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1939-03-04 Colliers Magazine Contents

1939/03/04 — Cover art by Robert O. Reid.
Contents as follows:
Short Stories:

  • “Mexican Omelette” by Richard English & illustrated by Harry Beckhoff
  • “Trail’s End” by Corey Ford and Alastair MacBain & illustrated by Clayton Knight
  • “The Ninety-ninth Stitch” by B.B. Fowler & illustrated by Earl Cordrey

    • The Short Short Story

  • “The Tattooed Man” by John Russell with illustration by C.C. Beall

    • Serial Stories:

  • “The Green Angel” part 3 of 10 by George F. Worts & illustrated by Harry L. Timmins
  • “The Resounding Skies” part 7 of 10 by Laurence G. Blochman & illustrated by Harry Morse Meyers

    • Articles

  • “Stop Squawking!” is in defense of the New York Yankees by Rud Rennie with a photo of Col. Jacob Ruppert with George Weiss and one of Ed Barrow
  • “Who Chooses Our Wars?” by Drew Pearson
  • Skis in the Sky” by Frank J. Taylor
  • “Girls at Camp” by Quentin Reynolds
  • “Great Man’s Wife” is about actress Elsa Lanchester by Katharine Roberts

    • Plus:

  • “Keep Up With the World” by Freling Foster
  • Editorial: “Clean Up Relief”
  • Cartoons by Reamer Keller, Jay Irving, Gardner Rea, George Swanson, Sydney Hoff, Frank Beaven, Leonard Dove, Adolph Schus, Michael Berry, Ben Roth, Kirk Stiles, Jay Irving, George Lichty

    • Notable Advertising includes: John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company ad is illustrated by Revere Wistehuff, Chrysler, “Many a Bucking Bronco is only a Bad Plug” for AC Spark Plug Division if General Motors, “Flood! Sleet! Hurricane!” from Western Electric, and a Lucky Strikes Cigarettes ad on back cover. (Note * means ad is less than a full page)