Box 7
Contains 32 Results:
"Fight Japs on Iwo Volcano" (Chicago Tribune), 1945-02-20
Articles about Allied-Japanese fighting on Iwo Island.
"Battle on Iwo 'Toughest'" (Chicago Tribune), 1945-02-21
Articles about Allied-Japanese fighting on Iwo Island.
"Fists Fly on House Floor!" (Chicago Tribune), 1945-02-23
Articles concerning a fight that broke out between Democratic Representative John Rankin (Mississippi) and Democratic Representative Frank E. Hook (Michigan) after Rankin alleged that Hook was a member of the Communist Party.
"Storm Across Roer!" (Chicago Tribune), 1945-02-24
Articles about the Allied advancing across the Roer River along the Western front.
"Invade Panay in Philippines" (Chicago Tribune), 1945-03-20
Articles about the Allied invasion of the Philippines, including the strategic island of Panay.
"Fight Thru Ludwigshafen" (Chicago Tribune), 1945-03-22
Articles concerning Allied advancements on the Western front.
"Allies Gain in the Ruhr" (News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana IL), 1945-03-25
Articles about Allied advancements on the Western front.
"3rd Army Gains 27 Miles" (Chicago Tribune), 1945-03-26
Articles about Allied advancements along the Western front.
"Trap 285 Nazi Diplomats; U.S. Seized Closed Mines" (Chicago Tribune), 1945-04-11
Articles about Allied advancements along the Western front.
"Yanks in Czechoslovakia, Set for Drive to Join Reds" (Decatur [IL] Review), 1945-04-18
Optometrist James Abrams and his wife, Edith, collected newspapers after moving to Arthur, Illinois in 1916.
The collection includes copies of the Chicago Daily Tribune and other Illinois and Midwestern newspapers featuring historical headlines, particularly World War II, D-Day, and the Korean War.