Chicago Cubs win 1938 NL pennant....

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, October 2, 1938



* Chicago Cubs win NL pennant

* MLB - Major League Baseball



The top of page 12 has a banner headline: "CUBS WIN NATIONAL LEAGUE PENNANT; BEAT CARDS, 10 TO 3" with subhead, box scores and related photo. (see) First report coverage on the 1938 Chicago Cubs winning the National League pennant.

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Bob Feller's record strikeouts in a game..

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Mass., October 3, 1938



* Bob Feller 18 strikeouts (record at the time)

* Cleveland Indians - MLB baseball



The sport's section (page 18) has a one column heading: "FELLER SETS MARK BY STRIKING OUT 18" with subhead and box scores. (see) First report coverage on Bob Feller breaking the MLB baseball record for most strikeouts for a single game at the time.

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The death of aviator Hermann Koehl...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 9, 1938



* Aviator, Hermann Koehl death

* Atlantic - East to West fame



This 150+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 45 that include: "HERMANN KOEHL, OCEAN FLIER, DIES", "German Captain Pilot of the Plane Bremen on First East-to-West Atlantic Hop", "Shot Down Twice In War" and more with photo of Kohl (see images). A first ... See More  

Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke death... cricket...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 11, 1938



* Martin Hawke, 7th Baron Hawke death (1st report)

* English amateur cricketer - Yorkshire and England



The top of page 25 has a one column heading: "LORD HAWKE DEAD; LEADER IN CRICKET" 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 German annexation of Sudentenland...

ROTOGRAVURE PICTURE SECTION only of the New York Times, October 16, 1938 



* German annexation of Sudetenland begins 

* Adolph Hitler greeted at  Eger, Czechoslovakia 



The front page has five related photos with heading: "The German Armies March Into Czechoslovakia" (see)

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

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Charles Lindbergh receives Nazi medal...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 20, 1938



* Charles Lindbergh a Nazi sympathizer ?

* Receives: "Service Cross of the German Eagle"

* Field Marshall Hermann Goering - Adolph Hitler



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Hitler Grants Lindbergh High Decoration After Bitter Attacks on Flier by Russians" (see) First report coverage on Hermann Goering presen... See More  

A colorful 1938 supplement to a German newspaper...

Brummbar (the week's-supplement of the Berliner Morgenpost), October 22, 1938  A 4-page colorful supplement to the Berliner Morgenpost, with various illustrated cartoons - from just prior to World War II. This supplement is in very good condition (see images).

A Nazi illustrated newspaper... Adolf Hitler...

JB - ILLUSTSRIERTE BEOBACHTER (Illustrated Observer), Munich, Oct. 27, 1938  The entire front page is taken up with a photo that includes Adolf Hitler. A wealth of Nazi propaganda reporting, with many photos, in this 48 page, tabloid-size newspaper;

An inside page has an ad clipped, otherwise very nice condition.

Polenaktion.... Jews expelled from German Reich...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 29, 1938



* Polenaktion "Polish Action" (1st report)

* Arrests and expulsion of Jews in Germany

* Jewish persecution - pre-holocaust



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GERMANY DEPORTS JEWS TO POLAND; SEIZES THOUSANDS" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.... See More  

1938 Will Rogers Memorial Museum dedication...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 5, 1938



* Will Rogers Memorial Museum dedication

* Claremore, Oklahoma - Rogers County

* President Franklin D. Roosevelt



The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "ROOSEVELT LEADS TRIBUTE TO ROGERS" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the dedication of the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore, Oklahoma. I suspect this is one... See More  

Here's an unusual election headline...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 9, 1938 



* Ham and Eggs movement

* Pension scheme losses



The banner headline announces a local election result: "OLSON LEADS, HAM-EGGS BEATEN". Only to be found in Southern California, the "ham and eggs" movement in 1938 was a misguided attempt to provide elderly Californians with a weekly pension (see the web for more).

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Just prior to Crystal Night...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, November 9, 1938



* Pre Crystal Night  (Kristallnacht)

* Night of Broken Glass

* Persecution of Jews



This 26 page newspaper has two column headlines near the bottom of the front page: "Hitler Threatening to Seize Germany's Lost Colonies" "Speech by Fuehrer Also Marks Launching of Severe 'Reprisals' Against Jews"



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Night of Broken Glass... Kristallnacht...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, November 15, 1938.



* Crystal Night  (Kristallnacht)

* Persecution of Jews

* Jewish businesses attacked



This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page:



* British-U.S. Plan May Provide Haven For Many German Jew Refugees



with subheads. (see) Other news of the day throughout.



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Crystal Night (Kristallnacht)... Persecution of the Jews...

THE FREDERICK POST, Frederick, Maryland, November 16, 1938  This 10 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "GOERING FROWNS ON ANTI-JEWISH DRIVE IN REICH" "Reported To Be Opposed In Principle To Policies Of Goebbels" "GERMAN JEWISH POLICY SCORED BY ROOSEVELT" "Recent Events Described As Almost Beyond Belief, Says Executive&quo... See More  

Wiggins MS lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 22, 1938  This 48 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 14: "NEGRO YOUTH LYNCHED BY MISSISSIPPI MOB" "Seized After Alleged Attack on Woman, 74, at Wiggins".



This tells of the lynching of negro Wilder McGowan in Wiggins, Mississippi.



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Persecution of Jews in 1938 Berlin....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 24, 1938



* Post Crystal Night  (Kristallnacht)

* Persecution of Jews continues

* Jewish property in jeopardy



The front page has one column headings: "REICH LEVIES 20% ON JEWS' PROPERTY", "Taxes Holdings of All Worth More Than 5,000 Marks to Meet Huge Fine" Coverage on the ongoing persecution of Jews shortly after Kristallnacht (nig... See More  

1938 Midvale UT school bus disaster....

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, December 2, 1938



* Midvale UT school bus - train disaster

* Riverton & South Jordan Utah children



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "26 CHILDREN KILLED WHEN TRAIN STRIKES SCHOOL BUS IN UTAH" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the school bus disaster near Midvale, Utah. This was the worse school bus accident in U.S. histo... See More  

Anna Marie Hahn executtion.... Woman serial killer....

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, December 8, 1938



* Anna Marie Hahn execution (electric chair)

* German-American Woman serial killer (poison)



The top of page 6 has a two column heading: "'Don't Do This to Me,' Cried Mrs. Hahn in Ohio Death Chair" with subhead. (see)

Complete with all 40 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally ni... See More  

New York Giants win NFL championship...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, December 12, 1938



* NFL football championship game w/ photos

* New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers



The sport's section (page 18) has a three column heading: "New York Giants Beat Green Bay Packers in Pro Grid Title Game" with lineup. First report coverage on the NFL football championship game between the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers... See More  

Jefferson Memorial begins construction...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 16, 1938



* Jefferson Memorial begins construction (ground breaking)

* President Thomas Jefferson honored

* Toto the clown death



Page 3 has one column headings that include: "ROOSEVELT LAUDS JEFFERSON'S DEEDS", "President, at Start of Memorial, Says Virginian Set Up Nation as a Democracy", "SITE HAILED AT EXERCISES" and more. Al... See More  

1938 Hans Bethe & the lifespan of the sun...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 18, 1938



* Hans Bethe at Cornell University

* German-American nuclear Physicist

* Atoms and the lifespan of the sun



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Endless Duel of Atoms Declared Source of Fuel in Furnace and Sun" with subhead. (see) Lengthy text continues on page 12.

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1938 Murder of Margaret Martin.... Kingston, Pennsylvania...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 22, 1938



* Murder of Margaret Martin

* Kingston, Pennsylvania



The front page has a one column heading: "MISSING GIRL SLAIN; BODY LEFT IN CREEK" with subhead. (see) First report coverage here.

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









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1938 Karel Capek death... Czech writer....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 26, 1938



* Karel Capek death (1st report)

* Czech science Fiction writer

* "War with the Newts" fame



The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "KAREL CAPEK DIES; CZECH WRITER" 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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Jimmy Foxx takes the batting title in 1938....

NEW YORK TIMES, December 28, 1938 



* Jimmie Foxx wins batting title

* Boston Red Sox - American League



A seven column headline on the sports section reports: "American League Batting Laurels Captured by Foxx of the Red Sox" with subheads: "Foxx Topped List With Mark Of  .349" "New High In Home Runs" and more. Also a nice two column photo of Jimmie Fox... See More  

Foxx, Greenberg & DiMaggio w/ photo...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 31, 1938



* Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg & Joe DiMaggio

* American League power hitting leaders for 1938

* MLB - Major League Baseball



The sport's section (page 9) has a two column heading: "Foxx Topped the Power Hitters, American League Records Show" with subhead and photo. (see)

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