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Wednesday October 6, 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 Yankees take the Giants in game 1 of the World Series.

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A general election was held in the Canadian province of Ontario. The Liberal Party led by Mitchell Hepburn was re-elected for a second term.

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Italy sent three new squadrons of Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 bombers to assist the Nationalists in Spain.

Benny and Betty Fox perform in Springfield Ill.  This pole was atop the 3-story Journal building.

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Tuesday October 5, 1937

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

No Post Today:

Here’s what else was happening 80-years-ago today:

 

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.

The Ben-Gurion letter was written by David Ben-Gurion, then head of the Jewish Agency for Israel, providing insight into his reaction to the Peel Commission.Image result for october 5, 1937

Thousands attended the opening of the Outer Drive Bridge in Chicago

 

 

 

 

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