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568132

1st night game for New York Yankees...

Item #568132

June 27, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 27, 1939 This 48 page newspaper has nice banner headline on page 29: "33,074 See Yankees Lose to the Athletics in Champions' First Game at Night" with subheads and box scores. (see)



Tells of the very first night baseball game in which the New York Yankees participated in. The game was played in Philadelphia.



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654359

Ford Madox Ford death... English novelist...

Item #654359

June 27, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1939



* Ford Madox Ford death (1st report)

* English novelist, poet, critic & editor

* "The Good Soldier" book fame




The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "FORD MADOX FORD, NOVELIST, IS DEAD" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory... See More  

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654362

Helen Keller at the 1939 World's Fair...

Item #654362

June 30, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1939



* Helen Keller - deathblindness Woman

* 1939 New York World's Fair visit




The top of page 14 has a seven column headline: "Helen Keller, Charmed by the Exposition, Promises to Visit It Again" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.

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672883

Marian Anderson receives Spingarn Medal...

Item #672883

July 03, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1939



* Marian Anderson receives Spingarn Medal

* Celebrated African American singer

* First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt




The top of page 15 has a one column heading: "FIRST LADY HONORS MARTIAN ANDERSON" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Eleanor Roosevelt presenting Marian Anderson with the 1939 Spingarn Medal. I suspect this is one of the few pu... See More  

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584885

Lou Gehrig honored... "The luckiest man..."

Item #584885

July 05, 1939

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, July 5, 1939



* Lou Gehrig day at Yankee Stadium

* New York Yankees




This 12 page newspaper has a one column heading on page 8: "Senators Divide Pair With Yankees; 61,808 See Frays"



This was Lou Gehrig day at Yankee Stadium in which he gave his famous "I am the luckiest man on the face of the earth..." speech. Unfortunately the only tex... See More  

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589890

Jewish Holocaust... Jews segregated....

Item #589890

July 07, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 7, 1939



* The Jewish Holocaust in progress

* Jews being segregated




This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3 that include: "REICH MAKES JEWS JOIN FOR SELF-CARE" and "All Placed in One Organization Running Schools and Relief--Speedier Migration Is Aim". See photos for coverage on the ongoing Jewish holocaust in Nazi Germany.



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698207

1939 Providence, Kentucky mine disaster....

Item #698207

July 16, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 16, 1939



* Providence, Webster County, Kentucky

* Coal mine dust explosion disaster




The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "19 MINERS KILLED, 9 STILL ENTOMED" with subheads, photo and list of the victims. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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694633

Donn Fendler goes missing in Maine's Mount Katahdin...

Item #694633

July 19, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1939



* Donn Fendler goes missing

* Mount Katahdin in Maine

* Rye, New York 12 year old boy




Page 21 has a two column heading: "Rye Boy, 12, Is Lost on Mount Katahdin, Me.; Parents Aid Parties Searching the Slopes" First report coverage on Donn Fendler going missing in the mountains of Maine. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this... See More  

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694780

Donn Fendler goes missing in Maine's Mount Katahdin...

Item #694780

July 20, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1939



* Donn Fendler goes missing

* Mount Katahdin in Maine

* Rye, New York 12 year old boy




The top of page 4 has a two column heading: "Bloodhound Trails Boy to 400-Foot Cliff; Searchers Stop for Night at Katahdin Slide" Coverage on Donn Fendler going missing in the mountains of Maine. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this part... See More  

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707440

Donn Fendler goes missing in Maine's Mount Katahdin...

Item #707440

July 21, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1939



* Donn Fendler goes missing

* Mount Katahdin in Maine

* Rye, New York 12 year old boy




The top of page 2 has a two column heading: "Maine Guardsmen Hunt For Lost Boy" with subhead. (see) Coverage on Donn Fendler going missing in the mountains of Maine.

Complete in 36 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.



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694693

1939 WWU students avalanche disaster...

Item #694693

July 24, 1939

NEW YORK TIMES, July 24, 1939



* Mount Baker avalanche disaster

* Western Washington University students

* Bellingham, Whatcom Co.,Washington




The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Two Killed, 4 Missing in Snowslide Which Engulfs 25 on Mount Baker" with subhead. Related photo on page 3.

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671316

"Wizard of Oz" film debut announced....

Item #671316

August 01, 1939

NEW YORK TIMES, August 1, 1939 



* Wizard of Oz movie debut announcement

* One of the earliest mentions of this famous film ?




Page 17 has a brief, inconspicuous, yet historic announcement in early film history. A small one column heading reads: " 'Wizard of Oz' Set for Capital Aug. 17" with text beginning: "Metro's Technicolor production of "The Wizard of... See More  

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596801

Joe DiMaggio's famous catch... NYY...

Item #596801

August 03, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 3, 1939 



* Joe DiMaggio - New York Yankees 

* Hank Greenberg - Detroit Tigers 

* Major League Baseball 




Page 22 has a 4 column headline: "Donald's Pitching Streak Stopped by Tigers" with subheads that include: "DiMaggio is Hitless, but Makes Great Catch" and more with box scores.



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660334

Joe DiMaggio's famous catch... NYY...

Item #660334

August 03, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 3, 1939 



* Joe DiMaggio - New York Yankees 

* Hank Greenberg - Detroit Tigers 

* Major League Baseball 




Page 22 has a 4 column headline: "Donald's Pitching Streak Stopped by Tigers" with subheads that include: "DiMaggio is Hitless, but Makes Great Catch" and more with box scores. In the ninth inning of New York's l... See More  

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699188

1939 JFK photo while still in college...

Item #699188

September 22, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 22, 1939



* Very early John F. Kennedy - JFK

* Photo while still attending Harvard




The top of page 10 has a two column photo showing a young John F. Kennedy with heading: "Another Kennedy Son Arrives Here" Also a one column heading: "22 ARRIVE IN U.S. ON DIXIE CLIPPER" with subhead: "George F. Eliot and a Son of Kennedy Are Among 18 American... See More  

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647905

1939 Sachsenhausen Nazi concentration camp...

Item #647905

September 30, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 30, 1939



* Sachsenhausen concentration camp opens 

* Oranienburg, Germany political prisoners




Page 6 has small, somewhat discrete one column headings: "Jewish Camp Set Up" "Germany Establishes Polish Center at Sachsenhausen" (see) Early report on the famous concentration camp just after the beginning of World War II. This item is being ... See More  

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629816

Joe DiMaggio and Bucky Walters Camel Cigarettes ad...

Neville Chamberlain "War Situation" speech...

Item #629816

October 04, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 4, 1939



* Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's "War Situation" speech at House of Commons

* Adolph Hitler & World War II

* Joe DiMaggio and Bucky Walters Camel Cigarettes ad...




The front page has a four column headline: "CHAMBERLAIN BARS HITLER PLEDGES; SAYS THREATS WILL  NOT SWAY ALLIES; NAZIS SEE IN TALK CHANCE FOR TRUCE" with ... See More  

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699192

Frank Costello arrested for tax evasion...

Item #699192

October 10, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 10, 1939



* Frank Costello - Mafia gangster - mob boss

* "The Prime Minister of the Underworld"

* Arrested for income tax evasion re. gambling




The top of back page has a one column heading: "'SLOT MACHINE KING' IS ARRESTED HERE" with subheads. (see images for text)

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660252

'Jamaica Inn' debuts in NYC.... Alfred Hitchcok...

Item #660252

October 11, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 11, 1939 



* "Jamaica Inn" opening day advertisement

* Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara

* British director Alfred Hitchock - thriller film




Page 33 has a 9 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day of "Jamaica Inn" in New York City. Also a brief article under the small heading: "Of Local Origin" (see images).

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660267

Lou Gehrig named to Parole Board in 1939...

Item #660267

October 12, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 12, 1939



* Lou Gehrig named to parole board

* New York Yankees "The Iron Horse"




The top of page 27 has a one column heading: "LOU GEHRIG NAMED TO PAROLE BOARD" with subheads and photo. I assume not many people knew that Gehrig took this office shortly before his death. Probably only reported in a NYC publication.

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660248

1939 Battle of the River Forth...

Item #660248

October 17, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 17, 1939



* Battle of the River Forth - Scotland

* Rosyth Naval Base - Firth of Forth

* Supermarine Spitfires vs. Junkers Ju 88




The top of the front page has a five column headline: "NAZIS BOMB NAVY BASE IN SCOTLAND, HIT CRUISER, KILL 15, LOSE 4 PLANES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 4 with 2 related photos and map.

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702144

1st movie preview of "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"...

Item #702144

October 20, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 20, 1939



* Original "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" review

* James Stewart & Jean Arthur - Frank Capra

* Political comedy-drama film - movie




Page 27 has the first movie review by the Times of what is considered one of the greatest films of all time and what made Jimmy Stewart a major movie star, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. The review is headed: &quo... See More  

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574748

1st NFL televised football game...

Item #574748

October 23, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 23, 1939



* Very 1st NFL football game on television

* Philadelphia Eagles vs. Brooklyn Dodgers




This 38 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 23 that include: "Dodgers Vanquish Eagles, 23-14, As Kercheval and Manders Excel" and more with smaller subheads and game stats and lineups (see images).



Though not mentioned in the report, this was in... See More  

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684073

Joe Dimaggio's 1st MVP award....

Item #684073

October 25, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 25, 1939 



* Joe DiMaggio wins his 1st MVP award 

* New York Yankees - Yankee Clipper 

* MLB baseball - Best title to have in ?




The sport's section (page 31) has a six column headline: "DiMaggio Voted Most Valuable Player in American League" with subheads that include: "YANKS' OUTFIELDER WINS ON 280 POINTS" "Foxx Ne... See More  

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686364

Michael I of Romania turns 18....

Item #686364

October 26, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 26, 1939



* Michael I of Romania - 18th birthday

* Becomes member of the Senate of Romania

* Last King of Romania


 



The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "Michael of Romania Feted on Coming of Age; 18-Year-Old-Prince Now Full Heir to Throne" with photo. (see) First report coverage on Michael I of Romania turning 18 years old which automaticall... See More  

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660215

Hollywood actress Alice Brady death...

Item #660215

October 30, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 30, 1939



* Alice Brady death (1st report)

* Broadway stage actress

* Hollywood silent film - movie




The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "ALICE BRADY DEAD; STAGE, FILM STAR" with subheads and photo. (see) Nice to have from the city where she lived and died.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 36 pages, rag edition i... See More  

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662753

1939 New York World's Fair closes...

Item #662753

November 01, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 1, 1939

 

* 1939 World's Fair ends - closes

* Best title to be had ?


The top of the front page has a two column headline: "1939 FAIR CLOSES; SEEN BY 26,000,000; PLANS LAID FOR '40" with subheads. (see photos) More on page 17. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication, especially on this to
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626210

Rockefeller Center construction completed...

Item #626210

November 02, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 2, 1939



* Rockefeller Center complex completed

* Commercial buildings construction ends

* Best title to be had ?




The front page has a two column heading: "Rockefeller Center Is Completed As Its Creator Pleads for Peace" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the completion of construction continues inside with related photo. Always nice to have ... See More  

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671221

Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame in 1939...

Item #671221

November 05, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, November 5, 1939



* Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame

* NCAA college football

* Many games w/ photos



The front page of this section has a four column headline: "NOTRE DAME BEATS ARMY, 14-0" with subheads, stats, lineups and related photo.

Other sporting news of the day including many other college football games of the day. Complete sport... See More  

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707122

Assassination attempt on Adolph Hitler...

Item #707122

November 10, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 10, 1939



* Adolph Hitler assassination attempt

* Bürgerbräukeller beer hall in Munich

* The hunt for suspects in Nazi Germany




The front page has a five column headline: "MAJOR NAZI OFFENSIVE FORECAST" with subheads that include: "Germany Is Tense" "Shocked by Munich Blast, People Now Feel Blow at Britain Is Near" "Ma... See More  

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697243

Assassination attempt upon Adolf Hitler...

Item #697243

November 11, 1939

NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 11, 1939 



* Adolf Hitler assassination attempt

* Hunt for the suspects - pre Valkyrie

* Resistance fighter Georg Elser




The front page has one column headings: "NAZIS ARE BAFFLED BY MUNICH BLAST" "Unable to Find Perpetrator, but Assert Bomb That Hitler Escaped Had Foreign Origin". Reporting continues on page 2. This was the work of res... See More  

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585143

Al Capone released... brain treatment...

Item #585143

November 18, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 18, 1939



* Al 'Scarface' Capone

* Chicago gangland gangster

* Release from prison




This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on the back page (pg. 36) that include: "AL CAPONE STARTS BRAIN TREATMENT", "Ex-Gangster Is 'Chronically but Not Acutely Ill,' Says Baltimore Specialist" and more. Coverage on Al "Scarface&quo... See More  

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660054

1939 University of Prague raid & executions...

Item #660054

November 18, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 18, 1939



* International Students' Day

* University of Prague raid & executions

* Charles University in Czechoslovakia




The top of the front page has a three column headline: "9 CZECH STUDENTS EXECUTED" with subheads that include: "1,200 Held BY Nazis" and more. (see) First report coverage on the raid and executions made by the Germans up... See More  

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660063

Joe DiMaggio gets married to first wife....

Item #660063

November 20, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 20, 1939



* Joe DiMaggio gets married - weds

* New York Yankees Clipper

* Actress Dorothy Arnold (1st wife)

* Pre Marilyn Monroe




The top of page 21 has a two column heading: "Joe DiMaggio and Movie Actress Are Wed In San Francisco as Crowd Storms Church" with photo. (see) Great to have in this famous NYC title, the home of the New York Yankees.

Other ne... See More  

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585491

Nile Kinnick named "All American"...

Item #585491

November 30, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 30, 1939



* Nile Kinnick "All American" team choice

* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football

* Maxwell Award trophy




This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines in the sport's section (page 26): "ALL-AMERICA POST IS WON BY KINNICK" and "Iowa Back Draws 577 Votes for 1939 Eleven Selected in United Press Poll" with ballot result... See More  

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592126

1939 Nile Kinnick named "All American"...

Item #592126

November 30, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 30, 1939 



* Nile Kinnick "All American" team choice 

* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football 

* Maxwell award winner
 



This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines in the sport's section (page 26): "ALL-AMERICA POST IS WON BY KINNICK" and "Iowa Back Draws 577 Votes for 1939 Eleven Selected in United Press Poll&... See More  

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660943

'Gone With The Wind' debuts in Atlanta, GA...

Item #660943

December 15, 1939

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, December 15, 1939 



* Gone With The Wind film premiere in Atlanta Ga (day of)

* Clark Gable - Vivien Leigh - Leslie Howard




Here is a great report on the most successful movie of all time in terms of ticket sales. The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Atlanta to See if it's True What THEY Say About Dixie" with subhead. Reporti... See More  

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660339

Louis "Lepke" Buchalter gets guilty verdict.......

Item #660339

December 21, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 21, 1939

 

* Mob Boss Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter guilty

* Labor extortion charges - conviction

* Mafia hit squad Murder, Inc. fame




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "LEPKE CONVICTED, TO GET LIFE TERM; 2 OTHERS GUILTY" with subheads. First report coverage continues on page 7 with photo. (see) Always nice to have notable
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662240

1939 Howard Rushmore & "Gone With the Wind" controversy......

Item #662240

December 22, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 22, 1939



* Howard Rushmore - Daily Worker communist

* "Gone With the Wind" movie film controversy




The front page has a two column heading: "Daily Worker Critic Forced Out of Job On Refusal to Attack 'Gone With the Wind'" (see)



wikipedia notes: By 1939 he was the paper's official film critic. But in December he was fired for giving ... See More  

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567965

Lou Gehrig as parole commissioner...

Item #567965

January 03, 1940

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 3, 1940 This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 23: "GEHHRIG BEGINS JOB ON PAROLE BOARD" "Refuses to 'Spout' Ideas on Crime Till He Has Been at Wirk One Year" with photo of Gehrig.



Tells of New York Yankees former star being sworn into office as a Parole Commissioner. See photos for text.



Nice to have in this famous... See More  

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632934

Marlborough Apartment Hotel fire disaster...

Item #632934

January 04, 1940

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 4, 1940



* Marlborough Hotel fire disaster

* Minneapolis, Minnesota




Page 25 has a one column heading: "18 DIE AS FIRE RUINS MINNEAPOLIS HOTEL" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the Marlborough apartment hotel fire disaster at Minneapolis, Minnesota. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publicat... See More  

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659705

1940 Battle of Salla, Lapland, Finland... Winter War...

Item #659705

January 08, 1940

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 8, 1940



* Battle of Salla - Finland vs. Soviet Union

* Winter War - Finnish Lapland - WWII




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SOVIET SKI ATTACK SMASHED BY FINNS IN FIGHT FOR SALLA" with subheads. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

Complete with all 32 pages, this is the "rag edit... See More  

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585123

Nile Kinnick wins award...

Item #585123

January 14, 1940

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 14, 1940



* Nile Kinnick receives All-America award

* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football



This 100+ page Sunday newspaper has small one column headings on page 4 of the sport's section: "Kinnick, Iowa, Honored", "Receives All-America Board's Captain's Cup Here". See photo for text here. Other news, sports and advertisements of th... See More  

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660305

1940 William Borah death... Idaho senator...

Item #660305

January 20, 1940

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 20, 1940



* William Edgar Borah death (1st report)

* Republican United States Senator - Idaho




The top of the front page has a two column headline: "WILLIAM E.  BORAH, SENATOR 33 YEARS, IS DEAD IN CAPITAL" with subheads and photo. Lengthy 1st report coverage continue inside with pictorial. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this W... See More  

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710344

Lublin Ghetto [Poland] creation in 1940...

Item #710344

January 21, 1940

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 21, 1940



* Creation of the Lublin Ghetto - Jews

* Early stages of the Jewish holocaust




Page 24 has a one column heading: "NEW DEPORTATIONS OF JEWS REPORTED" with subheads. (see) Early coverage on the creation of the Lublin Ghetto in Poland.

Complete 1st section only with all 38 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More  

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660314

"The Sleeping Gypsy" by Henri Rousseau...

Item #660314

January 22, 1940

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 22, 1940



* "The Sleeping Gypsy" by Henri Rousseau

* Oil painting acquired by Museum of Modern Art




Page 17 has a one column heading: "ROUSSEAU PAINTING GIVEN TO MUSEUM" with subhead and 2 related photo, one showing the famous Henri Rousseau oil painting, "The Sleeping Gypsy". (see) First report coverage on the Museum of Modern Art acquir... See More  

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704322

1st movie preview of "The Grapes of Wrath"...

Item #704322

January 25, 1940

NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 25, 1940



* Original "The grapes of Wrath" review

* Henry Fonda & Jane Darwell - John Ford

* American drama film - movie - John Steinbeck

* Oklahoma migrant workers - Highway 66




 Page 17 has the first movie review by the Times of what is considered one of the greatest films of all time, The Grapes of Wrath. The review is headed: "Twentieth Centu... See More  

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618584

Italian Fencer Nedo Nadi death...

Item #618584

January 29, 1940

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 29, 1940



* Italian fencer Nedo Nadi death



Page 15 has one column headings: "NEDO NADI, NOTED AS A SWORDSMAN" "Winner of the Fencing Title at Antwerp Olympics in 1920 Dead at 45" and more with photo. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 32 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



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688490

George de Bothezat death... Helicopter pioneer...

Item #688490

February 03, 1940

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 3, 1940



* George de Bothezat death (1st report)

* Russian American engineer & businessman

* Inventor of 1st successful, practical helicopter




The top of the back page has a one column heading: "HELICOPTER MAKER, DE BOTHEZAT, DEAD" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our ... See More  

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689747

The death of "Buck Rogers" creator...

Item #689747

February 04, 1940

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 4, 1940



* Philip Francis Nowlan death

* Buck Rogers creator

* Science Fiction author




Page 41 has one column headings: "PHILIP NOWLAN DIES; DREW 'BUCK ROGERS'" "Cartoonist, a Former Writer, Is Stricken in Philadelphia" See images for brief text here.

Complete with 44 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.... See More  

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