Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. death....

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. March 6, 1935



* Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. death (1st report)

* Supreme Court of the United States

* Associate Justice



The top of the front page has a two column illustration of Holmes with heading: "DEATH COMES TO OLIVER WENDALL HOLMES, JR., AT AN EARLY HOUR THIS MORNING" (see).

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Review & premiere of "The Shawshank Redemption", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, September 23, 1994



* Best "The Shawshank Redemption" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Shawshank Redemption" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry ... See More  

Malvern Fire Company disaster in 1931...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 24, 1931



* Malvern, Chester County, Pennsylvania

* Fire Company - firefighters disaster - deaths

* 1930 American-LaFrance pumper fire truck



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Five Firemen Killed, 11 Hurt in Engine Upset; Malvern (Pa.) Victim's Father Dies of Shock" (see) First report coverage on the Malvern Fire Company disas... See More  

German Air Force is born.... Jean Harlow gets divorced...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 12, 1935



* German Air Force - Luftwaffe creation

* Hermann Goering

* Jean Harlow divorce



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "REICH'S AIR FORCE BECOMES; ARMY IN CONTROL" with subheads: "Civilian Flying Clubs Adopt Reichswehr Salute and Modified Uniforms" "Plans No Longer Secret" and more. Coverage of the German Ai... See More  

Ellsworth Vines wins Wimbledon singles....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, July 3, 1932



* American tennis star Henry Ellsworth Vines Jr.

* Wimbledon singles tournament champion



The front page of this section has a one column heading: "VINES BEATS AUSTIN IN WIMBLEDON FINAL" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Ellsworth Vines winning the Wimbledon grand slam singles tennis tournament.

Other sporting&... See More  

Cleveland Browns win NFL football championship over Detroit Lions...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, December 27, 1954



* Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions

* NFL football championship title game



Page 5 has a one column heading: "Browns Smashed Lions Yesterday" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the NFL football championship game between the Cleveland Browns and the Detroit Lions.

Complete with 8 pages, some small binding holes along th... See More  

1941 New Yankees vs. Dodgers... World Series....

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 1, 1941.



* New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers (game 1)

* Major league baseball MLB - Subway series



Above the masthead is a nice scoreboard graph showing the New York Yankees winning 3-2. (see) The front page has a two column headline: "RUFFING, YANKS, CAPTURE OPENER FROM DODGERS" with subheads and photo. (see) Coverage continues ... See More  

Billie Jean King love affair case...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 11, 1981



* Billie Jean King's love affair case

* Marilyn Barnett palimony - beach house



The front page has a nice banner headline: "Billie Jean Wins House Back" with subhead and two photos. (see)

Complete 1st section only with all 20 pages, nice condition.

1932 Deep South tornado outbreak....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 23, 1932



* Deep South tornado outbreak

* Demopolis, Alabama & more



The front page has a great banner headline: "STORM DEATHS IN SOUTH 275" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Related photo on the back page. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Complete with all 30 pages, this is the "rag ... See More  

Dinosaur fossils discovered at Red Gulch in Wyoming...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, July 29, 1934



* Dinosaurs fossils discovery

* Red Gulch, Big Horn County, Wyoming



The front page of this section has a one column heading: "DINOSAUR DROVE FOUND IN WYOMING" with subheads. (see)

Other topics throughout. Complete section 2 only with all 16 pages, nice condition.... See More  

1930 Notre Dame Stadium's 1st game...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., October 4, 1930



* Notre Dame Stadium opening

* 1st ever game (day of) - Fighting Irish

* NCAA College football  - "Touchdown Jesus" fame



The sport's section (page 18) has a article headed: "Description of Notre Dame Stadium" with subhead: "New Football Plant, Rectangular in Shape, Will Seat 60,000; Has Military Appearance....&... See More  

Rare movie prop newspaper...

CHICAGO DAILY GAZETTE, (no date)  We've all seen newspapers used as props in movies, typically with a headline relating to the plot of the movie. Obviously created exclusively for the production of the movie, they are quite rare and seldom come on the collector's market--particular issues from the "golden age of Hollywood".

I am not aware of what motion picture this issue w... See More  

1942 Marshalls-Gilberts raids... Pacific Islands...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 2, 1942



* Marshalls-Gilberts raids - Pacific Islands

* USS Yorktown - Task Force 17

* Post Attack on Pearl Harbor

* Prelude to the Battle of Midway



The front page has a nice banner headline: "SIX JAP BASES RAIDED BY U. S." with subheads. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage on the Marshall-Gilberts raids by Task Force 17 onboard the USS Yorkt... See More  

Mount Sanford, Alaska airplane crash....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 14, 1948 



* Northwest Airlines Flight 4422

* Douglas C-54 Skymaster airplane

* Mount Sanford (Alaska) crash disaster



The top of page 61 has a one column heading: "AIRLINER WITH 30 CRASHES IN ALASKA" with subhead. (see) First report coverage of Northwest Airlines Flight 4422 crash into Mount Sanford, Alaska. Interesting as the headline suggests that ... See More  

Iran hostages free, President is inaugurated...

THE CINCINNATI POST, Ohio, Jan. 20, 1981 



* Ronald Reagan inauguration

* Iran hostage crisis ends



Boldly printed at the top of the front page is: "HOSTAGES FREED", the event which took precedence over the inauguration of the President, noted in smaller type further down the front page: "Reagan Becomes 40th President" with a large photo of him.

The complete first se... See More  

Odd-ball political newspaper from Los Angeles...

COAST REPORTER - THIRD SERIES --  EXTRA!  A seemingly odd-ball weekly newspaper from Los Angeles, mostly dealing with political issues. The inside masthead notes: "The West's Snappiest Newspaper". No date is in the masthead, however by appearances I'd say it is from the 1940's.

The banner headline note: "Carlin Smith's Wild Parties", Smith being a can... See More  

"BATTLE ON MARNE; ITALY BOMBS GENEVA" - WAR EXTRA!

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, June 12, 1940



* Great WWII reporting!

* War Extra - Battle on Marne... Italy attacks Geneva



The top of the front page has: "WAR EXTRA", followed by the dramatic 2-line, near-full-banner headline: "BATTLE ON MARNE; ITALY BOMBS GENEVA". Additional headlines include: "Rain Helps French Slow Nazi Attacks; Duce Bases Blasted", with additional s... See More  

Italy gives up!

DAILY NEWS--WAR EXTRA, Los Angeles, Sept. 8, 1943  A very displayable issue with this great front page: "Eisenhower announces---ALL ITALY IN SURRENDER ! " and: "Military Armistice In Effect". A very displayable issue.

A tabloid-size newspaper, present are 12 of the 40 pages, good condition.

Child actress Shirley Temple gets married..

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, Sept. 20, 1945



* Child actress Shirley Temple

* Gets married to actor John Agar

* From the home of the entertainment industry

* INCOMPLETE ISSUE ****



The top of the front page has a photo of Shirley Temple in a wedding dress with heading "Shirley Temple Wed to Soldier" with subhead. (see) More photos on the back. This was Temple's 1st marriage at the ag... See More  

Yankees win game 1 in 1936 World Series...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Sept. 30, 1936



* New York Yankees vs. Giants

* World Series MLB Baseball (game 1)

* Lou Gehrig & Joe DiMaggio era

* Early, same day reporting



The front page has a terrific banner headline: "GIANTS ROUT YANKEES, 6-1" with subheads, box scores and scoreboard above the masthead. Great for display. More in the sport's section and nice to have in this... See More  

Battle of Greece w/ Salonika capture...

HERALD EXPRESS, 6th WAR EXTRA, Los Angeles, April 9, 1941



* Battle of Greece

* Salonika capture

* Greco-Italian War



The front page has a great banner headline above the masthead: "SALONIKA FALLS TO NAZIS; CAPTURE 300,000 GREEKS" with subheads. Nice for display.

Complete with all 38 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins and central fold, generally nice.

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Pierre Laval shot... French politician...

HERALD EXPRESS, EXTRA, Los Angeles, Aug. 27, 1941



* Pierre Laval shot (1st report)

* French politician - Nazi collaborator ?



Above the masthead is a terrific banner headline in large lettering: "PIERRE LAVAL SHOT" with subhead and photo. (see) Great for display.

Complete 1st section only with 18 pages, a little wear along the central fold, generally nice.... See More  

`941 Battle of Kiev... Encirclement of Soviet troops....

HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, Sept. 20, 1941



* First Battle of Kiev (1941)

* Encirclement of Soviet troops

* Axis invasion of Soviet Union - Russia



The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead in large lettering: "THOUSANDS PERISH IN KIEV" with subhead. (see) Great for display.

Complete 1st section only with 14 pages, a little margin wear, generally nice.... See More  

President Lyndon Johnson decides not to run again...

HERALD EXAMINER, Los Angeles, April 1, 1968  The front page has a bold banner headline: "LBJ WON'T RUN" with subheads and a photo of Lyndon B. Johnson, captioned: "Announcement Drops A Political Bombshell. President Johnson, shown last night, takes self out of race."

Complete 1st section only with all 20 page, light toning and minor wear along the central fold, genera... See More  

Alfred Loewenstein's mysterious death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 6, 1928



* Alfred Loewenstein's mysterious death

* Airplane fall over English Channel



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "LOWENSTEIN'S TRAGIC END SHAKES EUROPE'S MARKETS; SUICIDE THEORY IS RAISED" with subheads. (See) Lengthy report continues inside with photo.

Complete in 44 pages, light toning, small binding slits along the ... See More