Battle of the Bulge prelude... George S. Patton...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 27, 1944 



* Third United States Army

* General George S. Patton 

* World War II - WWII

* Battle of the Bulge prelude



The front page has a banner headline: "3D ARMY GAINS 5 MILES, SPLITS MAGINOT LINE" with subheads that include: "Patton's Forces Mile From St. Avold, Key Town Below Saarbruecken" and more. (see) Much more on other Wo... See More  

Eisenhower to lead in the D-Day invasion...

THE CALL BULLETIN, San Francisco, California, Dec. 24, 1943



* D-Day invasion leader named

* General Dwight D. Eisenhower

* Terrific headline for display



Very nice & bold, two-line banner headline above the masthead reads: "EISENHOWER NAMED INVASION LEADER!" A nice front page photo of him as well, with more on him inside.

Complete in ten pares, small binding holes at the lef... See More  

Franklin Roosevelt wins a never-to-be-equaled 4th presidential election...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass, Nov. 8, 1944 



* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR

* 4th presidential election victory



The banner headline proclaims: "PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WINNER" with subhead and photo. (see images) Nice for display. This was his 4th presidential election victory, a later change in the Constitution would make this an unprecedented event.

Complete with 8 pages, l... See More  

1945 Battle of Iwo Jima...

NEW YORK POST, February 20, 1945



* U.S. Marines land at Iwo Jima Island Japan

* World War II battle beginning

* United States Flag planting close



The bottom 1/3 of the front page has a banner headline: "WE TAKE IWO AIRFIELD" Page 2 has a heading: "TAKE IWO AIRFIELD; TOUGHEST BATTLE" and more with aerial photo of the infamous island. (see images).

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

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  

George S. Patton takes over the Third Army...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., August 15, 1944 



* General George S. Patton takes command

* United States Third Army

* Pre Battle of the Bulge

* Operation Dragoon (1st report)

* Southern France invasion



The top of the front page has nice banner headline: "SOUTHERN FRANCE INVADED BY GREAT ALLIED FORCES" with subheads and related map. (see images) First report coverage on "... See More  

1945 Battle of the Bulge ending...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 23, 1945



* Battle of the Bulge ending

* World War II - Belgium

* German offensive campaign

* Germans collapsing in Belgium



The front page has a banner headline: "U. S. FLIERS HIT 3,000 VEHICLES ON WEST FRONT" with subheads and related map. (see images) More on page 4. Coverage at the end of the famous Battle of the Bulge.

Complete with 34 pages, rag edi... See More  

Count Fleet wins the triple crown... 2-issue set...

(2) WILMINGTON MORNING & SUNDAY STAR NEWS, June 5 & 6, 1943



* Count Fleet - horse racing

* Belmont Stakes win (3rd & final win)

* Triple crown winner - victory



This 100+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page of the sport's section (inside) that include: "COUNT FLEET FIRST BY THIRTY LENGTHS IN $50,090 BELMONT" and "Sweeps 5 Springs Stakes.... See More  

Japan says they will surrender...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 14, 1945



* Japan Surrenders (day of)

* Great issue for display

* World War II over



 The 2-line banner headline announces: "SURRENDER NOTE ON WAY, TOKYO RADIO ANNOUNCES" with various related subheads. The ftpg. photo shows General Eisenhower & others. 

The complete first section (of 2) with pages 1-12, various wear at the margins with some ... See More  

Winston Churchill address to U.S. Congress...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 27, 1941



* Prime Minister Winston Churchill address

* Joint session of the United States Congress

* "We Are The Masters Of Our Fate" speech



The front page has a one column heading: "Churchill Sees Lasting Anglo-US Tie" with subhead. (see) Complete text of Churchill's speech with photo.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the da... See More  

1941 New York Yankees pennant...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 5, 1941 



* New York Yankees - Major League Baseball 

* Earliest pennant ever won 



This 42 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 25: "Yanks Clinch 12th Pennant" with subheads that include: "FLAG RACE WON IN RECORD TIME" "Yanks' Pennant Victory, Sixth Under McCarthy, Earliest in American League Ann... See More  

Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake Lamotta...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, February 6, 1943



* Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake Lamotta

* 2nd fight - Robinson's 1st ever loss

* Boxing - Boxers



This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 9: "ROBINSON WIN STRING BROKEN" and "La Motta Floors Negro as He Takes Decision". This was the famous second fight in which LaMotta beat Robinson.

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From the "secret press" in Nazi-occupied Netherlands...

HET PAROOL Vrij Onverveerd, [The Watchword, Quitre Unsprung] April 26, 1944  This is a small and "illegal" news sheet of 8 pages, totally in the Dutch language from when The Netherlands was occupied by Nazi Germany. The ftpg. is headed: "The Queen Speaks To Her People" with her letter, beginning: "Fellow countryman, I have often spoken to you on the radio, and now tha... See More  

Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 13, 1944



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time

* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations



This 32 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "FOE PUT NURSERIES INSIDE DEATH CAMP" and "Fairy-Tale Settings to Amuse Children of Internees Are Found at Holland Prison".



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Joe Louis boxing victory...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1941



* Joe Louis - Brown Bomber

* Billy Conn

* Heavyweight boxing title fight



This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "LOUIS, NEAR DEFEAT, STOPS CONN IN 13TH AND RETAINS CROWN", "Bomber Suddenly Turns Tide, Hammering Foe to Floor With Furious Attack" and more. Much more in the sport's section inc... See More  

Don Gentile becomes new pilot ace... Evacuation of Odessa, Ukraine...

THE EVENING LEADER, Staunton, Virginia April 10, 1944 



* Don Gentile becomes the new American ace pilot 

* Odessa, Ukraine is evacuated



This 8-page newspaper has a one column photo on the front page with caption: "New-Record Ace" which is a photo on Don Gentile who just passed the famous Captain Eddie Rickenbacker for shooting down the most enemy airplanes during wartime... See More  

Nazis predict a "doomed" D-Day invasion...

THE STAR, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), May 27, 1944  



* German occupation publication

* D-Day invasion to fail ?



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: "Futile Air Attacks on the Atlantic Wall" "France Certain Invasion Threat is... See More  

1941 Bicknell, Indiana coal mine explosion...

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Iwo Jima report...

Sugar Ray Robinson... Jake LaMotta... Joe Louis...

THE STARS AND STRIPES, Mediterranean Edition, February 25, 1945



Three prime boxers are covered in the sporting segment of this issue: Sugar Ray Robinson, Jake LaMotta and Joe Louis (see images).



A front page report has details regarding the fighting on Iwo Jima:  "Marines Gain Slowly Against Fierce Jap Iwo Jima Defenses".



Being the Sunday edition, color comics of Dick Tracy... See More  

Internment of the Aliens...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 19, 1941  Page 52 carries a report "Aliens to Be Held in Southwest" as well as an additional article "100 Aliens on Coast Sent to Montana" with subheads "Those Held as 'Dangerous' Go From San Francisco Area to Camp at Missoula", "One a Magnesium Expert", "Detention of Hansgirg May Shut Down Los Altos Plant - Ols... See More  

Nile Kinnick named "All American"...

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  

1942 Battle of Bataan ending w/ fall....

THE BOSTON POST, April 8, 1942



* Battle of Bataan ends (eve)

* Allies surrender to Japanese

* Philippines Campaign

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a nice headline in bold lettering: "YANKEES IN LAST STAND ON BATAAN" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. This Luzon Island province would fall the following day. The Japanese capture would eventually lead to the inf... See More  

1944 Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne assassination...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 7, 1944



* Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne assassination

* Anglo-Irish politician - Middle East minister

* Jewish terrorist group Lehi - Stern Gang



The front page has a one column heading: "BRITISH DIPLOMAT IS SLAIN IN CAIRO" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 13 with photo of Lord Moyne.

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Dutch Harbor, Alaska bombed.... Midway...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, San Francisco, June 4, 1942.



* Dutch Harbor, Alaska

* Japanese airplane attack

* Battle of Midway eve



The front page has a one column heading under: "War Highlights" which reads: "Jap Bombers Strike At Dutch Harbor" (see) Interesting having a WWII report in this famous financial publication.

Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, ... See More  

Mussolini is ousted...

LOS ANGELES TIMES--EXTRA, July 26, 1943 



* Italy - Benito Mussolini ousted

* Pietro Badoglio takes over

* World War II era



The bold banner headline announces: "MUSSOLINI OUT" with: "King Takes Over Command of Army; Marshal Badoglio Appointed Premier" and various subheads. Great for display.

Complete with all 3 sections (32 pages), light toning along central fold a... See More