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1939-01-21 Saturday Evening Post Magazine Contents

1939/01/21 — ITEM DESCRIPTION: Cover design by Paul Bransom.

Complete contents from the contents page is as follows:
SHORT STORIES:

  • “Cocktail Reporter” by Paul Gallico and illustrated by Ritchie Cooper
  • “Subway Fire” by Joseph Harrington and illustrated by O.F. Schmidt
  • “I Been Too Nice” by Price Day and illustrated by George Brehm
  • “The Man Who Was Grateful” by David Lamson and illustrated by Harvey Dunn

    • ARTICLES:

  • “The Human Yardstick” by Williston Rich is about George Gallup
  • “Baseball’s Bouncing Betsy” by Iffy the Dopester as told to Malcolm W. Bingay includes photos of Ty Cobb, Wee Willie Keeler, Johnny Evers.
  • “As I Saw It” part 6 of 11 by Edith Bolling Wilson
  • “Pilots, Man Your Planes” by Lt. Stephen Jurika, Jr.

    • SERIALS:

  • “Streamlined Heart” part 3 of 5 by Samson Raphaelson and illustrated by John LaGatta
  • “Song of Years” conclusion by Bess Streeter Aldrich and illustrated by Harold Von Schmidt

    • MISCELLANY:

  • Editorials
  • Post Scripts
  • “The Master Architect” a poem by Joseph Auslander
  • “Country Auction” a poem by Irene Carlisle
  • Keeping Posted.

    • Notable advertising in this issue is as follows: Gene Sarazen for Bromo-Seltzer, “Abbie An’Slats” by Raeburn Van Buren for Kellogg’s All Bran*, United Air Lines, Kool Cigarettes featuring the Kool Penguin who’s getting ready to go skiing, Madeleine Carroll for Conoco, and a Coca-Cola ad on the back cover and shown below. (Note ads that are smaller than a full page are marked with an asterisk (*))