Bidspirit auction | The Cleveland Press, Bound Daily

The Cleveland Press, Bound Daily Issues, May 1939 - 17x24This lot consists of a bound folio volume of The Cleveland Press newspapers, containing the complete daily run for the month of May 1939. The archive is bound in a heavy brown cloth library binding with a black spine label featuring gold-stamped text identifying the contents. The newspapers are printed on standard newsprint and provide a daily historical record of Cleveland, Ohio, along with national and international news during the late Interwar period. The content includes reporting on European political tensions, local municipal affairs, and society news. The volume is notable for its extensive period advertisements for regional department stores such as The May Co. and Higbee?s, as well as multiple daily pages of syndicated comic strips. Featured illustrations include Walt Disney's Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Li'l Abner by Al Capp, and Wash Tubbs by Roy Crane. A circular ex-libris ink stamp from The Cleveland Public Library is present on the upper margin of the front page of the May 1st issue.