Italian Fencer Nedo Nadi death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 29, 1940



* Italian fencer Nedo Nadi death



Page 15 has one column headings: "NEDO NADI, NOTED AS A SWORDSMAN" "Winner of the Fencing Title at Antwerp Olympics in 1920 Dead at 45" and more with photo. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 32 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



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Nile Kinnick wins award...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 14, 1940



* Nile Kinnick receives All-America award

* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football



This 100+ page Sunday newspaper has small one column headings on page 4 of the sport's section: "Kinnick, Iowa, Honored", "Receives All-America Board's Captain's Cup Here". See photo for text here. Other news, sports and advertisements of th... See More  

Nile Kinnick named All "Big Ten"...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, December 17, 1939



* Nile Kinnick "Player of the year" BIG TEN

* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football



This 40+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page two of the sport's section: "Kinnick Selected for Big 10 Award" and "Voted Most Valuable Player in Loop". See images for text. Other news, sports and adverti... See More  

Nile Kinnick wins 1939 Heisman Trophy...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 7, 1939 



* Nile Kinnick wins Heisman Trophy (1st report) 

* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football 



The front page of section 3 (sports pg. 27) has a one column heading: "Kinnick Gets real Workout Signing Name" (see)

Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.



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1939 Nile Kinnick named "All American"...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 30, 1939 



* Nile Kinnick "All American" team choice 

* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football 

* Maxwell award winner 



This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines in the sport's section (page 26): "ALL-AMERICA POST IS WON BY KINNICK" and "Iowa Back Draws 577 Votes for 1939 Eleven Selected in United Press Poll&... See More  

James Naismith death... Father of basketball...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, November 28, 1939



* James Naismith death (1st report)

* "Father of Basketball" - inventor



This 16 page newspaper has one column headings on page 12: "Naismith Has Fatal Attack", "Invented Game Of Basketball In 1891" with photo of Naismith. This is a first report coverage on the death of James Naismith, known as th... See More  

Nile Kinnick named All "Big Ten"...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, November 28, 1939 



* Nile Kinnick "All Conference" 1st choice 

* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football 

* James A. Naismith death (1st report) 



This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 14: "Nile Kinnick Is Unanimous Choice on All-Big Ten Team" (See images for text here). Also a 1st report on the ... See More  

Adolph Hitler assassination attempt...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, November 11, 1939 



* Adolph Hitler assassination attempt 

* Johann Georg Elser  



This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "MISSILE THROWN AT HUGE PICTURE OF ADOLPH HITLER" "Window Before It in Berlin Store of Fuehrer's Photographer Smashed" and more. (see)



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Assassination attempt upon Adolph Hitler...

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER, Washington, Nov. 9, 1939



* Adolph Hitler assassination attempt

* Pre Operation Valkyrie

* Bürgerbräukeller - George Elser



The two-line banner headline announces: "HITLER ESCAPES DEATH BY BOMB; 6 DIE, 61 HURT" with a photo showing Hitler: "In Munich Beer Cellar...". The subhead notes: "Blast Wrecks Munich Hall Shortly After Lead... See More  

Zane Grey death...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, October 24, 1939 



* Zane Grey death 

* American Author 



This 14 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the back page: "Zane Grey, Beloved Western Author, Dies From Heart Attack".



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. A little spine wear, otherwise good condition.



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Zane Grey death...

THE NEWS, New London, Connecticut, October 23, 1939 



* Zane Grey death 

* American Author 



This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "ZANE GREY DIES AT 64" "Coronary Thrombosis Take Life of Well Known Author" "Wrote Novels of West"



Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with minor spine wear, otherwise in ... See More  

HMS Royal Oak sunk...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, October 15, 1939 



* HMS Royal Oak battleship sinks 

* German U-boat attack 



This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "800 Missing After British Warship Sunk" and

"German U-Boats Score Second Major Sea Victory of War"



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with more on the e... See More  

George Mundelein death... Archbishop of Chicago...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 3, 1939



* George Mundelein death (1st report)

* Archbishop of Chicago - Cardinal

* Roman Catholic Church



The front page has a one column heading: "MUNDELEIN IS DEAD; CARDINAL WAS 67" with subhead. Much more on page 16 with photo. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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1939 Charles M. Schwab death...

EDITORIAL SECTION only of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Sept. 19, 1939



* Charles M. Schwab death (1st report)

* American steel magnate

* Bethlehem Steel fame



The front page of this section has a one column heading: "CHAS. M. SCHWAB DIES; FOUNDER OF BETHLEHEM STEEL" with subhead and photo. (see)

Complete editorial section only with 8 pages, some small archival mends along the last... See More  

Ford Madox Ford death... English novelist...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1939



* Ford Madox Ford death (1st report)

* English novelist, poet, critic & editor

* "The Good Soldier" book fame



The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "FORD MADOX FORD, NOVELIST, IS DEAD" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory... See More  

MS St. Louis ocean liner... Jewish refugees...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 6, 1939..



* German Ocean Liner MS St. Louis

* Jewish refugees are refused in Cuba

* "Voyage of the Damned" - Jews



The front page has a one column heading: "CUBA OPENS DOORS TO 907 ON ST. LOUIS" with subhead. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 36 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high ... See More  

MS St. Louis ocean liner... Jewish refugees...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 6, 1939..



* German Ocean Liner MS St. Louis

* Jewish refugees are refused in Cuba

* "Voyage of the Damned" - Jews



The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "Jews On Roving Ship Win Right To Land In Cuba" with subhead. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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Charles Horace Mayo death... Mayo Clinic founder...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 27, 1939



* Charles Horace Mayo death

* American medical practitioner

* Mayo Clinic founder

* Rochester, Minnesota



The top of page 15 has a one column heading: "DR. CHARLES MAYO DIES OF PNEUMONIA" with subheads and photo. (see) Lengthy first report coverage on the death of Charles Horace Mayo, one of the founders of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.... See More  

King Ghazi of Iraq is killed in 1939...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 4, 1939



* Ghazi of Iraq killed - death (1st report)

* King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq



Page 2 has a one column heading: "King Ghazi Of Iraq Is Killed In Auto Crash" (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 34 pages, rag editio... See More  

1939 Siege of Madrid ends w/ surrender....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 29, 1939



* Siege of Madrid, Spain ends (1st report)

* Surrender to Nationalists (Franco)

* Spanish Civil War ending



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "MADRID YIELDS, ENDING WAR; VICTORS ENTER UNRESISTED; REPUBLICAN LEADERS FLEE" with subheads. (see) Much more on page 10 with related map.

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Hitler drafts Jews for work... Gandhi weakens during his fast...

NEW YORK TIMES, March 6, 1939 



* Mahatma Gandhi - "Fast Unto Death"

* Jews and Aryans - separated at work



Two notable front-page reports, the first with two column heads: "Germany Drafts Jews for Work; Sets Them Apart from 'Aryans' " "Aim Is to Meet Pledge Made to Rublee and to Free 'Germans' for 'State-Political' Jobs---'100-a-... See More  

Jewish Holocaust... Jews segregated....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 4, 1939



* Mahatma Gandhi's "Fast Until Death"

* The Jewish Holocaust in progress

* Jews being segregated



The front page has a two column headline: "Gandhi's 'Fast Until Death' Starts in Rajkot As Protest Against State's Autocratic Rule"

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Wild Bill Cummings' death...

THE MOBILE PRESS, Alabama, Feb. 8, 1939



* Wild Bill Cummings' death

* Indianapolis 500 race car driver



The front page has a one column headline: "CRASH IS FATAL TO FAMED RACER", with a subheading: "Wild Bill Cummings, Who Defied Death on Tracks, Losses Life on Highway", are followed by 1st report coverage on the death of Indianapolis 500 winner, Bill Cummings. A... See More  

Death of William Butler Yeates... First movie reivew of "Son of Frankenstein"...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 30, 1939



* William Butler Yeats death (1st report)

* Irish poet and playwright

* "Son of Frankenstein" 1st movie review



Page 13 has one column headings that include: "W. B. YEATS DEAD; FAMOUS IRISH POET"; "Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923 Is Stricken in France" and more with photo of Yeats. First report coverage on t... See More  

1939 Tom Ricketts death... film industry pioneer...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 21, 1939



* Tom Ricketts death (1st report)

* Stage & film actor and director

* Hollywood movie industry pioneer



The top of page 32 has a one column heading: "THOMAS RICKETTS, PIONEER OF MOVIES" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.

Other news, spo... See More