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RARE ORIGINAL 1936 HIGH SCHOOL NEWSPAPER – LOS ANGELES
Offered is an original November 6, 1936 issue of The Manual Arts Daily, the student newspaper of Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles, California.
This is Volume VIII, Number 42, issued for the school's Homecoming Day.
Highlights of this issue include:
Large “HOMECOMING DAY!” headline
Manual Arts High School football coverage
Article titled “Seven Reasons Why Manual Must Fight”
Coverage of the Toilers vs. Pathfinders Southern League football championship
Japanese Club Awarded Rally Day Trophy
Large period photograph of the Japanese Club's Rally Day parade float
Homecoming activities and returning graduates
Student activities and school news
Original 1936 advertisements and humor/features
The Japanese Club article and photograph are an especially interesting feature of this issue and provide a fascinating glimpse into Los Angeles high-school life in 1936.
The newspaper identifies itself as:
THE MANUAL ARTS DAILY
Established March 20, 1933
Manual Arts High School
4131 South Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, California
It was issued five times a week during the school year.
DATE:
Friday, November 6, 1936
ISSUE:
Volume VIII, Number 42
CONDITION:
Original vintage newspaper in aged condition consistent with its nearly 90-year-old age.
There is considerable yellowing/toning, edge wear, creasing, tears and general handling wear. The newspaper has been folded, and there is visible wear along the edges. Please examine all photographs carefully, as the photographs are part of the description and show the actual condition of the item you will receive.
Despite the wear, the newspaper remains an interesting and collectible piece of 1930s Los Angeles, high-school, sports and social history.
A great piece of original 1936 Los Angeles ephemera for a collector of vintage newspapers, California history, high-school memorabilia, sports history or Americana.
