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1940-06-09 Life Magazine Contents

1941/06/09 — Cover photograph featuring the Duke and Duchess of Windsor is credited to David E. Scherman

Contents of this issue are as follows:

THE WEEK’S EVENTS:

  • President Commits U.S. to Far-Reaching Action in National Emergency
  • LIFE Correspondent John Cudahy Interviews Adolf Hitler – 4 pages including photos
  • LIFE on the Newsfronts of the World
  • U.S. Navy Escorts Non-Striking Workers through Pickets at San Francisco Shipyard
  • Newark Stages Big Blackout
  • Air-Borne Nazi Troops Conquer Crete
  • British Fleet Sinks Nazi Battleship “Bismarck” to Avenge “Hood”

    • CLOSE-UP:

  • The Windsor Team by Janet Flanner

    • PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY:

  • Fort Bragg is U.S. Army’s Biggest Camp

    • SPORTS:

  • Joe Louis is Floored by Buddy Baer
  • Hoyle Club Plays Five-Card Stud Poker

    • DEFENSE:

  • Texas Workers Build Finished Home in 58 Minutes

    • MOVIES:

  • “A Woman’s Face” featuring Joan Crawford

    • MODERN LIVING:

  • Picnic Parks and Gadgets Lure Public Outdoors
  • Clever Tricks Done With Flowers Make Smart Doodads

    • MUSIC:

  • Gene Krupa Shows How to Play Drum

    • BOOKS:

  • World’s Rarest Books Now in U.S., Form Bond With Britain

    • NATURAL HISTORY:

  • Bushman the Gorilla Has Birthday in Chicago Zoo

    • EDUCATION:

  • Jane Auer Gets Set for High-School Graduation

    • OTHER DEPARTMENTS:

  • Letters to the Editors
  • Speaking of Pictures: Table-Top Photography
  • LIFE’s Reports: Eskimo Murders at Hudson Bay
  • People
  • LIFE Goes to Catalina Island
  • Pictures to the Editors