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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. View all posts by Shanna Vicker →

Wednesday August 19, 1936

August 19, 2016PostsHindenburg, Kamerun, majorica, pronghornShanna 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

Finished “The Fortress” and “Vanessa” by Hugh Walpole and enjoyed both. It is a little too much of one family’s history for three days tho’ A ready to call a halt. Ate supper with Virginia Copenhaver. It rained so instead we sat and talked – Very nice time. Bought M.Jo a trunk to be sent to Van Horn. It has rained off and on for two days and nights. What a blessing!

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

Pronghorn Passengers for the Hindenburg (Luftschiff Zeppelin #129) – August 19, 1936 — haw-creek.com

A Wyoming rancher, working to save the pronghorn from extinction, transported some of the small antelope type animals to the east coast on the Hindenburg.

Due to the Kamerun incident, Germany ordered its warships to meet “unjustifiable acts of force” with force of its own to ensure German freedom of the seas

This is one of the three Savoia S.55X that showed up suddenly in Majorca, to stop the landing of the Republican forces

Tuesday August 18, 1936

August 18, 2016Postsboxing, Kamerun, Robert RedfordShanna 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

No post today

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Joe Louis knocked out Jack Sharkey in the third round in front of 29,331 at Yankee Stadium. It was Sharkey’s final match

The German merchant ship Kamerun was stopped by a shot across its bow and searched by a Spanish warship. Kamerun was forbidden to enter any Spanish port on the grounds of carrying oil and other war materials.

Date of Birth: August 18, 1936, in Santa Monica, California, USA Birth Name:Charles Robert Redford Jr. Nickname : Bob Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m):

Charles Robert Redford Jr.is born in Santa Monica California.

Monday August 17, 1936

August 17, 2016PostsBen Foord, William ClaytonShanna 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

No post today

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The Battle of the Sierra Guadalupe began.

Maurice Duplessis.jpg — Maurice Duplessis

A general election was held in Quebec, Canada. 39 consecutive years in power for the Quebec Liberal Party were ended in favour of the new Union Nationale led by Maurice Duplessis.

Businessman William Clayton is on the cover of this week’s Time Magazine.

Ben Foord beat Jack Petersen for the British and Empire heavyweight titles before 24 000 spectators.

Sunday August 16,1936

August 16, 2016Postsclosing cremoniesShanna 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

Took pictures of Nancy Jo Hymsol (?) She can take a few steps.

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Day 15 of the 1936 Olympic Games

The closing ceremony of the Summer Olympics was held. Germany won the medal count with 33 gold medals and 89 total.

The Siege of Gijón ended in Republican victory.

The amphibious landing known as the Battle of Majorca began.

The French village of Biriatou on the Spanish border was bombed by a rebel plane in an apparent accident. No one was injured

Saturday August 15, 1936

August 15, 2016Posts1936 Olympic Games, Adolph Hitler, Spainish WarShanna 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

No post today

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A new Saturday Evening Post and New Yorker magazine

The Battle of Almendrajelo ended in a Nationalist victory followed by a massacre. The Nationalists killed about 1,000 civilians.

Stanley Baldwin announced a British embargo of arms to Spain.

Father Coughlin: Radio Priest, Depression Demagogue

Father Charles Coughlin endorsed third-party candidate William Lemke

Day 11 of the 1936 Olympic Games

Medal summary

Men’s events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
100 m freestyle details	Ferenc Csik Hungary	Masanori Yusa Japan	Shigeo Arai Japan
400 m freestyle details	Jack Medica United States	Shunpei Uto Japan	Shozo Makino Japan
1500 m freestyle details	Noboru Terada Japan	Jack Medica United States	Shunpei Uto Japan
100 m backstroke details	Adolph Kiefer United States	Al Vande Weghe United States	Masaji Kiyokawa Japan
200 m breaststroke details	Tetsuo Hamuro Japan	Erwin Sietas Germany	Reizo Koike Japan
4×200 m freestyle relay details	Japan (JPN) Shigeo Arai Shigeo Sugiura Masaharu Taguchi Masanori Yusa	United States (USA) Ralph Flanagan John Macionis Jack Medica Paul Wolf	Hungary (HUN) Oszkár Abay-Nemes Ferenc Csik Ödön Gróf Árpád Lengyel

Women’s events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
100 m freestyle details	Rie Mastenbroek Netherlands	Jeannette Campbell Argentina	Gisela Arendt Germany
400 m freestyle details	Rie Mastenbroek Netherlands	Ragnhild Hveger Denmark	Lenore Wingard United States
100 m backstroke details	Nida Senff Netherlands	Rie Mastenbroek Netherlands	Alice Bridges United States
200 m breaststroke details	Hideko Maehata Japan	Martha Genenger Germany	Inge Sørensen Denmark
4×100 m freestyle relay details	Netherlands (NED) Rie Mastenbroek Willy den Ouden Jopie Selbach Tini Wagner	Germany (GER) Gisela Arendt Ruth Halbsguth Leni Lohmar Ingeborg Schmitz	United States (USA) Mavis Freeman Bernice Lapp Olive McKean Katherine Rawls

Italy won gold in football..

Hitler Reacts to Kiss from Excited American Woman

The NOAA ship Fathomer aground on a coral reef in the Philippines after the typhoon of August 15, 1936. — The NOAA ship Fathomer aground on a coral reef in the Philippines after the typhoon of August 15.

Friday August 14, 1936

August 14, 2016Posts1936 Olympic Games, Badjoz, FDRShanna 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

Start for El Paso at 6 a.m. Central Time. In El Paso by 8:30. M.J. -See Dit. Go to town. M.Jo gets two pair shoes. See Will Rogers in “Conn. Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” Family take Mary Jo back about 4 that afternoon – Dit has chest of drawers from Ruidors

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A huge crowd of over 15.000 people gathers around a scaffold to witness the public hanging of 22-year old Rainey Bethea. Shewas the last person to be publicly executed in the United States

Day 10 of the 1936 Olympic Games

The US men’s basketball team wins gold.

The US takes Gold in mens 8 man rowing.

Battle of Badajoz: Nationalist forces led by Juan Yagüe captured the walled city of Badajoz. Once inside a savage repression known as the Massacre of Badajoz began, making headlines around the world.

Portugal accepted a French proposal for neutrality in the Spanish Civil War, an important step in the international nonintervention agreement France was seeking.

President Roosevelt made one of his few foreign policy statements of the election campaign in Chautauqua, New York. “We shun political commitments which might entangle us in foreign wars”, the president said. “We avoid connection with the political activities of the League of Nations … I hate war. I have passed unnumbered hours, I shall pass unnumbered hours, thinking and planning how war may be kept from this Nation.” This is remembered as the “I Hate War” speech

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.

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

Wednesday August 12, 1936

August 12, 2016Posts1936 Olympic Games, SpainShanna Vicker

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

No post today.

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Day 10 of the 1936 Olympic Games

On this day in front of more than 90,000 fans, Hubert Shaw of the US team hit a first inning inside the park home run.

Marjorie Gestring, thirteen, triumphs in the springboard diving competition

3 metre springboard
Gold Marjorie Gestring (USA) Silver Katherine Rawls (USA) Bronze Dorothy Poynton-Hill (USA)

10 metre platform
Gold Dorothy Poynton-Hill (USA)Silver Velma Dunn (USA)Bronze Käthe Köhler (GER)

The first International Brigades volunteers arrived in Spain.

The All India Students Federation was founded.

Tuesday August 11, 1936

August 11, 2016Posts1936 Olympic Games, HindenburgShanna 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

No post today.

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Day 9 of the 1936 Olympic Games

100 m backstroke details	Nida Senff Netherlands	Rie Mastenbroek Netherlands	Alice Bridges United States

Rowing begins

The Battle of Mérida ended in Nationalist victory.

Joachim von Ribbentrop was made the German ambassador to Britain.

Ethel Barrymore announced her retirement from the stage

The German dirigible Hindenburg flying over Baltimore

Monday August 10, 1936

August 10, 2016Postsheat wave, OlympicsShanna 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

We decided Mary Jo could go to De Paw for only the transportation extra over anything around here! I am as thrilled as she! It is as if I were going back. Maybe I will for the Centenial in May ’37. Wrote her about it – Ty-Ty is making wool crochet set for Elfy – cap, jacket, and coverlet – precious!

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Day 8 of the 1936 Olympic Games

US Men swept the 3 meter diving

Men

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
3 metre springboard details	Richard Degener (USA)	Marshall Wayne (USA)	Alan Greene (USA)
10 metre platform details	Marshall Wayne (USA)	Elbert Root (USA)	Hermann Stork (GER)

American novelist, John Roderigo Dos Passos, is on the cover of this weeks Time Magazine

Today is the hottest day in Arkansas history.

       Arkansas	  BRINKLEY       	 8/10/1936	108	74
       Arkansas	  CONWAY         	 8/10/1936	115	69
       Arkansas	  CORNING        	 8/10/1936	102	71
       Arkansas	  EUREKA SPRINGS 	 8/10/1936	112	74
       Arkansas	  FAYETTEVILLE EX	 8/10/1936	109	68
       Arkansas	  GRAVETTE       	 8/10/1936	112	65
       Arkansas	  MAMMOTH SPRING 	 8/10/1936	103	69
       Arkansas	  MENA           	 8/10/1936	112	76
       Arkansas	  NEWPORT        	 8/10/1936	106	70
       Arkansas	  PINE BLUFF     	 8/10/1936	108	79
       Arkansas	  POCAHONTAS 1   	 8/10/1936	99	71
       Arkansas	  PRESCOTT 2 NNW 	 8/10/1936	112	76
       Arkansas	  SUBIACO        	 8/10/1936	117	81

80 Years Ago Today

Mexico Summer: A journal by Elizabeth Carsey

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Wednesday August 19, 1936

Tuesday August 18, 1936

Monday August 17, 1936

Sunday August 16,1936

Saturday August 15, 1936

Medal summary

Men’s events

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Friday August 14, 1936

Thursday August 13, 1936

Wednesday August 12, 1936

Tuesday August 11, 1936

Monday August 10, 1936

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