Tremendous program from a nearly forgotten episode in the history of wartime America: the War Bonds Jubilee event presented on August 26 1943. By August of 1943 the Allied war effort in the Pacific was intensifying and the United States was preparing to enter the European theater. At home Americans were helping raise funds by purchasing war bonds as Americans were happy to do their part to help one another when the nation was in disstress. With a median income of just $2 000 a year asking Americans to dig deep and purchase bonds to help fund the war effort was no easy task however and the War Finance Committee enlisted the support of famous celebrities to help encourage people. In 1943 New York Journal-American reporters Max Case and Bill Corum had the idea of assembling a team of All-Stars from the New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants to play against a team of All-Stars from the US Army. Hosted at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan the "War Bonds Jubilee" became a massive event featuring actors singers comedians and dance bands and was capped by an exhibition of baseball's all-time greats. After the New York All-Stars beat the Army's New Cumberland Reception Center team (a team that featured Hall of Famers Hank Greenberg and Enos Slaughter) 5-2 the all-time All-Stars took the field. Sid Feder of the Associated Press chronicled the event as follows: "There were still 35 000 lumps in 35 000 throats around the village Friday all because a dozen old men walked out on a ball field. As they spread out on their regular spots on the field the lump you got in your throat and the moisture in the eyes of some of the most blase' baseball writers in the press coop were more than enough to prove that the baseball fan is at least part elephant. He never forgets. "It didn't matter that in fielding some of Babe's "Practice shots" Murray fell down Speaker was practically decapitated and Collins was all but carried into right field by a line drive. The folks had a look at 'em and the Babe finally parked one. That was the icing on the cake." The home run which the mighty Ruth bashed against the great Walter Johnson would be the last home run Babe Ruth would ever hit in a major league park. The Jubilee would help sel a staggering $800 million in war bonds to help fund the American war effort. Presented is a program from the game well-worn but still with excellent display value. Some tears and paper loss are evident along with a large tear on the cover that has been repaired with clear tape. Paper loss from a tear is apparent at the right edge and creases are visible throughout. THe spine has also been repaired with clear tape and some pencil markings are visible on the interior pages. Despite this a historically important and rarely-seen program fr