Post WWII coverage - mostly Japan - 7 front pages...

THE CLEVELAND PRESS, Ohio (miscellaneous dates from Sept.-Dec., 1945 - outer leaves from 7 or more issues)



* Post-WWII Coverage

* Primary coverage - Japan

* Some Nazi/Germany-related articles included



The months following WW2 were critical in regards to holding nations and individuals accountable for War Crimes, and for establishing a foundation for future peace. Being offered is a set of... See More  

"Monty has a double!"

Field Marshal Montgomery's body-double fooled Germany...

DAILY EXPRESS, London, October 4, 1945



* Clifton James delivers as "Monty's" body-double

* Great D-Day bluff



The front page has "Monty Has A Double - His D-Day bluff deceived the Germans", with related text and a photo of Lieut. Clifton James as Montgomery. Read the article to learn more details regarding this great deception which helped keep the actual date for D-D... See More  

Post WWII coverage - Germany & Japan - 7 front pages...

THE CLEVELAND PRESS, Ohio (miscellaneous dates from Sept.-Dec., 1945 - outer leaves from 7 or more issues)



* Post-WWII Coverage

* Primary coverage - balance of Japan & Germany



The months following WW2 were critical in regards to holding nations and individuals accountable for War Crimes, and for establishing a foundation for future peace. Being offered is a set of at least 7 outer leave... See More  

Military newspaper printed in the jungles of New Guinea...

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1st Conscientious Objector Medal Of Honor Winner...

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Vidkun Quisling (Premier of Norway) executed..

THE MORNING CALL, Pennsylvania, Oct. 24, 1945  The front page has a 2 column article: "Vidkun Quisling Reported Executed by Firing Squad".  The Premier of Norway during the Nazi invasion was executed for, "...military and civilian treason, murder, manslaughter, embezzlement, larceny, robbery and malfeasance in office." , including, "turning over defense secrets t... See More  

Nazi leader Robert Ley suicide....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, October 26, 1945



* Robert Ley suicide death

* German Labour Front leader



The front page has two column heading: "Ley, Nazi Labor Boss, Hangs Self With Towel In Nuernberg Jail Cell" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Robert Ley, head of the German Labour Front, suicide while awaiting trial at Nuremberg for war crimes.

Other news, spo... See More  

Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, November 11, 1945



* Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame

* Number 1 & 2 teams meet

* Doc Blanchard

* NCAA college football



This 30 page newspaper has a six column headline on page 15A: "Army's Great Grid Team Drives Over Notre Dame, 48-0" with subheads and stats. 1st report coverage on the famous football game between the Army Cadets and N... See More  

Jerome Kern death... "Show Boat" musical fame....

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, November 12, 1945



* Jerome Kern death (1st report)

* Show Boat musical fame



This 24 page newspaper has one column headings on page 17: "Jerome Kern's Pen Is Stilled", "Week's Illness Fatal to Famous Composer" with small photo of Kern (see photos).



Other news, sports, and advertisements of the day throughout. Rag edition, s... See More  

Jewish homeland in Palestine ?...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 14, 1945



* British Mandate for Palestine

* Jewish homeland discussed



This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "U.S., BRITAIN SHARE PALESTINE INQUIRY, SHAPE TRUSTEESHIP", "Bevin and Truman Announce Accord--President's Plea for Wider Entry Rejected" and more. Complete text on Truman and Bevin's sta... See More  

Jewish concentration camp atrocities....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 17, 1945



* Josef Kramer, Irma Grese & others found guilty

* Belsen, Oswiecim & Dachau concentration camps

* Nazis - German atrocities told - Jewish Holocaust



The top of page 2 has a two column pictorial headed: "Found Guilty in War Crimes Trial" (see) Also on the same page is a one column heading: "BELSEN COURT CONVICTS 30 OF ATROCITI... See More  

FDR responsible for Pearl Harbor attack ?...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 20, 1945



* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR

* Responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor ?



The front page has a interesting banner headline: "'F.D.R. KEPT NAVY IN HAWAII'" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Supposedly President Roosevelt was warned about a possible attack by Japan but ignored it.

Complete with 38 pages, light to... See More  

Thanksgiving Day, 1945... The 1945-6 "Strike Wave"...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 22, 1945



* Thanksgiving Day edition

* Great front-page graphic

* The 1945-6 workers strike-wave



The front page has the banner headline: "U.S. ACTS IN 2 BIG STRIKES", followed by a related article. This most prominent feature is the large, color, Thanksgiving-themed illustration of the front page. Other news of the day, sports, and advertising are found... See More  

1945 Lake Chelan school bus disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 27, 1945 



* Chelan WA Washington 

* School bus crash disaster 

* Lake Chelan 



This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 25 that include: "15 CHILDREN DROWN IN BUS IN A STORM" "Driver Also Lost as Vehicle on Way to Chelan, Wash., School Hits Rock, Falls in Lake" and more. (see)



Tells of the C... See More  

World War II camp newspaper...

CEBU, Hollandia, Netherlands East Indies, Nov. 28, 1945  In the dateline is "An Army Daily", being one of the various "camp newspapers from the WWII era printed on small sheets by a mimeograph machine. Some of the front page reports are headed: "All ETO Troops Back Home by Feb. 1, Senator Says; Takes Ride In Troopships" "Hitler Planned to Rub Out Ambassador"... See More  

Thomas Hunt Morgan death in 1945...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 5, 1945



* Thomas Hunt Morgan death

* Biologist - geneticist - embryologist



This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 25: "T. H. MORGAN DEAD; FAMED BIOLOGIST, 79", "Clarification of Heredity, Laws Won Nobel Prize in '33 for California Ex-Professor" with photo of Thomas H. Morgan. A first report on his death.



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Dachua prison guards convicted in 1945...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 13, 1945



* Dachua - 1st Nazi concentration camp

* Nazis prison guards convicted of horrors

* Dr. Klaus Schilling - Nazi human experimentation



The top of page 13 has a two column heading: "40 Dachau Guards Convicted of Horrors; U. S. Military Court to Sentence Them Today" (see images)

Complete with 46 pages, rag edition in great condition.

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1945 Prince Fumimaro Konoe suicide...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, December 16, 1945



* Fumimaro Konoe suicide death

* Post World War II - eludes arrest



The front page has a nice banner headline: "PRINCE KONOYE ENDS LIFE" with subhead and small photo. Nice for display. First report coverage on the suicide of the Prime Minister of Japan and founder/leader of the Taisei Yokusankai.

Complete issue, light toning at the margins... See More  

Cleveland Rams... NFL title in 1945...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, December 17, 1945



* Cleveland Rams win NFL football championship

* (St. Louis)

* Washington Redskins



This 10 page newspaper has a six column headline on page 6: "Cleveland Wins National Pro Football Championship" with subheads, lineup and photo of Bob Waterfield (see images).



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Some damag... See More  

General Patton close to death (eve)...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 21, 1945



* General George S. Patton day of death

* FRONT LEAF ONLY (pages 1 & 2)



The front page has a one column heading: "Patton Contracts Infection" (see image) Patton would die on this day.

FRONT LEAF ONLY (pages 1 & 2), small binding holes along the left margin, good condition.... See More  

Death of George Patton...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, December 23, 1945



* General George S. Patton death

* Post World War II



This 14 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "Patton Will Be Buried in Luxembourg" and "Funeral Services For Famed General This Morning"



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Small binding holes along the spine, otherwise go... See More  

General George S. Patton death funeral..

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 24, 1945



* General George S. Patton death - funeral



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "WARRIOR HYMN HE LOVED SUNG AT PATTON RITES" with subhead. Related photo and heading on the back page. (see images)

I suspect this to be a very rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.

Complete with 16 pages, light toning at ... See More  

1945 Fourmile,Kentucky mining disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, December 27, 1945 



* Straight Creek mine explosion 

* Fourmile, Kentucky 



This 34 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Mine Explosion Traps 30 to 50 In Kentucky; Fire Hampers Rescue"



Tells of the Straight Creek mine explosion near Fourmile, Kentucky.



Other news of the day throughout, Rag edition in great co... See More  

William Joyce executed...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, January 3, 1946



* William Joyce executed (1st report)

* Lord Haw-Haw

* Nazi propaganda broadcaster



This 14 page newspaper has a small one column heading on the front page: "'Lord Haw Haw Hanged Today at Wandsworth"



Other news of the day. Light browning, minor spine wear, otherwise good condition.... See More  

Bataan death march trial... Masaharu Homma...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 10, 1946



* General Masaharu Homma

* Bataan Death March trial

* Japanese atrocities to POWs

* Manila, Philippines



The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "HOMMA IS LINKED TO 'DEATH MARCH'" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 42 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More