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Lebanon, Oregon 97355
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P-219  MAY 4, 1945 - THE OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, OREGON - major headline reads "BRITISH FORCES NEARING DENMARK; REDS CRUSH NORTH-CENTRAL POCKET". There is a map on the front page. Other smaller headlines read, "Allies Weld Long Front Into Unit", "Need Gone For Truce By Nazis", "Foe Tries To Escape Towards Sea", "Empire Troops Enter Rangoon". Paper has turned color due to age but is in good condition, 24 pages......$20 Photo

P-342   MARCH 3, 1942 - THE OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, OREGON - major headline reads WAVELL SENT TO 'HOT SPOT' IN INDIA; ALLIES STRIKE BACK AT NEW JAP INVASION FLEET - Other headlines on the front page include 'Reds Mass For Mighty New Drive', 'Sub Vessel Swap Shots In Pacific', 'British Await Burma Attack'. This paper is showing its age and has darkened some, it is beginning to tear off around the edges, all three sections are present......$15 Photo

P-343   AUGUST 8, 1945 - THE OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, OREGON - major headline reads "ATOM BOMB SMASHES 60 PER CENT OF HIROSHIMA" - other headlines on the front page include, 'War Lords In Huddle at Tokyo', 'Rays in Hiroshima Fatal to Visitors', 'Bombs Set Afire "Jap Pittsburgh"', 'Atom Plant Crew Safe, Secret Held'. Paper is in pretty good condition, it has aged and turned color some, some of the edges are beginning to show signs of tearing a little...ON HOLD SALE PENDING...$25 Photo

P-344   FEBRUARY 12, 1942 - THE OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, OREGON - major headline reads "GORY SINGAPORE WAVERS, HOLDS" - great stories in this one, others on the front page include, 'Four Japanese Warships Added To Tally Of Dutch Off Amboina', 'Japanese Take Martaban Threaten Burma Road Gate', 'Russians Smash Pathway West'. This paper contains three sections and is in good condition, it has turned color from age......$20 Photo

P-349   MARCH 16 1944 - THE OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, OREGON - major headline reads "RECORD BOMBING DESTROYS CASSINO, OPENING ALL OUT DRIVE ON ROME" - paper has not been stored very well and is stained a bit, there are some pieces missing from the front section along the edges. Articles on the front page include "Draft Wants 1,160,000 Men", "Bombers Hit Brurswick", "Red Forces Pour Over Bug River", "2,500 Tons Of Bombs Raze Area" etc.......$10 Photo

P-350   MARCH 7, 1944 - THE OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, OREGON - major headline reads "AMERICANS LOSE 68 BOMBERS IN RAID ON BERLIN" - this newspaper is printed in Portland Oregon. Other headlines include "Reds Cut Odessa Rails, Last Nazi Link In South Russia", " Nazi Cringe As R.A.F. Follows Furious Attack; 123 Foe Planes Downed", "Soviet Guns Blast Gaps In Foe Line", "Doughboys Start New Burma Push", "Army Officer Goes Berserk, Kills Three Wounds Five Finally Subdued By Bullet", "Two-Headed Tot Arrives Dead" etc. This paper is stained and a bit dirty.....$15 Photo

P-352   August 9, 1945 - THE OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, OREGON - major headline reads "RUSSIA THROWS MIGHT INTO JAP WAR - paper is in good condition. Other headlines include "America, Allies Hope Foe's Surrender Near As Empire Surrounded", "Hiroshima Life Seared, Tokyo Says", "Final Chance Given Japan", "Official Refutes Death Ray Story", "11,200 Japanese Killed in Burma", "Nazi Chieftains to Face Trial at Nurnberg Shrine City as Allies Agree on Setting Up of Military Tribunal", "Fleet Planes Rake Honshu" etc. There are many more war related stories on the inside of this newspaper......$20 Photo

 


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