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1940-03-23 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/03/23 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by Arthur Smith

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

  • Workers Like An Easy Boss by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • “Doc Gleason Finds Wings” by Frank Richardson Pierce and illustrated by Charles Bryson
  • “Night-Club Miracle” by Roger Garis and illustrated by Vincentini
  • “The No-Hitter” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Duane Decker

    • SERIALS:

  • The Private Life of J. Edgar Hoover — Conclusion — by Frederick L. Collins and illustrated by Marthe Moore
  • “The Girl Next Door” — Part III by Eric Hatch and illustrated by Phil Berry
  • “Calcutta Adventure” — Part I — by Edison Marshall and illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman
  • I Saw Hell in Germany and Russia — Part IV — by Kenneth Brown Collings

    • ARTICLES:

  • Under Fire at the Front by Edward Doherty
  • Can Carol Survive? by Archiduke Franz Joseph is about King Carol of Romania
  • Chain-Gang Baseball by Frederick R. Bechdolt — gave this a quick skim, appears to be about the difference in wealth between rich owners and poor players
  • When Tolerance Is Treason by Rupert Hughes
  • More Secrets About Blondes and Me by Tommy Manville Jr.

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • $2,000 Vacation Resort and Travel Game
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills includes review and photo from Pinocchio which was given 4 stars
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Vox Pop
  • Alcoa Ad on inside back cover includes color illustration by James Montgomery Flagg