Historic Newspapers: Issues for under $50

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1930

* Airplane endurance record flight 
* "City of Chicago"- Stinson SM-1 Detroiter
* John and Kenneth Hunter

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ENDURANCE FLIERS SET RECORD, KEEP ON" with subheads. (see) Article continues on page 7 with photo of the Hunter brothers.... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1930 

* Bobby Jones 
* British Open champion 
* Broadway ticker tape parade 

This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that includes: "BOBBY JONES FINDS BROADWAY FAIRWAY" "Firecrackers and Ticker Tape Strew Route to City Hall---'Home Holks' Hail Champion" and... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 5, 1930

* Airplane endurance record flight 
* "City of Chicago"- Stinson SM-1 Detroiter
* John and Kenneth Hunter
* Best title to be had ? - rare as such

The front page has a great banner headline: "END FLIGHT; 23 DAYS IN AIR" with subheads. Three related photos are on the back page. (see)... Read full description  

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, July 6, 1931

* U.S. Open golf championship
* Inverness Club - Toledo OH Ohio
* Golfer Billy Burke

This 16 page newspaper has a nice six column headline on the front page: "BURKE TAKES LEAD IN OPEN" with subheads (see photos). Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 7, 1930

* Ararat Rebellion (Agri)
* Kurdish Republic - Kurds
* Turkey - Turkish - Turks

The front page has a two column heading: "Turks Fight Kurds With Land and Air Forces; Attack Tribesmen on Mt. Ararat on Four Sides" (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Other news,... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 10, 1930  One column heads on the front page; 'Lindy Jr. Poses For Cameramen; First Photos Distributed" with the photos on the back page.
Complete in 38 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on very high-quality newsprint meant for institutional holdings. Great condition, with 5 small binding holes at the... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 10, 1930

* Robert H. Goddard - Early rockets - rocketry
* 1st photo of Charles Lindbergh Jr. ?

Page 27 has a one column heading: "GUGGENHEIM BACKS ROCKET SKY-STUDY" with subheads. (see images)
Page 3 has a photo of newly born Charles Lindbergh Jr. This could be the earliest photo of him in any... Read full description  

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, July 13, 1930

* Bobby Jones wins U.S. Open
* 3rd of 4 major wins (year of grand slam)
* Gallant Fox - horse racing

This 10 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 3: "JONES DEFEATS SMITH TO TAKE NATIONAL OPEN" 1st report coverage on Bobby Jones winning the U.S. Open golf championship... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 14, 1930

* First World Cup Soccer games
* Damaged issue - fraction of price

The World Cup tournament began in 1930, with Wikipedia noting its creation: "Due to the success of soccer at the Olympic games,an official game beginning in 1908, the FIFA started looking at staging its own international tournament... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 15, 1930

* John Logie Baird - father of television
* TV in it's infancy - inventions - experiments
* 1st public showing in Great Britain

The front page has a two column heading: "Television Play Is Broadcast in Britain; Dramatic Critic Sees Perfection Far Off" Very significant reporting during the founding of... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1930 

* Glenn Curtiss death
* Aviation pioneer
* U.S. airplane industry

The front page has a one column heading: "GLENN CURTISS DIES, PIONEER IN AVIATION" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues inside with photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 25, 1930

* Krug Amusement Park - Omaha, Newbraska
* "Big Dipper" roller coaster crash disaster

Page 9 has a brief and somewhat discrete report headed: "Two Killed On Coaster" with subhead. (see)
Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.

Wikipedia notes: The most deadly... Read full description  

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, July 28, 1930

* Boxer Young Stribling
* Heavyweight boxing
* Wimbledon Stadium

This 16 page newspaper has a nice six column headline on the front page: "STRIB BEATS SCOTT BY K. O. IN SECOND" with subheads. Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a nice... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 30, 1930

* R100 - R-100 British rigid airship
* Maiden transatlantic flight (during)

The front page has a nice banner headline: "DIRIGIBLE OVER MID-OCEAN" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Two related photos on the back page.
Complete with all 28 pages, this is the "rag edition"... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 3, 1930

* Chicago gangland war
* George 'Bugs' Moran
* Al 'Scarface' Capone
* Jack Zuta assassination

Page 7 has a one column heading: "CHICAGO 'SQUEALER' SLAIN BY GUNMAN" with subheads. (see)
Complete 1st section only with 24 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 6, 1930

* Major General Douglas MacArthur
* Named Chief of Staff of U.S. Army

The front page has a one column heading: "MACARTHUR NAMED CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF" with subheads. (see) Text continues on page 3 with photo. 1st report coverage on Douglas MacArthur being named Chief of Staff of the army with the... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 14, 1930

* Aviator Frank Hawks
* Transcontinental airplane flight
* Speed record broken

The front page has a three column headline: "HAWKS FLIES FROM COAST IN 12 1/2 HOURS, 2 1/2 UNDER MARK SET BY THE LINDBERGHS; EXCEEDS 200-MILE SPEED ALL THE WAY" with subheads. (see) 1st report coverage on Franks... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 16, 1930

* Charles Lindbergh receives Congressional gold medal
* President Herbert Hoover - White House

The front page has a one column heading: "LINDBERGH RECEIVES MEDAL FROM HOOVER" with subheads. (see) Text continues on page 3 witgh photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete... Read full description  

SECTION II (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Aug. 17, 1930

* Jim Dandy thoroughbred race horse
* Beats Gallant Fox at 100 to 1 odds
* Same year of the triple crown
* Travers Stakes - Saratoga Springs

The front page of this section has a seven column heading: "JIM DANDY, 100 TO 1, BEATS GALLANT FOX IN TRAVERS" with subheads and... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 20, 1930  This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 9: "MOB LYNCHES NEGRO IN NORTH CAROLINA" "Takes Prisoner From Jail by Ruse...."

This tells of the lynching of Negro Oliver Moore in Tarboro, North Carolina.

Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, otherwise... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sport's section only, August 24, 1930

* Paul Jessup breaks world discus record
* University of Washington Huskies

The front page of this section has a one column heading: "WORLD RECORD SET BY JESSUP IN DISCUS" with subhead and photo. (see)
Complete sport's section only with all pages, rag edition in nice... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 2, 1930

* 1st East to West Transatlantic flight (more difficult)
* Dieudonne Costes & Marice Bellonte
* Europe to United States in airplane (1st time)

The front page has a great banner headline: "COSTE DIES IT: PARIS TO N. Y." with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 2, 1930

* 1st East to West Atlantic Ocean flight (more difficult)
* Dieudonne Costes & Marice Bellonte
* Europe to United States in airplane (1st time)

This 44 page newspaper has a nice three column headline on the front page: "COSTE IS NEARING THE AMERICAN COAST, GOING 100 MILES AN HOUR, AIDED BY... Read full description  

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, September 3, 1930

* Gordon Bennett gas balloon race
* Ward Van Orman - Goodyear VIII
* Cleveland OH Ohio - ballooning

This 14 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Van Orman Balloon Winner; Belgian Pilot in Second Plane; Aide Jumps to Lighten Load" with subhead. Coverage of the 1930... Read full description  

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. September 4, 1930

* Santo Domingo - Dominican Republic
* Hurricane San Zenon (1st report)

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Santo Domingo Hurricane Takes Nearly 1000 Lives" with subhead and. (see)
Complete with all 8 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.

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