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SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE. Aug. 29, 1942 

* Lyudmila Pavlichenko visits America 
* Soviet female sniper in the Red Army
* Amazing 309 confirmed kills of Nazis  

The bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "A Russian Woman Sniper Speaks" (see images) 
Complete with 26 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

Background: The late August 1942 American tour of Soviet Lieutenant Lyudmila Pavlichenko, as captured in The Springfield Union, marks a…

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, August 11, 1942

* Battle of Guadalcanal beginning
* Solomon Islands - U.S. Marines
* Operation Watchtower - campaign 
* World War II - WWII

The front page has a great banner headline announcing: "MARINES IN TERRIFIC BATTLE" with subheads and three related photos. (see images) Coverage continues on page 3 with three more related photos.
Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

Background: The fighting on…

NEW YORK POST, November 14, 1941

* Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels
* Speech with "10 Commandments" against Jews
* Important step in the Jewish Holocaust disaster
* Includes "Star of David" yellow badge rules
* The "Final Solution" is introduced  

Page 2 has a one column heading: "Goebbel's Anti-Jewish Decalogue" This report contains the "Ten Commandments" against the Jews in Nazi Germany. (see images)
And the top of this page has a banner heading: "52,000 Jews Massacred in Kiev, and It's All…

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, December 16, 1941

* Official Pearl Harbor attack report
* Frank Knox - secretary of the Navy
* U.S. enters World War II - WWII

The front page has a one column heading: KNOX DISCLOSES HAWAII DETAILS" with subheads. (see images) Lengthy text continues on page 3.
Complete with all 10 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

Background: The official report submitted by Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox on December 15, 1941, was…

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, October 27, 1940 The top of page 16 has a four column heading: "Sounding of Ram's Horn Heralds Coming Of the Year 5701 for Jewish Race" with subhead and related photo. (see images)
Complete with 38 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally good. Should be handled with care.

Background: Published in the New York World-Telegram during the solemn transition to Rosh Hashanah and the Hebrew year 5701, Elliott…

THE LOCK HAVEN EXPRESS, Penn. Dec. 8, 1941 

* Attack on Pearl Harbor
* U.S. to enter World War II
* Imperial Japanese Navy
* DAMAGED BUT STILL GOOD FOR DISPLAY

This is a severely damaged issue but on one of the most historic events of the 20th century. The front page has a banner headline: "U.S. DECLARES WAR ON JAPAN; Senate 82-0, House 388-1; Rankin Votes 'No'" with various subheads and related map. 
The front page and back leafs of the 1st section only (pages 1-2 & 9-10), much damage including…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1944

* Battle of Bulge to begin (EVE)
* Armies line up at Siegfried Line (Westwall)
* World War II - WWII

The top of the front page has a six column headline: "7TH ARMY AT WESTWALL, SEEKS AN OPENING" with subheads. Two related maps are on page 4. The initial beginning of the infamous battle would begin the very next day.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much more on World War II. Complete with all 36 pages, light toning at the margins, very nice…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 15, 1945

* Battle of the Bulge ending - World War II - Belgium
* German offensive campaign - Germans collapsing in Belgium

The front page has a banner headline: "NAZIS FLEE BELGIAN BULGE, LOSE 232 PLANES" with subhead. (see images) More on page 4. Coverage at the end of the famous Battle of the Bulge. More on pages 4 & 5 with two related photos and map.
Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

Background: The January 15, 1945, issue of The New York Times…

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, June 24, 1940

* France-Italy armistice
* Dictator Benito Mussolini 
* Battle of France conclusion

The front page has a nice banner headline: "FRENCH ACCEPT DUCE'S TERMS, FIGHTING TO CEASE TONIGHT" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with all 28 pages, light toning, some small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

Background: This June 24, 1940, issue of the New York World-Telegram serves as an extraordinary historical time capsule, capturing the precise…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 6, 1945

* Japanese atrocities described
* Palawan Massacre - Philippines 

The top of the front page has a five column headline: "U. S. ACCUSES JAPAN OF MASSACRE, TORTURE, STARVATION OF CAPTIVES" with subheads that include: "Burning and Murder of 150 in Prison Camp at Palawan Told. (see) Lengthy reporting continues on pages 2 & 3.
Complete with all 40 pages, light toning and a little wear along the margins, generally nice.

Background: The global publication of Imperial…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 5, 1945

* Wake Island back in U.S. possession
* Post World War II Japan

The front page has a four column headline: "AMERICAN FLAG IS RAISED ON WAKE ISLE" with subheads that include: "EPIC OF ATOLL ENDS" "Americans Go Ashore to Crown Heroic Fight of marines in 1941" and more. (see)
Complete with all 40 pages, light toning at the margins, generally very nice.

Background: The formal surrender of Wake Island on September 4, 1945, carried immense symbolic and emotional…

THE STARS AND STRIPES, January 1, 1945

* Battle of the Bulge 
* World War II - WWII

The front page has a two column heading: "Yanks Cut Deeper Into German Bulge" with  subhead & related map. (see images) Nice to have in this famous military publication.
Other World War II news of the day. Complete in 8 pages, a little spine wear, nice condition.

Background: In January 1945, the Saar Region—a heavily industrialized area along the German-French border—was the scene of major Allied offensive…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 19, 1940

* The Hardest Day - Battle of Britain
* German Luftwaffe vs. British Royal Air Force
* World War II - WWII

The top of the front page has a six column headline: "600 NAZI PLANES RAID LONDON AREA AGAIN; 140 DOWNED, R.A.F. ATTACKS CHANNEL BASES" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 32 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, small piece torn away along the spine,…

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.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 30 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 5, 1944

* Alexander Fleming
* Penicillin - Penicillium
* Made available for public use
* World War II - WWII 

The front page has a two column heading: "Public to Get Penicillin Through 1,000 Hospitals" See below for background.
Complete in 34 pages, rag edition in great condition.

Background: This complete, 34-page issue of The New York Times from May 5, 1944, is a highly prized historical artifact that captures the exact dawn of the antibiotic age. Featuring a front-page…

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Feb. 24, 1942 

* Attack on California coast
* Ellwood oil field shelling
* Japanese submarine I-17

The front page banner headline proclaims: "SUB SHELLS WEST COAST" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 16 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally in good condition.

Background: On February 23, 1942, the Japanese submarine I-17, commanded by Kozo Nishino, surfaced off the coast of Goleta, California, and…

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 World war II events of the day.
Complete with all 34 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

Background: On November 26, 1944, a pivotal…

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, VE, May 7, 1945 

* Germany Surrenders
* V-E day - Nazis quit

The masthead has a patriotic theme with blue and red ink. The terrific banner headline announces: "NAZIS SURRENDER" with: "EUROPE WAR COMES TO END" with large photo of Eisenhower. Great for display. More on the following pages. Two full page pictorials at the back.
First section only with 16 pages, some wear at the margins, minor central fold wear, partially loose along the spine, generally in good condition.

Backgrou…

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Sept. 12, 1945

* Manhattan Project comes to fruition
* Director physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer
* Post atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
* Japanese claim of radiation in deaths

The front page has a two column heading: "Atom Bomb Ray Deaths a Myth, Writer Discovers" with photo of Nat Finney. (see images)
Complete with all 20 pages, several small ink notations throughout with 2 on the front page, but none affecting the key report, some tiny binding holes along the…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 23, 1939

* Schneider v. State of New Jersey (Irvington)
* Supreme Court of the United States ruling
* Jehovah Witnesses victory re. street handbills 
* Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society 
* Charles Taze Russell followers - Bible Students 

The top of the front page one column heading: "HIGH COURT BARS CURBS ON HANDBILLS SET BY FOUR CITIES" with subheads. (see images) Much more on page 32.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save…

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 27, 1942

* Ben Hogan - professional golfer wins 
* San Francisco Open - Harding Park
* Much coverage on World War II - WWII

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: The front page of the sport's section (page 21) has a one column heading: "HOGAN BEATS PAR, RAIN, MUD-WINS COAST GOLF MEET" with subhead and leader board. (see images) 
Complete with 34 pages, light toning along margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

Background: In 1942, Ben Hogan captured the San…

NEW YORK POST, August 21, 1940
 
* Leon Trotsky assassination (day of)
* Soviet Union Red Army founder
* Marxist Theorist

The front page has a two column heading: "Trotsky Is Dying After Ax Attack" (see images) He would die on this day
Complete with all 22 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

Background: The assassination of Leon Trotsky on August 21, 1940, signaled the definitive, bloody consolidation of Joseph Stalin’s absolute control over the…

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 28, 1942

* USS Iowa battleship launching
* United States Navy - WWII 

The front page has a two column photo with heading: "Biggest Warship Is Launched" with brief text. 
And the top of the back p age has a one column heading: "IOWA, BIGGEST BATTLESHIP, IS LAUNCHED EARLY" with subheads. (see images)
Much on other World War II events of the day. Complete with all 24 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.

Background: On August 27, 1942,…

NEW YORK POST, October 1, 1940

* Albert Einstein becomes United States Citizen
* Theory of Relativity fame - physics

The top od page 3 has a three column heading: "Einstein Takes Oath of Citizenship" with subhead. (see images)
Twenty pages, piece torn away along the top margin of the front page and replaced with archival mending, minor margin wear, some small binding holes along the spine, generally in good condition.

Background: The naturalization of Albert Einstein on October 1, 1940, represented…

THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, April 3, 1943 

* Norman Rockwell color illustration
* April Fool: Checkers" WWII era 

The front page has a nice color illustration by Norman Rockwell titled: "April Fool: Checkers" (see images) Nice for display. See below for further details regarding this particular Rockwell print.
Various topics and advertisement throughout. Complete with all 106 pages, printed on glossy paper stock (may obscure look in images), some residue from a failed attempt to…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 29, 1942

* Internment of Axis-Americans beginning
* World War II - WWII - Japanese citizens

Page 12 has a one column heading: "WEST COAST MOVES TO OUST JAPANESE" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 40 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.

Background: The convergence of events on January 28, 1942, serves as the critical transition point where the United States moved from targeted national security measures to a policy of mass, race-based incarceration. The…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 30, 1942 

* First World War II "Medal of Honor" given 
* Lieutenant Alexander "Sandy" Nininger Jr.
* Hero for actions at the Battle of Bataan 
* Post attack on Pearl Harbor Pacific Theater  

The top of the front page has two photos headed: "Dies A Hero" Also a one column heading: "M'ARTHUR OFFICER HONORED BY NATION" with subhead. (see images) 
Much more reporting on World War II events of the day. Complete with all 38 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.

Background: The…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 28, 1943 

* "Rare of Europe" - Nazis looting - plundering 
* Art, machinery, war materials & much more 

The top of the back  page has a one column heading: "NAZI LOOTING HELD BIGGEST IN HISTORY" with subheads. (see images) 
Complete with all 44 pages, rag edition in great condition.

Background: The April 28, 1943, New York Times report served as the public unveiling of a massive Allied investigation into Nazi spoliation, revealing that the "rape of Europe" had expanded far…

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, EXTRA, July 12, 1943 

* Invasion of Sicily Italy
* Operation Husky 

The nice headline on the front page in bold lettering announces: "HEAVY BATTLE ON NEAR SICILY INVASION PORT" with subheads, related map and photo. (see images) Nice for display. 
Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes and a little wear along the spine, generally nice.

Background: Operation Husky stands as a pivotal turning point in World War II, serving as the massive…

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 16, 1942

* Chicago Tribune journalist Stanley Johnston
* USS Lexington & the Battle of the Coral Sea
* Imperial Japanese Navy secret coding - codes 

Read below for a short biography of Journalist Stanley Johnston who worked for this very publication. This issue contains the 4th installment out of 15 he wrote regarding his experience onboard the USS Lexington during the Battle of the Coral Sea.
The top of page 2 has a banner heading: "U.S. WARBIRDS SINK JAP CARRIER,…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 12, 1943 

* Krakow and Lodz ghettos erased 
* Severe persecution of Polish Jews  
* Jewish Holocaust heats up in Poland
* World War II - WWII Europe 

Near the bottom of page 5 is a one column heading: "Nazis Erase Ghettos In Two Polish Cities" with subhead. (see image) 
Complete with all 42 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.

Background: The liquidation of the Kraków Ghetto in March 1943 and the industrial isolation of the Łódź Ghetto represent a critical shift in the…

THE STARS &  STRIPES, New York & London edition, Nov. 29, 1943  

* Great Lakes Naval Training Station Bluejackets 
* Beats Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Purdue's stadium 
* Military pro vs. college football national champions

In the masthead is: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations".
The top of page 5 has a banner heading: "Great Lakes Topples Unbeaten Notre Dame, 19-14" with subheads, stats and related illustration. (see images)
Of course there is World War II…

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, April 8, 1940

* Jimmy Demaret wins Masters Tournament
* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia
* World War II - WWII era

Near the top of page 12 is a five column heading: "DEMARET WINS MASTERS" with subheads and leader board. (see images)
Complete with all 18 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

Background: The 1940 Masters Tournament marked a pivotal moment in golf history as it solidified Jimmy…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, May 7, 1945 

* Germany Surrenders
* V-E day - Nazis quit

The front page has a banner headline announcing: "Germans Surrender" with subhead and related illustration. (see images) Nice for display. 

Complete with all 10 pages, light toning at the margins, good condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 8, 1942

* Internment of Axis-Americans beginning
* World War II - WWII - AG Francis Biddle  

The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "NEW ALIEN LISTING PLANNED BU BIDDLE" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 44 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.

background: The transition in Robert F. Whitney’s reporting between January and May of 1942 serves as a bone-chilling case study in the fragility of civil liberties, revealing how quickly a "measured"…

SECTION 4 ONLY of the New York Times, Jan. 4, 1942

* Internment of Japanese Americans beginning
* World War II - WWII - Robert F. Whitney

The back page of this section has a editorial by Robert F. Whitney with heading: "ONLY 2,971 ENEMY ALIENS ARE HELD" with photo of Francis M. Biddle. (see images)
Complete section 4 only with all 8 pages, rag edition, minor spine wear, nice condition.

background: The transition in Robert F. Whitney’s reporting between January and May of 1942 serves as a…

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, August 31, 1945

* United States Marines land on Japan
* General Douglas MacArthur takes control
* World War II American Occupation begins

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "'Bloodless' Invasion Of Japan Continues" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 22 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally in nice condition.

Background: August 31, 1945, represents the pivotal, high-stakes dawn of the…

GRIT, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, September 10, 1939 

* Blitzkrieg - Warsaw
* World War II WWII beginning
* Nazis invade Poland
* FRONT LEAF ONLY ***

The front page has a nice banner headline: "Warsaw, Bombed and Afire, Calls Women to Fight; London, in Rebuff to Goering, Plans Three-Year War; German Troops Begin Counter-Attack on West Front" with various subheads. (see images)
This is the FRONT LEAF ONLY (pages 1 & 2), small piece torn away along the blank spine, two small holes near the center,…

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Aug. 24, 1942 

* Earl Warren runs for the California Governorship 
* Great Republican campaign advertisement 
* Prelude to the Supreme Court of the United States  

Page 8 has a great full page campaign advertisement for Earl Warren who was running for California Governor for the first time. This would propel him to become the 14th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court about 11 years later. Nice for display. (see images) 
Complete with all 20 pages, light toning…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1943

* Original Declaration of Independence facsimile
* July 4, 1776 with full text and founding fathers (signatures) 
* Middle of the World War II era - 167th anniversary 

Page 14 has a full page facsimile of the original Declaration of Independence with heading: "IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776; The unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen united States of America" with full text and all the signatures which includes John Hancock. 
Complete 1st section only with all 24 pages,…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, May 1, 1945 

* Raising a Flag over the Reichstag - WWII 
* Soviet's Union's victory over Nazi Germany
* Battle of Berlin - World War II (Europe) ending 

The front page has a banner headline: "Soviets Hoist Victory Flag Over Reichstag" with subheads. (see images) 
Complete with all 12 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

background: The hoisting of the Soviet "Victory Banner" over the Reichstag on May 1, 1945, stands as the definitive visual coda…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 28, 1945 

* SS Leader Heinrich Himmler 
* Betrays Fuhrer Adolph Hitler 
* Offers surrender to Western Allies

The front page has a banner headline: "Himmler Offer to Surrender Is Reported" with subhead. (see images) 
Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

background: On April 28, 1945, the collapse of the Third Reich reached a fever pitch when Adolf Hitler discovered through a Reuters news report that Heinrich Himmler, the…

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 27, 1945

* Elbe River Day - Torgau, Germany
* Soviet (Russian) & American Troops 

The front page has a banner headline: "Germany Bisected as Yanks and Russians Join" with various subheads and related map. (see images)
Complete with all 14 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, some small ink notations on some unrelated inside pages, generally nice.

background: Elbe River Day refers to April 25, 1945, when American and Soviet troops met at the…

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, November 17, 1942

* Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
* Savo Island - Solomons victory

The front page has a nice banner headline: "JAPAN GIVEN WORST DEFEAT" with subheads and related map. (see image) Nice for display.
Complete with 20 pages, some various small ink notations throughout with 2 on the front page, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

background: The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal served as the violent, decisive…

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE., Nov. 20, 1942

* Oregon State Hospital - Salem
* Mass food poisoning disaster 

The front page has a nice banner headline: "POISON KILLS 32 IN ASYLUM" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Much on World War II events of the day.
Complete with all 20 pages, some various small ink notations throughout with 2 on the front page, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

background: On the evening of November 18, 1942, the…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 10, 1942 

* Battle of the Coral Sea - U.S. victory ?
* Imperial Japanese verses United States Navy
* USS Lexington aircraft carrier sinking fame
* First ever naval battle with aircraft carriers 

The top of the front page has a five column headline: "U. S. FLEET HUNTS BATTERED ENEMY" with subheads. (see images) More on page 3.
Complete 1st section only with all 46, rag edition in nice condition.

Background: On May 9, 1942, both the United States and Japan issued claims about…

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., December 30, 1940

* President Franklin D. Roosevelt speech
* "The Arsenal of Democracy" by radio

The top of the front page has a five column headline: "ROME, BERLIN CONSULT ON ANSWER TO ROOSEVELT'S DEFEAT AXIS TALK; NAZIS SAY HITLER WILL STRIKE BACK'" with subheads. The complete text of his speech continues on page 3, including: "We must be the great arsenal of democracy. For us this is an emergency as serious as war itself. 
Complete with 18 pages, a little…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 1, 1943

* Battle of Stalingrad ending
* Nazis 1st major loss in WWII
* One of the bloodiest battles in history

The top of the front page has a five column headline: "NAZIS' STALINGRAD CHIEF CAPTURED, ONE OF LAST 2 POCKETS WIPED OUT" with subheads. Related map on page 2. (see) Coverage on the closing events of the Battle of Stalingrad which was considered the 1st major loss for the Nazis and a major turning point during World War II.
Complete with 32 pages, rag edition,…

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1942

* USS Lexington & the Battle of the Coral Sea
* Chicago Tribune journalist Stanley Johnston

The first three column of the front page are taken up with four related photos with heading: "U.S. NAVY FLIERS FIND QUARRY IN CORAL SEA" 
The top of page 2 has a five column heading: "LAST HOUR STRIKES FOR LEXINGTON" with lead-in: "Doomed by Blazes, Internal Blasts" and related photo. (see images) 
Complete with 20 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, some…