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About Shanna Vicker

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 July 9, 1936

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diary 2The 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

Invited to Bozeman’s for supper.  Planned to have it in the garden but a sprinkle presented.  Played Monopoly afterward – Came home to find Mary Jo here

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1936 North American heat wave: 168 people were reported dead over the past week in the drought-stricken Midwestern United States due to blistering heat.

Britain announced it was reducing its naval presence in the Mediterranean to normal proportions, reversing the buildup it embarked upon last September when tensions were rising due to the impending war in Ethiopia

Chicago Daily Tribune July 9, 1936
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Wednesday July 8, 1936

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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

 

I am 27 years old!  Jaime gave me “Tweed” perfume that I’ve wanted so long and the aaaothers gave me “Woolcott’s Reader” that I also have wanted.  Very nice day.  I think a year ago I went to Xochimilco – This is the first time in three years that I’ve celebrated my birthday with part of my family!

 

 

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An explosion at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich killed 5 people.

The British government announced that German airships would no longer be allowed to fly over Britain except in cases of emergency due to weather. The decision was made after the Hindenburg chose a course over England during a recent flight to the United States and back, drawing concerns that German officers aboard could be studying military bases and learning government secrets

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Tuesday July 7, 1936

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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

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The First NBC / RCA Television Broadcast Is Recorded on Film

 Henry F. Phillips receives patents for a new kind of screw and the new screwdriver needed to make it work.

A court-martial in Tokyo sentenced 17 leaders of the February 26 Incident to death. 49 others were given prison sentences ranging from 18 months to life.

 

The National League beat the American League 4-3 in the 4th Major League Baseball All-Star Game at National League Park in Boston.

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People in St Paul,  Minnesota sleep outside to escape the heat during the 1936 Heat Wave which killed an estimated 900 people in Minnesota and about 5,000 nationwide.

 

 

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Monday July 6, 1936

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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

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Labor Leader John L Lewis is on the cover of this week’s Time Magazine

The Heat Wave continues, Fort Yates, North Dakota reaches 119 degrees

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Ethiopian Minister to the United Kingdom Workneh Eshete appealed to the British public for at least £2 million to continue the fight in Ethiopia.

Ethiopian guerrilla fighters attacked a railway line 30 miles from Addis Ababa

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Sunday July 5, 1936

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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

Had a good time shooting off Roman Candles and sky rockets last night.   Jaime and I, Dit n Harold, were invited to supper by Greg and Ouida.  Jaime is 25 years old!  I gave him a cigarette box holder of Mexican leather, the others gave him hankies and cigarettes.

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15,000 members of the French far-right opposed to the government of Léon Blum rioted along the Champs-Élysées. About 60 civilians and 31 police were injured in the clashes

It was one of the hottest days in US history, with South Dakota reaching 120 degrees and much of Montana over 110 degrees.

 

 

 

 

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Saturday July 4, 1936

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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

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Coney Island Fourth of July Celebration

The League of Nations Council voted to end economic sanctions against Italy.

Helen Hull Jacobs of the United States defeated Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling of Germany to win the Ladies’ Singles title at Wimbledon

 

 

 

Chicago Daily Tribune July 4, 1936
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Friday July 3, 1936

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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

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Slovak Jewish journalist Stefan Lux committed suicide in the General Assembly of the League of Nations by shooting himself in the chest. He left behind a note explaining that his act was carried out to draw attention to the plight of Jews in Germany.

 

Remington Rand strike: A four-day riot began between strikers and replacement workers at a plant in Middletown, Ohio.

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Fred Perry of the United Kingdom beat Gottfried von Cramm of Germany in straight sets to win the Gentlemen’s Singles title at Wimbledon. Perry was the first Wimbledon champion to win three consecutive men’s titles since Tony Wilding won four straight in 1910-13

 

Chicago Daily Tribune July 3, 1936
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Thursday July 2, 1936

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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

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The 1000th anniversary of the death of King Henry I was observed in Germany with a ceremony in Quedlinburg Abbey. Speeches made at the event depicted Hitler as the rightful successor to Henry’s legacy

The 330 ft long Astoria Pool in Queens NY opens to the public.

 

 

 

 

Chicago Daily Tribune July 2, 1936
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Wednesday July 1, 1936

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diary 2The 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

Letter from Alyce Claire,  Wrote Mary Ormsby and Lenora Shafer (Went skating at Washington Park)

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Salvador Dalí gave a lecture at the London International Surrealist Exhibition titled “Authentic Paranoiac Fantasies”. He brought two Russian wolfhounds on leashes and wore a deep-sea diving suit to symbolize descending to the depths of the subconscious, but found it impossible to breathe inside the diving helmet. Dalí nearly suffocated before his companions realized something was wrong and freed him, which the audience enjoyed immensely in the belief that it was all part of the act.

An amalgamation of Australian air carriers called Australian National Airways began operations.

 

 

 

Chicago Daily Tribune July 1, 1936
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Tuesday June 30, 1936

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Margaret Mitchell holding her book

Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind, one of the best-selling novels of all time and the basis for a blockbuster 1939 movie, is published

The Copeland Committee released a scathing report on the United States’ lack of funding and maintenance of navigational aids

Haile Selassie appeared before the League of Nations to give a speech. Italian correspondents in the press gallery created a loud disturbance and had to be removed by police before he could speak. Selassie then made an impassioned speech recounting the principal events of the war and criticizing the League for its ineffective response.

 

Siegfried Eifrig carries the Olympic torch in Berlin, before it is carried into the Olympic stadium

 

 

Chicago Daily Tribune June 30, 1936
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