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Thursday August 19, 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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Got to Loredo – the customs men hardly looked at my bags.  Then an air conditioned car to San Antonio!  And a room at St. Anthony!

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

Japanese infantrymen advance with rifles and grenades in the Peking sector in China

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Portugal severed diplomatic relations with Czechoslovakia over a broken armaments contract. Czechoslovakia broke the contract because it suspected Portugal of funneling the arms to the Nationalists in Spain.

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Nazi Germany restricted Jewish booksellers to only selling books by Jewish authors to Jewish customers

 

 

Erieville, NY gets a new fire truck

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The WPA Theatre production of “Power,” in San Francisco.    “Power” was a play that explored the issue of public vs. private control of energy.

A new Popeye.

Chicago Daily Tribune August 19, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune August 19, 1937
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Saturday August 7, 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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The Japanese began to evacuate their concession at Hankou, citing “the steadily growing tension and a desire to percent an incident likely to aggravate the general situation.”

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Chicago Daily Tribune August 7, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune August 7, 1937

 

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Wednesday July 7, 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.

Met Carsey, Marta, Betty and Emma Lou at school at 12:00 – Skipped my 12 o’clock class and went with them to San Juan flower market and to lunch. Wire from Dad (time?) saying he hadn’t heard from me –  I wired him a note. Saw “Regards al Sol” with Carsey – They changed 2nd act from Colonial Maya to Mining – Very Good

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

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Japanese forces bombarding Wanping, 1937

The Marco Polo Bridge Incident occurred in China, marking the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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The Peel Commission published a report on the situation in Mandatory Palestine, recommending an end to the British mandate and that the territory be partitioned into an Arab state and a Jewish state.

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The American League defeated the National League 8-3 in the 5th Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C..

Chicago Daily Tribune July 7, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune July 7, 1937
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