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Item #571968THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, February 28, 1943 This 70+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 39 that include: "BLAST TRAPS 72 IN MONTANA MINE" "Rescue Crews Report Contact With Men Deep in Gas-Filled Coal Tunnel" "SOME SAID TO BE ALIVE" and more. (see)
Tells of the Smith Mine disaster near Bearcreek, Montana.... Read full description -
Item #650237THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 2, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* European Jews Jewish - exterminations
* Large Madison Square Garden demonstration
The front page has one column headings: "SAVE DOOMED JEWS, HUGE RALLY PLEADS" and "United Nations Must Halt Nazi... Read full description -
Item #697824THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 3, 1943
* Mohandas Gandhi - The Mahatma
* 21 day fasting - hunger strike ends
* British detention without charges protest
* World War II - WWII era
The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "GANDHI FAST ENDS; AIM NOT ACHIEVED" with subheads. (see images)
Much on World War II events of the day. Complete with 42... Read full description -
Item #693042THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 5, 1943
* Bethnal Green tube station
* London Underground bomb shelter
* Nazi air raid panic stampede disaster
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a two column heading: "Woman Trips, Causing Jam, 178 Die in London Shelter" (see)
Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in great condition.
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Item #666091THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 12, 1943
* General George S. Patton promoted
* World War II - WWII (1st report)
The top of page 4 has a small one column heading: "Patton and Spaatz Picked As Lieutenant General" 1st report coverage on famous World War II hero, George S. Patton, being promoted to Lieutenant General. Unfortunate for the... Read full description -
Item #694789THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 16, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust coming to light
Page 2 has a brief report with a small one column heading: "Rumanians Slaughtered" with subhead. (see) Rare to find such reports in newspapers at this time as the reality of the holocaust was just being realized.
What better evidence to confirm of what really... Read full description -
Item #687592DEUTSCHE ZEITUNG IM OSTLAND, Germany, March 22, 1943 The title translates to: "German Newspaper In The East Country" with the banner headline translating to: "Crisis In The East Finally Overcome" with a front page photo of Adolf Hitler. Most of the content seems to be war-related.
Six pages, minor margin & fold... Read full description -
Item #648471THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 23, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Rovno, Eastern Poland prison camp massacre
Page 6 has a brief article headed: "Whole Population Of Prison Executed" "Germans Retaliate for Attempted Break Fatal to Two Guards" (see) Rare to find such reports in newspapers at... Read full description -
Item #598554BEACON, Philadelphia Navy Yard, April 2, 1943
* USS Scott & Burke launching (eve)
* Buckley-class destroyer escorts
* Best title to have in
A military paper produced at the Navy Yard, which was a major site for not only the building of new warships but also the repair of vessels damaged in the war. As would be expected... Read full description -
Item #664525THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 5, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations
* Help on the way ?
This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 14: "JEWISH CONGRESS ASKS AID IN EUROPE", "Chicago Division to Push Succor Programs for... Read full description -
Item #587900THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1943
* Thomas Jefferson Memorial dedication
* 1st report with photos
This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "ROOSEVELT, HAILING JEFFERSON, LOOKS TO GAIN IN LIBERTY", "Dedicating Memorial Shrine at Capital, He Says Benefit Can Come Out of... Read full description -
Item #602405THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 15, 1943
* Tom Harmon lost during World War II
* Michigan Wolverines Heisman trophy winner
* NCAA college football star
This 46 page newspaper has a one column heading on the front page: "Tom Harmon Missing On Latin Zone Flight". See photo for brief, 1st report coverage on Michigan Wolverines football... Read full description -
Item #672760THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 19, 1943
* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan revealed
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
* USS Hornet aircraft carrier
Near the bottom front page is a two column heading: "Tokyo Raid Made From Carriers, U.S. Fliers Reveal on Anniversary". (see) This was when it was first revealed to the public... Read full description -
Item #694990THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 25, 1943
* Jewish rescue in Palestine?
* Extermination of Jews in Europe
The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "PALESTINE CALLED MAIN HOPE OF JEWS" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the use of Palestine to save the Jewish population from extermination under Hitler's control in Nazi Germany.
Complete 1st... Read full description -
Item #721307THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 26, 1943
* USS Ranger (CV-4) sinking hoax by Nazis
* United States Navy aircraft carrier - WWII
The front page has a one column heading: "NAZIS SAY U-BOAT SANK U.S.S. RANGER" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in great condition.
AI notes: In April 1943, German radio... Read full description -
Item #585293THE DETROIT FREE PRESS - PARADE, Detroit, Michigan, May 2, 1950 The front of this issue contains a photo of Loretta Young with an accompanying inside story "The Story of Loretta Young - Her 25 Years on the Screen Span Two Eras of Hollywood History" and additional photos.
Also included is an article "Sketch Book in the Solomons -... Read full description -
Item #583831THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, May 3, 1943
* Count Fleet - horse racing
* Kentucky Derby win (1st of 3 wins)
* Triple crown winner
This 30 page newspaper has banner headline on page 19: "Count Fleet's Merits Argued as Hertz Ace Heads for Preakness" with subheads and related photo (see photos). This was the 1st of 3... Read full description -
Item #590118THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 3, 1943
* Battle of Hill 609
* Tunisia Campaign
* II Corps - U.S. Army
This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "ALLIES INCH AHEAD", "Americans Again Pace General Advance on Tunisian Fronts" and more. See photos for a portion of the text which concludes on page 6 with... Read full description -
Item #584658THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, May 5, 1943
* Elkton, Maryland explosion disaster
* Triumph Explosives Industries (1st report)
This 28 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "THIRTEEN LOSE LIVES IN BLAST", "More May Be Dead in Explosive Plant Wreckage". 1st report coverage of the Triumph Explosives... Read full description -
Item #658757CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 5, 1943
* Elkton, Maryland explosion disaster
* Triumph Explosives Industries (1st report)
The front page has a one column heading: "15 Are Killed, Scores Hurt in Arms Blast" Related photo on page 12. First report coverage of the Triumph Explosives Company explosion disaster in Elkton, Maryland.... Read full description -
Item #610221HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, May 7, 1943
* Tunis & Bizerte, Tunisia captured
Above the masthead is: "6th War Extra" with the bold banner headline announcing: "TUNIS, BIZERTE ARE CAPTURED" with related subheads. Nice for display.
The front leaf only, a little irregular along spine, otherwise in nice displayable condition. -
Item #658759CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 8, 1943
* Tunis & Bizerte, Tunisia captured
* World War II - WWII
* 5th Panzer Army (Germany) defeated
The front page has a great banner headline: "BIZERTE AND TUNIS TAKEN" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World... Read full description -
Item #557198PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated May 9, 1943.
Headlines on the frontpage read "5 Pages on Tunisian Victory - Wholesale Surrender In Africa"; "OPA Cuts N.Y. Food Prices, Ceiling Prices Listed". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
This is a complete... Read full description -
Item #598166THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, May 9, 1943
* Count Fleet - horse racing
* Preakness Stakes win (2nd of 3 wins)
* Triple crown winner
The sport's section (page 2B) has two column headlines that include: "Count Fleet Romps To Easy Win in Preakness" and more. This was the 2nd of 3 historic wins for the famed... Read full description -
Item #684433THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1943
* Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends in failure
* German occupied Poland - Nazi atrocities
* Jewish resistance - Jews
This 30 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 6: "ALL WARSAW JEWS HELD 'LIQUIDATED'" "Rabbi Miller Gets Report of Final Massacre After 60 Nazis Had Been Slain in... Read full description -
Item #662513EVENING PRESS, Guernsey, Channel Islands, May 19, 1943 Among the front page reports are: "Britain's Right to Rule World Sacrificed to the Jews" "U-Boats Attack Meat Convoy in North Atlantic" "U.S. Covets Canada" and much more.
Four pages, great condition.
This newspaper was published on this island in the... Read full description -
Item #589485THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 20, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations
This 46 page Sunday newspaper has a small one column heading on page 9: "New Threats Against Jews". See photo for brief coverage on the ongoing atrocities in Nazi-occupied... Read full description -
Item #699290THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., May 20, 1943
* Winston Churchill speech to U.S. Congress
* Progress of the War Against Germany & Japan
* World War II - WWII Axis
The front page has a two column heading: "Britain Will Fight Japs To End, Churchill Claims; Still No. 1 Foe, Chandler Insists" with subheads. (see images)
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Item #693891THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 21, 1943
* Aviation pioneer Jimmy Doolittle
* Northwest African Strategic Air Force
* Air raids on Islands of Sicily & Sardina - Italy
* World War II airplanes attack
The front page has a two column heading: "Doolittle's Pilots Bag 73 Planes at Cost of Four" (see)
Complete with 30 pages,... Read full description -
Item #709769THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 21, 1943
* Marshall Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto killed
* Imperial Japanese Navy - combined fleet commander
* Attack on Pearl Harbor and Battle of Midway leader
* World War II - Pacific War
The front page has a one column heading: "JAPANESE ADMIRAL KILLED IN COMBAT" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 40... Read full description -
Item #566593THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, May 25, 1943
* Poon Lim - Chinese merchant sailor
* Lost at sea for 132 days and survives
This 44 page newspaper has a small discrete one column headline on page 12: "Tells of 132 Days on Raft".
Which is actually the first report of Poon Lim's amazing ordeal in the South Atlantic. This actually... Read full description -
Item #626778THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 3, 1943.
* Actor Leslie Howard killed in airplane crash
* 'Gone with the Wind' movie fame (Ashley Wilkes)
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NAZIS HIT AIRLINER; LESLIE HOWARD PUT AMONG 17 MISSING" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 4 with photo. Always... Read full description -
Item #583423THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, June 7, 1943
* Norfolk, Virginia
* World War II - WWII
This 26 page newspaper has a seven column headline on the front page: "83 Killed in Blast of U.S. Ammunition Ship" with subheads that include: "Explosives Are Set Off by Collision" and more. Coverage of the disaster off the coast of Norfolk,... Read full description -
Item #697522THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 10, 1943
* re. Nile Kinnick death
* Iowa Hawkeyes Heisman trophy winner
* NCAA college football
* World War II reports
The top of page 28 has a small one column heading: "Memorial to Kinnick Is Planned by Iowa" (See image)
Other news, sports and advertisements throughout with much on WWII. Complete with 42... Read full description -
Item #709343THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 11, 1943
* Withholding tax bill signed into law
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
* World War II era
The top of the front page has a one column headings: "PAY-AS-YOU-GO TAX IS SIGNED INTO LAW; IN EFFECT ON JULY 1" "Wage and Salary Earners Will Find 20% Withheld to Put Then on Current... Read full description -
Item #569517THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 12, 1943 This 30 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page:
* PANTELLERIA FALL RIPS HOLE IN AXIS DEFENSES
with subhead: "Island Blasted Into Submission by Air Sea Power Alone"
Other news of the day with much on the war. Light browning with minor spine wear, otherwise... Read full description -
Item #687050THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 13, 1943
* Lampedua Island captured
* Pantelleria Island
* Operation Corkscrew
* Italian Campaign - Italy
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "LAMPEDUSA FALLS SWIFTLY TO AIR-SEA ATTACK; 10,000 PRISONERS CAPTURED ON PANTELLERIA" with subheads. (see)
Complete 1st section only with all 48... Read full description -
Item #681225CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 17, 1943
* Charlie Chaplin (actor, comedian)
* Oona O'Neill (4th & final wife)
The front page has a one column heading: "Chaplin, at 54, Weds Girl, 18; Accuser Sobs" with small photo of Chaplin. Photo of O'Neill is on the back page.
Complete with all 42 pages, light toning at the margins, small... Read full description -
Item #691821SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 17, 1943
* Beaumont race riot of 1943
* Jefferson County , Texas
The front page has a two column heading: "Texas Race Riots Flare; City Put Under Martial Law" (see)
Complete with 24 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, small library label on the front page, generally good.
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Item #581145THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, June 21, 1943
* Willow Run
* Ford Rouge plant strike
* UAW officers
This 26 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:
"STRIKE CRIPPLES WILLOW RUN" which tells about the plant strike with subhead and related photo. (see photos)
Other news of the day... Read full description -
Item #581085WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, Wilmington, North Carolina, June 22, 1943 This 10 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "DETROIT PLACED UNDER ARMY LAW" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World War II. Light browning, little margin wear, otherwise in good condition.
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Item #639673THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 26, 1943
* Smith-Connally Act passed
* Franklin D. Roosevelt veto override
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "CONGRESS OVERRIDES VETO OF ANTI-STRIKE BILL" with subheads. Lengthy coverage continues inside.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World War II.... Read full description -
Item #219086THE DETROIT FREE PRESS: Detroit, Michigan. This issue is dated June 26, 1943.The front page banner headline of this issue reads, "Anti-Strike Veto Overridden: Roosevelt Dealt a Swift Rebuke."Other content in this issue includes, "Flying Forts Batter Nazis; 18 Are Lost," and "CIO Sees... Read full description -
Item #589591THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations
This 40 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 6: "Nazis Execute 150 Jews" and "Netherlanders Taken to Poland Reported Machine Gunned"
See photo for brief coverage on the ongoing... Read full description -
Item #546547NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, July 2, 1943
* Early Judy Garland
This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 14:
* SINGER ATTRACTS 30,000
* Judy Garland Makes Debut With A Symphony in Philadelphia
Says she sang several compositions by Gershwin and songs from "her own pictures". Mentions that the orchestra was directed by Andre Kostelanetz.
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Item #617033THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, July 6, 1943
* Battle of Kula Gulf - Solomon Islands
* World War II naval battle - WWII
* United States Navy - Japanese Imperial
The front page has a banner headline: "U.S. Fleet Heavily Damages Jap Naval Forces In Battle Of Kula Gulf, Navy Reports On Incomplete Information" with subheads. (see) 1st report coverage on... Read full description -
Item #683480WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, July 7, 1943
* Battle of Kursk begins
* Largest ever tank battle
* Operation Citadel
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a three column heading: "Big German Offensive Smashes Into 2 Sectors Near Belgorod" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 10 pages, light toning at the margins, small library... Read full description -
Item #697645NEW YORK TIMES, July 7, 1943
* Battle of Kula Gulf - Solomon Islands
* World War II naval battle - WWII
* United States Navy - Japanese Imperial
The front page has a nice banner headline: "6 JAPANESE WARSHIPS BELIEVED SUNK IN FIGHT, 4 DAMAGED; U.S. LOSES CRUISER AND DESTROYER" with subheads and related map. (see images)
Complete with 40 pages,... Read full description -
Item #697666THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 9, 1943
* Harry Oakes death
* Gold mine millionaire
* World War II - WWII
* Military aircraft insignia
The top of page 8 has a two column illustration with heading: "New Insignia For American Planes" (see images)
The front page has a two column heading: "Sir Harry Oakes, Millionaire, Dead; Wounds on Body... Read full description -
Item #691565THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR, Tucson, July 10, 1943
* Invasion of Sicily Italy begins
* Operation Husky
* World War II - WWII
* 1st stage of Europe liberation
The front page has a nice banner headline announcing: "SICILY INVADED BY ALLIES; VAST FLEET CONVOYS TROOPS" with subhead. (see) Small hole and stain at the top of the word "Allies" caused... Read full description
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