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Monday May 10, 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.

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Frozen food came to Britain when frozen asparagus went on sale for the first time

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Derby favorites are on the cover of this week’s Time Magazine

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Image result for may 10, 1937Monroe, North  Carolina celebrates the Confederate Memorial Day

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Pres Franklin Roosevelt Smokes Cigarette and Fishing During Vacation on Gulf of Mexico

 

More than 5,000,000 gallons of water was pumped into a five-story brick building iin Detroit,  before a 5-alarm fire was brought under control

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Chicago Daily Tribune May 10, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune May 10, 1937
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Saturday February 13, 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.

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A movie theater fire in Andong, China killed 685 people.

Image result for washington redskins february 1937The Boston Redskins NFL team moved to Washington, D.C. and became the Washington Redskins.

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Felix Kaspar of Austria won the men’s competition of the World Figure Skating Championships in Vienna.

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Both horse and rider find themselves in similar positions after a spill in the Brook Steeplechase

A new Saturday Evening Post and New Yorker magazine

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Chicago Daily Tribune February 13, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune February 13, 1937
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Sunday January 24, 1937

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

 

Carsey came about 12 – Had lunch at Jewett’s walked around by Gold Diggers of 1937 PosterJunior High and to the church.   Played the organ for a while.  Went to Kiplings  for a cup of coffee. Carsey was cold – had left his coat at the house.   On the way home we stopped at the Yucca to see “Gold diggers of 1937”  Fair but rather funny.  He had to leave immediately after the show!  Surely was a nice visit-

 

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The great Ohio River Flood of 1937 continues as does the rain, this is Front Street in Marietta, Ohio – and a four mile area of Cincinnati burns

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It’s the very first day of the first Daytona Bike week with  the inaugural running of the Daytona 200.

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Kyoseivanov, Georgi Ivanov – Politician, Bulgaria and Milan Stojadinovic, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia,

Bulgaria and Yugoslavia signed a treaty of friendship

John Elvrum jumper and Snow Valley developer – at Mt. Hood
Chicago Daily Tribune January 24, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune January 24, 1937
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Friday February 21, 1936

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

 

Letter from Salt Lake Public Schools – Am going to answer it soon.   Took another long walk today with Alyce Claire.  This time Mary went along.  Got food card at Cafeteria.  Wrote several days ago to the Matson Steamship line in Los Angeles about routes and prices.  Also wrote to L.A. Chamber of Commerce about other steamship offices. Ty-Ty says Dad is planning to be here the 25th for two days.  Surely hope he can make it this time.

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The 1936 North American Cold Wave – New York City.

Fire and ice: Ice-coated fire engines are pictured following a fire in February 1936 at 33rd Street

Fire and ice: Ice-coated fire engines are pictured following a fire in February 1936 at 33rd Street

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The new Spanish government freed 34,000 political prisoners

The Hindenburg making its first landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey

Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 21, 1936
Chicago Daily Tribune Feb 21, 1936
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Friday August 31, 1934

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Left Van Horn at 3:45 A.M after a hectic day of packing.  Saw Copenhavers and lost my money but Junior lent me enough to get to Roswell – Very nice trip over.  Did not deliver Mrs. Ballard’s polvera*  in the scramble . Mrs. Burdette me- 

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The college All-star football game between the best college players and the Chicago Bears was played at Soldier Field in Chicago.

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The German press office announced that 65,000 Jews had emigrated from Germany since Hitler became chancellor on January 30, 1933. 21,000 of them had gone to France, 10,000 to Palestine, 8,000 to Poland and 4,000 to Czecheslovakia.

The Nightmare of 1934 painting was vandalized by an illegal immigrant who set it on fire because he found it offensive to the Roosevelt family.

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Chicago Daily Tribune Aug 31, 1934
Chicago Daily Tribune Aug 31, 1934

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