Historic Newspapers: World War II

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, July 23, 1944 

* Adolph Hitler escapes assassination plot
* Operation Valkyrie - Loyal aides stay put

The last column of the ftpg. has: "HITLER PLEADS WITH ARMY TO REMAIN LOYAL" with a subhead. The article carries over to pg. 2 where there is a photo of Hitler with Mussolini.
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THE SAN FRANCISCO NEWS--WAR EXTRA, Aug. 19, 1944 

* Liberation of Paris France (during)
* General George S. Patton
* Nice headline for display
* INCOMPLETE ISSUE ***

 In bold, red ink is the banner headline: "AMERICANS IN PARIS" plus subhead: "Bombers, Tanks, Rip Fleeing Nazis" and more related subheads.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 24, 1944

* President Roosevelt establishes War Refugee Board
* Day 2 report of his Executive Order

Page 15 has a 1 column heading: "PRESIDENT'S MOVE PRAISED BY ZIONIST", with subhead: "Dr. Israel Goldstein Says War Refugee Board Will Aid in Saving Jews in Europe".
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CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 12, 1940 

* Battle of Britain
* London bombings
* WWII Nazi bombers

The top of the front page has a banner headline: "BRITAIN FIGHTS 400 RAIDERS; Great Air Battles Rage Over 300 Miles of Channel Coast" with subheads. (see images) Related map is on page 2.
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HERALD EXPRESS, 6th WAR EXTRA, Los Angeles, April 9, 1941

* Battle of Greece
* Salonika capture
* Greco-Italian War

The front page has a great banner headline above the masthead: "SALONIKA FALLS TO NAZIS; CAPTURE 300,000 GREEKS" with subheads. Nice for display.
Complete with all 38 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins and... Read full description  

NEW YORK POST, Aug. 18, 1941

* Brooklyn, New York City sabotage ?
* Waterfront explosions & fire
* Pier 27 conflagration disaster

The front page has a very nice banner headline for display: "SHIPPING AND PIERS AFIRE; 25 EXPLOSIONS IN HARBOR" and large photo. (see images) Another related photo inside. The attack on... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 22, 1943

* Rudger Clawson death
* Mormons - Mormonism
* Detroit race riot of 1943
* World War II - WWII
* African Americans taking jobs

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "23 DEAD IN DETROIT RIOTING; FEDERAL TROOPS ENTER CITY ON THE ORDERS OF ROOSEVELT" with subheads. Coverage continues... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 22, 1943

* re. The famous Doolittle raid of Japan
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
* Realization of Japanese executions

The front page has a two column heading: "Chiang Reveals Massacres As Tokyo Raid Reprisals" (see images) This was when the Japanese executions of some American... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 8, 1942

* USS Lexington & the Battle of the Coral Sea
* Captain Frederick C. Sherman awarded
* Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Navy Cross

The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "LEXINGTON CAPTAIN DECORATED BY NAVY" with subheads. (see images)
Other World War II reporting... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1945

* William Joyce captured (1st report)
* American-born fascist
* Lord Haw-Haw - World War II
* Nazis propaganda broadcaster

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Lord Haw Haw Seized in Germany; Traitor Wounded by British Officer" (see)
Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in great... Read full description  

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, September 18, 1939

* HMS Courageous (50) sinking
* Royal Navy aircraft carrier
* German submarine U-29 torpedo

The front page has a nice banner headline: "NAZI SUBMARINE SINKS BRITISH PLANE CARRIER" with subhead and photo. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage on the torpedo attack on the HMS Courageous... Read full description  

LE FRANC - TIREUR, (The Maverick), April 1942  The masthead notes: "Bi-Monthly as far as possible and by the grace of the Pierre Laval Police. Laval was Prime Minster of France during the German occupation, from April 18, 1942 to August 20, 1944. At the end of the war Laval was found guilty of plotting against the security of the... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 7, 1944

* Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne assassination
* Anglo-Irish politician - Middle East minister
* Jewish terrorist group Lehi - Stern Gang

The front page has a one column heading: "BRITISH DIPLOMAT IS SLAIN IN CAIRO" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 13... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 10, 1945

* First & Third United States Army
* Operation Lumberjack - Rhine River
* Battle of Remagen - Ludendorff Bridge
* General Courtney Hodges & Patton

The front page has a great banner headline: "NAZIS HIT BRIDGEHEAD; Enemy Shells Yank-Held Span Over Rhine" with subheads. Nice for display.... Read full description  

AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY TIMES, Los Angeles, California, May 10, 1945  This is essentially an in-house newspaper "Dedicated to Aircraft Industry Workers and Their Families" as noted in the masthead. Los Angeles was home to many of the aircraft factories during World War II.
The ftpg. has: "AIR POWER" and photos of 6 aircraft... Read full description  

EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), April 27, 1942 

* Adolph Hitler

A very curious issue, as Guernsey, an English-speaking island, was occupied by the Germans during WWII so all the news was pro-Nazi.
The ftpg. is mostly taken up with: "Herr Hitler Assumes Supreme Command" "Heralds Final Blow in... Read full description  

THE BOSTON POST, August 17, 1944 

* Operation Dragoon
* Southern France invasion 
* Allies invade Nazis 
* Gen. George S. Patton 

The front page has a four column headline: "NAZIS ISOLATED IN RIVIERA FIGHT" with subhead. Also a front page photo with small heading: "Fighting General At His... Read full description  

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, July 1, 1940

* German occupation of the Channel Islands (1st report)
* Islands of Guernsey & Jersey - English Channel

The top front page has a six column headline: "NAZIS OCCUPY TWO BRITISH ISLANDS" with subheads. (see images) Two blurry photos of Hitler in conquered Paris, France.
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BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, September 7, 1939 

* Blitzkrieg - Warsaw about to fall
* World War II WWII beginning 
* Nazis invasion on Poland & more

The front page features a banner headline: "NAZIS 20 MILES FROM WARSAW" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
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THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 14, 1945

* Malmedy massacre in Belgium (1st report)
* Battle of the Bulge nears the end
* 1st SS Panzer Division - perpetrators

Page 6 has a one column heading: "Bodies of 100 Massacred GIs Are Found" (see image) This war crime "Malmedy Massacre" was actually committed about a month... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 27, 1945

* 1st & 7th United States Army
* Generals Patch and George S. Patton
* Rhine river - Rhineland crossing
* Limburg & Frankfurt, Germany

The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "7 ARMIES OVER RHINE; Patch Crosses River; 1st Races On 35 Miles" with subheads. (see... Read full description  

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, June 23, 1944 

* G. I. Bill of Rights is signed
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
* World War II veteran benefits 

Page 7 has a one column heading: "Veterans' Aid Bill Signed By Roosevelt", with 4 paragraphs of supporting text. See images for details.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 12, 1940

* Boston College Eagles football
* Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
* Northeast Division 1 best

The sport's section (page 40) has one column headings: "TROPHY PRESENTED TO BOSTON COLLEGE" "Very Rev. W.J. Murphy Accepts Lambert Award on Behalf of Unbeaten Eleven" and more with photo. (see)... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 23, 1944

* Kasturba Gandhi death
* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi wife
* The Mahatma

This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 19: "MRS. GANDHI DEAD; WIFE OF MAHATMA" "Succumbs to Heart Ailment at Poona, Where She and Husband Were Held in... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 22, 1939

* Howard Rushmore - Daily Worker communist
* "Gone With the Wind" movie film controversy

The front page has a two column heading: "Daily Worker Critic Forced Out of Job On Refusal to Attack 'Gone With the Wind'" (see)

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