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Article #175WWII era collection of newspapers
From: mrbrown
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 00:00
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 00:00
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Have every issue from May 1 through June 30, 1944 of a mid-size Texas city's daily newspaper bound in a book. There are AP headlines as well as photos of the progression of Allied troops during this time. This includes the capture of Rome and D-Day and many other significant battles. Also, there are the daily political cartoons depicting the attitudes of the people. Furthermore, this book includes daily/weekly comics. Lil' Abner, Red Ryder, Buz Sawyer, "Strictly Private", and Blondie are some that are printed. As a bonus there are colored prints of Popeye, Jungle Jim, Donald Duck, Little Annie Rooney, Capt. Yawk, Joe Palooka, and "Pepsi" the Pepsi-cola cop to name a few. In addtion to these riches are the advertisements. There are full page adds including Vth War Bond/Loan drive with Omar Bradley, Ike, and Lucky Strike cigarettes. The half page ads include Vth War Bond/Loan drive, Texas Electric Service, and Santa Fe RR. There are enumerous small ads for war bond drive as well as others including Coca-Cola, 7-Up, Pepsi-cola, Zales, movies playing, and many, many more. This is truly a great treasure for those who love history. Condition is fair with a few waterspots. Asking $3000.00 or best offer. Reply by e-mail.
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