1939/09/30 -- ITEM DESCRIPTION: Cover design by Monte Crews.

Complete contents from the contents page is as follows:
SHORT STORIES:

  • "Crazy With the Heat" by R. Ross Annett and illustrated by Amos Sewell
  • "A Wife for Mr. Meecham" by David Lamson and illustrated by Harold Von Schmidt
  • "The Rose" by Louise Kennedy Mabie and illustrated by John LaGatta
  • "Now in October" by Holmes Alexander with baseball illustrations by O.F. Schmidt

    • ARTICLES:

  • "When Stalin Counterfeited Dollars" by W.G. Krivitsky, former General in the Red Army
  • "Between Two Flags" by Magner White
  • "The Crosley Touch--And Go!" by Forrest Davis is about Powel Crosley Jr, owner of the Cincinnati Reds
  • "Country Storekeeper" by Jesse Rainsford Sprague

    • SERIALS:

  • "Don't Ask Questions" part 1 of 7 by J.P. Marquand and illustrated by Henry Raleigh
  • "Double for Death" part 7 of 7 by Rex Stout and illustrated by John Gannam

    • MISCELLANY:

  • Editorials
  • Post Scripts
  • "River Song" a poem by Jessie Scott
  • Keeping Posted.

    • Notable advertising in this issue is as follows: "How to Red in Bed" with Robert Benchley in 3 photos for G-E Mazda Lamps, The Mountain Boys by Paul Webb for Kellogg's All-Bran*, "Aunt Jemima's own Legend of her Secret Recipe" for Aunt Jemima's Pancakes*, American Airlines, Rochelle Hudson for Sinclair Oil*, Kool Cigarettes featuring the Kool Penguin*, Loretta Young and David Niven in Eternally Yours*, Joe McCarthy manager of the New York Yankees for Bromo-Seltzer*, and a Camel Cigarettes ad on the back cover. (Note ads that are smaller than a full page are marked with an asterisk (*))