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Saturday July 11, 1936

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Mary Jo went to town – Jaime, Harold, M.J. and I went swimming at Memorial Park

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Jesse Owens of Ohio State (left), and Ralph Metcalfe of the Marquette Club

The 1936 United States Olympic Trials for track and field men’s events were held at Randall’s Island Stadium in New York City on July 11 and July 12.

Austria and Germany signed an agreement in which Germany pledged to respect Austrian sovereignty in exchange for Austria favouring Germany in its policies.

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt formally opened the Triborough Bridge in New York City

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It’s the hottest day in North Dakota History

Chicago Daily Tribune July 11, 1936
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Friday July 10, 1936

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Shopped and went to the show with Maxine W. and her cousins.  Saw “The King Steps Out”  Very Good – quite romantic.  Mary Jo, Maxine and I saw it twice.  Dit had to meet Harold.  Came home in a pouring rain.

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Temperatures recorded across North America today

Maryland state record, 109 at Cumberland and Frederick
New Jersey state record, 110 at Runyon
Pennsylvania state record, 111 at Phoenixville
West Virginia state record, 112 at Martinsburg
Baltimore 107
Lynchburg, VA 106
Lexington, KY 108
Toronto 105 (three days in a row!!)

 

Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa, ruler of Bahrain and the richest sheik in the world, was knighted by Edward VIII.

36 year old Chuck Klein becomes the first national League player in the 20th century to hit four home runs in one game at Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field

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Britannia in the 1890s

The HMY Britannia, the favorite yacht of the late George V, was scuttled near the Isle of Wight. The king had requested shortly before his death that the yacht follow him to the grave.

The French Social Party was founded.

 

Chicago Daily Tribune July 10, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune July 10, 1936
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Thursday July 9, 1936

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Invited to Bozeman’s for supper.  Planned to have it in the garden but a sprinkle presented.  Played Monopoly afterward – Came home to find Mary Jo here

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1936 North American heat wave: 168 people were reported dead over the past week in the drought-stricken Midwestern United States due to blistering heat.

Britain announced it was reducing its naval presence in the Mediterranean to normal proportions, reversing the buildup it embarked upon last September when tensions were rising due to the impending war in Ethiopia

Chicago Daily Tribune July 9, 1936
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Wednesday July 8, 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

 

I am 27 years old!  Jaime gave me “Tweed” perfume that I’ve wanted so long and the aaaothers gave me “Woolcott’s Reader” that I also have wanted.  Very nice day.  I think a year ago I went to Xochimilco – This is the first time in three years that I’ve celebrated my birthday with part of my family!

 

 

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An explosion at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich killed 5 people.

The British government announced that German airships would no longer be allowed to fly over Britain except in cases of emergency due to weather. The decision was made after the Hindenburg chose a course over England during a recent flight to the United States and back, drawing concerns that German officers aboard could be studying military bases and learning government secrets

Chicago Daily Tribune July 8, 1936
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Tuesday July 7, 1936

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The First NBC / RCA Television Broadcast Is Recorded on Film

 Henry F. Phillips receives patents for a new kind of screw and the new screwdriver needed to make it work.

A court-martial in Tokyo sentenced 17 leaders of the February 26 Incident to death. 49 others were given prison sentences ranging from 18 months to life.

 

The National League beat the American League 4-3 in the 4th Major League Baseball All-Star Game at National League Park in Boston.

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People in St Paul,  Minnesota sleep outside to escape the heat during the 1936 Heat Wave which killed an estimated 900 people in Minnesota and about 5,000 nationwide.

 

 

Chicago Daily Tribune July 7, 1936
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Monday July 6, 1936

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Labor Leader John L Lewis is on the cover of this week’s Time Magazine

The Heat Wave continues, Fort Yates, North Dakota reaches 119 degrees

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Ethiopian Minister to the United Kingdom Workneh Eshete appealed to the British public for at least £2 million to continue the fight in Ethiopia.

Ethiopian guerrilla fighters attacked a railway line 30 miles from Addis Ababa

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Sunday July 5, 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

Had a good time shooting off Roman Candles and sky rockets last night.   Jaime and I, Dit n Harold, were invited to supper by Greg and Ouida.  Jaime is 25 years old!  I gave him a cigarette box holder of Mexican leather, the others gave him hankies and cigarettes.

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15,000 members of the French far-right opposed to the government of Léon Blum rioted along the Champs-Élysées. About 60 civilians and 31 police were injured in the clashes

It was one of the hottest days in US history, with South Dakota reaching 120 degrees and much of Montana over 110 degrees.

 

 

 

 

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Saturday July 4, 1936

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Coney Island Fourth of July Celebration

The League of Nations Council voted to end economic sanctions against Italy.

Helen Hull Jacobs of the United States defeated Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling of Germany to win the Ladies’ Singles title at Wimbledon

 

 

 

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Friday July 3, 1936

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Slovak Jewish journalist Stefan Lux committed suicide in the General Assembly of the League of Nations by shooting himself in the chest. He left behind a note explaining that his act was carried out to draw attention to the plight of Jews in Germany.

 

Remington Rand strike: A four-day riot began between strikers and replacement workers at a plant in Middletown, Ohio.

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Fred Perry of the United Kingdom beat Gottfried von Cramm of Germany in straight sets to win the Gentlemen’s Singles title at Wimbledon. Perry was the first Wimbledon champion to win three consecutive men’s titles since Tony Wilding won four straight in 1910-13

 

Chicago Daily Tribune July 3, 1936
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Thursday July 2, 1936

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The 1000th anniversary of the death of King Henry I was observed in Germany with a ceremony in Quedlinburg Abbey. Speeches made at the event depicted Hitler as the rightful successor to Henry’s legacy

The 330 ft long Astoria Pool in Queens NY opens to the public.

 

 

 

 

Chicago Daily Tribune July 2, 1936
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