Ze'ev Jabotinsky death... Jewish Revisionist Zionist...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 5, 1940



* Ze-ev Jabotinsky death (1st report)

* Jewish Revisionist Zionist - Zionism

* Odessa, Ukraine author poet orator



The top of page 13 has a one column heading: "JABOTINSKY DEAD; LED NEW ZIONISTS" with subheads and photo. 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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NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 13, 1942



* Walt Disney's Bambi movie premiere

* Opening day advertisement



 Page 8 has a 13 x 4 inch advertisement for the opening day showing of the famous Walt Disney animated cartoon movie 'Bambi'

With movies at that time usually released 1st in New York City, this could very well be the very 1st advertisement for this movie classic in any... 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  

Battle of Guadalcanal...

MASON CITY GLOBE-GAZETTE, Iowa, Nov. 17, 1942  



* Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

* Savo Island - Solomons



A nice banner headline on the historic naval battle of Guadalcanal: "HAIL U.S. PACIFIC TRIUMPH" "23 Jap Warships Sunk; Foresee Yank Victory in Guadalcanal" with more subheads.

The complete section one with 16 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, g... See More  

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  

Germany begins its "blitzkrieg" against England...

LOS ANGELES TIMES--E X T R A, Aug. 13, 1940 



* Adlertag "Operation Eagle Attack"

* Nazi Germany Luftwaffe operation

* British Royal Air Force victory

* During the Battle of Britain



The bold, 2-line banner head notes: "BLITZKRIEG BEGINS! GERMANS REPULSED" with a wealth of related subheads on the beginning of the attack upon England.

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Winston Churchill "War Situation" speech... Eisenhower is Supreme Commander...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, February 12, 1943 



* Winston Churchill "War Situation" speech

* House of Commons of the United Kingdom

* Dwight Eisenhower becomes supreme commander



The front page has five column heading: "War: New Command, Plans for 1943" with subheads that include: "Prime Minister Tell Commons That Detailed Plans for Nine Months of Attack Are Laid&q... See More  

Arandora Star attacked... Nazi prisoners...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1940



* Arandora Star attack and sinking

* Nazi prisoners (prison ship)

* German submarine U-47



The front page has a six column headline: "U-BOAT TORPEDOES PRISON SHIP, 1,068 LOST" with subheads. (see images) Photo of the Arandora Star is on page 4.

Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



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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  

Chicago Bear wins 1941 NFL title...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, December 22, 1941 



* Chicago Bears win NFL pro football championship

* Just after the bombing of Pearl Harbor - WWII era



The sport's section (page 21) has a six column headline: "Power, Weight, Spirit Crown Bears Grid Kings" with subheads, related photo and stats. First report coverage on the Chicago Bears winning the National Football League cha... 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  

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  

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".



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Release of Walt Disney's "The Three Caballeros"... Georgia to repeal Poll Tax...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 6, 1945



* Walt Disney's ~ The Three Caballeros

* Georgia Poll Tax



This issue has a premiere week ad for the historic release of the 1st movie to merge animation and live action.  Walt Disney's The Three Caballeros starred: Panchito, Joe Carioca, and Donald Duck, with actresses Aurora Miranda, Dora Luz and Carmen Molina. Although the ad is quite smal... See More  

Nazi general attempt an escape to Japan...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 17, 1945  The front page has an interesting, bold headline: "SEIZE U-BOAT TAKING KEY NAZIS TO JAPAN" with a subhead: "Luftwaffe Chiefs Captured at Sea". This was just 10 days after the surrender of Germany, and less than 3 months before Japan would surrender to end World War II.  The related article mentions in part: "A 1,600 ton Nazi ... See More  

Dr. Stephen S. Wise calls for Palestine homeland for Jews...

NEW YORK JOURNAL AMERICAN, September 27, 1945  The back of the front page has a 4-column heading: "Rally Will Demand Palestine As a Haven to Homeless Jews", which includes in part: "The council co-chairman, Dr. Abba Hillel Silver of Cleveland and Dr. Stephen S. Wise of New York, today declared: 'In spite of the unequivocal resolution adopted by the British Labor Party confe... See More  

1941 Siege of Odessa, Ukraine begins...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Aug. 8, 1941



* Siege of Odessa begins - Ukraine

* Operation Barbarossa - WWII

* Axis invasion of the Soviet Union



The front page has a nice banner headline: "NEW BLITZ MENACES ODESSA" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the beginning of the siege of Odessa in the Soviet Union by the Axis forces.

Complete with all 26 pages, light toning at the m... 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  

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  

Operation Torch... French North Africa...

NEW YORK WORLD TELEGRAM, November 11, 1942 



* Operation Torch

* French North Africa

* All of France under German control

* World War II - WWII

* Adolph Hitler - Nazis



The front page has a great banner headline announcing: "TRUCE IN NORTH AFRICA" with related map Nice for display.Coverage on Operation Torch, the British-American invasion of French North Africa.

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The war in Europe has ended...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, May 8, 1945 



* Germany Surrenders

* V-E day - Nazis quit



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Germany's Surrender" Unusual to have a first report from America's financial publication.

Complete with 8 pages, a little margin wear, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

Allies storm Sicily, Italy in 1943...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, July 12, 1943 



* Invasion of Sicily Italy

* Operation Husky begins



The nice headline on the front page announces: "Invaders Overcome First Resistance--Move Ahead Under Powerful Aerial Umbrella" with subheads, related map and small photo of Dwight Eisenhower. (see)

Complete with 30 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes and a lit... See More  

Battle of Greece w/ Salonika capture...

HERALD EXPRESS, 6th WAR EXTRA, Los Angeles, April 9, 1941



* Battle of Greece

* Salonika capture

* Greco-Italian War



The front page has a great banner headline above the masthead: "SALONIKA FALLS TO NAZIS; CAPTURE 300,000 GREEKS" with subheads. Nice for display.

Complete with all 38 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins and central fold, generally nice.

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Assassination attempt on Adolph Hitler...

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  

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