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Item #657830CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 23, 1936
* Black Legion - American terrorists arrests
* Charles Poole murder - lynching
* Works Progress Administration organizer
The front page has a great banner headline: "ARREST 7 AS ROBED SLAYERS" with subheads. Nice for display. Four related photos are on the back page. Always nice to have notable events... Read full description -
Item #567421THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, May 25, 1936
* Tony Lazzeri... New York Yankees
* American League RBI record performance
* 2 grand slam home runs
This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 11 that include: "LAZZERI SETS MARK BY DRIVING HOME 11 OF TEAM'S TALLIES" and more with photo of Lazzeri. (see)
Tells of... Read full description -
Item #220163THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 25, 1936 Banner headline on page 24: " Lazzeri Smashes Four Batting Records as Yanks Win; Giants, Dodgers Victors" and one column subheads: "Yanks Overwhelm Athletics, 25 To 2" "Lazzeri Sets American League Record by Driving In Eleven of the Runs" "Connects for 3 Homers"... Read full description -
Item #576761THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 29, 1936
* Nikola Tesla
* Father of Radio Physics & more
This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 9:
* Tesla Is Honored At 80
* Birthday of the Scientist is Observed in Yugoslavia
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. -
Item #562809LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts MA June 1, 1936
* RMS Queen Mary completes maiden voyage
* Famous ocean liner arrives in America for 1st time
This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Queen Mary Fails Record, Docks Today".
Tells of the completion of her maiden voyage from Southampton, England... Read full description -
Item #657593CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 2, 1936.
* Cunard liner RMS Queen Mary
* Maiden voyage to America (arrival)
The front page has a one column heading: "Land, Sea, Air Din 'Welcome' to Queen Mary" Photo of the famous ocean liner on the Hudson River. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous... Read full description -
Item #652632NEW YORK TIMES, June 12, 1936 The banner headline announces: "REPUBLICANS NAME LANDON UNANIMOUSLY; HE ACCEPTS PLATFORM, ADDING OWN IDEAS" with a photo of him as well. Many related subheads include: "Landon Sends Telegram" "
To Back Constitutional Amendment if States' Wage Laws Fail" "For Gold... Read full description -
Item #657827CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 16, 1936
* Daniel Moore McFarlan murder
* Electrical engineer and inventor
* Fluorescent & Neon lamp lighting
* Thomas Alva Edison associate
The front page has a one column heading: "Inventor Aid, Associate of Edison, Slain" (see) Small photo of McFarlan on the back page.
Complete with all... Read full description -
Item #627824THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, June 18, 1936
* Maxim Gorky death
* Russian writer
* Socialist realism
The front page has a one column heading: "MAXIM GORKI, NOTED RUSSIAN NOVELIST, DEAD" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Russian writer, Maxim Gorky.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.... Read full description -
Item #604563THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 19, 1936
* Wally the elephant, execution
* San Francisco Zoo
The front page has a three column photo with caption: "Elephant Executed For Killing Keeper"
One column headlines: "SHOOT ELEPHANT DESPITE PROTEST" "Huge Beast That Killed Keeper Put to Death By Police With Moose... Read full description -
Item #539211The Detroit News, June 21, 1936. (Feature Section only)
The front page of the Feature Section features a full-page color illustration of Alfred M. Landon. The size is approximately 16.5 x 23 inches.
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Item #652151THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 1936
* Al 'Scarface' Capone
* Alcatraz Island prison
The back page has one column headlines: "CAPONE IS STABBED BY ALCATRAZ FELON" "Fellow Convict Plunges Scissors Into Ex-Gangster in Prison Barber Shop" "Latter Fells Assailant" "Attack Is Laid to Hatred of the Inmates... Read full description -
Item #662317SPORTING GREEN section only of the San Francisco Chronicle, June 25, 1936
* Joe DiMaggio hits 2 home runs in 1 inning
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
The top of the front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "DI MAGGIO CLOUTS 2 HOMERS IN ONE INNING" with subheads and box scores. Nice for display.... Read full description -
Item #563176THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 25, 1936
* Joe DiMaggio 2 home runs in 1 inning
* New York Yankees
This 46 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 26 that include: "Yankees Triumph" and "Yanks Win, DiMaggio Tying Mark With Two Homers in One Inning" and more with nice photo of DiMaggio and... Read full description -
Item #618808ALLENTOWN CHRONICLE AND NEWS, June 27, 1936 (single page)
* Two-tone portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt
* Noteworthy 1936 election season
This authentic single page from the Allentown Chronicle and News shows a wonderful portrait of FDR, and was published during the summer leading up to the famous Presidential Election of 1936, which, in terms... Read full description -
Jesse Owens while at Ohio State...
Item #614882THE NEW YORK TIMES, NY, June 28, 1936 (Rotogravure Section only) A very displayable large B&W portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The page measures approximately 15 1/2 by 22 1/2 inches, and would look wonderful framed. As is typical with newspapers, there is a (very) light fold crease at the centerfold, otherwise quite nice. A... Read full description -
Item #583489ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, July 1, 1936
* Alexander Berkman suicide death
* Early, same day report
* Anarchist - anarchism - anarchy
This 22 page newspaper has a one column heading on the front page: "Berkman, Anarchy Chieftain, Is Dead".
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Light... Read full description -
Item #698312THE WAR RESISTER, Enfield, England, Summer (July), 1936 This is a pamphlet-size periodical (number 40) obviously focused on resisting the coming war. Hitler was well on his way to the goal of dominating Europe, and this publication advocated staying out of his way.
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Item #677961CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 2, 1936
* Alexander Berkman suicide death
* Anarchist - anarchism - anarchy
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "ALEX BERKMAN, ANARCHIST, KILLS SELF IN FRANCE" with subhead. Photo of Berkman is on the back page. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous... Read full description -
Item #649564THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 4, 1936
* Remington Rand strike begins
* Business machines (typewriters)
* Middletown, Ohio
Page 11 has a one column heading: "Half Dozen Beaten In Rand Strike Riot" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 30 pages, rag edition, nice condition.
wikipedia notes: The... Read full description -
Item #686431THE DETROIT NEWS, July 5, 1936
* Helen Jacobs wins singles title
* Wimbledon tennis championships
The front page of this sport's section has a seven column headline: "Helen Jacobs Wins at Wimbledon in Fifth Attempt" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Helen Jacobs winning the 1936 Women's singles title at... Read full description -
Item #681238THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 9, 1936
* Actor Thomas Meighan death
* Silent film - movies - talkies
The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "THOMAS MEIGHAN, MOVIE ACTOR, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, rag edition, some spine wear, otherwise in very nice condition.
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Item #562892LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, July 11, 1936
* Chuck Klein 4 home runs in 1 game
* Philadelphia Philles
* 1st National league player to do so
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline under THE SPORT PARADE on page 3: "Chuck Klein Makes Comeback".
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with a few small binding... Read full description -
Item #720731THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, sport's section only, July 12, 1936
* Jesse Owens 100-meter & broad jump
* Olympic games in Berlin Germany tryouts
* To be in front of Adolph Hitler & Third Reich
The front of this section has a five column headline: "Owens Beats Metcalfe in 100-Meter Dash Finals" with subheads and related photo.... Read full description -
Item #645790THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 14, 1936
* Jose Calvo Sotelo & Castillo assassinations
* Military coup - Spanish Civil War prelude
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MONARCHIST CHIEF MURDERED IN SPAIN; 17 POLICE ARRESTED" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the assassination of Jose Calvo Sotelo & Jose Castillo... Read full description -
Item #612402THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, July 18, 1936
* Spanish Civil War starts
* Second Spanish Republic coup
The front page has a two column headline: "SPAIN SENDS FLEET AND PLANES AGAINST REBELS" 1st report coverage on the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 16 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #683495THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 18, 1936
* Helen Clevenger murder
* American college student
* Asheville, North Carolina
The front page has a one column heading: "SUSPECT IS HUNTED IN CO-ED'S MURDER" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues on page 6 with photo of Clevenger.
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Item #580887THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, July 23, 1936
* Earle Lewis Ovington death
* 1st airmail airplane flight fame
This 44 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the front page: "Pioneer Flier's Ashes to Be Strewn Over Sea".
A 1st report on the death of Earle Lewis Ovington, best known for flying the 1st official... Read full description -
Item #664828THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, July 27, 1936.
* Cunard liner RMS Queen Mary
* Breaks Normandie's speed record
* Blue Riband - Atlantic Ocean
The front page has a small one column heading: "Queen Mary Near New York With New Speed Mark" First report coverage continues on page 7 with three related photos.
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #561928THE ETUDE Music Magazine, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated August, 1936. This issue features a duo-tone color cover entitled "Day's End On The Farm" and is of a farmer playing a pump-organ.
This publication is filled with various types of musical advertisements and articles including "The Magic of the Blue Danube" which also includes a... Read full description -
Item #703628THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 1, 1936
* Mrs. Helen MacKnight hatchet murder over dinner
* Daughter Gladys & boyfriend Donald Wightman
The front page has a one column heading: "WIFE OF EXECUTIVE FOUND SLAIN BY AXE" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in nice condition. -
Item #698755ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, August 3, 1936
* Jesse Owens 100-meter gold medal victory
* Olympic games in Berlin Germany
* In front of Adolph Hitler & Third Reich
The front page of the sports section has headlines on Jesse Owens' performance at the Berlin Olympics: "Missouri Girl Wins Heat In 11.4 Seconds; Owens Gains... Read full description -
Item #679301TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., August 4, 1936
* Jesse Owens Olympic gold
* United States dominance
* In front of Adolph Hitler & Reich
The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "Owens Cuts Record in the 200-Meters" with subhead. (see)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally... Read full description -
Olympics...
Item #549362THE SCRANTON TIMES, Pennsylvania, August 6, 1936.
* Jack Lovelock wins gold medal
* 1936 Olympics in Berlin Germany
This 32 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page, "LOVELOCK WINNER OF 1,500-METER OLYMPIC", with subhead.
Other news of the day throughout.
Some margin wear, mostly along the spine. Otherwise nice.
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Item #567588LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 8, 1936 This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 5:"OWENS WILL RUN IN 400 METER RELAY" "Will Have Chance at Fourth Gold Medal and Is Well Pleased" with other Olympics reporting. Other news of the day.Light browning with minor margin wear,... Read full description -
Item #642486THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, August 16, 1936
* Henry Lytton death (1st report)
* English actor and singer
* Gilbert and Sullivan operas
The top of page 7 of this section has a one column heading: "SIR HENRY LYTTON, NOTED ACTOR, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see)
Complete section 2 only with all 8 pages, rag edition in nice... Read full description -
Item #670305CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 17, 1936
* Negro star athlete Jesse Owens suspended
* Berlin Olympic games come to an end
The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a one column heading: "OWENS IS BARRED BY A.A.U.; READY TO BECOME A PRO" with subhead. (see) Also a two column heading:... Read full description -
Item #642491THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 19, 1936
* Joe Louis vs. Jack Sharkey
* Heavyweight boxing
The sport's section (page 25) has a banner headline: "Crowd of 30,000 Sees Louis Stop Sharkey in Fight at the Yankee Stadium" with subheads that include: "LOUIS KNOCKS OUT SHARKEY IN THIRD" "Loser Down Four Times" and more with... Read full description -
Item #583966THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 19, 1936
* Joe Louis vs. Jack Sharkey
* Heavyweight boxing
This 44 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 25: "Crowd of 30,000 Sees Louis Stop Sharkey in Fight at the Yankee Stadium" with subheads that include: "LOUIS KNOCKS OUT SHARKEY IN THIRD" "Loser Down Four Times" and more with... Read full description -
Item #667059THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 21, 1936
* Black Legion - White supremacists
* Virgil Effinger - KKK - Ku Klux Klan
* re. Charles Poole murder
The front page has a banner headline: "22 Black Legion Officers Are Indicted" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Another banner headline on page 2. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of... Read full description -
Item #720732THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, August 21, 1936
* Father Divine's pilgrimage
* African American spiritual leader
* International Peace Mission movement
The bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "Father Divine and His 'Harlem Angels' Ride to Heaven on a Steamboat Special" (see images)
Complete with 20... Read full description -
Item #211742LIBERTY magazine, New York, August 22, 1936. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a lady water skiing (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Lucky Strike cigarettes. Articles include "Battling Baseball" by Johnny Evers and "The Case New Jersey Would Like To Forget" by C. Lloyd Fisher. Very nice condition, and... Read full description -
Item #565095THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, August 24, 1936
* Bob Feller's 1st MLB baseball start
* Cleveland Indians
* 15 strikeouts
This 32 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "Majors' New 'Schoolboy' Is Now a Starting Hurler" with nice photo of Feller with caption: "One Short of Strikeout... Read full description -
Item #674167THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 3, 1936
* Aviator Dick Merrill and Harry Richman
* 1st round trip transatlantic flight (1st leg)
* The "Ping Pong Flight" - airplane
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Richman Plane Over Ocean, Flying 200 Miles an Hour" with subhead. (see) This was the 1st leg of Dick... Read full description -
Item #708307THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, Sept. 6, 1936
* Kenyan aviator Beryl Markham
* Record transatlantic solo airplane flight
* 1st Woman to achieve from East to West
The front page has a three column heading: "OCEAN FLIER IN MISHAP" with subhead and photo. (see images) First report coverage on Beryl Markham's... Read full description -
Item #646811THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, September 7, 1936
* A.L. McCamy Negro lynching
* Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia
The front page has a small one column heading: "Suspect in Attack Lynched by Mob" (see) First report coverage on the lynching of Negro A. L. McCamy in Dalton, Georgia
Other news, sports and advertisements of the... Read full description -
Item #694096THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 10, 1936
* New York Yankees win flag
* Joe DiMaggio era
* MLB baseball
The sport's section (page 30) has a five column headline announcing: "American League Pennant Clinched by the Yankees" with subheads that include: "YANKEES JUBILANT AS THEY TAKE FLAG" and more with box scores and photo of Joe... Read full description -
Item #691851THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 11, 1936
* Nuremberg Rally - Adolph Hitler
* "Rally of Honour"
* 8th Party Congress
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "50,000 WITH SPADES MARCH FOR HITLER, PLEDGING LOYALTY" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 52 pages, rag... Read full description -
Item #642162THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1936
* Adele Blood suicide death (gun)
* Silent movies & vaudeville actress
The top of the back page has a one column heading: "ADELE BLOOD HOPE, ACTRESS, ENDS LIFE" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the suicide death of this American actress in silent movies, vaudeville and theater.
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Item #595369THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 21, 1936
* Rare Negro League baseball reporting
* Early Satchel Paige as pitcher
This 40 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 18: "Nashville Giants Score" and "Crawfords Also Win at Langford Benefit Card Before 18,000"
See photo for brief text on two Negro league baseball games. Notice... Read full description
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