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1955-03-18 Colliers Magazine Contents

1955/03/18 — Cover featuring awesome Jackie Gleason illustration is credited to Al Hirschfeld

Contents as follows:

ARTICLES:

  • No More Paratroops? by James J. Haggerty, Jr. with two large illustrations by Fred Freeman
  • No Nutburgers for Me! by Robert de Roos
  • He Takes the Bible ‘Round the World by Henry La Cossitt about Baptist Minister E.A. Nida
  • The All-America in College Basketball (Selected by the National Association of Basketball Coaches) by Bill Fay – Opens with a full page and a half color photo featuring full-length shots of Dick Ricketts, Robin Freeman, Tom Gola, Sihugo Green, and Don Schlundt; small black & white photo of 2nd team member Bill Russell
  • The Sorry State of Nevada by Albert Deutsch
  • How Many Crickets to a Quart? by Roy Elkins
  • Tattoos for Everyone by Ann Cutler
  • The Dollar Is a Fighting Word by Eric Johnston

    • SPECIAL

  • E. Pluribus Gleason — Part 1 of 2 — by Michael Drury – 6 pages of text and photos including 4 color photos on the first two pages

    • SHORT STORIES

  • “The Day Dollars Were Free” — The Short Short Story — by Jo Lundy and illustrated by Dan Noonan
  • “The Wife Who Had Everything” by Irene and Louis Kamp and illustrated by Paul C. Burns
  • “Captain’s Battle” by John Wallace and illustrated by Robert Fawcett including one full-page color illlustration
  • “Jail Break” by Evans Harrington and illustrated by C.E. Monroe, Jr.

    • SERIAL

  • “Invasion of Privacy” — Part 3 of 4 — by Harry Kurnitz and illustrated by Joe Bowler

    • FEATURES:

  • Appointment with O’Hara by John O’Hara
  • 48 States of Mind by Walter Davenport
  • Collier’s Credits by Jerome Beatty
  • Letters
  • Collier’s Comment