Early Jerry Lewis... 1949 movie debut...

NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, September 29, 1949



* Very early Jerry Lewis - Comedian

* Movie debut review

* Photo



This 60 page newspaper under "The Screen In Review" on page 39 is a movie review: "Jerry Lewis, New Comedian, a Bright Spot in Silly Film, 'My Friend Irma'".



The review, which describes the movie as "a very dopey film", devotes much of ... See More  

New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers win pennants...

CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State College & Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, October 3, 1949



* New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers both win pennants

* The World Series to follow would be the first to be played under the lights, and would be the first in a series of 5 consecutive wins by the Yankees - a record which still stands today



Page 6  has: "Yanks Top Red Sox, Bums Edge Phillies To W... See More  

1949 World Series of baseball...

SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY RERPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, October 9, 1949



* 1947 World Series of baseball (game 4)

* New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers

* Subway series



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Yanks Defeat Dodgers For Third Victory, 6-4" with subheads, box scores and related photo. (see) More in the sport's section.

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Jackie Robinson's 1st MVP award....

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., November 19, 1949 



* Negro star Jackie Robinson

* NL baseball MVP award (1st report)

* 1st Negro to win - Brooklyn Dodgers



Page 11 has a one column heading: "Robinson Is Voted Most Valuable" (see) First report coverage on Jackie Robinson winning the NL baseball MVP award, the first black player so honored.

Other news, sports and advertise... See More  

First African-American appellate judge sworn in...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 2, 1949



* William H. Hastie sworn in

* 1st black United States Appellate Judge



The top of page 22 has a three column photo with heading: "First Negro Sworn In As Circuit Court Of Appeals Judge" with text. (see)

Other news, sports and advertising of the day. Complete in 54 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More  

Johnny Lujack 6 TD's for Chicago Bears...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, December 12, 1949 



* Johnny Lujack 6 TD's for Chicago Bears 

* NFL football quarterback 



This 42 page newspaper has within reporting on the recent football games from the day before, news of  Chicago Bears quarterback Johnny Lujack passing for six touchdowns with 468 yards passing (new NFL record at the time).



Other news of the day throu... See More  

Swift and Company packing plant explosion...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, December 15, 1949 



* Swift and Company packing plant explosion 

* Sioux City, Iowa 



This 72 page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of the front page: "16 Killed, 91 Hurt as Blast Wrecks Swift Packing Plant in Sioux City"



Report continues on page 70 with a photo outside of the plant. (see)



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Hyndman PA fire... town destroyed by a Christmas tree fire...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, December 26, 1949 



* Hyndman Pennsylvania PA fire (1st report) 



This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Town Swept by Christmas Tree Fire" and "Business District and Home Destroyed". This tells of the fire that almost destroyed the entire town of Hyndman, Pennsylvania.



Other news and adver... See More  

United States of Indonesia formed...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 29, 1949



* Republic of the United States of Indonesia

* Dutch East Indies sovereignty transfer

* Queen Juliana of the Netherlands address



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "U. S. Recognizes Indonesia; Cochran Made Ambassador" with subheads and related photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World f... See More  

Ohio State wins Rose Bowl in 1950...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 3, 1950 



* Rose Bowl: Ohio State Buckeyes vs. California Golden Bears 

* Orange Bowl: Santa Clara vs. Kentucky Wildcats 

* Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma Sooners vs. LSU Tigers 

* Cotton Bowl: Rice Owls vs. North Carolina Tar Heels 



The sport's section (page 26) has a banner headline: "Ohio State Field Goal in Last Two Minutes Beats Cal... See More  

1950 Boston Brinks Robbery...

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India's Constitution announced... Independence realized...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, MA, January 24 & 25, 1950 (a two-issue set)  Although India's Independence was guaranteed as of 1947, it did not become a reality until January 26, 1950, when its Constitution became official. This two issue set contains details regarding the Constitution (inside, with photo), the declaration of the former king stepping down from power, and the a... See More  

Air-to-Air rocket weapon...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 7, 1950



* Mk 4 Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket

* "Mighty Mouse" - United States Navy



Page 14 has a two column heading: "New Air-to-Air Rocket Developed by Navy; Folding Fin Is Used to Help Speed in Combat" with related photo. (see) First report coverage on the introduction of the Mk 4 Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket. I suspect this is one of the few publ... See More  

1950 Rockville Centre Station disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 19, 1950 



* Rockville Centre Station disaster 

* Long Island railroad 

* Trains crash 



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "LONG ISLAND TOLL 29 DEAD, 79 HURT; MOTORMAN IS HELD" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues inside with 2 related photos. (see) Nice to have in this famous New York City newspaper.

Other new... See More  

Cinderella...

NEW YORK TIMES, February 23, 1950 



* The movie "Cinderella"

* Walt Disney animated cartoon

* Opening day movie review



Page 33 has a review of the new movie by the Disney Studios titled, "Cinderella", which has gone on to become one of the all-time classics in cinematic history.

The review is headed: "Walt Disney's Feature Length 'Cinderella' at th... See More  

C.C.N.Y. Wins NIT & NCAA Championship in 1950....

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Music composer Kurt Weill death...

NEW YORK TIMES, April 4, 1950



* Kurt Weill death

* German music composer

* The Threepenny Opera



Page 29 has one column headlines: "Kurt Weill Dead; Composer, Was 50", "Wrote Music for One Touch of Venus, Lady in the Dark and Other Broadway Hits", "Also Turned Out Operas", "Der Protagonist and Tsar Has Himself Photographed His Best Know... See More  

Baltic Sea Cold war incident in 1950....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 12, 1950  This 56 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "SOVIET FLIERS FIRE ON U.S. AIRPLANE OVER BALTIC AREA" "Moscow Charges a B-29 Was in Latvian Territory and Opened the Attack" and more with related map. (see) Tells of the Baltic Sea Incident during the Cold War.



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Green Hornet Trolley Disaster in 1950...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, May 26, 1950



* Green Hornet Trolley Disaster (1st report)

* Chicago street car & gas truck collision

* Great issue for display



This 48 page newspaper has a great two line banner headline on the front page: "TRAM HITS GAS TRUCK; 33 PERISH IN FLAMES" with subheads and photo of the wrecked trolley. (see) Also a full back page pictorial of the ... See More  

Green Hornet Trolley Disaster in 1950....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 26, 1950



* Green Hornet Trolley Disaster (1st report)

* Chicago street car & gas truck collision



The front page has a two column heading: "33 Burn to Death in Chicago As Street Car Hits 'Gas' Truck" with photo of the wrecked trolley. (see) First report coverage on the Green Hornet trolley disaster during a torrential rainstorm in Chicago.

Othe... See More  

Largest MLB winning margin.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 9, 1950



* Boston Red Sox

* Biggest lopsided game

* MLB baseball



This 50 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 33: "Red Sox Overwhelm Browns Second Day in Row, Set 4 Major League Records" with subheads. (see)



Tells of the largest winning margin in Major League Baseball history.



Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with a... See More  

Most home runs in MLB game...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 24, 1950 This 30 page newspaper has various headlines on page 8 that include: "Yankees Lose" "Tigers Beat Bombers in 9th, 10-9, As 11 Homers Set Big League Mark" and more with box scores. (see)



Tells of the game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees in which 11 home runs were hit setting a new MLB baseball record for most in a... See More  

Flight 2501 airplane disaster...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, June 26, 1950 



* Northwest Airlines 

* Flight 2501 disaster 

* DC-4 airliner airplane 



This 32 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "WRECKED PLANE FOUND" with smaller subheads. (see)



Tells of the Northwest Airlines Flight 2501 DC-4 airplane disaster over Lake Michigan. At the time, it was the dea... See More  

Young evangelist Bill Graham prays with the president Truman...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 15, 1950



* Young evangelist Billy Graham's 1st White House visit

* Prays with President Harry Truman at the White House 

* Would become the spiritual advisor to several Presidents



Buried on page 11 is the historic, but rather inconspicuous report: "President and Evangelist Pray in the White House", followed by a brief description of the... See More  

First African American to serve as governor of the United States Virgin Islands, as a federal judge, and as a federal appellate judge...

NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1950  Page 50 has a small and somewhat inconspicuous article headed: "NEGRO JUDGE CONFIRMED" "Senate Unanimously Approves Hastie for Appeals Bench". William Henry Hastie was the first African American to serve as governor of the United States Virgin Islands, as a federal judge, and as a federal appellate judge.

I suspect this is one of the few pub... See More