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Friday September 24, 1937

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Chinese soldiers at the Battle of Pingxing Pass

The Battle of Pingxingguan began.

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Japanese soldiers stand atop the ruins of a brick wall and deliver a rousing banzai cheer

The Japanese occupied Baoding.

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This is the first day for  CBS to own Electronic Television Cameras.

Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 24, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 24, 1937

Tuesday September 21, 1937

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

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21 Japanese warplanes bombed the city of Canton for 90 minutes, killing many civilians.

Italy reversed itself and agreed in principle to participate in the patrolling of the Mediterranean.

TheHobbit FirstEdition.jpgThe J. R. R. Tolkien children’s fantasy novel The Hobbit was published in England.

 

 

 

 

 

Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 21, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 21, 1937

Monday September 6, 1937

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

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The Battle of El Mazuco began in the north.

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Italy denied responsibility for the sinking of the Timiryazev and Blagoev.

Image result for september 6, 1937The Prime Minister of Spain is on the cover of  this week’s Time Magazine

 

Young Hitlerians are on parade in Stuggart

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New School buses hit the road in Winston-Salem NC

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Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 6, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune Sept 6, 1937

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Sunday September 5, 1937

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

Came to Roswell and visited the Klyngs in their apt. on Missouri. Alyce Claire came in at night.

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Llanes fell to the Nationalists.

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Roberto M. Ortiz

The Argentine presidential election was held, resulting in the election of Roberto María Ortiz.

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Japan established a naval blockade spanning the entire Chinese coastline with the exception of ports where foreign powers had treaty rights.

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Chicago Sunday Tribune Sept 5, 1937
Chicago Sunday Tribune Sept 5, 1937

 

Monday August 30, 1937

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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Joe Louis retained boxing’s World Heavyweight Championship with a 15-round decision over Tommy Farr at Yankee Stadium.

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The Russian freighter Timiryazev was torpedoed and sunk near Dellys. All 30 crew were rescued by a fishing boat.

Eberhard von Stohrer was appointed the new German ambassador to the Spanish Nationalist government

The Japanese Minister of the Navy on the cover of this week’s Time Magazine

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Chicago Daily Tribune August 30, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune August 30, 1937

Monday July 19, 1937

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diary 2by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. Click here to read more.

Telegram awaited me when I came home at noon. It says “Legamos a Texas sin dificueltad la una te escrba manana” Arnold” Am I ever relieved!

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The Degenerate Art Exhibition opened in Munich.

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Harry Bridges is on the cover of this week’s Time Magazine

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Generalissimo Francisco Franco indicated that the Spanish monarchy may be restored in the event of a Nationalist victory

Chicago Daily Tribune July 19. 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune July 19. 1937

Friday June 4, 1937

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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The Duke of Windsor and Mrs. Wallis Warfield were married yesterday.  Terrible pictures of them today in the paper. Letter from Charlotte which I answered and wrote to Mrs. Ruiz to ask if she wanted me to bring her anything when I came.  She wanted some creams when I came before! didn’t stir out of the house!!!

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The Dust Bowl  towering over the Panhandle town of Hooker, Oklahoma

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Fumimaro Konoe

Fumimaro Konoe became Prime Minister of Japan.

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Kriegsmarine

The Kriegsmarine held its first maneuvers off Heligoland since the island was refortified in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles. Only a skeleton fleet participated because so many ships were deployed in Spain.

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Dizzy Dean

The National League lifted its suspension of Dizzy Dean, who stuck with his vow not to sign a letter of apology but issued a letter of “explanation” instead. Dean lost $500 during the course of his suspension.

Image result for sylvan goldman shopping cartSylvan Goldman introduced an invention of his called a shopping cart at the Humpty Dumpty supermarket he owned in Oklahoma City

Chicago Daily Tribune June 4, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune June 4, 1937

 

Monday May 31, 1937

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.

Quiet day – Sent Alyce Claire her two dresses she had packed in my bag.  Wrote her, Mary Jo, and the Mex train official in El Paso.  Saw Harry M. Says Roswell is damp but reports have been greatly exaggerated!

 

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Bombardment of Almería: German warships bombarded the city of Almería in retaliation for the Deutschland incident.

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The Republicans launched the Segovia Offensive.

 

Italy and Germany decided to withdraw from the non-intervention cordon around Spain.

The Dionne Quintuplets are on the cover of this week’s Time Magazine.

TIME Magazine Cover: Dionne Quintuplets -- May 31, 1937

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Senjūrō Hayashi 林 銑十郎

Senjūrō Hayashi resigned as Prime Minister of Japan.

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Wilbur Shaw won the Indianapolis 500.

 

 

 

 

Chicago Daily Tribune May 31, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune May 31, 1937

Saturday January 23, 1937

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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Stalin (left) pictured with Rykov, Kamenev and Zinoviev in 1925. He would have the three men in the picture shot during his show trials.

The second Moscow Trial began. 17 lesser communist leaders known as the Anti-Soviet Trotskyist Center were charged with an anti-Stalin conspiracy.

 

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The entire Japanese cabinet resigned due to a split between military leaders and anti-military political parties in the National Diet who thought that the army had too much influence over the government

 

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Italian dictator Benito MUSSOLINI, bare-chested, gets ready to ski with his son Romano

A new Saturday Evening Post and New Yorker Magazine

 

 

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Lima, Ohio during the great flood of 1937

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Chicago Daily Tribune January 23, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune January 23, 1937