Archive

1941


Weegee, [Police and spectators surround the body of murdered longshoreman Emil Nizich], 1941

Emil Nizich was a 26 year old unemployed longshoreman. He lived with his father at 426 West 48th Street. Nizich’s nickname was “the Pollack.” (Nizich was friends with David Beadle.) At 8:20 p.m. on Friday, February 7th, 1941 he was returning from a workout at a local gymnasium. Nizich was in front of 415 West 48th Street, a few doors down from his home, when a gunman shot him in the back. Nizich ran to the middle of the street and then collapsed. The gunman followed and fired two more shots into Nizich. The gunman then commandeered a passing chauffeured limousine and escaped while standing on the running board…


PM, November 24, 1941, p.13

Cop Kills Holdup Man:

A few minutes after he had held up an Essex Street lunchroom on the Lower East Side and shot a patron, Vincent Mannuzza, 31, was lying dead at the feet of the cop who shot him. Patrolman Laurence Cramer, right, shot and killed Mannuzza, after a two-block chase and is shown handing the gunman’s revolver to Sgt. Eugene Morland. The $20 loot taken from the restaurant lies in Mannuzza’s hat at his side. An ambulance surgeon crouches over the dead man who was shot in he head and back. Mannuzza shot a customer, Adam Zayko, 50, when he refused to go into the back room with two other customers and the manager of the lunchroom.
PM Photo by Weegee
PM, November 24, 1941, p.13


“Dreamsville, Ohio”; Charlie Spivak and his Orch.; Jean Hutton; Lee; Rinker; Freeland; Okeh (6518); Publication date: November 24, 1941


The Niagara Falls Gazette, Monday, November 24, 1941, p. 22


Brooklyn Eagle, November 24, 1941, p.3


Long Island Daily Press, November, 24, 1941, p.1


Richmond Record, November 24, 1941,


“Coming Out Party”; Count Basie and his Orchestra; Ebbins; Okeh (6564); Publication date: November 17, 1941


PM, November 17, 1941, p.18

Mongrel Pup Almost Dies Saving 16 Families in Fire
Jerry, mongrel collie, was overcome by smoke in a fish store at 210 E. 10th St., but not before he attracted the attention of a passerby.

When the ambulance arrived an intern gave the unconscious pup an injection and continued treatments until he regained his senses. Sixteen families made their escape from apartments above the store, due to Jerry’s warning.

John Lamanna, Jerry’s owner, tenderly carries him off wrapped in a blanket. The intern said the dog would recover.
PM Photos by Weegee”
PM, November 17, 1941


“More Than You Know”; Count Basie and his Orchestra; Lynne Sherman; Eliscu; W. Rose; Youmans; Winter; Okeh (6584); Publication date: November 17, 1941