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1938-08 American Magazine Contents

1938/08 — Cover is a photograph of Jinx Falkenberg by Paul Hesse

Complete contents taken from the contents page and from paging through this issue:

SHORT NOVEL:

  • Complete in this Issue — “Marry In Haste” by Edward Hope and illustrated by John Alan Maxwell

    • SERIALS:

  • “For Beauty’s Sake” — Part 2 — by Clarence Budington Kelland and illustrated by Alfred Parker
  • “Too Many Cooks” — Conclusion (Part 5) of a Nero Wolfe Mystery by Rex Stout and illustrated by Rico Tomaso

    • STORIES:

  • “Matchmaker’s Holiday” by Ruth Burr Sanborn and illustrated by Edwin Henry
  • “Prisoner’s Base” by Rebecca Stevenson and illustrated by James Schucker
  • “Heavy Static” by Jonathan Eldridge with illustration by Norman Rockwell

  • “Small Though They Be” by Earl Reed Silvers and illustrated by Matt Clark

  • “A Little Praise, Please!” by Libbie Block and illustrated by Pruett Carter
  • “Boss of the Roaring” by Robert E. Pinkerton and illustrated by Tom Lovell

    • ARTICLES:

  • Selling Roosevelt to the Party by James A. Farley
  • A Dog’s Life in Hollywood by J.B. Griswold is about Skippy, the dog who reached fame in Hollywood under the name of Asta – with small photos of Asta, William Powell, Myrna Loy, as well as Asta’s trainers Mr. and Mrs. Henry East
  • Paroles Over the Counter by Martin Mooney

  • Speaking of Shrinking Violets by James Street about Grover Whalen and the New York World’s Fair

  • Horse and Buggy Days by John Kieran is about Harness Racing
  • A Rainbow With a Million Ends by Charles B. Driscoll
  • Courtesy – Editorial by Oscar G. Olander

    • FEATURES:

  • Youth Forum Announcement
  • It Takes All Kinds by Albert Benjamin
  • It’s the Law! by Dick Hyman
  • Interesting People – 12 Colorful Personalities – includes a 7-1/2″ X 8-1/2″ brown-toned photo of Gene Krupa with text about him underneath
  • Vocab-O-Gram
  • The House Detective by Roger B. Whitman
  • $1,000 More or Less
  • Why Don’t They?
  • Along the Way