"End of the World" showing...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 24, 1937



* Hayden Planetarium

* "End of the World" show

* Henri Poincare



Page 20 has an editorial with the heading: "End Of The World" at the Hayden Planetarium. See images for text here.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 42 pages, nice condition.

Spanish Civil War ends...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 22, 1937



* Fall of Gijon, Spain

* Civil War ends

* Francisco Franco



The front page has a three column headline: "FRANCO'S ARMY TAKES GIJON AND CONTROLS NORTH SPAIN" with subheads (see photos). This includes lengthy text inside.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 48 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More  

Edward III & Wallis Simpson in 1937...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, May 3, 1937 



* Edward VIII - Duke of Windsor 

* Wallis Simpson 



The front page has a three column headline: "Mrs. Simpson's Decree Final; Windsor Speeding to Her Side" with subhead: "British Court Ends Famous Case in Less Than Minute" and photo of Mrs. Simpson (see photos).



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Joe Louis becomes boxing Champion...

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Ted Healy death... Three Stooges creator...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, December 22, 1937



* Ted Healy death (1st report)

* Three Stooges fame



This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "TED HEALY DEATH IS FEARED DUE TO SUNDAY BEATING", "Autopsy Is Ordered on Comedian Creator of 'Stoogies'".



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Minor m... See More  

Battle of Shanghai begins in 1937...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, August 14, 1937



* Battle of Shanghai begins, China bombing

* Japan (1st report)



This 20 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Bombs Kill 3 Americans in Shanghai" with subheads and related photo (see photos).



Other news of the day throughout including sports and various advertisements. Rag edition in nice condition.



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Nile Kinnick's 1st game as starter....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 26, 1937



* Nile Kinnick 1st game as starter

* 1st mention of him in the NYT

* Iowa Hawkeyes - college football



This 80+ page Sunday newspaper has one column headings on page 4 of the sport's section (inside): "WASHINGTON BEATS IOWA WITH PASSES", "Opening Contest of Season at Seattle Packed With Thrills All The Way" and more with lineups... See More  

Sullivan, Indiana mine disaster...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, July 15, 1937



* Sullivan, Indiana 

* Glendora Coal company 

* Baker mine explosion (early 1st report)



This 16 page newspaper one column headings on the front page:

"4 Men Burned, 20 Are Trapped In Mine Blast" and "Explosion Occurs 2 Miles From Entrance; Wives, Relatives Frantic". 1st report coverage on the Glendo... See More  

Pitt Panthers football... 1937 National champs....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 30, 1937



* Pittsburgh Panthers

* National champions (1st report)

* NCAA college football



This 48 page newspaper has one column headlines in the sport's section (page 28) that include:



"29 OF 33 EXPERTS VOTE FOR PANTHERS"

"Pitt Team Totals 327 Points, California 277, Fordham 253 and Alabama 246""



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Joe Louis becomes Champion...

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Satchel Paige as a pitcher...

NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 20, 1937 



* Early Satchel Paige report

* Negro Baseball pitcher

* 11 years prior to MLB debut



The sports page has a one column wide report headed: "Negro Stars Annex No-Hit Contest, 2-0" "Beat Dominican Republic Nine Behind Pitcher Taylor--Also Down Minor Leaguers, 1-0". Near the end of the report is: "...Opposing Taylor was Satchell Paig... See More  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1937.



* Marchese Guglielmo Marconi death

* Radiotelegraph inventor



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



* MARCONI MOURNED BY ENTIRE WORLD

* Body Lies in State in Royal Academy in Rome--50,000 Pay Tributes to Inventor

* FUNERAL CEREMONY TODAY

* Important Radio Experiments on the Yacht Elettra Were Halted by Death



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Mason City, IA bus-train disaster...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, October 23, 1937



* Mason City IA Iowa

* Rock Island rocket train

* School bus collision



This 30 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Rocket Train Smashes School Bus, Killing 9" and more with photo also on the front page (see photos). This tells of the Rock Island Rocket train and school bus disaster i... See More  

1937 Mulga Al mine explosion...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, October 16, 1937 



* Mulga, Alabama 

* Coal mine disaster - Early same day report 



This 8 page newspaper has a early same day breaking news one column headlines on the front page: "30 Men Are Killed By Mine Blast" "Explosion in Alabama Coal Mine Today Is Blamed on Gas"



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1937 Alcatraz Prison escape attempt...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, December 17, 1937



* Alcatraz Island Prison, San Francisco Bay

* 1st successful escape ? (1st report)



This 12 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Patrols Hunt For Convicts". This tells of the escape of Theodore Cole & Ralph Roe from Alcatraz Prison. This was the first escape (2nd overall) attempt i... See More  

Tennis...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, dated April 10, 1937  The color cover of this issue has an illustration of a young lady in her dressing room (see photo).



There are colored advertisements for Camel Cigarettes, Beech-nut Gum and Lucky Strike Cigarettes. "If You Want to Play Tennis Right" is an article written by Helen Wills Moody.

There are numerous articles, stories and advertis

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"Gone With The Wind" wins Pulitzer.....

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, May 4, 1937  This 26 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 18: "'GONE WITH THE WIND' 'OVERWHELMS' AUTHOR".



This tells of the famous 1936 novel written by Margaret Mitchell winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1937.



Other news of the day. Some small binding slits along the spine, otherwise in good condition.

1st MLB game ending after midnight...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 18, 1937



* 1st MLB baseball game ending after midnight

* Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals

* Electric lighting in it's infancy



This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 22:



* 20,302 SEE CARDINALS OVERCOME REDS, 8-6

* Bordagaray Leads Attack With Four Hits in Fourth Night Game of 1937 in Majors



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Amelia Earhart flight in 1937....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, June 12, 1937  This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Amelia Makes Hop Across the Sahara" "Starts Early to Cover 1,000 miles Before Heat of Day".



This was one of the legs in a attempt to fly around the World whic h never happened (finished). She would try again a little later starting on the West Co... See More  

John D. Rockefeller death...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, May 24, 1937  This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "ROCKEFELLER, SR., SUCCUMBS" "End Comes in 98th Year to Capitalist and Philanthropist" with photo of Rockefeller. (see)



Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition.

Birth Control approved by AMA...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, June 9, 1937 



* Birth Control approved by the AMA 

* American Medical Association 



This 30 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "U.S. Medicine Committed to Birth Control" "A.M.A. Reserves Its Long Opposition to Contraceptives" and more.



Tells of the American Medical Association (AM... See More  

Ted Healey death.... "Three Stooges" fame... Lincoln Tunnel opens...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1937  This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 15 that include: "TED HEALY'S DEATH IS FOUND 'NATURAL'" "Los Angeles Coroner Holds the Cafe Fight Had Nothing to Do With It" "Inquiry To Be Dropped" and more.



Also one column headlines on page 14 that include: " 3,700 USE TUNNEL IN FIRST 12 HOURS" "7,0... See More  

Of Mice and Men opens in theater version....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 23, 1937  This 48 page newspaper has under "NEWS OF THE STAGE" on page 26: "Of Mice and Men' Opens This Evening" telling of the opening night for the stage (theater) version of this famous novella. This would be the first mention of this novella in non book form.



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Cody, Wyoming forest fire...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 23, 1937 



* Cody, Wyoming forest fire 

* Firefighting - firefighters 



This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 8: "12 DIE, 48 INJURED AS FOREST BURNS" "None Escapes Unscathed as Crew Fighting Fire in Wyoming Is Trapped" "Most Victims CCC Boys" and more. Tells of the forest fire near Cody Wyom... See More  

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 19, 1937



* New London Texas school explosion

* Nice front page headline for display



This 12 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "TAKE 500 BODIES FROM RUINS" with subheads that include: "BLAST HORROR MOUNTING WITH WRECKAGE SEARCH" "Estimate the Final Death Toll Above 600 As Order Restored By M... See More  

Original "Fauntleroy" dies...

NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1937 



* Original Fauntleroy death

* Vivian Burnett 

* Cedric Erol 



This 32 page newspaper has a two column headline: "Original 'Fauntleroy' Dies in Boat After Helping Rescue 4 in Sound" & subhead: "Vivian Burnett, Author's Son Who Devoted Life in Escaping 'Sissified' Role, Is Stricken at Helm--Maneuverers Yawl to Get 2 Men &... See More  

Unknown,  dated circa 1937 (print only)



This is a single-page sheet and is approximately 15.5 x 21 inches and contains a full-page color ad for Schenley's Cream of Kentucky straight whiskey.



The exact publication and date is unknow but is circa 1937.

New York Yankees 1937 World Series....

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John D. Rockefeller's death...

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Baseball... Jewish...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, March 6, 1937. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a young lady lady ice-skating with a young lad that has fallen on the ice (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes.  Articles include "Why the Jew is Persecuted" by David Lloyd George and "Spring Training Secrets" by Walter Johns... See More  

Shirley Temple...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, December 4, 1937. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a lady duck hunter in the blind (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Camel cigarettes. Article includes a review of Shirley Temple in "Heidi".  Very nice condition, and measuring about 8 1/4 by 11 1/2 inches.