WWII - The Journey (pre, during, and post-war events)

This link was created to take explorers on a pre-war, war, and post-war journey of events related to WWII - an unimaginably horrific period in world history. The issues are arranged chronologically and are not necessarily available for sale. Your walk begins with the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, and finishes with well-known movies regarding the war.

WWII - The Journey (pre, during, and post-war events)

This link was created to take explorers on a pre-war, war, and post-war journey of events related to WWII - an unimaginably horrific period in world history. The issues are arranged chronologically and are not necessarily available for sale. Your walk begins with the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, and finishes with well-known movies regarding the war.
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651221

Holocaust beginning in Austria....

Item #651221

May 23, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1938



* Vienna, Austria holocaust beginning

* Jews and Catholics persecuted

* Nazis arresting citizens at random




The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Organized Nazi Terrorism Goes On Secretly in Vienna" with subhead. (see) Lengthy text continues inside.

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624393

Very early Wizard of Oz mention... with Judy Garland...

Item #624393

May 25, 1938

NEW YORK TIMES, May 25, 1938



* 1st Wizard of Oz movie mention

* Actress Judy Garland - "The Jitterbug"




Page 26 has a very inconspicuous--yet significant-- mention concerning the production of the movie "Wizard of Oz". This is the earliest mention of "Wizard of Oz" in the New York Times. The item notes "...the first song for "Wizard of Oz" was tur... See More  

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652722

Helen Keller gives award to Lily Pons photo....

Item #652722

May 26, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 26, 1938



* Helen Keller & Lily Pons



Page 26 has a two column photo with heading: "Opera Star Gets Medal For Aiding The Blind" (see)

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652695

Peter Levine found dead... New Rochelle kidnapping...

Item #652695

May 30, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1938



* Peter Levine found dead

* Boy kidnapping - abduction

* New Rochelle, New York




The top of the front page has a two column headline: "LEVINE BOY'S BOUND BODY WASHED ASHORE ON SOUND 94 DAYS AFTER ABDUCTION" with subheads. (see) Lengthy 1st report coverage continues on page 2 with photo of the boy.

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573973

Lou Gehrig's 2,000 straight game....

Item #573973

June 01, 1938

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 1, 1938 This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 17: "TOM HENRICH CLOUTS SIXTH HOME RUN, 12-5" "Dickey Gets Fifth as New Yorkers Smash Boston Nine" with box scores. (see)



This was the 2,000th game milestone achieved by Yankee great Lou Gehrig. He would end up playing in 2,130 straight games before ending his car... See More  

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574753

1938 Avoca, Pennsylvania coal mine disaster...

Item #574753

June 03, 1938

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, June 3, 1938 



* Avoca, Pennsylvania 

* Mine disaster (1st report)
 



This 18 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 13: "Search Debris Where Blast Killed Miners"



Tells of the explosion of the Volpe Coal Company mine near Avoca, Pennsylvania.



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584754

Avoca, Pennsylvania coal mine disaster...

Item #584754

June 03, 1938

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, June 3, 1938 



* Avoca, Pennsylvania mine disaster (1st report) 

* Robert Goddard - Rocket invention



This 18 page newspaper has a one column heading on the front page: "Ten Killed, Six Injured In Mine Blast" coverage of the explosion of the Volpe Coal Company mine near Avoca, Pennsylvania.



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710265

1938 - Robert H. Goddard... early rocketry...

Item #710265

June 03, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 3, 1938 



* Robert H. Goddard rockets 

* Rudder for steering - invention
 



This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 23: "ROCKET SHIP GETS 'CATAPULT RUDDER' ", "Dr. R. H. Goddard Devises Means for Steering After Gas Propulsion Ends", with supporting text.

Other news of the day throughout.

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660873

Pasteurized wins the Belmont Stakes....

Item #660873

June 04, 1938

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, June 4, 1938



* Pasteurized - horse racing

* Belmont Stakes victory

* Thoroughbred racehorse




The front page has a banner headline: "PASTEURIZED WINS BELMONT STAKE" with subheads. (see) Unusual for such a nice headline on the front page as most newspapers reported such events in the sport's section only. Great for display.

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713829

Sigmund Freud escapes Nazi Germany in 1938...

Item #713829

June 06, 1938

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 6, 1938



* Austrian Jew Sigmund Freud escapes Nazism

* Escaping Adolph Hitler and Nazi Germany

* Founder of psychoanalysis - neurologist

* Flies from Vienna to Paris to London




The top of page 10 has a two column heading: "Freud Consoled by U. S. Envoy on Flight to Exile in London" (see images)

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704595

Albert Einstein's Swarthmore College commencement address....

Item #704595

June 07, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1938



* Albert Einstein commencement addresss

* Swarthmore College - Pennsylvania




The top of page 16 has a one column heading: "EINSTEIN CRITICIZES 'BARBARITY' ABROAD" with subheads and complete text of Einstein's address. First report coverage on Albert Einstein's commencement address at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.

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567833

Johnny Allen sweatshirt sleeve incident...

Item #567833

June 08, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 8, 1938 



* Johnny Allen - Cleveland Indians pitcher 

* Red sweatshirt sleeve incident 




This 48 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 30: "Indians Vanquish Red Sox, 7-5, Tallying Twice in Ninth Inning" "Hits by Lary, Hale, Averill Decide Issue---Allen Refuses to Change Tattered Shirt and Draws $250 Fine" with ... See More  

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582766

1938 Clyde TX tornado....

Item #582766

June 11, 1938

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, June 11, 1938



* Clyde TX Texas

* Tornado disaster




This 24 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "Tornado Kills 13 Villagers" and "Texas Survivors Describe Terror Scenes" which is a 1st report on a tornado disaster in Clyde, Texas.



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588725

Clyde, Texas tornado...1938...

Item #588725

June 11, 1938

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, June 11, 1938 



* Clyde, Texas 

* Tornado disaster (1st report)
 



This 18 page newspaper has a one column heading on the front page: "Thirteen Killed, Scores Hurt in Texas Storm" 1st report coverage on a tornado disaster in Clyde, Texas.



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653039

1938 Clyde, Texas tornado disaster...

Item #653039

June 12, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES,. June 12, 1938



* The Clyde tornado disaster

* Callahan County, Texas - TX




Page 3 has a one column heading: "RAKE TEXAS DEBRIS FOR TORNADO DEAD" with subhead and related photo. (see) First report coverage on the 1938 Clyde, Texas tornado disaster. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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653040

Johnny Vander-Meer pitches 1st no hit of 2 in row....

Item #653040

June 12, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only,. June 12, 1938.



* Johnny Vander-Meer 's 1st of 2 in a row

* Cincinnati Reds baseball no- hitter game

* Baseball history about to made




The front page of this section has a two column heading: "Vander Meer Pitches No-Hit, No-Run Game, Facing 28 Batters as Reds Top Bees, 3-0" First report coverage on Johnny Vander Meer pitching the ... See More  

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653041

Charles Francis Massy Swynnerton killed....

Item #653041

June 13, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 13, 1938



* Charles Francis Massy Swynnerton

* English naturalist - tsetse fly expert

* Killed in airplane crash in Africa




The front page has a two column heading: "Swynnerton, Expert on Tsetse Fly, Is Killed With Two Others in an Air Crash in Africa" (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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675325

Amelia Earhart lost at sea... Another search planned ?...

Item #675325

June 14, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 14, 1938



* Amelia Earhart lost at sea

* Another search planned ?




The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "NEW EARHART HUNT IN PACIFIC PLANNED" with subheads. (see) Amelia Earhart was lost just under a year earlier.

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686451

Jacob 'Gurrah' Shapiro found guilty...

Item #686451

June 18, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1938



* Jacob 'Gurrah' Shapiro

* New York mobster

* Murder Inc. co-founder




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GURRAH CONVICTED, GETS 3-YEAR TERM AS FUR RACKETEER" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on New York mobster, Jacob 'Gurrah' Shapiro, co-founder of Murder Inc., found guilty of racketeering in the fur in... See More  

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584758

Custer Creek train wreck...

Item #584758

June 20, 1938

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, June 20, 1938



* Custer Creek, Montana train wreck

* Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul crack train "Olympian"

* Miles City, Montana




This 12 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "TRAIN INTO CREEK; 29 DEAD" with subheads (see images). 1st report coverage on the wreck of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul crac... See More  

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711269

Babe Ruth debuts as a coach in 1938...

Item #711269

June 20, 1938

SECTION TWO (sports) section only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, June 20, 1938.



* Babe Ruth debuts as a coach

* Brooklyn Dodgers - MLB baseball




The front page of sport's section (page 19) has a one column heading: "Babe Saves Run for Brooklyn; Gets Big Hand" with photo of Ruth on his first day as a Dodgers coach. (see images)

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572118

Custer Creek train wreck...

Item #572118

June 20, 1938

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, June 20, 1938



* Custer Creek, Montana train wreck

* Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul crack train "Olympian"

* Miles City, Montana




This 28 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page:  "Creek Defies Hunt for Wreck Dead" with subheads and large photo of the disaster area (see photos). Also list of the dead and injured. Large p... See More  

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556848

German Spies...

Item #556848

June 21, 1938

NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 21, 1938 



* Nazis spies indicted in the U.S.... 

* Germans...  Espionage... 




This 42 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "U.S. JURY INDICTS 18 AS SPIES IN REICH GOVERNMENT'S PAY; SECRET SERVICE HEAD NAMED" with subheads. (see) More on the inside pages including photos of the accused.



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579776

Joe Louis (Brown Bomber) and Max Schmeling re-match to occur this evening...

Item #579776

June 22, 1938

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, June 22, 1938 



* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber) 

* Max Schmeling (German boxer) 

* Pre fight reporting (famous rematch)
 



This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 8: "Schmeling and Joe Louis Ready For Opening Bell of Struggles; Crowd of 80,000 Fans Expected" with photo of Schmeling and related cartoon by... See More  

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673590

Joe Louis beats German Max Schmeling..

Item #673590

June 23, 1938

THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, (Greensboro), North Carolina, June. 23, 1938



* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)

* Max Schmeling (German fighter)

* Famous rematch - boxing




Page 5 of this issue has a one column heading: "LOUIS SMASHES DOWN SCHMELING FOR WORLD TITLE - Brown Bomber Beats German To Floor In Little Over Two Minutes". First report coverage on the heavyweight boxing championship betw... See More  

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584760

Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)...

Item #584760

June 24, 1938

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, June 24, 1938 



* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)...  Max Schmeling (German boxer) 

* Post fight reporting (famous rematch)
 



This 16 page newspaper has one column headings on page 10: "Schmeling on Road To Recovery; No Claim for 'Foul'" and "Louis May Defend Title Against Baer In San Francisco."



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685660

1938 Harvard-Yale Regatta... rowing...

Item #685660

June 25, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 25, 1938



* Harvard-Yale Regatta boat race

* Rowing races - Thames River




The sport's section page (9) has a banner headline: "50,000 Watch Harvard Oarsmen Register First Sweep Over Yale Since 1916" with subheads and  photo. (see) Lengthy reporting.

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697667

Douglas Hyde becomes 1st president of Ireland....

Item #697667

June 26, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 26, 1938



* Douglas Hyde - An Craoibhín Aoibhinn

* Becomes 1st president of Ireland - inauguration




The front page has a one column heading: "HYDE INAUGURATED AS IRISH PRESIDENT" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Douglas Hyde becoming the first president of Ireland. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famou... See More  

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600759

Baker Bowl in Philadelphia last MLB game...

Item #600759

July 01, 1938

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, July 1, 1938



* Baker Bowl last game

* Philadelphia Phillies

* MLB baseball




The sport's section (page 28) has one column headlines: "Giants' Heaviest Barrage of Year Sinks Phils, 14-1" "Bang Out 19 Hits for 29 Bases; Now Lead by Four Games" with box scores. 



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695596

The Nome Nugget from Alaska...

Item #695596

July 01, 1938

THE NOME NUGGET, Alaska, July 1, 1938  



* Rare publication



Banner headlines on the front page announce: "Typhoon Causes Two Day Horror Japanese Islands" and: "Continuous Chinese Artillery Fire Holds Japs Back".

Four pages, good condition.

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636074

Évian Conference opens.... Jewish refugees...

Item #636074

July 06, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 6, 1938



* Evian Conference in France opens

* President Franklin D. Roosevelt

* Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany




The front page has a one column heading: "32 NATIONS GATHER TO HELP REFUGEES" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the opening of the Evian Conference in France. This was to discuss the plight of the increasing numbers of Jewish refu... See More  

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636072

Évian Conference opens.... Jewish refugees...

Item #636072

July 07, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 7, 1938



* Evian Conference in France opening day

* President Franklin D. Roosevelt

* Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "U.S. SPURNS NATIONS TO PROMPT ACTION AT REFUGEE PARLEY" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on opening day of the Evian Conference in France. This was to discuss the plight of... See More  

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566208

Mummies uncovered in Egypt....

Item #566208

July 10, 1938

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, July 10, 1938  This 30+ page newspaper has two column headlines near the bottom of the front page: "20,000 Mummies Unearthed in Egyptian City of the Dead" "Burial Ground Cut from Rock Covers Acres; Valuable Inscriptions Adorn Walls".

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568050

Howard Hughes Around World start...

Item #568050

July 12, 1938

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan MI July 12, 1938  This 22 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page:  "Hughes Barely Escapes Crash as He Takes Off from Paris to Moscow" with subheads. (see) Continues inside with related photo.



Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with little margin wear, otherwise in good condition.... See More  

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568316

Howard Hughes around World flight....

Item #568316

July 12, 1938

OMAHA DAILY JOURNAL = STOCKMAN, Nebraska, July 12, 1938



* Aviator Howard Hughes

* Flight around World



This 4 page newspaper from the corn belt has one column headlines on the front page: "HUGHES REACHES OMSK IS DASH 'ROUND GLOBE", "American and Companions Reach Moscow 17 Hours Ahead of Post's Record" and more. (see)



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568879

Howard Hughes Around World start...

Item #568879

July 13, 1938

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, July 13, 1938 



* Aviator Howard Hughes 

* Flight around World 



This 10 page newspaper has two column headline on the front page that include: "Hughes Pauses At Yakutsk Upon His World Flight" and more. (see)



Other news of the day. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good.



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594790

1938 Howard Hughes Around World success....

Item #594790

July 14, 1938

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, July 14, 1938. 



* Aviator Howard Hughes 

* Flight around World success (Early 1st report) 



This 20 page newspaper has a great banner headline on the front page:



"HUGHES GIRDLES WORLD UNDER 4 DAYS"



with subheads and related photo (see photos). Early, same day, 1st report coverage on the historic flight around the World b... See More  

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569143

Howard Hughes Around World start...

Item #569143

July 14, 1938

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, July 14, 1938  This 28 page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page: "Hughes Reaches New York City After Pause at Minneapolis" with subhead.



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657031

Douglas Corrigan famous flight in 1938...

Item #657031

July 18, 1938

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., July 18, 1938.

 

* Douglas 'Wrong Way' Corrigan famous flight

* New York to Ireland - Unintentional ?




The top of the front page has three column headline: "'MISSING' FLIER LANDS SINGLE-MOTORED PLANE AT IRISH AIRPORT TODAY'" with subheads. (see) Much more on the following pages with a few wire photos. Loads of text h
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674436

1938 Short Mayyo Composite "piggyback" airplane flight...

Item #674436

July 22, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 22, 1938



* Short Mayo Composite airplanes

* Piggyback seaplane/flying boat combination

* First transatlantic flight




The top of the front page has a two column headline: "Pickaback Plane Arrives, 25 Hours From Ireland" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the first transatlantic flight for the a piggyback seaplane/flying boat combination named Shor... See More  

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669394

North face of Eiger Mountain scaled 1st time....

Item #669394

July 24, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 24, 1938



* North face of Eiger Mountain

* Bernese Alps - mountain range

* Climbed for the very 1st time




The top of page 23 has a two column heading: "Four Men on Unscaled Alps Wall, Waiting for Dawn to Reach Peak" with subhead. (see) Coverage on the 1st time the North face of Eiger Mountain was climbed. They would achieve their goal the very next day. Alw... See More  

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671880

North face of Eiger Mountain scaled 1st time....

Item #671880

July 25, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 25, 1938



* North face of Eiger Mountain

* Bernese Alps - mountain range

* Climbed for the very 1st time




The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Clouds Hide Fate of Alp Climbers; 4 on Eiger Not Seen Since Saturday" with subhead. (see) Coverage on the 1st time the North face of Eiger Mountain was climbed continues inside with related photo. The... See More  

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683172

North face of Eiger Mountain scaled 1st time....

Item #683172

July 26, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1938



* North face of Eiger Mountain

* Bernese Alps - mountain range

* Climbed for the very 1st time




The front page has a one column heading: "CLIMBERS CONQUER DREAD EIGER PEAK" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the 1st time the North face of Eiger Mountain was climbed. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World fam... See More  

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708898

1938 John William Ward suicide jump...

Item #708898

July 27, 1938

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, July 27, 1938



* John William Ward suicide jump

* Gotham Hotel in Manhattan




The front page has a heading: "Perched on Ledge 10 Hours, New Yorker Leaps to Death As Crowd Stares in Horror" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on John William Ward's suicide jump from he 17th floor of the Gotham Hotel in Manhattan. The 1951 motion picture &quo... See More  

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566131

RMS Mauretania launched....

Item #566131

July 29, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 29, 1938  This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 6 that include: "NEW MAURETANIA SLIDES INTO WATER" "100,000 Sees the 34,000-Ton Liner Named by Wife of Cunard White Star Head" and more with relate photo. (see)



Tells of the launch of the RMS Mauretania which was the first Ocean Liner under the newly formed Cunard White... See More  

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652985

Jenny Kammersgaard swims Baltic Sea....

Item #652985

July 30, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1938



* Jenny Kammersgaard swims Baltic Sea

* Swimming - Danish girl - Denmark




The top of page 15 has a two column heading: "Danish Girl, 19, Swims Baltic Sea, 37 Miles in 40 Hours 9 Minutes" with subhead. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 28 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More  

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652986

Henry Ford receives medal from Adolph Hitler....

Item #652986

July 31, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 31, 1938



* Henry Ford's 75th birthday celebration

* Receives "Grand Cross of the German Eagle"

* Adolph Hitler - Nazis - Third Reich




The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Ford, at 75, looks to 'Going Ahead'; Huge Parties Given Him in Detroit" with subhead. (see) First report coverage of Henry Ford's 75th birthday c... See More  

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659617

War Admiral wins 1938 Saratoga Breeders' Cup Handicap...

Item #659617

July 31, 1938

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., sport's section only, July 31, 1938



* War Admiral wins - horse racing

* Saratoga Breeders' Cup Handicap




Page 3 of this section has a one column heading: "War Admiral Cops Saratoga Handicap". (see) First report coverage on War Admiral winning the Saratoga Breeders' Cup Handicap in New York.

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652998

Sufi Abdul Hamid killed... "Harlem Hitler"...

Item #652998

August 01, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 1, 1938



* Sufi Abdul Hamid killed

* African-American Islam convert

* Anti-Semitism - "Harlem Hitler"




The front page has a one column heading: "PLANE CRASH FATAL TO 'HARLEM HITLER'" with subheads. First report coverage continues on page 3 with photo of Hamid. Nice to have in this famous NYC Publication.

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568943

Yellow baseballs 1st use in MLB....

Item #568943

August 03, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 3, 1938  This 38 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 22: "Hubbell Routed as Giants Lose to Cubs; Dodgers Capture Two; Yanks Beaten" with subheads that include: "Dodgers return to Fifth Place By Routing Cardinals, 6-2, 9-3" "...Yellow Ball Used in Opener..." and more with box scores.



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