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1937 Salem, Illinois bus crash disaster....
Item #716613
March 24, 1937
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, March 24, 1937
* Salem, Marion County, Illinois
* Roller derby troupe bus crash disaster
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "17 KILLED AND 5 HURT WHEN BUS UPSETS, BURNS ON HIGHWAY NEAR SALEM, ILL." with subhead and related pictorial showing some of the victims. (see images) First report coverage continues inside with the names of the pa... See More
Japanese aerial bombing of Nanjing (Nanking), China
Item #715484
September 24, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 24, 1937.
* Nanjing - Canton & Nanking air raid bombing
* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "20 CHINESE CITIES BOMBED; 2,000 CASUALTIES IN CANTON; JAPANESE HALTED AT PAOTING" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 46 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
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* Nanjing - Canton & Nanking air raid bombing
* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "20 CHINESE CITIES BOMBED; 2,000 CASUALTIES IN CANTON; JAPANESE HALTED AT PAOTING" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 46 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.
Japanese aerial bombing of Canton & Nanjing (Nanking), China
Item #715271
September 23, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 23, 1937.
* Nanjing - Canton & Nanking air raid bombing
* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "U.S. IN SHARP NOTE TO JAPAN 'OBJECTS' TO NANKING RAIDS; FIFTY PLANES ATTACK CITY" with various subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 56 pages, rag edition in very nice condition
... See More
* Nanjing - Canton & Nanking air raid bombing
* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "U.S. IN SHARP NOTE TO JAPAN 'OBJECTS' TO NANKING RAIDS; FIFTY PLANES ATTACK CITY" with various subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 56 pages, rag edition in very nice condition
Japanese aerial bombing of Nanjing (Nanking), China
Item #715259
September 25, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 25, 1937.
* Nanjing (Nanking) & Canton air raid bombing
* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "BRITAIN EXPRESSES 'HORROR' OF BOMBINGS, TALKS BOYCOTT; OUR FLEET TO STAY IN CHINA" with various subheads. (see images) More on page 8.
Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in nice c
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* Nanjing (Nanking) & Canton air raid bombing
* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "BRITAIN EXPRESSES 'HORROR' OF BOMBINGS, TALKS BOYCOTT; OUR FLEET TO STAY IN CHINA" with various subheads. (see images) More on page 8.
Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in nice c
1937 Shangai victory Japanese parade...
Item #715082
December 03, 1937
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Dec. 3, 1937
* POST Battle of Shanghai - China
* Japanese victory parade bombing
* Second Sino-Japanese War
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BOMB THROWN AT JAPANESE ARMY PARADE IN SHANGHAI" with subheads. (see images)
complete with 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More
Jews persecuted in Germany...
Item #714637
March 05, 1937
NEW YORK TIMES, March 5, 1937
* Jewish persecution in Germany
* Prelude to the Holocaust
* Jews - Judaica
The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "90,000 FEWER JEWS UNDER HITLER RULE" "409,000 Professing Ones Still in Germany After 4 Years of Nazism, Report Shows" "Emigration Is Chief Goal" "24,000 Left Country in 1936--12,000 to 20,000 May Dep... See More
1937 Supreme Court decision on Social Security......
Item #714450
May 24, 1937
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, May 24, 1937
* Helvering vs. Davis re. Social Security taxing
* United States Supreme Court decision
The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "SOCIAL SECURITY ACT UPHELD" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the Helvering v. Davis United States Supreme Court decision.
Complete in 36 pages, light toning at the margins, small ... See More
U.S. apologizes for insulting Adolph Hitler ????!!!...
Item #714434
March 06, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 6, 1937
* United States apologizes to Adolph Hitler & the Third Reich
* Mayor Fiorello La Guardia insults Hitler calling him a "brown-shirted fanatic"
* U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull makes apology for remarks
The front page has a one column heading: "DENOUNCES U. S. CIVILIZATION FOR 'SLUR' AT HITLER" with subheads. (... See More
Battle of Shanghai (Bloody Saturday) in 1937...
Item #713901
August 28, 1937
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 28, 1937
* Battle of Shanghai, China
* Imperial Japanese Army
* "Bloody Saturday" bombings
The front page has a banner headline: "BULLETS STRIKE U. S. REFUGEE LINER" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 36 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.... See More
1937 Howard Hughes flight record...
Item #713826
January 20, 1937
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, January 20, 1937
* Aviator Howard Hughes
* Transcontinental airplane speed flight record
* Los Angeles to New York City
The top, center of the front page has a two column heading: "Death Dogs Hughes 20,000 Feet In Air" with subhead: "Millionaire Ace Smashes All Marks in Dash From L. A. to N. Y." and photo of Hughes. (see ... See More
Battle of Shanghai beginning in 1937...
Item #713612
September 06, 1937
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Sept. 6, 1937
* Battle of Shanghai, China
* Imperial Japanese Army
* Second Sino-Japanese War
The front page has a banner headline: "BIG PUSH OPENED BY JAPAN" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 22 pages, a little residue from a library label being removed, small binding holes and a little wear along the spine, generally in ... See More
Alfrado Coldona murder & suicide... trapeze artist...
Item #713513
July 31, 1937
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, July 31, 1937
* Alfredo Codona & Vera Bruce murder suicide
* The last of the flying Codonas aerialists family
* Circus entertainers - famous trapeze artists
* First to perform the triple somersault in the air
The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "Codona, Trapeze King, Shoots Ex-Wife, Kills Self" with subhead and photos of the two involved. (se... See More
Scottsboro Boys rape case ends in 1937...
Item #713420
July 25, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 25, 1937
* Scottsboro Boys case ends
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SCOTTSBORO CASE ENDS AS 4 GO FREE; 2 MORE GET PRISON" with subheads. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with 28 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.
1937 Battle of the Overpass... Ford plant..
Item #713169
May 27, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 27, 1937
* Battle of the Overpass
* Ford Motor Company
* Rouge plant - UAW
* Dearborn, Michigan
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "FORD MEN BEAT AND ROUT LEWIS UNION ORGANIZERS; 80,000 OUT IN STEEL STRIKE" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the Battle of the Overpass at Dearborn, Michigan continues inside with related photo.
Complete wit... See More
USS Wyoming 1937 explosion disaster...
Item #713004
February 19, 1937
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, February 19, 1937
* USS Wyoming (BB-32) disaster
* U. S. Navy battleship explosion
* United States Marines killed
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Six Killed, 11 Injured when Shell Explodes on Board U. S. Battleship" with subheads and related photo. (see images)
Complete with 34 pages, light toning at the margins, small libra... See More
1937 Rape of Nanking... Chinese massacre
Item #712993
December 05, 1937
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, December 5, 1937.
* The Nanking China Rape Massacre
* Japanese troops about to enter city
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CHIANG SENDS 300,000 MEN INTO NANKING DEFENSE LINE" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 70+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally in very nice conditi
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* The Nanking China Rape Massacre
* Japanese troops about to enter city
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CHIANG SENDS 300,000 MEN INTO NANKING DEFENSE LINE" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 70+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally in very nice conditi
USS Panay incident in 1937...
Item #712809
December 15, 1937
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, December 15, 1937
* USS Panay incident - bombing
* Yangtze River, Nanjing, China
The front page has a nice headline: "JAPAN EMPEROR'S APOLOGY AWAITED BY ROOSEVELT" with various subheads. (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding and minor wear along the spine, generally nice.... See More
1937 Battle of Beiping-Tianjin...
Item #712778
July 28, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 28, 1937
* Battle of Beiping-Tianjin - Peiping - Beijing - Peiking
* North China Incident - Second Sino-Japanese War
The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "JAPS OPEN 'PUNISH CHINA WAR'" with subhead. Three related photos and map on the back page. (see images)
Complete with 26 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small bi... See More
German's Test their Luftwaffe in 1937....
Item #712717
April 27, 1937
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, April 27, 1937.
* Nazi Germany Luftwaffe (air force) tested
* Aerial Bombing of Guernica - Spain Civil War
* Anti-war painting by Pablo Picasso fame
The front page has a one column heading: "800 ARE KILLED IN INSURGENT AIR RAID ON GUERNICA" with subhead. (see images)
I suspect this to be a very rare item because there was really no reason to s
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* Nazi Germany Luftwaffe (air force) tested
* Aerial Bombing of Guernica - Spain Civil War
* Anti-war painting by Pablo Picasso fame
The front page has a one column heading: "800 ARE KILLED IN INSURGENT AIR RAID ON GUERNICA" with subhead. (see images)
I suspect this to be a very rare item because there was really no reason to s
Florence Dugdale death... Thomas Hardy Wife...
Item #712547
October 18, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 18, 1937
* Florence Dugdale death (1st report)
* Children's stories writer - Thomas Hardy wife
The top of page 17 has a one column photo of Florence Dugdale with heading: "MRS. THOMAS HARDY WIDOW OF NOVELIST" with subheads that include: "Dies at 56 in England, Where She Spent Years Writing Husband's Biography" and more. (see)
Complete... See More
Mormons to face famine in 1937 ?...
Item #712519
September 19, 1937
SECTION TWO only of the New York Times, Sept. 19, 1937
* Mormons to face food shortages ? - Mormonism
* Salt Lake City, Utah - during Great Depression
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Mormons, Fearing Famine, Eat Single Meal; Plan Granary to Store Their Bumper Crops" (see images) I can't find anything online that this ended up happening.
Complete s... See More
1937 Second Sino-Japanese War...
Item #711965
September 28, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 28, 1937
* Imperial Japanese Navy - submarines
* Second Sino-Japanese War sinking
* Chinese fishing boats - junks attacked
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "JAPANESE SUBMARINES SINK FISHING JUNKS; HUNDREDS DIE; 22 NATIONS CONDEMN RAIDS" with various subheads. (see images) More inside.
Complete with all 48 pages, rag edi... See More
1937 Brady Gang shootout....
Item #711908
October 13, 1937
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, October 13, 1937
* Al Brady Gang shootout
* Bangor ME Maine
* F.B.I. - G-Men agents (1st report)
The top of the front page has a two column photo with heading: "Wounded Brady Gangster" showing James Dalhover. Also a one column heading: "BRADY AID ADMITS HIS GANG KILLED THREE POLICEMEN" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the famo... See More
Battle of Shanghai in 1937...
Item #711897
September 08, 1937
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Sept. 8, 1937
* Battle of Shanghai, China
* Imperial Japanese Army
* Refugee train bombing
The top of the front page has a 4 column headline: "JAPANESE PLANES BOMB REFUGEE TRAIN; KILL 300 CIVILIANS, WOUND 400" with various subheads and photo showing a Chinese prisoner of war captured by Japanese soldiers. (see images)
Complete with 20+ pages, ligh... See More
The death of pro-wrestler Martin "Farmer" Burns...
Item #711666
January 09, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 9, 1937
* Martin "Farmer" Burns death (1st report)
* Catch wrestler - professional wrestling
* Mentor of Frank Gotch
Page 17 has small one column headings: "Farmer Burns Dead; Ex-Wrestling Star" "Champion, 1895-98, Took Part in 6,000 Matches-Developed and Managed Frank Gotch" (see) First report coverage on the death of famous catch ... See More
1937 Little Rascals "hand-coloring" photo...
Item #711520
September 19, 1937
PICTURE SECTION only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Sept. 19, 1937
* Little Rascals "hand coloring" photo
* Our Gang - Spanky - Alfalfa - Darla
* Children - comedy short films fame
The top half of the front page of this section features a photo of some of the main characters of the "Little Rascals" or "Our Gang" showing Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat amongst other... See More
Battle of Shanghai beginning in 1937...
Item #711073
August 20, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 20, 1937
* Battle of Shanghai, China
* Imperial Japanese Army
The top of the front page has three column headline: "CHINESE THRUST FOES BACK IN FIERCE DRIVE AT SHANGHAI; U. S. INSISTS RIVER STAY OPEN" with subheads. (see images) More on the following pages.
Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More
1937 Battle of Beiping-Tianjin...
Item #710730
July 29, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 29, 1937
* Battle of Beiping-Tianjin - Peiping - Beijing - Peiking
* North China Incident - Second Sino-Japanese War
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "CHINESE ATTACK AT TIENTSIN; FOREIGNERS SEEKING SAFETY; PEIPING DEFENSES BOMBED" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 42 pages, rag edition, very minor spine wear, nice condition.
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Japanese aerial bombing of Canton & Nanjing (Nanking), China
Item #710096
September 23, 1937
THE DETROIT NEWS, Sept. 23, 1937.
* Nanjing - Canton & Nanking air raid bombing
* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre
The front page has a banner headline: "Jap Bomb Toll Rises to 2,000 at Canton" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 52 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
... See More
* Nanjing - Canton & Nanking air raid bombing
* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre
The front page has a banner headline: "Jap Bomb Toll Rises to 2,000 at Canton" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 52 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
Marie Prevost death... movie actress...
Item #709955
January 24, 1937
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, January 24, 1937
* Marie Prevost death w/ photos
* Hollywood film movie actress
* Silent and talking pictures
The front page has a one column heading: "Marie Prevost Found Dead in Her Aprtment" with small photo. Two more photos of her on page 13. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes... See More
Ohio River Flood of 1937... Louisville, Kentucky...
Item #709947
January 26, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 26, 1937
* Ohio River Flood of 1937
* Great Depression era
* Louisville, Kentucky photos
The front page has a nice banner headline: "105 DEAD; 550,000 HOMELESS" with subheads. Nice for display. More on pages 2 & 3 with a related map and photo. A great full page pictorial is on the back page which is also nice for display. (see images) This flood wh... See More
The death of Marchese Guglielmo Marconi...
Item #709863
July 20, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1937
* Guglielmo Marconi death (1st report)
* Wireless telegraphy inventor
The front page has one column headings that include: "MARCONI IS DEAD OF HEART ATTACK", "Wireless Inventor Succumbs at His Home in Rome at the Age of 63" "HIS CAREER STARTED AT 21" "He Patented His System in 1896 and Then Went From Success to Success&qu... See More
Hugo Black... Ku Klux Klan... KKK...
Item #709726
August 13, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 13, 1937
* Hugo Black - American politician and jurist
* Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
* Klu Klux Klan - KKK member ? (Democrat Party)
The front page has a banner headline: "How Black Returned to Ku Klux Klan Described in Official Record of Order" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Black was accused by many of... See More
Japanese aerial bombing of Canton & Nanjing (Nanking), China
Item #709648
September 21, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 21, 1937.
* Nanjing - Canton & Nanking air raid bombing
* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "OUR ENVOYS QUIT NANKING AS CITY AWAITS AIR RAIDS" with subheads. (see images) More on page 10.
Complete with all 52 pages, light toning and some archival mending at the margins, otherwise goo
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* Nanjing - Canton & Nanking air raid bombing
* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "OUR ENVOYS QUIT NANKING AS CITY AWAITS AIR RAIDS" with subheads. (see images) More on page 10.
Complete with all 52 pages, light toning and some archival mending at the margins, otherwise goo
Battle of Shanghai begins....
Item #709337
August 14, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 14, 1937
* Battle of Shanghai, China bombing
This 30 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "SHANGHAI BATTLE GOES ON AS RAIN HALTS CITY FIRE; CHINESE PLANES ATTACK SHIP" with subheads. See photos for additional details.
Other news of the day is found throughout. Slight light browning with a little margin wear, otherwise... See More
1937 Battle of Bilbao... Spanish Civil War...
Item #708936
June 14, 1937
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, June 14, 1937
* Battle of Bilbao - airplanes bombardment
* Spanish Civil War - Basque Country - Spain
* Nationalist Army vs. Spanish Republic
The front page has a nice banner headline: "ITALIANS LEAD REBELS INTO BILBAO" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 32 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the sp... See More
Partition Plan for Palestine cancelled in 1937....
Item #708930
June 15, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 15, 1937
* Partition Plan for Palestine cancelled
* Jewish State - Arabs objects
Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Plan to Divide Palestine Reported Dropped Because of Arab and Jewish Opposition" (see) 1st report coverage on the cancellation on the implementation of the Plan of Partition Palestine. The plan would eventually happ... See More
Mary Harlan Lincoln death....
Item #708907
April 01, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 1, 1937
* Mary Harlan Lincoln death
* Robert Todd Lincoln's wife
* Abraham's daughter-in-law
The top of page 16 has a one column heading: "DAUGHTER-IN-LAW OF LINCOLN DIES IN CAPITAL AT 90" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the death of Mary Harlan Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's daughter-in-law.
Complete with all 36 pages, ra... See More
Robert George Irwin...Veronica Gedeon murder...
Item #708905
March 29, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 29, 1937
* Killer Robert George Irwin
* Artist - sculptor - mental patient
* Model Veronica Gedeon - Easter murders
The front page has a banner headline: "3 EASTER TRAGEDIES; 8 SLAIN" with subheads: "Find Artist's Model Dead in Mystery" (see images) First report coverage continues on page 5 with photo of Gedeon. Always nice to have nota... See More
Battle of Shanghai begins in 1937...
Item #708743
September 04, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 4, 1937
* Battle of Shanghai, China
* Imperial Japanese Army
The front page has a six column heading: "New Battle Jars Shanghai; Japs Repulsed" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.
Japanese aerial bombing of Nanjing (Nanking), China
Item #708635
September 22, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 22, 1937.
* Nanjing - Nanking air raid bombing
* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "AIR RAIDERS BOMB NANKING AFTER ANGLO-U. S. PROTEST ON PLAN TO DEVASTATE CITY" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 56 pages, light toning at the margins, a little spine wear, generally in very
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* Nanjing - Nanking air raid bombing
* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "AIR RAIDERS BOMB NANKING AFTER ANGLO-U. S. PROTEST ON PLAN TO DEVASTATE CITY" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 56 pages, light toning at the margins, a little spine wear, generally in very
White River Monster hunted... Newport, Arkansas...
Item #707442
July 23, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 23, 1937
* White River Monster - "Whitey"
* Newport, Arkansas folklore
The front page has a one column heading: "Start 'Monster' Hunt In Arkansas River; Town Has Holiday" A related photo is on the back page. (see images)
Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine. ... See More
Joe Louis becomes Champion in 1937... One of the best reports we've seen...
Item #706855
June 23, 1937
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 23, 1937
* Joe Louis wins World Boxing Heavyweight title
* Only 2nd Black-American to do so
* Joe Louis wins World Boxing Heavyweight title
* Only 2nd Black-American to do so
* James Braddock in defeat (1st report)
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Louis Knocks Out Braddock In 8 Rounds" which continues on page 13. However, the most dramatic coverage begins on page 1H of the Sports Section with th
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The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Louis Knocks Out Braddock In 8 Rounds" which continues on page 13. However, the most dramatic coverage begins on page 1H of the Sports Section with th
Daredevil jumps off Oakland Bay Bridge in 1937... Amazing!
Item #705760
March 23, 1937
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, March 23, 1937
* San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge dive
* Daredevil Ray Woods jumps off w/ photos
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Daredevil Breaks Back in 186-Foot Leap Off Bridge" with subheads and large photo. (see) More on the following pages including a great full page pictorial. Probably only reported in a San Francisco area ... See More
Golden Gate Bridge construction disaster...
Item #704917
February 18, 1937
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE--EXTRA, Feb. 18, 1937
* Gold Gate Bridge disaster
* Construction workers fall
The front page has a great & very dramatic banner headline above the masthead: "TEN DIE ON GATE SPAN" with a nice subhead: "Bridge Scaffolding Falls, Tears Net and Plunges 12 Into Sea" with more.
The front page also has a large photo labeled where it beg... See More
Nice issue on the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge...
Item #704906
May 28, 1937
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, California, May 28, 1937
* Golden Gate Bridge opens - opening
* Best publication to be had ? (rare as such)
What better newspaper covering the opening of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge than this full page photo captions: "Opening Of Golden Gate Bridge!...Thousands From All Over The West Hiked Over The Span." A very displayable piece.
Present are just... See More
Dramatic photo of the Golden Gate Bridge construction disaster...
Item #704643
February 18, 1937
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER, Feb. 18, 1937
* Gold Gate Bridge disaster
* Construction workers fall
This is a single leaf being pages 19 & 20, yet an extremely dramatic one. It is captioned: "Exclusive Photo by Cameraman on Spot! - SPAN VICTIMS FALLING TO DOOM!"
The photo shows the collapsed safety net with errors pointing to 6 of the men falling to their deaths.
A single sh... See More
Spectacular issue on the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge...
Item #704630
May 26, 1937
Golden Gate Bridge Edition of the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, May 26, 1937
* Golden Gate Bridge opening
There may not be a better newspaper covering the opening of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge than this, with a full front page photo of the famous bridge. Great for display. More photos and various descriptions on the following pages. The bridge would officially open the following day.
T... See More
Dramatic photo of the Golden Gate Bridge construction disaster...
Item #704450
February 18, 1937
THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, Feb. 18, 1937 The front page has a one column head: "BLAME FAULTY SCAFFOLD IN SPAN DEATHS" which reports on the death of workers on the Golden Gate Bridge. The back page features a large photo showing 6 men falling to their deaths. Also another related photo showing the broken safety net.
The banner headline of the back page reports: "Camera... See More
Clem Sohn falls to his death...
Item #703687
April 26, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 26, 1937
* Clem Sohn killed
* Airshow dare-devil
* Parachute failure
The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "'Bird Man' From Michigan Killed; Parachutes Fail" Related photo n the back page. (see images)
Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.... See More
Death of famed actress Jean Harlow...
Item #702902
June 08, 1937
SAN FRANCISCO CHRTONICLE, California, June 8, 1937
* Actress Jean Harlow death (1st report)
* 1930's sex symbol - Blonde bombshell
The top of the front page has a photo headed: "HER UNPLAYED ROLE - Death Rewrote Her Script", which is followed by the related article: Death Ends Career of Jean Harlow. She was 26 years old. The article includes in part: "Jean Harlow, t... See More
Harley Davidson founder death in 1937.....
Item #702878
April 22, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 22, 1937
* Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company
* Death of co-founder William Davidson
Page 23 has one column headings: "WILLIAM DAVIDSON, MOTORCYCLE MAKER" "Harley-Davidson Vice President and a Veteran in His Field Dead in Milwaukee" "INVENTED MACHINE IN 1903" "One of 3 Brothers Who Joined a Chum in Enterprise That Started in Small... See More
Blackwater Fire of 1937.... Cody, Wyomiong...
Item #702784
August 23, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 23, 1937
* Blackwater Fire of 1937
* Cody, Wyoming - Park County
* Shoshone National Forest
* Firefighting - firefighters
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "11 Burned to Death, 40 Hurt as Forest Fire Traps Scores" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the forest fire near Cody, Wyoming that left several fir... See More
Seabiscuit wins San Juan Capistrano Handicap...
Item #702581
March 07, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 7, 1937
* Seabiscuit wins San Juan Capistrano Handicap
* Thoroughbred racehorse racing
Page 9 of the sport's section (inside) has a banner headline: "Crowd of 45,000 Sees Seabiscuit Score in $10,000 Added Santa Anita Race" with subheads and racing summary. (see) First report coverage on famous racehorse, Seabiscuit, winning the San Juan Capistrano Han... See More
Anti Nazi & Hitler rally in NYC, 1937...
Item #702552
March 16, 1937
NEW YORK TIMES, March 16, 1937
* Anti-Nazi, anti-Hitler rally
* Madison Square Garden
* John L. Lewis
This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "LABOR DEMOCRACY IS BAR TO FASCISM, LEWIS SAYS HERE", "Tells 20,000 at Anti-Nazi Rally That the Workers Can Block Reaction", "Garden Crowd Cheers Wildly as Mayor, Johnson and Others Att... See More
Lewis Yelland Andrews assassination in Nazareth...
Item #701921
September 27, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 27, 1937
* Lewis Yelland Andrews assassination
* Killed by Arab at Nazareth, Israel
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "British Chief in Galilee Killed By Arabs Near Nazareth Church" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the assassination of Lewis Yelland Andrews, British District Commissioner for the Gaillee during the British Ma... See More
1937 year in sports w/ photos....
Item #701430
December 26, 1937
SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, Dec. 26, 1937
* The year in sports for the year of 1937 w/ photos
* Lou Gehrig & Joe DiMaggio - Joe Louis & much more
This section is filled with the top sport's stories of the year with banner headlines, photos, and loads of text. Too much to mention here.
Complete sport's section only with all 10 pages, light toning and some... See More
1937 Lincoln Tunnel opens (day of)...
Item #701266
December 21, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 21, 1937
* Opening of the Lincoln Tunnel (day of)
Page 3 has a four column diagram: "Principal Arteries Leading To And From The Lincoln Tunnel" Also a one column heading: "GOVERNORS TO OPEN NEW TUNNEL TODAY" with subheads. (see) Probably only found in a New York City publication.
Complete in 48 pages, light toning at the margins, small lib... See More
Early Nazis plan for sterilization of races...
Item #699232
October 31, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 31, 1937
* Jewish Holocaust prediction ?
* Extinction of Jews predicted
* Joachim Prinz - Jewish rabbi
The top of page 18 has a one column heading: "JEWS HELD DOOMED UNDER NAZI REGIME" with subheads. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 40 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More
Indiana Hoosiers Corbett Davis wins 1937 MVP...
Item #698880
December 19, 1937
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Dec. 19, 1937
* Corbett Davis wins Big Ten football MVP
* Indiana Hoosiers college football fullback
* Chicago Tribune Silver Football award
The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline for display: "DAVIS IS VOTED MOST VALUABLE IN BIG TEN" with subheads and illustrtation. (see images) Of course this is the only publication to repor... See More
Battle of Shanghai begins in 1937...
Item #698835
August 17, 1937
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 17, 1937
* Battle of Shanghai, China
* Imperial Japanese Army
The front page has a nice banner headline: "MURDEROUS MOBS RUN AMUCK IN SHANGHAI, FIGHT FOR FOOD" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. condition. More on the following pages with a few nice photos.
Complete with 28 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, small bind... See More
The day the Hindenburg blew up....
Item #698587
May 06, 1937
NEW YORK WORLD TELEGRAM, May 6, 1937
* LZ 129 Hindenburg
* Pride of Nazi Germany
* Famous trip to America
* Day of the disaster
The front page has a very interesting--and uncommon--report of the Hindenburg flying over New York City just hours before its fateful end.
This newspaper was an unusual late afternoon-early evening NYC publication causing some events to be covered on the ... See More
1937 Women's day massacre... steel riot...
Item #698498
June 20, 1937
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 20, 1937
* Women's Day Massacre in Youngstown, Ohio
* Steel Workers Organizing Committee riot
* Police treatment of steelworkers' wives
The top of the front page has a nice banner headline for display: "13 SHOT IN OHIO STEEL RIOT" with subheads. (see images) More on page 8.
Complete 1st section only with 17 pages, rag edition in great conditi... See More
Terrific issue on the Hindenburg tragedy...
Item #698116
May 07, 1937
SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER--EXTRA, May 7, 1937
* Hindenburg airship disaster
* Lakehurst NJ New Jersey
* Great headline for display
One of the very best, dramatic banner headlines we have offered on this historic catastrophe: "DIRIGIBLE HINDENBURG EXPLODES, 90 KILLED". A large front page photo shows the Hindenburg over the New York skyline, headed: "Giant Airliner That Fe... See More
A Berlin newspaper from the Nazi era...
Item #697768
March 16, 1937
BERLINER ILLUSETRIRTE ZEITUNG (Berlin Illustrated Newspaper), Germany, February 6, 1936 This was the "Life" magazine of Germany from during the Nazi era of World War II. Pages 2 & 3 have a large photo showing Adolf Hitler addressing a crowd. Several of the photos seem to be focused on the 1936 Winter Olympics.
The complete issue, very nice condition.
1937 Franklin D. Roosevelt's 2nd inauguration...
Item #697161
January 21, 1937
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 21, 1937
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR 2nd inauguration
The top of the front page has a one heading: "Mr. Roosevelt Pledges Broad Social Reform" with subheads. Complete text of the inaugural address in on page 15. A few related photos on the back page.
Complete with 28 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp with... See More
Death of Harley-Davidson founder, W. Davidson...
Item #697058
February 08, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 8, 1942
* Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company
* Death of co-founder Walter Davidson
This 100+ page newspaper has one column headings on page 48 that read: "W. DAVIDSON DIES; CYCLE FIRM HEAD" and "Founded the Company in 1903 in Milwaukee With Two Brothers, Wm. Harley" and more (see images). This tells of the death of one of the original founder... See More
1937 Flint, Michigan sit-down strike ends....
Item #696911
February 11, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 11, 1937
* Flint, Michigan sit-down strike ends
* United Automobile Workers (UAW) to Labor Union
* GM General Motors
The front page has a great banner headline: "GEN. MOTORS STRIKE ENDED" with subheads. Nice for display. More on page 6. A few related photos are on the back page. (see images)
Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in great condition. ... See More
Merle Vandenbush arrested... bank robbery...
Item #696502
February 26, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 26, 1937
* Merle Vandenbush arrest
* Public enemy bank robber
* Katonah, New York robbery
The front page has a one column heading: "Big Time Bank Robber Slips in Small Town" with small photo. Another photo of Vandenbush is on the back page. (see images)
Complete with all 36 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spi... See More
Thoroughbred racehorse... War Admiral wins Belmont Stakes...
Item #696232
June 06, 1937
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, June 6, 1937
* Thoroughbred racehorse
* War Admiral wins Belmont Stakes
* Triple Crown champion
The front page of the sport's section has a four column heading: "WAR ADMIRAL EQUALS THE AMERICAN RECORD IN WINNING BELMONT STAKE" with subhead and photo. (see) First report coverage on War Admiral winning the triple crown.
Complete... See More
Helen Tiernan... murder mommy...
Item #695989
May 17, 1937
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, May 17, 1937
* Helen Tiernan (Murder Mommy)
* Hatchet Murderess whose kids where in the way
* Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "MOTHER CONFESSES KILLING GIRL AND SLASHING THROAT OF HER SON; SHE WAS IN LOVE, THEY IN WAY" with subheads and photo of her injured son. (see) First report coverage on the ... See More
Golfer Johnny Goodman wins 1937 U.S. Amateur
Item #695668
August 29, 1937
SECTION II (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, August 29, 1937
* Johnny Goodman wins (1st report)
* United States Amateur Championship
* Omaha, Nebraska golfer
The front page of this section has a banner heading: "JOHNNY GOODMAN WINS U. S. AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP" with subhead. Nice photo on page 5. (see)
Complete section 2 only with 10 pages, this is the "... See More
Howard Hughes wins Harmon Trophy....
Item #695399
March 01, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 1, 1937
* Aviator Howard Hughes
* Aviatrix Jean Batten
* Harmon Trophy presentation
Page 9 has a one column heading: "Air Prize For Hughes; Jean Batten Honored" with subhead and photos. See image for report here. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Other news, sports and ... See More
William Gillette death... Sherlock Holmes...
Item #695384
April 30, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 30, 1937
* William Gillette death
* American actor-manager
* Sherlock Holmes
Page 12 has a one column heading: "WM. GILLETTE, VETERAN ACTOR, DIES AT AGE OF 81" with subhead. Three related photos are on the back page. (see). First report coverage on the death of William Gillette, American actor-manager, playwright and stage manager. He was best remembe... See More
Thomas Garrigue Masaryk 1937 death....
Item #695046
September 14, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 14, 1937
* Thomas Garrigue Masaryk death
* Czechoslovakia founder & 1st President
The front page has a one column heading: "Masaryk Dies; First Head of Czech Nation" Photo on the back page. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 34 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine... See More
Joe Louis vs. Tommy Farr... Heaveyweight boxing...
Item #694874
August 31, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 31, 1937
* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)
* Heavyweight boxing title fight
* Tommy Farr - British boxer
The front page has a six column headline: "Louis Wins, but Farr Fights All the Way" with subheads. The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "FARR HAS NO ALIBI; SEEKS ANOTHER CHANCED" with subheads and small photo of Farr... See More
Amelia Earhart lost in 1937...
Item #694516
July 10, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 10, 1937.
* Amelia Earhart famous disappearance
* Over the Pacific Ocean - Fred Noonan
The front page has a one column heading: "Navy Launches Final Phase of Earhart Hunt" Small related map on page 2. (see)
Complete with all 24 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high quality newsprint meant for institutional holdings... See More
The Brady Gang shootout in 1937...
Item #694428
May 26, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 26, 1937
* Al Brady Gang escape
* Goodland, Indiana
* Bank robbery
The front page has a great banner headline: "CIRCLE INDIANA KILLER GANG" with subhead. Nice for display. A few related photos on the back page including one of Al Brady. When it comes to gangsters, organized crime, and the nefarious activities born out of the Prohibition and Great... See More
Amelia Earhart ends World flight tests....
Item #694129
March 10, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1937
* Amelia Earhart ends World Flight tests
* Famous disappearance over Pacific Ocean fame
Page 8 has has a one column heading: "Miss Earhart Ends World Flight Tests" with subhead. (see) This would be the flight that Earhart would never be seen again .
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 48 pages, light toning at the... See More
Roman Catholic Church & Nazi Germany...
Item #692417
June 21, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1937
* Roman Catholic Church - publications
* Vatican City - Pope Pius XI - Rome
* Nazi Germany - Third Reich resistance
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "18 Catholic Printing Shops Reported Seized by Nazis" with subhead. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this famous New York City publication.
Complete... See More
North Pole-1 established...
Item #692336
May 22, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 22, 1937
* North Pole-1 established in Arctic Ocean
* First Russian manned drifting sea ice station
* Soviet scientist Otto Schmidt expedition
The front page has a one column heading: "11 Russians Fly to North Pole; Land on the Ice" First report coverage continues on page 8 with related map. (see)
Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More
1937 Jagadish Chandra Bose death...
Item #691400
November 24, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 24, 1937
* Jagadish Chandra Bose death
* Indian polymath - scientist
* Biologist, physicist, botanist
The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "SIR JAGADISH BOSE, SCIENTIST, 78, DIES" with subheads. (see)
Complete with all 46 pages, rag edition in great condition.
wikipedia notes: Jagadish Chandra Bose (30 November 1858 – 23 November 1... See More
Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth...
Item #691051
May 13, 1937
ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, May 13, 1937
* King George VI & Queen Elizabeth
* Coronation at Westminster Abbey
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "GEORGE EMBARKS ON LIFE OF SERVICE TO BRITISH PEOPLE" with subhead and 2 related photos. (see)
Complete with 36 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding slits along the spine, generally nice.... See More
Seabiscuit in dead heat at Laurel Park...
Item #690928
October 17, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 17, 1937
* Seabiscuit in dead heat w/ Heelfly
* Laurel Stakes - Maryland
* Thoroughbred racehorse racing
Page 11 of the sport's section (inside) has a banner headline: "Seabiscuit Races to Dead Heat With Hellfly Before 20,000 in Maryland" with subheads and racing summary. (see) First report coverage on famous racehorse, Seabiscuit, in a rare dead h... See More
1937 Elihu Root death...
Item #690065
February 07, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 7, 1937
* Elihu Root death (1st report)
* Republican politician - statesman
* Secretary of State and War
* Nobel Peace Prize winner
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ELIHU ROOT, 92, DIES OF PNEUMONIA HERE; WORKER FOR PEACE" with subheads. (see) Lengthy first report coverage continues on page 38 with photo. Loads of text here.
Complete... See More
1937 New London, Texas School Explosion...
Item #689332
March 19, 1937
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, March 19, 1937
* New London, Texas school explosion
The front page has a great banner headline headline: "670 TEXAS SCHOOL CHILDREN AND TEACHERS KILLED IN BLAST!" with various subheads and related photo. Nice for display. Much more on pages 2 & 3.
Complete with all 36 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small library stamp within a subh... See More
Walter (Martin) Niemöller arrested in Berlin....
Item #688613
July 26, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1937
* Reverend Walter Niemöller arrested
* Ant-Nazi theologian and Lutheran pastor
* Brother Martin "First they came..." statement fame
Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Nazis Jail Brother of Rev. Martin Niemoeller; Arrest Is Made Secretly After three Sermons" (see) First report coverage on anti-Nazi theologi... See More
Harriet Tubman's gravesite erected...
Item #688316
July 25, 1937
SECTION 2 ONLY of the New York Times, July 25, 1937
* Harriet Tubman - African American abolitionist
* Gravesite gravestone marker erection
* Auburn, Cayuga County, New York
Page 4 of this section has a small one column heading: "Mark Ex-Slave's Grave" with subhead: "Women at Auburn Honor 'Aunt Harriet' of 'Underground Railroad'" (see) First report ... See More
Vincent Van Gogh letters to brother Theo (1937)...
Item #688315
May 30, 1937
BOOK REVIEW Section only of the New York Times, May 30, 1937
* Vincent Van Gogh - Dutch painter
* Letters to his brother Theo
* Katherine Woods book review
The front page of this section has a banner heading: "VAN GOGH'S LETTERS TO THEO; His Correspondence With His Brother Makes a Book of Rare Quality" with illustration of Van Gogh.
Complete book review section only with 20... See More
Bainbridge, Georgia lynching...
Item #688205
May 25, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 25, 1937
* Willie Reed negro lynching in Bainbridge, Georgia
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "Body Of Slayer Dragged Around Square; Burned" First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Willie Reed at Bainbridge, Georgia.
Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.
... See More
Byron Nelson wins 1937 Masters golf tournament
Item #687953
April 05, 1937
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, April 5, 1937
* Byron Nelson wins Masters Tournament
* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia
The front page of the sport's section (page 21) has a one column heading: "Augusta Golf Won By Nelson". (see) First report coverage on Byron Nelson winning the 1937 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia.
Complete with 30mpages, light toning and some wear ... See More
4th Masters golf tournament.... Byron Nelson photo...
Item #687822
April 03, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 3, 1937
* Fourth Masters Tournament (day 2)
* Byron Nelson and Bobby Jones photos
* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia
The front page of the sport's section (page 21) has a seven column heading: "Byron Nelson Holds Masters Golf Lead With 138" with subheads. First report coverage on day 2 of the 1937 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia co... See More
Abbeville, Alabama Negro lynching...
Item #687819
February 05, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 5, 1937
* Wesley Johnson Negro lynching
* Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama
The top of the front page has a small one column heading: "Acts to Impeach Sheriff After Alabama Lynching" (see) First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Wes Johnson at Abbeville, Alabama.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40... See More
Early 1937 Notre Dame basketball win...
Item #687511
February 04, 1937
SECTION TWO (Sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, Feb. 4, 1937
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish basketball
* Early game vs. Purdue Boilermakers
* Nice headline for display - Johnny Moir
The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "NOTRE DAME DEFEATS PURDUE FIVE, 47 TO 40" with subheads, small photo of Johnny Moir and stats. (see) Nice for display.
Complete sectio... See More
Joe Louis to become champion for 1st time....
Item #687362
June 20, 1937
SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the the Chicago Tribune, June 20, 1937
* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber) vs. James Braddock
* World heavyweight boxing championship
* Site of the fight is established - best title (rare)
The front page of this section has a banner headline: "BRADDOCK FIGHTS LOUIS AT SOX PARK JUNE 22" with subheads and related pictorial. (see) Nice for display. This would be ... See More
Duke of Windsor Engagement in 1937...
Item #686899
May 05, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 5, 1937.
* Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
* Wallis Warfied Simpson , Duchess of Windsor
* Engagement - ring exchanged - engaged
The front page has a nice banner headline: "EDWARD GIVES WALLY A RING" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. A few related photos are on the back page.
Complete with all 40 pages, this is the "rag edi
... See More
* Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII)
* Wallis Warfied Simpson , Duchess of Windsor
* Engagement - ring exchanged - engaged
The front page has a nice banner headline: "EDWARD GIVES WALLY A RING" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. A few related photos are on the back page.
Complete with all 40 pages, this is the "rag edi
"First they came for the Socialists... then they came for me."
Martin Niemöller arrested in Berlin....
Item #686731
July 02, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 2, 1937
* Reverend Martin Niemöller arrested
* Ant-Nazi theologian and Lutheran pastor
* Famous "First they came..." statement fame
The front page has a one column heading: "NAZIS FINALLY PUT NIEMOELLER IN JAIL" with subheads that include: "Accuse Pastor of Slandering Notables and Calling for Opposition to Laws" "Court Trial ... See More
War Admiral wins at Havre de Grace in 1937...
Item #686722
April 14, 1937
THE DETROIT NEWS, April 14, 1937
* War Admiral - horse racing
* Calvert Purse at Havre de Grace, Maryland
* Pre Triple Crown Kentucky Derby win
The top of page 34 has a banner heading: "War Admiral Looms as Derby Threat After Impressive Victory" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 60 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More
Max Yergan... African American activist...
Item #686719
April 15, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 15, 1937
* African American Max Yergan
* 1st Negro to be a faculty member in NYC colleges ?
* Baptist Missionary - activist
* National Negro Congress president
Page 13 has a small one column heading: "Negro For College Post" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Yergan possibly becoming the first African-American faculty member ever hired at one ... See More
Lindberghs return from self exile (visit)....
Item #686457
December 06, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 6, 1937
* Charles Lindbergh & family
* 1st & only visit to America
* Self exile in Europe (1935-39)
The top of the front page has a great banner headline: "LINDYS HOME FOR CHRISTMAS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Two related photos are on the back page. Lindbergh and his family lived in Europe from 1935 till 1939 because of the relentl... See More
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