London Blitz in 1940...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, December 30, 1940



* London Blitz - World War II

* Worst air raid in London's history

* German warplanes (Luftwaffe)



The front page has a great banner headline: "TREMENDOUS RAID LEAVES LONDON A MASS OF FLAMES!" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with all 22 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small library stamp wit... See More  

Bobby Jones wins 1928 U.S. Amateur title...

SECTION 2 (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, September 16, 1928



* Amateur golfer Bobby Jones

* Brae Burn Country Club - golf

* United States Amateur Championship



The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "JONES WINS 4TH AMATEUR TITLE, 10-9" with subheads and two related photos. (see images) Nice for display. First report coverage on Bobby Jones winning ... See More  

Lewis Yelland Andrews assassination in Nazareth...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 27, 1937



* Lewis Yelland Andrews assassination

* Killed by Arab at Nazareth, Israel



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "British Chief in Galilee Killed By Arabs Near Nazareth Church" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the assassination of Lewis Yelland Andrews, British District Commissioner for the Gaillee during the British Ma... See More  

Jesse Owens beats horse in 1936...

SECTION 2 (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, December 27, 1936



* Jesse Owens vs. Julio McCaw

* Track speedster beats Cuban horse

* Olympic star sprinter



The front page of this section has a one column heading: "Jesse Owens Wins Again--This Time He Outruns Horse" (see image) Page 3 has a pictorial of the 1936 sport's stars for the year including Owens and the New Yo... See More  

Willie Mays drafted by U.S. Army...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 17, 1952



* Willie Mays "The Say Hey Kid"

* New York Giants baseball player

* Drafted by the United States Army (Korean War)



The top of page 33 has a seven column heading: "Mays of Giants Is Found Acceptable for Draft After Second Test" with subheads and photo of Mays taking the aptitude test. (see images)

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1961 Barbra Streisand's 1st acting performance...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 19, 1961



* Barbra Streisand - singer & actress 1st performance

* Another Evening with Harry Stoones - Off-Broadway

* Very early and extremely rare item on Streisand (19 yrs. old)



Page 11 has a list of current Off-Broadway theatre performances including a musical titled: "Another Evening with Harry Stoones" which was Barbra ... See More  

1940 Battle of Britain begins...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, July 11, 1940



* Battle of Britain begins (1st report)

* German bombers over United Kingdom



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "GERMANS BOMB ENGLAND FROM COAST TO COAST; TOWNS MACHINE GUNNED" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the beginning of the "Battle of Britain" with the attack by the German Air Force (Luf... See More  

1941 Strand Theatre fire disaster... Brockton, Mass....

THE BOSTON POST, March 13, 1941 



* Strand Theatre fire disaster

* Firemen - firefighters

* Brockton, Massachusetts



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "DEATH TOLL IN BROCKTON REACHES 13" with subheads. (see images) Coverage on the Strand Theatre fire in Brockton, Massachusetts.

Complete with 20 pages, nice condition.



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1938 Sholomo Ben-Yosef execution... Jewish... Jews...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 30, 1938



* Shlomo Ben-Yosef hanging

* Revisionist Zionist - Irgun

* 1st Jew executed by British

* Mandatory Palestine

* Jewish - Jews - Judaica



The front page has one column headings: "Holy Land Is Put Under Army Rule" "Jews Protest British Execution of Youth" (see image) First report coverage on the execution of Shlomo Ben-Yosef.

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Ronald Reagan is inaugurated, hostages are released... In a Washington newspaper...

THE WASHINGTON POST, January 21, 1981 



* Ronald Reagan inauguration

* Iran hostage crisis ends

* Best publication to have ?



Two historic banner headlines on the front page read: "Freed Americans Land in W. Germany" "Reagan Sworn In as the 40th President" with related subheads.

The front page photo shows Ronald Reagan in his motorcade, and another shows former... See More  

1929 Blackburn Cult... religouis movement...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 7, 1929



* The Blackburn Cult

* The Great Eleven Club

* May Otis Blackburn

* Queen & High Priestiss

* Willa Rhoads corpse



The bottom of the front page has a one column heading: "'Princess' Buried With 7 Dead Dogs" with subhead. (see image)

Complete with 26 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.



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House of David cult commune... Benjamin Purnell...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Jan. 29, 1924



* The Israelite House of David religious commune

* King & Queen Benjamin and Mary Purnell

* Benton Harbor, Michigan cult



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SHILOH 'QUEEN' JUST A MOTHER" with subheads. (see images) I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the ti... See More  

A newspaper from the General Strike in England...

THE BRITISH WORKER--Official Strike News Bulletin, Published by The General Council of the Trades Union Congress, London, May 11, 1926  This was a short-lived newspaper published during the historic General Strike in England.

As noted in Wikipedia, this was a sympathy strike by the newspaper workers, in support of the general strike that lasted from May 4 - 12, 1926. This is issue number 7.

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For American soldiers in Bourdeau, France...

THE COURIER, "Concerning Base Section No. 2", Bourdeau, France, May 1, 1919  This was a weekly: "By and for the A. E. F. [American Expeditionary Force] Men in Base Section No. 2". This is the volume 1, number 3 issue.

This was for American soldiers who remained in France after World War i, which ended Nov. 11, 1918. The full front page is a nice graphic of a baseball game... See More  

1929 Mount Taylor (New Mexico) airplane disaster...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, Sept. 7, 1929



* Airplane crash disaster

* "the City of San Francisco"

* Mount Taylor Stratovolcano

* Near Grants, New Mexico



The front page has a nice banner headline: "SEARCH GOES ON FOR MISSING AIR LINER" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 20 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in go... See More  

Opening weekend of "Dan in Real Life"

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 27, 2007



* Opening weekend for "Dan in Real Life" and "SAW IV"

* Full-page ads



The Calendar section has full-page ads for "Dan in Real Life", staring Steve Carell, "Michael Clayton", staring George Clooney, & "SAW IV".

Great to have these advertisements in a newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry.

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Chicago gangster Fred Goetz assassinated...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 21, 1934



* Fred Goetz assassination

* "Shotgun" George Ziegler

* St. Valentine's Day Massacre suspect

* Chicago Outfit hit man

* Best title to be had - very rare as such



The front page has a one column heading: "Shot Dead in Street; $1,000 Bill in Pocket" Two related photos are on the back page. (see images) When it comes to gangsters... See More  

1907 Harry Orchard murder trial...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 11, 1907



* Albert Horsley (Harry Orchard)

* Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg

* Assassination - murder trial



The front page has a six column headline: "W. D. HAYWOOD ON STAND TESTIFYING FOR HIMSELF" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that ar... See More  

Last Tower of London execution in 1941...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 16, 1941



* Josef Jakobs executed by firing squad

* Captured German spy during World War II

* Last execution at the Tower of London



Page 6 has a one column heading: "German Spy Is Shot In Tower of London" with subhead. (see image)

Complete with 30 pages, rag edition, a little residue along the spine from disbinding, nice condition.



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Interesting title for a World War II camp newspaper...

THE PEDESTRIAN, Oct. 12, 1944  This is one of many "camp" newspapers produced for military personnel. Noted on page 2: "...published for the men of the 151st Infantry...primary purpose is entertainment, and any information which may creep into its columns is coincidental."

An interesting title, and the letters show feet with shoes (boots) running. This is the volume 1, nu... See More  

A promotional newspaper for the Cole Circus...

THE CIRCUS HERALD, (1941)  This was a newspaper by and for the promotion of the "JAMES M. COLE CIRCUS" with generic reports on the circus ads, etc., and promoting the dates of their up-coming shows, this one at the "Gloversville Airport, Route 148...Monday, June 2" which is in New York.

The newspaper does not have a city or date, but by calculation we were able to determi... See More  

Printed "in the field" in the jungles of New Guinea...

GUINEA GOLD, "American Edition", June 7, 1944  Hailing itself as the "most bombed newspaper", this military publication was printed in the jungles of New Guinea, hence the title.

The headline announces: "INVASION ON ! " and: "ALLIED ARMIES LAND ON NORTH COAST OF FRANCE" with related text. The back page has: "Landing In Europe Preceded By Terrific ... See More  

1966 stand-up comedian Lenny Bruce death...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 4, 1966



* Lenny Bruce drug overdose death (1st report)

* Stand-up comedian - satirist - obscene comedy



The front page has a brief first report with one column heading: "Lennie Bruce Found Dead" (see image) I assume this to be a early, breaking news report giving the brief text here.

Complete with 58 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condi... See More  

1st Led Zeppelin North American tour ad (1969)...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 23, 1969



* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band

* First North American tour advertisement

* 1st New York City concert - Fillmore East



Page 32 has a historic advertisement for a very early Led Zeppelin concert at the East Fillmore venue in Manhattan. Shown are upcoming concerts at this venue which also includes The Grateful Dead, J... See More  

1943 Potenji River Conference... FDR... WWII...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 30, 1943



* Potenji River Harbor - Natal Conference

* Brazil role in World War II discussed

* President Getulio Vargas & Franklin D. Roosevelt



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "ROOSEVELT, VARGAS AFFIRM AIM TO MAKE ATLANTIC SAFE FOR ALL" with subheads. See below for further information.

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