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Saturday, September 4, 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

Telegram saying Arnold can’t come and I’m so disappointed I could weep if it would improve the situation!

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

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The press of the Soviet Union blamed the August 30 sinking of the Timiryazev on Italy. “The government will make the Fascist bandits pay dearly”, declared Pravda.

Zhangjiakou is located in HebeiThe Japanese puppet state known as the South Chahar Autonomous Government was established in Zhangjiakou.

 

 

 

A new New Yorker and Saturday Evening Post magazine

Image result for september 4, 1937Image result for september 4, 1937Imperial Japanese Army soldiers bathe during the Sino-Japanese war in Shanghai China

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The Dog Cemetery got its start when Key Underwood laid his beloved coon dog, Troop, to rest at the Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard in AlabamaDog Cemetery got its start when Key Underwood laid his beloved coon dog, Troop, to rest on September 4, 1937 (photo courtesy of the Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard)

Historical photos part 1776. A crowd of youths taunt Dorothy Counts, 15, as she walks to the previously all-white Harding High School to enroll, September 4, 19A close-up photo of Lincoln’s head at Mount Rushmore while under construction.

Chicago Daily Tribune September 5, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune September 5, 1937