Tag Archives: Mary Astor

Thursday February 18, 1937

February 18, 2017PostsMary Astor, Toyko, USS WyomingShanna Vicker

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.

No post today.

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

Image result for uss wyoming explosion 1937 — USS Wyoming

6 U.S. Marines were killed and 10 injured in a shell explosion aboard the battleship USS Wyoming during military exercises off the coast of San Clemente Island.

Manuel Campo and Mary Astor

Film actress Mary Astor and film editor Manuel del Campo were married in Yuma, Arizona

Image result for february 18, 1937 Young women learn how to charge an enemy with rifles and bayonets at their high school in Tokyo

Chicago Daily Tribune February 8, 1937

Thursday August 13, 1936

August 13, 2016Posts1936 Olympic Games, Boycott, junkers ju 52, Mary AstorShanna Vicker

diary 2 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

Decide to bring me at Gormans (and Mrs. G’s father Mr. Marquis) to El Paso tomorrow. Jonathon remains firm in decision to go this year but D.P. next year. Wish he could go with M. J. this year!

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

Day 11 of the 1936 Olympic Games

Platform Diving Champs At Olympic Games. Left to Right: ~ Velma Dunn, USA (second) ~ Dorothy Poynton Hill, USA (first) ~ Kaethe Kohler, Germany (third): — Platform Diving Champs At Olympic Games. Left to Right: ~ Velma Dunn, USA (second) ~ Dorothy Poynton Hill, USA (first) ~ Kaethe Kohler, Germany (third)

U.S.A. takes gold and silver in women’s platform diving .

Gold:	Dorothy Poynton-Hill
Silver:	Velma Dunn
Bronze:	Käthe Köhler

US swimmer Lenore Wingard wins bronze in the 400 m free with a time of 5.29 and Jack Medica takes home silver in the 1500 free.

Argentina takes the gold on the Polo fields. Great Britain is second and Mexico wins bronze.

Argentina polo team, gold medal winner

German pilots flew their first combat mission in Spain when two Junkers Ju 52 bombers attacked and damaged a Spanish cruiser.

The World Jewish Congress approved a boycott of Nazi Germany

Chicago Daily Tribune August 13, 1936