Sunday July 18, 1937

The story continues with the second journal. This is an entry from her personal diary, diary

diary 2by Elizabeth Lancaster Carsey 80-years-ago. Click here to read more.

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Jean went to Tepozlan at 7:10 with an excursion.  I wait very impatiently for a telegram or some word that will tell me Arnold has crossed the border safely. I write as though he were a criminal or something but I don’t like it at all that Tony is going with them. I can’t see the necessity of it so I am worried! Wrote cards to Charlotte and Lenore, read, did everything but chew my fingers!

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

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Spanish dictator Francisco Franco
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Manuel Azaña

On the first anniversary of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, both Francisco Franco and Manuel Azaña made addresses to the country.

South facade of the House of Art

The Haus der Kunst opened in Munich, Germany.

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Nearly 1,000 uniformed men wearing swastika arm bands and carrying Nazi banners parade past a reviewing stand in New Jersey

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The New Age: Sacrifice, Faith and Loyalty” section during the “Two Thousand Years of German Culture” parade.

Chicago Sunday Tribune July 18, 1937
Chicago Sunday Tribune July 18, 1937

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