Joe Louis... Brown Bomber...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, April 2, 1938 



* Joe Louis - Brown Bomber 

* Heavyweight boxing champion of the World 



This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 7 that include: "Brown Bomber Blasts Harry Thomas Out of Picture in the Fifth" and more (see image).



This tells of Joe Louis retaining his heavyweight boxing title by ... See More  

1938 Aliceville, Alabama tornado disaster....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 8, 1938



* Aliceville, Alabama tornado

* Pickens County disaster



The top of page 20 has a one column heading: "TORNADO KILLS TEN AT ALICEVILLE, ALA." with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the F3 tornado disaster at Aliceville, Alabama.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 40 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More  

George Bird Grinnell death... naturalist....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 12, 1938



* George Bird Grinnell death (1st report)

* Anthropologist - historian - naturalist



The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "DR. G. B. GRINNELL, NATURALIST, 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 do not.

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1938 baseball-themed color cover... Is Joe DiMaggio 'Wonder Man'?

LIBERTY magazine, New York, April 16, 1938  The color cover has an illustration of an older man (grandfather?) swinging a baseball bat with a young boy (grandson?) playing catcher. Also present is an article titled: "Is DiMaggio baseball's Wonder Man?" along with other interesting articles. 

Complete in 62 pages, disbound with a bit of roughness at the spine, 8 1/2 by... See More  

John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men"....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 19, 1938



* John Steinbeck - American author

* New York Drama Critics' Circle

* "Of Mice and Men" play



Page 23 has a one column heading: "'OF MICE AND MEN' WINS CRITICS' PRIZE" with subhead and photo of Steinbeck. (see) First report coverage on John Steinbeck winning the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for his "Of M... See More  

Early Joe DiMaggio Yankees contract signing...

NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 1938  



* Early Joe DiMaggio contract signing

* New York Yankees - Yanks

* MLB - major league baseball



The sport's section (page 23) has a four column headline: "Yankee Contract Is Accepted by DiMaggio" with subheads and photo of DiMaggio.

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1938 German parliamentary election and referendum...

ROTOGRAVURE PICTURE SECTION only of the New York Times, April 24, 1938



* German parliamentary election and referendum

* Adolph Hitler in Vienna - military occupation

* Annexation of Austria - Anschluss - photos



The front page of this section has a few photos re. the Annexation of Austria with text. (see images)

Complete rotogravure section only with 8 pages, rag edition in nice condition... See More  

Eradication of Jews in Vienna, Austria....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 27, 1938



* Vienna, Austria Jewish population

* Businesses owned by Jews to be eradicated



The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "NAZIS INSIST JEWS QUIT VIENNA BY '42" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 44 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More  

Lawrin Wins Kentucky Derby...

THE DETROIT NEWS, sport's section only, May 8, 1938



* Lawrin wins Kentucky Derby

* American Thoroughbred racehorse



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "Lawrin Wins With Dauber Second, Can't Wait Third" with subheads and two photos. Nice for display. Two more photos on the following pages.

Other sporting news of the day. Complete sport's section only ... See More  

Adolph Hitler's return to Berlin in 1938...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 11, 1938



* Adolph Hitler returns to Berlin, Germany

* Successful occupation of Austria celebration



This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 12 that include: "BERLIN IN ECSTASY AS HITLER RETURNS", "500,000 Acclaim Him Amid Cascades of Bengal Fire and Bursting of Rockets", "Italian Flags Are Flown" and more. This tells of Ad... See More  

Terminal Hotel Fire...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 16, 1938



* Terminal Hotel Fire (1st report)

* Atlanta Ga Georgia



This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "25 KILLED, 13 HURT, MANY MISSING WHEN FIRE SWEEPS HOTEL" with subheads.



Tells of the Terminal Hotel fire in Atlanta Georgia. Other news of the day throughout.



Light browning with minor spine wea... See More  

Terminal Hotel in Atlanta Fire disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1938



* Terminal Hotel Fire (1st report)

* Atlanta Ga Georgia - 35 deaths



Page 11 has one column headings that include: "27 KILLED IN FIRE IN ATLANTA HOTEL" "Early Morning Blaze Traps Men, Women and Children in Their Rooms" and more with photo of the fire in progress. (see) First report coverage on the Terminal Hotel fire in Atlanta Georgia.

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Jewish Palestine Pavilion cornerstone laid....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 20, 1938



* Jewish Palestine Pavilion cornerstone

* New York World's Fair



The top of the back page has a three column illustration headed: "The Palestine Pavilion To Rise At the World's Fair". Also a one column heading: "HALL OF PALESTINE DEDICATED AT FAIR" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the cornerstone being laid for the Jew... See More  

Very early Wizard of Oz mention... with Judy Garland...

NEW YORK TIMES, May 25, 1938



* 1st Wizard of Oz movie mention

* Actress Judy Garland - "The Jitterbug"



Page 26 has a very inconspicuous--yet significant-- mention concerning the production of the movie "Wizard of Oz". This is the earliest mention of "Wizard of Oz" in the New York Times. The item notes "...the first song for "Wizard of Oz" was tur... See More  

Peter Levine found dead... New Rochelle kidnapping...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1938



* Peter Levine found dead

* Boy kidnapping - abduction

* New Rochelle, New York



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "LEVINE BOY'S BOUND BODY WASHED ASHORE ON SOUND 94 DAYS AFTER ABDUCTION" with subheads. (see) Lengthy 1st report coverage continues on page 2 with photo of the boy.

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Robert H. Goddard rocket w/ parachute 1st...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, June 2, 1938



* Robert H. Goddard - rocketeer

* Rockets w/ parachutes experiments

* Roswell, New Mexico tests



The top of page 4 has a two column heading: "Soaring Rocket Ships Bring New Technique in Parachutes" (see)

Complete with all 14 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.... See More  

1938 Avoca, Pennsylvania coal mine disaster...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, June 3, 1938 



* Avoca, Pennsylvania 

* Mine disaster (1st report) 



This 18 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 13: "Search Debris Where Blast Killed Miners"



Tells of the explosion of the Volpe Coal Company mine near Avoca, Pennsylvania.



Other news of the day. A few tiny binding holes along the spine, otherwise... See More  

Pasteurized wins the Belmont Stakes....

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, June 4, 1938



* Pasteurized - horse racing

* Belmont Stakes victory

* Thoroughbred racehorse



The front page has a banner headline: "PASTEURIZED WINS BELMONT STAKE" with subheads. (see) Unusual for such a nice headline on the front page as most newspapers reported such events in the sport's section only. Great for display.

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1938 Canton (Guangzhou) China bombing...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 5, 1938



* Guangzhou (Canton), China bombing

* Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service



The front page has a one column heading: "Jap Air Bombs Kill 1,000 in Canton Raids". (see images)

Complete 1st section only with 24 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine. ... See More  

Johnny Allen sweatshirt sleeve incident...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 8, 1938 



* Johnny Allen - Cleveland Indians pitcher 

* Red sweatshirt sleeve incident 



This 48 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 30: "Indians Vanquish Red Sox, 7-5, Tallying Twice in Ninth Inning" "Hits by Lary, Hale, Averill Decide Issue---Allen Refuses to Change Tattered Shirt and Draws $250 Fine" with ... See More  

Clyde, Texas tornado...1938...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, June 11, 1938 



* Clyde, Texas 

* Tornado disaster (1st report) 



This 18 page newspaper has a one column heading on the front page: "Thirteen Killed, Scores Hurt in Texas Storm" 1st report coverage on a tornado disaster in Clyde, Texas.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. A few binding holes along the spin... See More  

Johnny Vander-Meer pitches 1st no hit of 2 in row....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only,. June 12, 1938.



* Johnny Vander-Meer 's 1st of 2 in a row

* Cincinnati Reds baseball no- hitter game

* Baseball history about to made



The front page of this section has a two column heading: "Vander Meer Pitches No-Hit, No-Run Game, Facing 28 Batters as Reds Top Bees, 3-0" First report coverage on Johnny Vander Meer pitching the ... See More  

Charles Francis Massy Swynnerton killed....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 13, 1938



* Charles Francis Massy Swynnerton

* English naturalist - tsetse fly expert

* Killed in airplane crash in Africa



The front page has a two column heading: "Swynnerton, Expert on Tsetse Fly, Is Killed With Two Others in an Air Crash in Africa" (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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Amelia Earhart lost at sea... Another search planned ?...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 14, 1938



* Amelia Earhart lost at sea

* Another search planned ?



The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "NEW EARHART HUNT IN PACIFIC PLANNED" with subheads. (see) Amelia Earhart was lost just under a year earlier.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 42 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally ni... See More  

Custer Creek train wreck...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, June 20, 1938



* Custer Creek, Montana train wreck

* Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul crack train "Olympian"

* Miles City, Montana



This 12 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "TRAIN INTO CREEK; 29 DEAD" with subheads (see images). 1st report coverage on the wreck of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul crac... See More