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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.

Saturday September 25, 1937

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

Letter from Ty-Ty telling me to tell Mrs. Wheat the kind of water glasses I wanted – Wrote Mrs. Wheat.  Finished “Sea of Grass” of Arnold’s and loved it.   Read “Turnabout” (also his!) and laughed and laughed.   The situation in it is so ridiculous!  Heard last night that Bob Benson (Seminole) was killed – Know no particulars – June Wallace (boy) came to see Alyce Claire yesterday and told her. He left today.  She has said “no” to both June and Ed this week.  She cant be interested after they begin to get serious! I have a slight cold.

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The Battle of Pingxingguan ended in Chinese victory.

Benito Mussolini arrived in Munich on the first day of a five-day official visit to Germany.

 

 

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Geelong defeated Collingwood in the VFL Grand Final.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Image result for september 25 1937Street performers Benny and Betty Fox on the Illinois State Journal building at 313 S. Sixth Street Springfield, Illinois. Image result for september 25 1937

 

 

 

 

President Roosevelt visits Yellowstone National Park.

Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 25, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 25, 1937
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Friday September 24, 1937

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

No Post today:

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Chinese soldiers at the Battle of Pingxing Pass

The Battle of Pingxingguan began.

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Japanese soldiers stand atop the ruins of a brick wall and deliver a rousing banzai cheer

The Japanese occupied Baoding.

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This is the first day for  CBS to own Electronic Television Cameras.

Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 24, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 24, 1937
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Thursday September 23, 1937

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Letter from Arnold asking about Lavora’s car as though he really wants it!  Sure thrills me – Plan to go to El Paso with Arnold in our car on Oct 8th. Got paid Wednesday and I discovered I owe Mr. Morris for room rent for May! Blush, Blush!

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The New York Yankees won the American League pennant when the Detroit Tigers were eliminated in a 4–3 loss to the Boston Red Sox.

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Benito Mussolini‘s second son Vittorio arrived in the United States to study filmmaking methods in Hollywood with the producer Hal Roach.

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Jack O’Brien one of the few confirmed participants on the show

 

The professional wrestling event known as the EMLL 4th Anniversary Show took place in Mexico City.

Chicago Daily Tribune September 23, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune September 23, 1937
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Tuesday September 21, 1937

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21 Japanese warplanes bombed the city of Canton for 90 minutes, killing many civilians.

Italy reversed itself and agreed in principle to participate in the patrolling of the Mediterranean.

TheHobbit FirstEdition.jpgThe J. R. R. Tolkien children’s fantasy novel The Hobbit was published in England.

 

 

 

 

 

Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 21, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 21, 1937
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Monday September 20, 1937

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The Earl of Avon

Anthony Eden spoke at the League of Nations Assembly, telling Italy and Japan they were ruining themselves financially by their policies of territorial conquest and informing Germany that the way to obtain raw materials was to buy them instead of demanding colonies.

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Spain failed to get the two-thirds majority it needed to get re-elected onto the League of Nations council. The Latin American countries no longer supported the Spanish Republic because they had shifted their support to Franco.

Mitchell Hepburn is on the Cover of this week’s Time Magazine

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Henry A. Wallace, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, using a Dictaphone

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Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 20, 1937
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Sunday September 19, 1937

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Polly and Rosamond came up

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The Folsom escape attempt occurred. Two of the seven prisoners trying to escape were shot dead; the other five were sentenced to death and eventually executed.

Image result for september 19, 1937 Tigers’ first baseman Hank Greenberg becomes the first player to hit a homer into the center field bleachers at Yankee Stadium.

HC Ambrì-Piotta logo.svgHockey Club Ambrì-Piotta was founded in Switzerland.

 

 

Military Airshow in Aspern Vienna

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U.S. Marines Arriving in Shanghai Aboard USS Chaumont

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Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 19, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 19, 1937
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Saturday September 18, 1937

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

Went to Martens shopped for hats.

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Juan Negrín

Spanish Prime Minister Juan Negrín spoke before the Assembly at the League of Nations, calling the Spanish Civil War “a war of invasion” and denouncing Hitler and Mussolini as “international highwaymen.” Negrín called on the League to recognize German and Italian aggression, give the Republic the right to freely procure war materiel and have all foreign combatants withdrawn from Spanish territory.

Herb Polski.svgThe Alliance of Democrats formed in Poland.

 
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Image result for september 18, 1937“Sailboat races get under way on Potomac. Washington, D.C.,

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Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 18, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 18, 1937
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Friday September 17, 1937

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

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The Battle of Santander ended in a decisive Nationalist victory.

The Nyon agreement was expanded to include aircraft as legitimate targets for reprisal attacks by patrol ships.

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The Abraham Lincoln head on the Mount Rushmore sculpture was dedicated.

FDR speaks  about Constitution Day

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Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 17, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 17, 1937
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Thursday September 16, 1937

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

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Hugo Black

The NAACP sent a telegram to President Roosevelt urging that he call upon Hugo Black to resign from the Supreme Court or “take other appropriate action in the absence of repudiation and disproof of the charges by Senator Black to relieve himself and the nation of the embarrassment of having upon the highest court a man pledged to uphold principles inimical to true Americanism.”

 

 

 

Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 16, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 16, 1937

Image result for sep 16, 1937President Lincoln’s head emerges from the rocks at Mt. Rushmore.

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