all posts by Shanna Vicker →

Tuesday October 5, 1937

October 6, 2017PostsBen-Gurion Letter, Otter Drive Bridge, Quarantine speechShanna Vicker

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

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In Chicago, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt made the Quarantine Speech, describing war as a “contagion” and calling for an international “quarantine” of aggressor nations.

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Thousands attended the opening of the Outer Drive Bridge in Chicago

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Monday October 4, 1937

October 4, 2017Postsafl-cio, picketing, Time MagazineShanna Vicker

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A submarine of unknown nationality fired a torpedo at the British destroyer HMS Basilisk as it patrolled the Mediterranean, the first such attack since the Nyon agreement went into effect. The torpedo missed its target and the Basilisk countered by dropping depth charges, to unknown effect.

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Kosher butchers picket outside a shop in the heart of a Jewish neighborhood on Orchard Street in New York’s Lower East Side

AFL-CIO William Green is on the cover of this week’s Time Magazine

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Sunday October 3, 1937

October 4, 2017PostsBritish FascistShanna Vicker

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

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Thousands of members of the British Union of Fascists marched through the London district of Bermondsey to mark the fifth anniversary of the organization’s founding. Anti-fascists jeered and threw eggs, bricks and other objects as 3,000 police fought to maintain order. Over 100 arrests were made.

October 2, 1937

October 2, 2017PostsFDR< Ronald Reagan, Gloria VanderbiltShanna Vicker

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

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The Parsley Massacre began in Hispaniola when Dominican President Rafael Trujillo made an inflammatory speech against Haitians.

Image result for /Covadonga battle 1937 The Nationalists captured Covadonga.

Ronald Reagan made his screen debut with the release of the film Love Is on the Air, also starring June Travis.

A new New Yorker and Saturday Evening Post

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Frank A. Banks and President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Grand Coulee Dam

Friday October 1, 1937

October 1, 2017Postsclay shooting, Hugo Black, KKK, murder, scotusShanna Vicker

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

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black gave a radio address admitting that he had once been a member of the Ku Klux Klan, but had resigned and never rejoined. Black repudiated the Klan and pointed out that his voting record in the Senate demonstrated that he was “of that group of liberal senators who have consistently fought for the civil, economic and religious rights of all Americans, without regard to race or creed

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F.T.Moor became the new champion when he won the London and Home Counties Individual Championship at the Clay Pigeon Shooting at White City Stadium, London.

Little Ruth McHenry went on a killing spree in Ann Arbor, Mi.

Local Girl Kills Mother, Brother, Self

Thursday September 30, 1937

September 30, 2017PostsShanna Vicker

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

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The League of Nations drafted a resolution warning that if Italy did not withdraw its troops from Spain, the League would “consider ending the policy” of nonintervention.

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The New York Giants clinched the National League pennant with a 2–1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The 1937 World Series would be a rematch of 1936.

Wednesday September 29, 1937

September 30, 2017PostsShanna Vicker

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Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong agreed to put aside their differences and join forces to fight the Japanese invasion.

Purdy Bridge opened in Purdy, Washington.

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President of the Brazilian Republic (the one with civilian clothes in the car) review the troops in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,

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Tuesday September 28, 1937

September 30, 2017PostsShanna Vicker

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

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Hitler and Mussolini spoke at a rally in Berlin that was heard by millions around the world in a radio broadcast. Hitler went first and spoke of the “common ideals and interests inspiring Italy and Germany.” Mussolini, delivering his speech in German, made the first official acknowledgment that Italy had troops in Spain when he said, “Where words are insufficient to carry on the fight we turn to weapons. We have done this in Spain, where thousands of Italian Fascist volunteers have lost their lives.”

At the League of Nations, Britain and France balked at Spain’s demand to condemn Germany and Italy as aggressors and allow arms exports to the Spanish government, fearing it would worsen the general situation in Europe.

Image result for september 28, 1937 — photo of a crying baby amid the bombed-out ruins of Shanghai’s South Railway Station after a Japanese air strike against civilians

The League of Nations officially condemned the Japanese bombing of Chinese cities.

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President Roosevelt dedicated the Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River Gorge. The Timberline Lodge also officially opened by the president.

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Monday September 27, 1937

September 28, 2017PostsBali Tiger, Lewis Yelland Andrews, macys, Nyon Conference, Time, TWA, Walter LippmannShanna Vicker

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British authorities arrested 120 suspects in the Lewis Yelland Andrews murder

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Italy signed on to the Nyon accords

Image result for september 27, 1937 The last living Bali Tiger was a female shot at Sumbar Kima, west Bali

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Transcontinental & Western Air reestablishes service to San Francisco.

Image result for september 27, 1937 Kenneth Straus puts cement in place for setting of cornerstone., of the new Macy Annex in New York City

German Chancellor Adolf Hitler, right, and Italian leader Benito Mussolini stand in the back of a car on their journey from the Heerstrasse Station to the Hindenburg Palace, in Berlin