1963 Camp Summerlane attack... Racially motivated...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 18, 1963



* Camp Summerlane - Western North Carolina

* Pro integration ethical humanist Summer camp

* Rosman NC racist mountaineers attack



The front page has a heading: "Mountaineers Drive Camp Out of Hills, Into Jersey" with lead-in: "Von Hilsheimer Is Organizer" (see images) Article continues on a inside pa... See More  

1954 Creature from the Back Lagoon...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 21, 1954



* Creature from the Black Lagoon - Gill-man

* Second day premiere advertisement for NYC

* 3D monster horror film - movie



Page 38 has an advertisement for the second day opening (regular showings) for the film "Creature from the Back Lagoon" in New York City. (see)

Complete with 44 pages, light toning a the margins, generally very nice.... See More  

Harry Houdini's "magic" newspaper...

"FREE PRESS MAGIC" was a special section of the Detroit Free Press newspaper, May 1, 1927 



* Rare Harry Houdini periodical



The masthead notes: "Founded By Houdini" Interestingly the inside pages are taken up with two comics, one in color. However the front and back pages have various puzzles, games or magic items that are in black ink.

The back page has 3 puzzles by... See More  

World premiere ad for "The French Connection"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village (weekly), New York, Oct. 7, 1971



* "The French Connection" World premiere advertisement

* American neo-noir action thriller film - movie

* Famed actors Gene Hackman & Roy Scheider

* Car chase fame - Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle



Page 61 has a 8 x 6 inch advertisement for: "The French Connection" for it's World premiere in ... See More  

1965 Mississippi Civil Rights Movement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 2, 1965



* Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi

* Post Herbert Lee (activist) murder

* French artist & writer Tom Ungerer

* "Civil Right Bill" illustration



The front page has a Tomi Ungerer racist illustration titled: "Civil Rights Bill"

Also a heading: "From Liberty in Miss. To Justice in D.C.... See More  

1930 World Series... Baseball...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, October 3, 1930



* Philadelphia Athletics vs. St. Louis Cardinals

* World Series of baseball (game 2)



The front page has a nice banner headline: "ATHLETICS ROUT CARDS 6-1 TO WIN SECOND SERIES GAME" with subheads and photo of George Earnshaw. (see images) Much more in the sport's section.

Complete with 36 pages, light toning and a little wear at... See More  

1901 Beavertown, Michigan murders...

THE EVENING NEWS, Detroit, June 5, 1901



* Beavertown, Michigan murders

* Will Arnell spree killings



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "FIVE PEOPLE SHOT BY A FRENZIED HOTEL MAN" with subheads. (see images)

Eight pages, light toning, some margin wear, generally good. Should be handled with care. ... See More  

1971 PINK FLOYD concert ad... Frank Zappa film...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 4, 1971



* Pink Floyd at Carnegie Hall concert advertisement

* British psychedelic rock group - band performance

* Atom Heart Mother - David Gilmour - Roger Waters

* Frank Zappa's "200 Motels" opening day film ad



Page 45 has a 14 x 3 1/2 advertisement for a "PINK FLOYD" concert at Carnegie Hall. (see im... See More  

1965 death of folk singer Peter La Farge...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 4, 1965



* Peter La Farge overdose death

* Folk music singer - songwriter



The bottom of the front page has a photo of Peter La Farge with brief text on his unexpected death. (see image)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.

It is worth noting that "The Villag... See More  

Russia recognizes Israel as a new state...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, May 18, 1948 



* Russia recognizes Israel as a new State



The front page has a two column head: "Jews Say Acre Surrenders, 500 Arab Troops Drown" with notable text that includes: "Russia recognized Israel...".

History would show Russia to be the first major power to formally recognize Israeli statehood.

Complete in 12 pages, nic... See More  

Adolf Hitler loses to Hindenburg in the 1932 election...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, April 11, 1932



* Adolph Hitler vs. Paul Von Hindenburg 

* Last major setback before rise to power (Hitler) 

* Germany presidential election



The front page has an interestedly inconspicuous article that would have more significance in years to come.

The one column head notes: "Hindenburg States Another 7-Year Term" "German Presid... See More  

World premiere of "Friday the 13th" (1980) slasher film...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, May 19, 1980



* "Friday the 13th" opening review

* 2nd week movie advertisement

* American slasher cult classic film

* Lengthy article on Meir Kahane



Page 50 has a somewhat brief review of the movie "Friday the 13th" which opened the previous week. Page 57 has the iconic 5 x 3 inch (not including the locations underneath) advertisement: &qu... See More  

Village Voice journalist Arthur Bell...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Oct. 31, 1977 



* Journalist Arthur Bell

* LGBT - gay rights activist



Page 16 has an article by Arthur Bell,  a journalist and LGBT activist who first wrote for the Village Voice in 1969 on the Stonewall riots. After Variety Reporter Addison Verrill, a friend of Bell's, was killed in 1977, Bell wrote about the case in the Voice. In response he recei... See More  

Opening ad for the movie "The Terminator" (1984)..

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 30, 1984



* "The Terminator" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* Arnold Schwarzenegger - science-fiction



Page 70 has a iconic 9 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement (not including the locations underneath): "THE TERMINATOR" for it's opening in New York City. Being a weekly publication, this is actually t... See More  

Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed into law...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 12, 1965



* Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed into law

* Civil Rights Movement - racial discrimination

* President Lyndon B. Johnson - editorial



Page 9 has a editorial by Howard Moody headed: "The Challenge: A Bill Comes Due" with lead-in: "The Press of Freedom" (see images) Johnson signed the act just a few d... See More  

1968 Indian dancer Indrani Rahman advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 29, 1968



* Indrani Rahan performance advertisements

* Indian classical dancer & beauty pageant winner

* Bharata Natyam - Kuchipudi - Kathakali - Odissi

* Anderson Theatre, Manhattan, New York City



Page 27 has a large advertisement for "INDRANI'S fabulous Festival of Indian Dance, Drama, and Music" (see images... See More  

1918 Krazy Kat & Abie The Agent comic strips...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 23, 1918



* Early "Krazy Kat" comic strip

* Cartoonist George Herriman

* "Abie the Agent" Jewish car salesman

* Harry Hershfield "the Jewish Will Rogers"



Pages 12 & 13 have four early comic strips titled: "Baron Bean", "Abie The Agent" & "Krazy Kat". See images for the full "Krazy Kat&q... See More  

1964 Dudley Moore Trio night club jazz ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 26, 1964



* English actor Dudley Moore - Trio

* Village Vanguard jazz club advertisement



Page 15 under "cafes & coffee houses" is a small advertisement for "Dudley Moore & His Jazz Trio" (see image)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.... See More  

1964 Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu speech ad

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 10, 1964



* Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu

* Zanzibar Revolution- Tanzania

* Manhattan Center speech advertisement



Page 17 has a 9 1/2 x 5 inch advertisement for a appearance and lecture by Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu on the Zanzibar Revolution. (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason ... See More  

1903 Indianapolis body snatchers business...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 6, 1903



* Rufus Cantrell "King of the Ghouls" case

* Indianapolis grave robbers - body snatching



The front page has a two column heading: "CORPSE THIEF ON THE STAND" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile fr... See More  

1983 "Vacation" film review... George Brett "Pine Tar"...

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, July 25, 1983



* "National Lampoon's Vacation" film review

* American road comedy cult film - Chevy Chase

* Pine Tar Incident- George Brett at Yankee Stadium

* Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees controversy



Page 39 has a heading: "'Vacation' takes Chase back to comic beginnings" with related photo. This is a movie review 4 days prio... See More  

1928 Bond Dance Hall Explosion...

KANSAS CITY JOURNAL, Missouri, April 15, 1928



* Bond Dance Hall explosion disaster

* West Plains, Missouri unsolved mystery

* Coverage in closest large city to the disaster



The front page has 1 1/2 columns of coverage of the horrible Bond Dance Hall fire in West Plains, Missouri with articles headed: "SCREAMS HAUNT BLAST WITNESS", & "BLAST PROBE ON WHEN TOLL MOUNTS... See More  

Seccession Bill passed...

Jewish refugee vessel, Exodus 1947, seized by British...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1947



* Exodus 1947 - Jewish refuge vessel boarded - 3 killed

* Presidential Succession Act of 1947



The front page has: "3 Slain on Zionist Vessel As Refugees Fight British," which continues on an inside page. Page 5 has: "SILVER ASSAILS SEIZURE - Zionist Hopes U.N. Will Not Tolerate British Action," and, "AMBUSHED BRITON SLAIN IN PALESTI... See More  

1966 Stokely Carmichael & black power...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 29, 1966



* Stokely Carmichael performance at the Village Theatre

* Civil Rights Movement activist and organizer

* "Turn this Town Out" Black Power & March Against Fear

* Psychedelic celebration w/ Timothy Leary ad



The front page has a heading: "Stokely Carmichael: He Turns Them On" with lead-in: "At... See More  

Printed at an institution for the criminally insane...

THE FARVIEW ECHO, Farview (Waymart), Wayne County, Pennsylvania, June, 1924



* Rare insane asylum publication



This is an interesting four page newspaper published by the "Farview State Hospital" which was for the criminally insane. The issue contains a wide range of various news tidbits and no advertisements.

Measures about 12 1/2 by 17 inches, very minor margin wear, nice conditio... See More