President’s Reelection Seems Assured Roosevelt Wins State, Baldwin Is Victor Japs Strafed In Manila; Vossenack Battle

Hartford Courant, Hartford, CT., 11/8/1944. Nice Banner Head that reads "President's Reelection Seems Assured Roosevelt Wins State, Baldwin Is Victor Japs Strafed In Manila; Vossenack Battle". Has picture of FDR. Paper is in nice condition, see photo for additional details.

Rudolph Hess in 1941...

THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, May 14, 1941



* Rudolph Hess abandons Hitler

* Early report



This 10 page newspaper has headers on the front page including "What Hess Says Will Make German High Command "Sweat"" "Nazis Say Peace Is Aim Of Hess" "Palmist Says Hess Is Most Sane Of The Many Nazi Leaders" "Hess Fussy About Food He Is Given" plus mo... See More  

United States Office of War information created...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 14, 1942



* United States Office of War information created

* Elmer Davis - FDR



This 70+ page newspaper has one column headline on the front page that include:



* PRESIDENT FORMS TOP NEWS AGENCY; ELMER DAVIS CHIEF

* Office of War Information Gets Control of Official Publicity but Not of Censorship



and more. (see) Lengthy text continues on page 31 wit... See More  

Carole Lombard Killed in 1942...

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1942 Reinhard Heydrich...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 30, 1942



* Reinhard Heydrich close to death

* Nazi SS leader - "The Blond Beast" "Hangman"



This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Wounds Fatal to Heydrich, Says Vichy" "3 More Women Shot in Reign of Terror"



Coverage on the recent attack on SS leader, Reinhard Heydrich. This report says he had... See More  

Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake Lamotta...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, February 26, 1943



* Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake Lamotta (day of)

* 3rd of 6 fights (tiebreaker)

* From Robinson's birth place



This 30 page newspaper has a five column headline on page 18: "Hayes Returns to Ring on Olympic Card" with subheads that include: "Sugar-Jake Rubber Bout Is Headliner" and more. This would be the third fight... See More  

Joe Louis...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1941



* Joe Louis - Brown Bomber

* Billy Conn

* Heavyweight boxing title fight (printed during the fight)



This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include:



* LOUIS-CONN FIGHT ATTRACTS 50,000 TO POLO GROUNDS

* Bomber, Making 18th Defense of Heavyweight Laurels, faces Pittsburgher

* CROWD SLOW IN ARRIVING



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Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Tony Motosi...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, August 28, 1942 



* Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Tony Motosi 

* Pre title fight 



This 22 page newspaper has a small, discrete one column headline on page 19: "Robinson KO's Motosi for 124th Straight"



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



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Mischa Levitzki death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, January 3, 1941



* Mischa Levitzki death

* Russian Pianist composer



This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 19 that include: "MISCHA LEVITZKI NOTES PIANIST, DIES", "Known As Child Prodigy", "Composer, 42, Made His Debut Here in 1916 After Giving Many Recitals in Europe" and more with one column photo. Other news ... See More  

Battle of Makin begins....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 22, 1943



* Battle of Makin begins

* Gilbert Islands

* World War II - WWII



This 40 page newspaper has a nice six column headline on the front page: "AMERICANS LAND ON TWO GILBERT ISLANDS COVERED BY MIGHTY SEA AND AIR FLEETS" with subheads and related map. (see)



Tells of the beginning of the Battle of Makin. Other news of the day throughou... See More  

Detroit race riots....

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, Wilmington, North Carolina, June 22, 1943  This 10 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "DETROIT PLACED UNDER ARMY LAW" with subhead. (see)



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World War II. Light browning, little margin wear, otherwise in good condition.



wikipedia notes: The Detroit Race Riot broke out i... See More  

Crystal Springs, MS train disaster....

THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, August 6, 1942 



* Crystal Springs, Mississippi 

* Train-bus collision disaster (1st report)



This 14 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 5:



* 13 Are Killed In Bus-Train Crash



Tells of the collision between a bus and passenger train in Crystal Springs, Mississippi.



Other news of the day with much on World war II. Minor spine ... See More  

Zane Grey death...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, October 24, 1939 



* Zane Grey death 

* American Author 



This 14 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the back page: "Zane Grey, Beloved Western Author, Dies From Heart Attack".



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. A little spine wear, otherwise good condition.



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1942 Aliquippa, Pennsylvania avalanche...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, December 23, 1942 



* Aliquippa, Pennsylvania avalanche disaster 

* World War II defense workers killed 



This 28 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "AVALANCHE KILLS 21 ON BUS" with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage on the avalanche that buried a bus full of World War II defense workers.



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Military "camp" newspaper from "somewhere in Netherlands East Indies"...

RIMBA POST, printed: "Somewhere In Netherlands East Indies" as noted in the masthead, Jan. 27, 1945  



* Rare military title from a remote island



This was actually printed on the Island of Biak. Biak is a small island located just northwest of New Guinea.  

During World War II it was a strategic airfield of the Japanese Army serving as a base for operations in the P... See More  

A Nazi newspaper from a British island...

THE STAR, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), May 19, 1944  





* Rare German occupation title

* World War II - WWII - pre D-Day



A very curious issue, as Guernsey, an English-speaking island, was occupied by the Germans during WWII so all the news was pro-Nazi.

Among the front page reports are: "Cassino Evacuated for Better Strategic Position" "Judo-Bolshevism I... See More  

B29s pound Osaka... Audie Murphy...

STARS & STRIPES, June 16, 1945  This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.

The front page reports: "520 B29s Hammer Osaka" "Plan to Raze Japan Told By Arnold" and more, plus an article: "Hero Groggy After Day at Home & Learning About Rationing" which is about Lt. Audie Mu... See More  

Nazis invade Crete Greece...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 23, 1941 



* Nazis invade Crete Greece 

* World War II era 



This 12 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "British Claim Edge In Fierce Battle For Crete" with subheads. (see) Other news of the day throughout.



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Winston Churchill warns the Nazis....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 19, 1945



* Winston Churchill address (speech)

* War Situation And Foreign Policy

* Warns Nazi Germany to surrender

* Nearing end of World War II - WWII



The front page has one column heading: "Churchill Tells Axis to Quit Now" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Winston Churchill's "War Situation And Foreign Policy" address t... See More  

Superfortresses hammer Japan...

STARS & STRIPES, Paris edition, June 10, 1945  This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.

The front page reports: "3 B29 Fleets Hammer Japan; Yanks Blast at Okinawa Pockets" "Superforts' Attack On Plane Plants Is 1st Triple Raid" "Full Surrender Demand Bars Jap Peace Plea, Pre... See More  

Corregidor Surrenders in 1942....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, May 7, 1942



* United States surrender Corregidor

* Japan islands

* World War II original



This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "Japs Push On After Fall of Corregidor" and more. (see)



Other news of the day with much on World War II.



Lite browning with little spine wear, otherwise good.



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THE CHINA LANTERN, Calcutta, India, 1945. An interesting & unusual newspaper published for the American forces in World War II, with notation: "Precensored For Mailing" in the dateline. Much on the war, 4 pages, some photos, minimal wear. Note that the photo is "generic" and the issue you get will not have these specific photos or be of this specific date-but will have the format as shown... See More  

THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, March 9, 1945



* 1st United States Army crosses the Rhine



This 10 page newspaper has a two line banner headline on the front page:



* Mulheim, 4 Miles From Coblenz, Taken By Third Army; U.S. Troops Of First Pour Across Rhine On Bridge Taken Intact



with subhead.



Other news of the day throughout including much on World War II. Light browning, otherwise in ... See More  

Dionne quints...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, dated May 11, 1940.

The color cover of this issue has an illustration of a young lady picking daisies (see photo).



Within this issue is an article titled "What Does the Future Hold for the Quins?" which is about the Dionne quintuplets on their sixth birthday. Also included is "Horses Don't Win the Derby... along!" by jockey Charley Kurtsing

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PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated May 9, 1943.



Headlines on the frontpage read "5 Pages on Tunisian Victory - Wholesale Surrender In Africa"; "OPA Cuts N.Y. Food Prices, Ceiling Prices Listed". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.



This is a complete issue and is in good condition, see photos for additional details.... See More