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Old news is good news for Magazine Memories
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Chicago Sun-Times
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May 18, 2001
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Yesterday's headlines inspire a suburban retailer to share
memories with collectors.
Magazine Memories in Morton Grove houses more than 100,000 pieces
of memorabilia in the form of newspapers, magazines, movie posters
and cardboard stand-ups of celebrities and politicians.
Bob Katzman, founder and owner of the store, stumbled onto
collecting as a teenager in 1963. Moved by the assassination of
President John F. Kennedy, Katzman began collecting periodicals with
historically significant headlines.
The hobbyist revealed his entrepreneurial skills at an early age,
opening Bob's News Stand when he was 15.
The business, which expanded into a string of newspaper stands
throughout the Chicago area, ...
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