Coal mine disaster in Cadiz, Ohio...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, November 30, 1940 



* Cadiz, Ohio mine explosion disaster



This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "28 Miners Perish In Explosion" and "Entombed Ohio Workers Given Up For Dead; 100 Others Fled To Safety" This tells of the disaster at the Nelms mine of the Ohio-Pennsylvania coal company in Cadiz, O... See More  

Bugsy Siegel arrested....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1941 This 48 page newspaper has small and somewhat discrete one column headlines: "HELD ON LEPKE CHARGE", "Siegel Arrested in Los Angeles on New York Indictment"



This tells of the arrest of Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel for harboring gangster Louis (Lepke) Buchalter.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Good conditio... See More  

1943 Willow Run Ford Rouge Plant strike...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, June 21, 1943 



* Willow Run 

* Ford Rouge plant strike 

* UAW officers



This 26 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:

"STRIKE CRIPPLES WILLOW RUN" which tells about the plant strike with subhead and related photo. (see photos)



Other news of the day including various advertising. Complete with 26 pages... See More  

Yankees World Series... Yankees vs. Cardinals...

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, October 12, 1943



* New York Yankees win world series championship

* St. Louis Cardinals



This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Chandler Blanks Cardinals As Yanks Win Series Title" with subhead: "Veteran Bill Dickey's Two-Run Homer in Sixth Gives Bombers 2-0 Victory in Fifth Game; Cards Get Ten... See More  

Actor Tom Mix killed in auto accident...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 13, 1940



* Western actor Tom Mix killed

* Arizona car accident (1st report)



This 50+ page newspaper has a small one column headline on the front page: "Tom Mix Dies as Auto Turns Over in Crash". 1st report coverage on the death of famous Western movie actor, Tom Mix.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light brow... See More  

Thomas Dewey elected governor...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 4, 1942



* Thomas E. Dewey elected New York Governor



The front page has a nice banner headline: "DEWEY ELECTED GOVERNOR IN STATE SWEEP" with subheads and a nice photo of Thomas E. Dewey. More on the inside pages. Nice to have in this famous New York title.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World War II. Complet... See More  

Tommy Brown 17 yr. old MLB HR (youngest)...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 21, 1945 



* Tommy Brown - Brooklyn Dodgers 

* Youngest to ever hit a home run 



The sport's section (page 24) has a two column heading: "Pirates Swamp Dodgers, 11 to 1; Game Marked by 7 Brook Errors" with subhead: "Tom Brown's First Homer Keeps Roe From Shutout Victory..." with box scores. Brown still holds the record for... See More  

Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, August 10, 1942



* Battle of Guadalcanal beginning

* Solomon Islands



This 10 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "U. S. Forces Continue to Blast Solomon Islands" with subhead (see photos).



Other news of the day throughout which much on World war II. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good condition.



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"The Sleeping Gypsy" by Henri Rousseau...

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  

Jewish Holocaust becomes a public reality... Nazi atrocities...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 2, 1943 



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time 

* European Jews Jewish - exterminations 

* Large Madison Square Garden demonstration 



The front page has one column headings: "SAVE DOOMED JEWS, HUGE RALLY PLEADS" and "United Nations Must Halt Nazi Murders Now, Leaders Tell 21,000 at the Garden" Coverage continues on... See More  

Mussolini is ousted in 1943...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass, July 26, 1943 



* Italy - Benito Mussolini ousted

* Pietro Badoglio takes over

* World War II era



Nice headline at the top of the front page announces: "ITALIAN ARMY TAKES OVER; HULL SEES END OF FACISM" with subheads and photo of Mussolini. (see images)

Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wear, generally very nice.... See More  

1941 Winston Churchill speech....

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Dec. 31, 1941



* Winston Churchill speech

* "Some chicken! Some neck!"

* Ottawa, Canada - World War II



The front page has a six column heading: "Japan In for Surprises At Luzon, Says Churchill" (see)

Much on World War II shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Complete with all 20 pages, light toning with a few small mends at the margins, som... See More  

Just before the Battle of the Bulge...

STARS AND STRIPES, Italy edition, Dec. 12, 1944 



* Les Horvath wins Heisman Trophy

* Ohio State Buckeyes football

* Battle of the bulge about to begin

* World War II military publication



The official newspaper of the: "...U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater...". The front page has some content concerning the events just prior to the famous Battle of the Bulge with: &... See More  

Lend Lease Program...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 5, 1940



* Lend Lease Program

* World War II relief

* U.S. Destroyers



This 10 page newspaper has a  headline on the front page: "Predicts Hitler Try to Retaliate on U.S." with subheads that include: "More Destroyers Are Being Put Into Shape At Boston Navy Yard"; "Six Already Are At Sea Out Of Port"; &q... See More  

Winston Churchill speech to U.S. Congress...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., May 20, 1943



* Winston Churchill speech to U.S. Congress

* Progress of the War Against Germany & Japan

* World War II - WWII Axis



The front page has a two column heading: "Britain Will Fight Japs To End, Churchill Claims; Still No. 1 Foe, Chandler Insists" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 22 pages, light toning at the margins, a little ... See More  

1943 Battle of Tripoli... WWII...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Jan. 23, 1943



* Battle of Tripoli - Tripolitania - Libya

* Field Marshall Erwin Rommel defeat

* Afrika Korps vs. British 8th Army



The front page has a nice banner headline: "TRIPOLI IN GRASP OF ALLIES; ROMMEL FLEES INTO TUNISIA" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Other World War II reporting.

Complete with 24 pages, light toning and a little wear at t... See More  

More Japanese bombs hit Honolulu...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 5, 1942 

 

* Operation K - Japanese naval operation

* Second attack on Pearl Harbor



The front page has a banner headline: "JAP ISLE RAIDED BY 30 PLANES" with subheads. Also a small one column heading: "Bombs Fall In Honolulu" with even small subheads. (see)

Complete with 34 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp wit... See More  

SS Athenia torpedoed... America stays out of World War II...

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, Sept. 4, 1939 



* SS Athenia sinking (1st report)

* 1st British ship sunk by Germany

* World War II at the beginning

* Britain and France entering the war



The front page banner headline announces: "SHIP IS TORPEDOED" with subheads: "Declare War On Nazis" "Britain & France Put Mighty Forces Into Action When Hitler Spu... See More  

Battle of Monte Cassino ends...

THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, May 18, 1944



* Battle of Monte Cassino, Italy ends

* World War II - WWII



This 12 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Nazis Driven From Cassino; French Capture Outpost In Hitler Line" with subheads. Reporting on the end of the Battle of Monte Cassino which lasted from January 17 to May 18, 1944 during World War II in Italy.



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Alessandro Bonci death... Italian tenor singer...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 11, 1940



* Alessandro Bonci death (1st report)

* Italian lyric tenor - bel canto singing



The top of page 31 has a on column heading: "ALESSANDRO BONCI, LYRIC TENOR, DIES" 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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1940 Battle of Salla, Lapland, Finland... Winter War...

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  

1944 Battle of Monte Cassino ends...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 18, 1944



* Battle of Monte Cassino ends w/ Allied victory

* Battle for Rome, Italy - Italian campaign

* World War II - WWII - Winter Line



The front page has a six column heading: "CASSINO REPORTED EVACUATED" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 20 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, mainly along the spine, generally in good cond... See More  

1943 Rome, Italy bombardment...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., July 19, 1943



* Bombing of Rome, Italy

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a nice banner headline: "ROME IS BOMBARDED BY ALLIES" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 10 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

Cherbourg, France captured...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 1944



* Capturing Cherbourg, France

* Post D-Day - Normandy landings

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a banner headline: "ATTACK ON CHERBOURG GAINS; EARLY FALL SEEN" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with all 26 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More  

German submarine U-507 attack... Mississippi...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, May 16, 1942



* German submarine U-507

* Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine

* Mouth of Mississippi River attack



The front page has a two column heading: "U-Boat Warfare: U. S. Ship Is Torpedoed at Mouth of The Mississippi; 27 Killed" (see)

Complete with all 22 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small address label on... See More