Premiere of "Jennifer's Body", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, September 18, 2009



* Best "Jennifer's Body" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* Supernatural horror black comedy film



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Jennifer's Body" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood... See More  

1966 Village Voice placard... Jules Feiffer...

Here is what I believe to be a placard advertisement for the Greenwich Village publication "Village Voice" with a focus on the weekly cartoon by the famed Jules Feiffer. A written date on the back reads: "Feb. 17, 1966" which means this was from the beginning of the counterculture movement in America. I searched the internet to try to find a similar item and nothing comes up. I... See More  

Nice print of Ted Healy, founder of the Three Stooges...

SECTION 9 ONLY of the New York Times, May 19, 1929



* Print of Ted Healy of The Three Stooges fame



The front page of this section of this Sunday newspaper features an uncommonly large illustration which features both Ted Healy and Jobyna Howland. Brief text begins with: "Two Somewhat Different Players of Comedy Who Will Figure in the Week's New Entertainments. Ted Healy, a Funny Man ... See More  

Arandora Star attacked... Nazi prisoners...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1940



* Arandora Star attack and sinking

* Nazi prisoners (prison ship)

* German submarine U-47



The front page has a six column headline: "U-BOAT TORPEDOES PRISON SHIP, 1,068 LOST" with subheads. (see images) Photo of the Arandora Star is on page 4.

Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



wikipedia notes: On July 2, 1940, having l... See More  

1931 Cyprus riot revolution... Al 'Scarface' Capone...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1931



* Island of Cyprus riot

* Struggle for union w/ Greece

* Al 'Scarface' Capone



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Cyprus Mobs Fight for Union With Greece; Britain Rushes Troops by Ships and Planes" (see) First report coverage on the riot & demonstration on the Island of Cyprus for the union with Greece. Always nice... See More  

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel assassination follow-up...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 22, 1947 



* Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel assassination (1st report)

* Flamingo Club, Las Vegas, Nevada - Murder Inc.



The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "BUGIE SIEGEL SLAYER HUNTED; QUIZ PARTNER" with a few related photos (small) including one of Siegel with heading: "Bugsie Siegel Slain" (see images) First report coverage on t... See More  

1982 "The Go-Go's" MSG cocert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 28, 1982



* The Go-Go's - all-female rock band

* American singer Belinda Carlisle

* Madison Square Garden concert ad

* "Pink Floyd - The Wall" film opening



Page 79 has a nice full page advertisement for "The Go-Go's" with "A Flock OF Seagulls" upcoming concert performance at Madison S... See More  

The 1929 Rose Bowl... Riegels runs the wrong way...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. January 2, 1929



* Rose Bowl football game

* California vs. Georgia Tech

* Roy 'Wrong Way' Riegels



The front page has a two column heading: "Tragic Gridiron 'Boner' Costs California Win Over Georgia" with subhead. (see images) Coverage of the game continues in the sport's section with lineups.



Complete with 18 pages, light toning... See More  

The very beginning of the O.J. Simpson media circus...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 15, 1994 



* Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson & Ron Goldman

* Football great O. J. Simpson looking like a suspect ?

* Second day report from the city where it happened



The front has a photo showing the media gathering outside of Simpsons home. Also a smaller photo of Nicole Simpson. A two column heading reads: "Police Sources Link Evidence to Simpson&quo... See More  

1st automated subway runs in 1962 NYC...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan 5, 1962



* First automated subway train begins service

* 42nd Street Shuttle (unmanned) transportation

* Times Square - Grand Central Station route



The top of the front page has a four column heading: "First Automated Subway Train starts Run" with subhead and photo (see images) First report coverage continues inside. A historic event in New York City trans... See More  

1951 Dezi Arnaz-Lucille Ball baby girl photo...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Oct. 3, 1951



* Lucie Arnaz is introduced to the public

* Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball & daughter photo



Page 53 has as a two column photo with heading: "Picture Debut of Arnaz-Ball Baby" and brief text. (see images)

Complete with 64 pages, rag edition, some small binding holes along the spine/1st column, nice condition.... See More  

Bobby Jones wins 1925 U.S. Amateur golf title...

SPORT'S SECTION only of the New York Times, Sept. 6, 1925



* Bobby Jones wins his 2nd

* U.S. Amateur championships

* Oakmont Country Club - golf



The top of the front page of this section has a one column heading: "JONES KEEP TITLE, BEATING WATTS GUNN" with subheads and scores. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 3 with banner heading and related pictorial. One... See More  

Hank Aaron hits home run #500...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass., July 15, 1968



* Hank Aaron home run #500

* Atlanta (Milwaukee) Braves

* Major league baseball



Within the sport's section (page 6) is a two column heading: "Wilson-Aaron Star As Astros Sweep Twin Bill" Text includes: I (see images) He would eventually end his career with the all-time home run record with 755. (Barry Bonds is excluded due to s... See More  

World's 1st nuclear device explosion announcement...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Minn., Sept. 13, 1945



* Manhattan Project comes to fruition

* Director physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer

* Post atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

* Japanese claim of radiation in deaths



The front page has a three column heading; "Accidental Find Prevents A-Bomb Earth-Poisoning" with rare photo of Oppenheimer. (see images) Coverage continues in... See More  

1913 NYC Mayor William Jay Gaynor death...

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, Sept. 13, 1913



* William Jay Gaynor death

* New York City mayor - politician

* Assassination attempt photo fame



The front page has a one column heading: "Gaynor's Body Lies In State" with subheads. (see images)

Sixteen pages, light toning, some margin wear with a few small tears, should be handled with care.



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Leon Trotsky assassinated in 1940...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, August 22, 1940

 

* Leon Trotsky assassination

* Soviet Union Red Army founder

* Marxist Theorist



The front page has a one column heading: "TROTSKY DIES CHARGING OGPU PLANNED ATTACK" with subheads and photo showing Trotsky on his death bed. (see images)

Complete with all 30+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, gen... See More  

Martin Luther King Sr. death...

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Nov. 12, 1984



* Martin Luther King Sr. death w/ photo

* African-American Baptist pastor

* Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church

* Father of civil rights leader namesake



The front page has a nice headline: "MARTIN LUTHER KING SR. DIES" with photo. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 120 pages, tabloid size, good condition.... See More  

1935 Mary Pickford & Douglas Fairbanks divorce...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 11, 1935 



* Mary Pickford & Douglas Fairbanks divorce



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline for display: "'DOUG' AND MARY DIVORCED" with subhead. First report coverage continues inside with related pictorial (see images)

Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spi... See More  

German Ocean Liner SS St. Louis... Jewish refugees...

Jewish refugees are refused in Cuba...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Missouri, June 2, 1939..



* German Ocean Liner MS St. Louis

* Jewish refugees are refused in Cuba

* "The Voyage of the Damned"

* IN A ST. LOUIS PUBLICATION ***



The front page of section D (inside) has a one column heading: "917 JEWS, BARRED BY CUBA, ORDERED BACK TO GERMANY" with subhead and photo. (see images) Nice to have from the city of the o... See More  

Derek Jeter makes his MLB debut in 1995...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 30, 1995



* Hall of Famer Derek Jeter

* New York Yankees shortstop

* MLB baseball debut game



Page 5 of the sport's section has a brief report under: "Around The Majors" that reads: "The New York Yankees called up shortstop Derek Jeter, their first-round pick in the June 1992 free-agent draft, from triple-A Columbus" The following page has the ... See More  

Sally Ride to be 1st Woman in space ?...

SAN JOSE MERCURY, California, Jan. 17, 1978



* Stanford University student Sally Ride

* Selected to be a possible future astronaut

* First American Woman to fly in space fame

* Future NASA space program icon w/ photo



The bottom of the front page has a four column heading: "3 Central Coast scientists on astronaut list" with a photo of a young Sally Ride, a student at Stanford Univ... See More  

Japanese aerial bombing of Canton & Nanjing (Nanking), China

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Evans Carlson's raiders attack Makin Island....

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., August 24, 1942



* Evans Carlson's Makin Island raid

* World War II - U.S. Marines

* President Roosevelt's eldest son, James



The front page has a banner headline: "U. S. FLIERS KNOCK OUT JAP ATTACK ON AUSTRALIA" with subhead and two related photo. (see images) Coverage continues on page 3 with few more related photos, one showing Evans Carlson... See More  

1947 Sergeants Affair... Anti-Jewish attack....

THE DETROIT NEWS, July 31, 1947



* The Sergeants affair hangings

* Anti-Jewish riots in Britain to occur

* Anti-semitism - British troops



The front page has a seven column heading: "Irgun Blasts Bodies of Britons" with subheads and related photo. (see images)

Complete in 56 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More  

1969 Woodstock music festival letters to editor...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 4, 1969



* Woodstock music festival on Max Yasgur's farm

* Letters to the editor with eyewitness accounts



Starting on page 4 are three letters to the editor commenting on their experience at the Woodstock music festival just a few weeks earlier. (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was ... See More