Odell Waller final words... Battle of El Alamein...
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1942
- Odell Waller final words
- Battle of El Alamein
- World War II Egypt
Page 19 has the final words of Odell Waller, an African-American sharecropper from Gretna, Virginia, executed for the fatal shooting of his white landlord (source wiki). Additionally, the front page has a five column headline: "BRITISH SWEEP AROUND AXIS FLANK IN EGYPT, U. S. AND R. A. F. FLIERS DEAL SMASHING BLOWS; CHURCHILL, ADMITTING PERIL, IS UPHELD, 475-25" with subheads and related map (see images).
Complete in 34 pages, this is a rag edition in very nice condition.
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