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1946-08-19 Life Magazine Contents

1946/08/19 — Cover photograph featuring Old Faithful is credited to Alfred Eisenstaedt

Contents of this issue are as follows:
THE WEEK’S EVENTS:

  • Peacemakers Wrangle
  • Editorial: Palestine
  • California Bowling Alley Murder
  • Truman Purges Stubborn Congressman – Jim Pendergast
  • Gambling Ship
  • Florida Girls Go West for Beauty Contest
  • Father Divine Takes New Wife
  • Brooklyn Bear Works in Radio – Lew Lehr and Rosie the Bear

    • ARTICLE:

  • Thank you, Mr. President by Merriman Smith

    • CLOSE-UP:

  • Harold Laski by John Chamberlain

    • HISTORY:

  • The Lees of Virginia – Includes 4 pages of color reproductions of paintings of the Lees, 4 to a page, except Robert E. Lee who has a page to himself

    • PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY:

  • Yellowstone, Photographs by Alfred Eisenstaedt – 7 pages

    • SPORTS:

  • Water Skiers Compete in National Championship

    • ART:

  • Summer School Art

    • SCIENCE:

  • Russian Scientists Conduct Heart Experiments

    • MOVIES:

  • “The Strange Love of Martha Ivers” opens with large photo of Lizabeth Scott, plus Barbara Stanwyck, Kirk Douglas pics

    • OTHER DEPARTMENTS:

  • Letters to the Editors
  • Speaking of Pictures: Methodists Conduct “Play Party Games”
  • LIFE’s Reports: Blind Golfer by Allen Rankin
  • LIFE Visits a German University
  • Color ad for “Caesar and Cleopatra” featuring Vivien Leigh
  • Half-page ad for Springmad Fabrics features illustration of The Springmaid by George Petty