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I was lucky enough to be a part of my Grandmother Elizabeth Carsey's last 40 years. We played countless card games, read books, played dress-up and many other games at her house. My family spent almost every holiday with her and Grandpa (until his death in 1985.) She was loved by the entire neighborhood and was often referred to as the Neighborhood Grandma. I held a special pride in the fact that I could call her mine! Through her simplicity, she taught me the basics of life and the things which make you happy. Love your family, your church and music. The only thing worth crying over is beautiful music. And above all else, approach life with a sense of humor. I have done my best to live up to her expectations and pass those lessons onto my children.

Thursday January 28, 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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After breaking his leg, Morenz was unable to move from his hospital bed.

In a National Hockey League game between the Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Black Hawks, Canadiens star Howie Morenz caught his skate in the boards and broke four bones in his leg. Morenz was hospitalized and would die five weeks later from a blood clot

 

 

 

The Great Ohio River Flood continues the  river crested in Huntington nearly 20 feet above flood stage.

Nobody living between Huntington and Parkersburg had ever seen anything like the 1937 flood, which was brought on by melting snow and 19 straight days of rain.
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Tents are set up for those fleeing the flood waters

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Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs is in production.

 

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Chicago Daily Tribune January 28, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune January 28, 1937
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Wednesday January 27, 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.

Letter from Carsey saying he has the flu and won’t be able to come next Saturday – Darn!  I surely hope it isn’t serious but I am disappointed in his not being able to come – At the meeting tonight Mr. Deaton asked me to be a chairman .  Report card day. My room averages were low!

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The great Ohio River Flood of 1937 continues the river gauge reached 57 feet (17 m) in the Louisville area, setting a new record. Seventy percent of the city was under water at that time

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The engineer looks out over a 10 mile pond of the Ohio River
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St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church – Cincinnati, Ohio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Greta Garbo 1935

The 1935 salaries of Hollywood movie stars were made public as part of a Congressional study on salaries paid by corporations. Greta Garbo topped the list at $332,500 ($5,824,987.41 in 2016 with inflation,) followed by Wallace Beery ($278,749), Joan Crawford ($241,403), William Powell ($238,750) and Clark Gable ($211,553).

 

The Duke of Norfolk married Lavinia Mary Strutt at Brompton Oratory in London. 5,000 women jostled each other and fought police outside the venue in an effort to get a glimpse of the proceedings

Chicago Daily Tribune January 27, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune January 27, 1937
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Tuesday January 26, 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 Ohio River reached a crest of 79.99 feet. Most of the region was without electricity.

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Kazushige Ugaki

The Japanese military declined to accept General Kazushige Ugaki as Prime Minister by refusing to supply a war minister. Ugaki was therefore unable to form a cabinet.

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The Baron Edouard De Rothschild Placed The First Stone Of The Pavilion Of The Land Of Israel Within The Building Devoted To Palestine At The Universal Exhibition In Paris.

 

 

Chicago Daily Tribune January 26, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune January 26, 1937
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Monday January 25, 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 soap opera Guiding Light premiered on NBC Radio. It would make the jump to television in 1952 and become the longest-running soap opera in history by the time of its cancellation in 2009.

The rains continue in Ohio

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Leon Trotsky is on the cover of this week’s Time Magazine

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Chicago Daily Tribune January 25, 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
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Saturday January 23, 1937

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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
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Friday January 22, 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.

Exams are over – Went to see Pete and Velma and get the waffle iron.  Pete is looking so much better!  We went to see “One in a Million” with the Olympic champion Sonja Henie.  She skates and dances One in a Million Posterbeautifully.   Lorene and I stayed to see it twice. I could easily go again! A letter from Carsey says he will be here the week-end of the 29th but he cant make it here this week-end to see the picture – Nevertheless I’ve had a silly feeling ever since the letter came that he would be here. Even though he has an appointment with some truckers on Saturday!  How foolish of me – and my mind tells me he won’t be here! Instead he called me about 8 and said he’d be over about noon tomorrow!!!

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41,000 people around Cincinnati were left homeless by the Ohio River flood. The business district of Pittsburgh and part of Louisville, Kentucky were also flooded out.

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Walt Disney received the National Distinguished Service Award of the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce at a banquet at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

 

Popeye washes windows

Chicago Daily Tribune January 22, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune January 22, 1937
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Thursday January 21, 1936

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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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France placed an embargo on arms and volunteers in the Spanish Civil War.

Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók premiered in Basel, Switzerland.

Chicago Daily Tribune January 21, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune January 21, 1937
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Wednesday January 20, 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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President Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated for the second time as president, beginning the second of four terms in the office.

Chicago Daily Tribune January 20, 1937
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Tuesday January 19, 1937

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Image result for january 19, 1937Howard Hughes set a new transcontinental aviation record by flying from Los Angeles to New York in 7 hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds.

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Anthony Eden

British Parliament convened for its first session of the New Year. Anthony Eden gave a speech on the foreign situation saying that the future of the continent lay with Germany, who “has it in her power to influence a choice which will decide not only her fate, but that of Europe. If she chooses co-operation with other nations, full and equal co-operation, there is nobody in this country who will not assist wholeheartedly to remove misunderstandings and to make the way smooth for peace and prosperity.”

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Cy Young
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Tris Speaker
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Nap Lajoie

Nap Lajoie, Tris Speaker and Cy Young were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

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Firestone Tire and Rubber Company in Memphis made its first tire

A new Popeye the Sailor.

Chicago Daily Tribune January 19, 1937
Chicago Daily Tribune January 19, 1937
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