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THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER, Hawaii, March 12, 1959

* Hawaii statehood
* Joins the Union

See the photo for this very dramatic & displayable front page.
Nearly half of the front page is taken up with: "Congress Says YES ! " in huge letters dropped out of a large red box, above which is printed: "Statehood Extra". The banner headline beneath the box is: "Hawaii To Become 50th State" with other related subheads. One of the front page photos shows Hawaii politicians celebrating in Washington,…

HONOLULU STAR BULLETIN, Hawaii, March 12, 1959 

* Best Hawaii statehood issue 
* Terrific for display

This would be "the" displayable issue to own recognizing Hawaii becoming the 50th state in the Union.
The huge banner headline across the top of the front page--in red ink--reads: "STATEHOOD" with an 8 1/2 by 6 inch color print of an American flag with 50 stars, the 50th highlighted to mark the historic event.  The image and banner headline take nearly the entire top half of the front…

CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State College and Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, March 13, 1959 

* Hawaii becomes 50th state
* Statehood vote

The front page has a two column headline: "State Status For Hawaii Within A Year" which tells of the passing of the Hawaii Admission Act passing both the House and Senate. This set the stage for President Eisenhower's signing (5 days later) which would enable Hawaii to become the 50th state.
Complete in 16 pages, loose at the spine, nice condition.

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, Dec. 11, 1849 

* California Republic for statehood ?
* Early Hawaii relations w/ America

Page 3 has: "California Matters" "The Revenue of California" and:  "Close of the Convention & Signing of the Constitution" being fundamental reports on California becoming a state. Also: "Commerce of San Francisco, with all of the above taking a full column.
Also on page 3 is: "Treaty With the Sandwich Islands" which would shortly result in the historic trea…