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Saturday April 24, 1937

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The story continues with the second journal.  This is an entry from her personal diary, diary 2by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. Click here to read more.

Take Mary Frances shopping. I  bought shoes – no hat anywhere for me!  M. F. bought a Mexican chair, some huaraches and glassware!  Saw Jonathon-

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From left to right, Gustav Stresemann, Austen Chamberlain and Aristide Briand during the Locarno negotiations

Britain and France allowed Belgium to withdraw from the security obligations of the Locarno Treaties.

Nationalist-controlled parts of Spain adopted the fascist salute except in the armed forces.

CBBC 2016 logo.svgThe BBC Television program For the Children first aired.

 

 

A new Saturday Evening Post and New Yorker magazine

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Image result for april 24, 1937The first government “greener pastures” migration started  from northeastern Colorado irrigated lands. More than 100 families were to be moved from “Dust Bowl” lands to the federal project in an effort to provide relief from the Great Depression.

 

 

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The Chicago Daily Tribune April 24, 1937

 

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Monday November 2, 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.

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Returned Markhauls car, which we used for the trip, washed, greased and full of gas, besides giving Mr. M 3 pairs of sox.  Nize man!

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

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BBC Television Service, Britain’s first television station, was launched.

The current logo of CBC/Radio-Canada. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was launched.

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Robert Rutherford McCormick and  Joseph Medill Patterson are on the cover of this week’s Time Magazine

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Chicago Daily Tribune November 2, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune November 2, 1936

 

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Wednesday August 26, 1936

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diary 2The 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

Ethelyn Danis and Jean Stevenson came up to visit awhile and invited me and Dit to a luncheon tomorrow at the Grill  Room of the Hilton at 12:30.  Ethelyn arrived from Dallas Sunday or Monday. She is just the same as ever-even with an M.A. She and Jean both walked with Dit tonight for the first time in a long time.  Very confusing letter from Ty-Ty n Mary Jo, Seems I did wrong to buy the blue wool!

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

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The Anglo-Egyptian treaty was signed. Britain recognized Egyptian independence and agreed to withdraw all troops from Egypt except those required to defend the Suez Canal.

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The BBC broadcast its first television programme, a variety show called Here’s Looking at You.

 

 

 

 

Image result for conscription spanish war signConscription(a draft) was introduced in Nationalist-held parts of Spain.

Shells from a Nationalist attack on Irun fell on the French side of the border. French authorities advised peasants to evacuate the area

 

 

Chicago Daily Tribune August 26, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune August 26, 1936
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