Glenn "Pop" Warner resigns as a football coach...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 30, 1939



* Glenn "Pop" Warner resigns from Temple Owls

* Official end of his legendary coaching career 

* NCAA college football - youth football name fame 



The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline: "POP WARNER RESIGNS AS COACH OF TEMPLE" with subheads and small photo of Warner. (see images) This would act... See More  

Stan Musial's first Major League game....

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Sept. 18, 1941  



* Stan Musial's very 1st MLB baseball game

* St. Louis Cardinals "Stan the Man"

* BEST publication to had ? - rare as such



The front page of the sport's section has a same day, ongoing coverage 2nd game Musial played in after 1 1/2 innings with a heading: "BRAVES 3, CARDINALS 0 (1 1/2 Innings)" and subhead: "MU... See More  

Raid of Cabanatuan... Japanese brutality told...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 13, 1945



* Japanese brutality - horrors

* Post Bataan Death March

* Raid at Cabanatuan prison camp



Page 4 has a two column heading: "Marine Tells of Seeing Friends Beheaded in Japanese War Camp" with subhead and related photo. (see images) Eyewitness account of Japanese brutality and the Raid at Cabanatuan which freed many POWs. See images for text here.

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HMS Ark Royal sinks...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Nov. 14, 1941



* HMS Ark Royal sunk by torpedo

* Royal Navy aircraft carrier

* German U-81 boat submarine attack



The front page has a single-column headline: "AIRCRAFT CARRIER ARK ROYAL SUNK BY SUBMARINE IN MEDITERRANEAN", with multiple subheads and a large photo. Nice for display. The article continues on page 4 and includes another related photo. This is... See More  

Allied propaganda newspaper dropped from planes...

NACHRICHTEN FUR DIE TRUPPE, Europe, May 22, 1944  A most fascinating single sheet newspaper, which translates to "News For The Troops", published by the Psychological Warfare Division of the Allied forces and dropped by Allied aircraft over Germany during the closing year of the war. This newspaper/leaflet was created to counter Goebbels' propaganda machine. Notice this dates ab... See More  

1945 Irma Grese Jewish holocaust trial...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 17, 1945



* German Woman guard Irma Grese 

* Nazi concentration camps leader 

* Bergen-Belsen trials - Jewish holocaust

* "Beast of Belsen" "Hyena of Auschwitz"



Page 6 has a one column heading: "BELSEN WOMAN GUARD WEEPS, DENIES GUILT" (see images)

Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in great condition.



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German Ocean Liner SS St. Louis...

"The Voyage of the Damned" ends...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1939..



* German Ocean Liner MS St. Louis

* Jewish refugees are refused in Cuba

* "The Voyage of the Damned" ENDS



The front page has one column heading: "907 REFUGEES END VOYAGE IN ANTWERP" with subhead. (see images)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, rag edition, a little spine wear, nice condition.



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Japanese atrocities told in 1945...

NEW YORK POST, September 5, 1945  



* Japanese atrocities described

* American soldiers tortured



The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. BARES NEW TALES OF JAP BUTCHERY" with coverage on page 3. (see images)

Complete with 52 pages, tabloid size, a little spine wear, otherwise in nice condition.



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Kweilin incident... 1st civilian airliner shot down...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 25, 1938



* Kweilin incident - Douglas DC-2 airliner - Guilin, China

* First civilian airplane to be shot down in history



The front page has a three column heading: "China Bank Chiefs Lost On Sino-U. S. Air Liner Shot Down by Japanese" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with all 28 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine,... See More  

Eric Sevaraid rescued in 1943 Burma...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 28, 1943



* Eric Sevareid - news journalist & author

* Saved in Burma jungle - Naga headhunters

* World War II - WWII - John Paton Davies Jr.



The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "HEADHUNTERS SAVE AIRMEN IN BURMA" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 24 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



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Saudi Arabia oil discoveries in 1946....

NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 28, 1946  



* Saudi Arabia oil boom



The top of page 2 has one column heads: "U.S. OIL TOWNS DOT SAUDI ARABIAN SOIL" "Record Boom Is Forecast--Potential Is Estimated to Exceed Our Own Reserves" with smaller subheads.

We suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.We also suspect this is one o... See More  

Frank Hawks death, pioneer aviator...

NEW YORK TIMES, August 24, 1938



* Aviator Frank Hawks death

* United States Army pilot

* Speed records holder at the time

* Air racer - airplanes - WWI



The front page has a one column heading: "FRANK HAWKS DIES WHEN PLANE FALLS" with subheads. First report coverage continues on page 3 with photo of Hawks. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famou... See More  

Battle of the Bulge to begin the next day.......

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.

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Adolph Hitler's phony plea for peace in 1939...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 11, 1939



* re. Adolph Hitler's Reichstag speech

* Asks the World for peace ? (ruse)



The front page has a nice banner headline: "CALLS HITLER PEACE 'A RUSE'" with subheads. (see images) Lengthy text continues on page 2.

Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.



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1942 Battle of the Eastern Solomons....

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 26, 1942



* Battle of the Eastern Solomons

* United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese



The front page has a nice banner headline: "6 MORE JAP SHIPS BOMBED" with subheads and related map. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with all 40 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wear, generally nice.



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1945 super atomic bomb development announcement...

THE BOSTON POST, Sept. 25, 1945



* New super atomic bomb developed

* Post Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombings

* Leslie C. Arends' warning announcement



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "NEW ATOMIC BOMB BARED" with subhead. (see images) See below for information.

Complete with 18 pages, nice condition.



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1945 Battle of the Bulge ending...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 23, 1945



* Battle of the Bulge ending

* World War II - Belgium

* German offensive campaign

* Germans collapsing in Belgium



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

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Josef Kramer "Beast of Belsen" execution......

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1945



* Josef Kramer execution by hanging

* "The Beast of Belsen" concentration camp

* William Halsey welcome home celebration



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading that reads: "Kramer and 10 Others Hanged For Belsen-Oswiecim Atrocities" (see images) Also a two column headline at the top of the front page: "Halse... See More  

Death of Pope Pius XI...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 10, 1939



* Pope Pius XI death (1st report)

* Vatican City, Rome, Italy



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "POPE PIUS IS DEAD AT THE AGE OF 81; CARDINALS AT BEDSIDE IN THE VATICAN AS END COMES IN SUDDEN SINKING SPELL" with many subheads and photo of Pius XI. Loads of text continues inside with a few more related photos.

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Adolph Hitler's phony plea for peace in 1939...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 7, 1939



* Adolph Hitler's Reichstag speech

* Asks the World for peace ? (ruse)



The front page has a nice banner headline: "WE'LL ACCEPT TRUCE--NAZIS" with subheads. (see images) Lengthy text continues on page 2 with related map. Photo on the back page.

Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes alo... See More  

1942 Stanley Johnston & Battle of the Coral Sea...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 14, 1942



* Life on board United States Navy carrier described

* 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 2nd installment out of 15 he wr... See More  

1945 President Harry Truman speech...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, April 26, 1945 



* President Harry Truman 

* World Security Parley 

* European war nears the end 



The front page has a nice banner headline: "'NEW WORLD' IS TRUMAN S. F. PLEA" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 16 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

Frank Sinkwich wins 1942 Heisman Trophy...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, December 8 & 9, 1942



* Frank Sinkwich wins Heisman Trophy

* Georgia Bulldogs college football



(Oct. 8, 1942 issue ) The top of page 26 has a six column heading: "Sinkwich, Here to Accept Honors, Says He's Just Lucky" with related cartoonish illustration.

(Oct. 9, 1942 issue) Near the bottom of page 39 has a three column heading: "Sinkwich Say... See More  

Murder Inc. hitman Harry Maione...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, April 3, 1940



* Murder Inc. hitman Harry Maione

* District Attorney William O'Dwyer



The front page has a two column heading: "Maione of Murder, Inc., Offers To Talk; O'Dwyer Won't Listen" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 44 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.



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1st Arab summit... defending Palestine from Jews...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 31, 1946



* First Arab League Summit - Inshas, Egypt

* Defending Palestine from Jewish immigration



The front page has a six column heading: "Arabs United to Keep Jews Out" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with all 28 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.



Note: The first Arab summit in modern history was the product... See More