Daily Archives: October 9, 2017

Sunday October 10, 1937

October 9, 2017PostsGrape Harvest, Labor Party, Oswald Mosley, Spanish Civil War, World Series, YankeesShanna Vicker

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

Got up in time for dinner – took Mary Jo to Cruces and came back to Roswell. Got here about eleven P.M. Arnold wants me to marry him right away and I wish I could but I don’t see how!

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

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The New York Yankees won the World Series for the second straight year, four games to one, with a 4–2 defeat of the New York Giants.

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Sir Oswald Mosley was knocked unconscious by a stone that struck him in the head when he stood on a truck to address a Fascist rally in Liverpool.

Grapes are harvested in Montmartre. Paris

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The Labor Party (Stronnictwo Pracy) was founded in Poland.

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Cabo Santo Tomé Ship built in Bilbao (Basque Country, Spain) and used for passenger transport between Italy, France, Spain, and South America. During the Spanish Civil War was attacked, burned and sunk near Cape Rosa (El Kala, Algeria) by the nationalist coastguards Dato and Canalejas.

Saturday October 9, 1937

October 9, 2017PostsNCNW, World SeriesShanna Vicker

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

Went to Juarez and got a string of doo dabs for the wall. Met Mary Jo there, Took her to the Image result for "Emile Zola" 1937 Tivoli Bar for a drink!!! She went with all of us to see “Emile Zola” that night. Excellent! Arnold and I went back to Juarez to dance some. I love him, I love him!

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

Benito Mussolini turned down an invitation from Britain and France to attend a conference on the question of foreign volunteers in Spain.

Italy sent a note of support to Japan for exercising “the right of self defense”

A new Saturday Evening Post and New Yorker magazine

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The Giants take the Yankees in game 4 of the World Series 7-3

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National Council of Negro Women meet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,

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Friday October 8, 1937

October 9, 2017PostsFort Funston, Mine, ship, World SeriesShanna Vicker

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

Let out at 10 for parade of Old Timers – But Arnold had come over to take me to El Paso for a Mexican supper. Saw “Love Under Fire” Image result for "Love Under Fire"