Ted Williams & the Boudreau shift...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, July 15, 1946



* The Boudreau or Williams shift 1st used

* Ted Williams 3 home runs

* Boston Red Sox - Cleveland Indians



This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 5: "Pennant-Bound Sox In 11-Game Lead After 2 Wins At Fenway Park" and "Williams Puts On One-Man Show As Red Sox Club Indians To Defeat".



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King David Hotel attack in 1946...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., July 22, 1946   



* 1st Major Terrorist Attack (1st report)

* King David Hotel - Jerusalem, Israel



The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Fifty Killed in Terrorist Bombing Of Hotel Used As Headquarters By British Palestine Government" (see) An early, same day report coverage on the King David Hotel attack, (see) the first m... See More  

King David Hotel attack in 1946...

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Ernest Thomas lynchings...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, July 26, 1946



* Roger Malcolm & George Dorsey with wives

* Monroe, Georgia negro massacre



This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines page 25: "Mob Slays 4 Negroes" and "Victims Are Waylaid at Bridge in Georgia" which tells of the murder lynchings of 4 Negroes in Monroe, Georgia.



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V-2 rocket rises a mile for 1st time....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 31, 1946



* V-2 rocket - missile launch

* White Sands New Mexico NM

* 1 mile altitude reached for 1st time



This 48 page newspaper has small one column headlines near the bottom of page 6: "V-2 REACHES 104 MILES", "Army Reports Altitude Mark Set by German Rocket".



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Haifa Israel - Palestine riots...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 13, 1946



* Haifa, Israel - Palestine

* Jewish - Jews riots



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "MOBS RIOT IN TROOP-FILLED HAIFA STREETS" and "1000 Illegal Jewish Immigrants Are Deported". See photos for text here.



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Direct Action Day in 1946 Calcutta, India....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 17, 1946



* Direct Action Day

* Great Calcutta Killings

* Hindus and Muslims riot



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "90 Die, 900 Hurt in Calcutta As Moslems and Hindus Riot" (see) First report coverage on the Riots in Calcutta known as Direct Action Day. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publica... See More  

Bob Feller breaks fastball speed record...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 21, 1946 



* Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians 

* Fast ball MPH record breaker 



This 48 page newspaper has a small one column headline on page 30: "Feller's Speed Measured At 98.6 Miles Per Hour"



Tells of Cleveland Indians star pitcher Bob Feller's record breaking fast ball.



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1st ever Women's golf U.S. Open....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, September 2, 1946



* 1st United States Women's Open Golf Championship

* Patty Berg becomes 1st ever winner



The sport's section (page 12) has a one column heading:  "Patty Berg Wins All Pro Finals" (see) First report coverage on the very 1st U.S. Women's Open which was won by Patty Berg at the Spokane Country Club course.

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Red Sox win 1946 pennant...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, September 14, 1946



* Boston Red Sox wins pennant

* Ted Williams



This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 5: "Ted Williams Real Hero As Red Sox Cop Pennant With Home Run Blast". See photos for text. Nice to have from a town close to Boston.



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EVENING CHRONICLE, October 16, 1946 Two line, six column head: "Eyewitnesses Describe Hanging of 10 Hitler Henchmen; Goering Takes Poison" subheads include: "Rain Falls as Hangman's Noose Carries Out Allied Justice"

Hermann Goering Nazis Hang in 1946....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, October 17, 1946



* Nazis war criminals hanged

* Hermann Goering suicide



This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Goering Probe Places 12 Nazis Under Scrutiny" and "Nuernberg Jail Employees Held As Board Seeks To Find Source Of Poison".



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Rocket range in Australia... Would lead to the Anglo-Australian Joint Project...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 29, 1946



* Rocket range in Australia



This 52 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 8: "Australia Plans Rocket Range". See photo for brief text.

Page nine has a large photo: "Dedicating Cemetery To Victims Of Nazi Persecutions".



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.



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Notre Dame vs. Army in 1946...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., November 10, 1946



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Army Cadets

* College football # 1 and # 2 teams at the time

* Early, same day report during the game

* "Game of the Century" fame



The top of the front page has a three column heading: "Army, Notre Dame Battle Through 3 Scoreless Periods" with subheads. (see)

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Joe Paterno's 1st game as starter at Brown...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 17, 1946



* Joe Paterno at Brown University (college football)



Page 2 of the sport's section (inside) has a banner headline: "Harvard Scores Twice Through Air in Crushing Brown Before 20,000 Fans" with subheads and stats. (see) Paterno is mentioned within the report once (see) and his name also appears in the lineup. (see) Probably only found in a N... See More  

In support of the Jewish underground resistance in Palestine...

PM DAILY, New York, Dec. 2, 1946 



* Palestine Resistance Committee

* Jewish underground- Jews - Judaica



Page 15 has a full page advertisement headed: "Proclamation On The PALESTINE RESISTANCE -- Attention!" with the text noting this is an effort to: "...raise funds for the Active Fighters of the Palestine Resistance...The Jewish underground soldiers need help!..." w... See More  

1946 Winecoff Hotel fire disaster... Atlanta, Georgia...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 9, 1946



* Winecoff Hotel fire (1st report)

* Atlanta,  Georgia disaster



Page 24 has a editorial on the recent holocaust in Atlanta with one column heading: "The Atlanta Holocaust" Page 30 has a somewhat brief related article with heading: "Survives 7-Floor Leap" with subhead. (see images) This disaster happened on the night of Dec. 7th.

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V-2 rocket reaches highest altitude ever...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, Dec.18, 1946



* V-2 rocket reaches highest altitude ever

* 1st objects flung into space



The front page has a two-column headline: "Try to Hurl Rocket Slugs Into Space, Free of Earth". The coverage tells of the 1st time in history that man-made objects where successfully put out into outer space. This was also the highest a rocket (A-4 missile) has eve... See More  

1946 World premiere for "It's A Wonderful Life" film...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 19, 1946



* Original "It's a Wonderful Life" premiere ad

* Pre-World premiere showing in New York City

* James Stewart and Donna Reed - Frank Capra



Page 31 has a 8 x 3 3/4 inch advertisement for the World premiere of what is considered one of the greatest films of all time, It's a Wonderful Life. This movie made it's World premiere in NYC ... See More  

W.C. Fields death in 1946....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 26, 1946.

 

* William Claude Dukenfield

* W. C. Fields death (1st report)

* Actor - Comedian



Page 25 has one column headings that include: "W.C. FIELDS, 66, DIES; FAMED AS COMEDIAN" "Mimicry Star of the Films Since 1924 Got Start as a $5-a-Week Juggler"

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Henry Benjamin "Hank" Greenburg...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 19, 1947 



* Henry Benjamin 'Hank' Greenburg 

* Detroit Tigers - Pittsburgh Pirates 



This 70+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the first page of the sport's section (near the back, section 5): "GREENBURG IS SOLD FOR 'SIZABLE SUM' TO THE PIRATES" "Detroit Parts With Home Run King When Others in League Decline to ... See More  

1947 Al Capone death...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, January 27, 1947



* Gangster Al Capone's death

* Grace Moore's (opera singer) death (plane crash)



This 20 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page:  "Plane Crash Kills Grace Moore, 21 Others" with subheads and photo. (see photos). Also page 16 has: "Al Capone Died Broke, His Attorney Believes" and more. (see ph... See More  

Actress Grace Moore & Al Capone deaths...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 27, 1947



* Grace Moore killed in airplane crash

* Opera singer & actress - Tennessee Nightingale

* Gangster Al 'Scarface' Capone death



The top of the front page has a two column  headline: "GRACE MOORE DIES IN BURNING PLANE; PRINCE ALSO KILLED" with subheads that include: "Crash In Denmark" "Take-Off Mishap Fatal to Sing... See More  

King Ibn Saud & Saudi Aramco

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 2, 1947



* Ibn Saud - King Abdulaziz

* Arabian American Oil Company

* Saudi Aramco - Saudi Arabia



Page 25 has an article headed: "Ibn Saud Gratified By Oil Development" (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 60 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high percentage of c... See More  

Robert H. Goddard rockets...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 14, 1947



* Nazis rockets were American ?

* Robert H. Goddard - rocketeer



This 44 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 5: "NAZIS' ROCKET CALLED AMERICAN INVENTION".



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Rag edition, some tear on pages 3-4 (unrelated), otherwise in great condition.



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