1947/07/05 -- ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover design by Stevan Dohanos.

Complete contents picked up from the contents page of this issue are as follows:
4 SHORT STORIES:

  • "Verdict from the Heart" by H.E. Bates and illustrated by Austin Briggs
  • "Night of Triumph" by Norman Katkov and illustrated by L.R. Gustavson
  • "Oil and Saints Don't Mix" by C. Vernon Frost and illustrated by J. Graham Kaye
  • "The Expensive Mr. Botts" by William Hazlett Upson and illustrated by Albert Dorne
  • 7 ARTICLES:

  • Will the Spanish Town Live Again by Irving Wallace
  • They Signed Away Their Lives for You by Roger Butterfield, "a collective portrait of the defiant patriots who signed our Declaration of Independence"
  • I'll Bet You Can't Talk Either by Robert D. Potter
  • The Cities of America -- Tulsa -- 34th of a Series by Wesley W. Stout
  • Hard-Luck Champion by Howard Roberts is about Tony Zale
  • Admiral Halsey Tells His Story -- Part 4 of 9 --by Fleet Admiral William J. Halsey, USN, with Lt. Comdr. J. Bryan III, USNR
  • Just What the Motorist Ordered by Frank J. Taylor
  • 2 SERIALS:

  • "Extra! Extra!" -- Part 5 of 8 -- by Clarence Budington Kelland and illustrated by Stevan Dohanos
  • "High Vermilion" -- Conclusion -- by Luke Short and illustrated by Harold Von Schmidt
  • OTHER FEATURES:

  • Letters
  • Keeping Posted
  • Report to the Editors
  • Post Scripts
  • Poetry
  • Editorials