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).



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Esther Williams...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS - PARADE, Detroit, Michigan, December 18, 1949  The front of this issue contains a photo of Esther Williams, not wearing her usual swimming suit, but rather in winter-wear and with ice skates as she was promoting a new movie "Duchess of Idaho". Additional stories and advertisements are within.



This is complete in 24 pages with several small binding holes al... See More  

Nazi General Erich von Manstein guilty of war crimes...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 20, 1949



* Nazi General Erich von Manstein

* Guilty of war crimes against humanity

* WWII - World War II field marshall

* Invasion of France architect - Jewish holocaust



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Mannstein Guilty  of Crimes, Gets 18 Years' Imprisonment" with subhead and photo. (see images)

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Prepare for the coming rapture...

CITY DAILY NEWS--Extra, "Almost Any Time" "Day Or Night Edition".  This is a curious little newspaper printed by the "Faithful Words Publishing Company, St. Louis.

The banner headline: "THOUSANDS MISSING" with other heads; "City Awakens To Discover Many Citizens Have Disappeared" "Lord's Return Suggested As Explanation" "All Ban... See More  

Collecting newspapers... reference book...

"HORACE GREELEY - Voice Of The People", by William Harlan Hale,  (1950)  376 pgs.

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Jan. 19, 1950. Page 10 has a two line, two column head: "Rep. Ford Is Named 'Young Man of Year'" and just above this and underscored is a one line head: "War On Bossism Wins Honor." The report begins: "Rep. Gerald R. Ford, Jr. (R), Grand Rapids, was chosen as one of the Nation's 10 'young men of the year'" Plus a bit more about the award and the other recipients. Includes a... See More  

1950 Preston Tucker not guilty...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, January 23, 1950



* Preston Tucker not guilty (1st report)

* Automobile designer & entrepreneur

* 1948 Tucker Sedan "Tucker Torpedo" fame



The front page has a one column heading: "Tucker Will Try to Re-organize Firm" with subhead: "Accused Cleared Of Fraud Charges" (see)

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Russian spy Alger Hiss found Guilty...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., January 25, 1950



* Alger Hiss sentenced

* Convicted Soviet spy



The top of front page has a four column headline: "Alger Hiss Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison" with subheads. (see)

Complete with 26 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.

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.

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1950 Minneapolis, Minnesota Airplane crash...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, March 8, 1950



* Minneapolis, Minnesota

* Airplane airliner crash

* Martin 202 aircraft



This 54 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:



* 15 DEAD AS AIRLINER CRASHES INTO HOUSE

* Two Children at Television Set in Minneapolis Are Killed and 13 on Plane



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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  

Jimmy Demaret wins 1950 Masters golf tournament

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., April 10, 1950



* Jimmy Demaret wins Masters Tournament

* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia



The sport's section (page 10) has a two column heading: "Demaret Takes Masters After Ferrier Blows Up" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Jimmy Demaret winning the 1950 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia.

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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 TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26, 1950



* Green Hornet Trolley Disaster (1st report)

* Chicago street car & gas truck collision



This 60 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "33 GO TO FLAMING DEATHS IN HEAD-ON CRASH OF STREETCAR AND BIG GAS TRUCK" with subhead and photo of the horrific scene. (see) Tells of the Green Hornet trolley dis... See More  

Thousands To Greet President Truman...

MEXICO EVENING LEDGER, June 8, 1950 from Mexico, Missouri. This issue features a nearly page-size photo of President Truman with the headline "Thousands To Greet President" and "Rain or Shine President to Talk". This is the outer leaf only and is in nice condition. See photo for fuller details.

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  

Whitey Ford's first Major League win...

NEW YORK TIMES, July 18, 1950  The sports section contains coverage of Whitey Ford's first Major League win: banner head on pg. 24: "Yankees Check White Sox at Stadium on Berra's Two run Double in Seventh", with a photo.  Wonderful to have this report in a New York paper. 

Apparently the complete first section with pages 1-32, loose at the spine, very nice conditi... See More  

Evangeline Booth... 1st Woman General of Salvation Army...

THE DETROIT NEWS, July 18, 1950



* Evangeline Booth death - British theologist

* 1st Woman General of Salvation Army



The top of page 7 has a two column heading: "Salvationists Mourn Chief" with subheads and photo. (see)

Complete with all 38 pages, rag edition in nice condition. Some small binding holes along the spine. ... See More  

Luckiest cats... Hollywood's 'beefcakes'...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS - PARADE, Detroit, Michigan, July 30, 1950  The front of this issue contains a photo of three cats with an inside article entitled "Are These the World's Luckiest Cats?" These cats all had large inheritances willed to them.



Also included is an article "They call it... Beefcake!" which includes many photos of Hollywood's handsome actors inc... See More  

Operation Magic Carpet...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 21, 1950



* Operation Magic Carpet

* Jewish - Judaica - Israel

* Yemen



This 36 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 6: "Mass Move to Israel Virtually Dissolves Jewish Communities in Eight Countries". This tells of the massive move of numerous Jewish communes to Israel.



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Ransom E. Olds death... in a Detroit paper....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, August 27, 1950



* Ransom Eli Olds death (1st report)

* Father of the American automobile

* From the capital of the car industry



This 40+ Sunday newspaper has a one headline on the front page: "Auto Pioneer R.E. Olds Dies at 86" with subhead. 1st report coverage on the death of automobile pioneer, Ransom Eli Olds. Reporting continues on p... See More  

DC-3 Utica, New York airplane crash...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 5, 1950



* Douglas DC-3 airplane disaster 

* Utica, New York 



This 48 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "DC-3 CRASH KILLS 13, FIVE IN ONE FAMILY; 10 HURT NEAR UTICA" "Airliner, Carrying Holiday Passengers for Newark, Fails Soon After Takeoff" and more. (see) Report continues on page... See More  

Coshocton, Ohio train wreck....

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 11, 1950



* Coshocton, Ohio train wreck

* Spirit of St. Louis

* United States soldiers killed



The front page has a two column headline: "Twenty-Five Die In Ohio Train Crash" Early, same day report here.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 10 pages, tiny binding slits along the spine, nice condition.

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