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1946-12-21 Liberty Magazine Contents December 21, 1946

1946/12/21 —
Cover “The Joys of Christmas Shopping” is by Jean Wade

Contents as follows:
ARTICLES:

  • Something New in Labor by Morris Markey
  • The Incredible Colonel Zohms by Frank Maher
  • Bull Market in Bears by Earle Doucette
  • Homes for Americans – No. 8 by Darrell Huff
  • What Russian Children Are Taught by William van Narvig
  • Tin-Pan Alley’s Sherlock Holmes by Robert W. Minton
  • In the Hole of the Doughnut by John D. Hanlon
  • Under Canvas Clouds by Willis Lindquist

    • STORIES:

  • Until Moonrise — Part 1 by Ursula Parrott with full page color illustration by James Cole
  • Culture Hounds by Harrison Gallaher
  • Father Sanchez and the Bull — Short Short Story by James Atlee Phillips and illustrated by Rafael Desoto
  • Smiling Corner by Laurence Kirk with full page color illustration by Larry Kritcher

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Six Curtains for Natasha by Caryl Brahms and S.J. Simon

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • The Thropp Family
  • Woman-Talk
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies features Walt Disney ‘s Song of the South with a full page of color photos

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Today’s Best Job Offering by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-11-02 Liberty Magazine Contents November 2, 1946

    1946/11/02 —
    Cover “Halloween” is by Paul Bransom

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • P.A.C.’s Biggest Gamble by Donald B. Robinson
  • Awesome Orson by Ted Shane about Orson Welles, articles about 2 pages total with black and white photo of Welles
  • Getting Together Gets Houses by Darrell Huff
  • Bridge Is for Dummies by Robert Keith Leavitt
  • Rosie Knows by Thomas Newman
  • Are Doctors STUPID About Cancer/ by Terry Deane Manning
  • How to Fall Asleep by Albert Q. Maisel
  • Shaggy Tales by Walter Karig

    • STORIES:

  • The Bargain by Hans Ruesch and illustrated by Frank Godwin
  • The Colossal Potato by T.F. Healy and illustrated by Ralph Crawley
  • Runaway — Part 1 by Rita Weiman with a full page color illustration by Victor Kanin
  • Design for Love by Neill C. Wilson with large color illustration by James Cole

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • A Solo in Tom Toms by Gene Fowler

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • The Thropp Family
  • Woman-Talk
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies features “Three Little Girls in Blue” with June Haver, Vivian Blaine, and Vera-Ellen
  • Woman Talk by Margaret Fishback

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Vote for Common Sense by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-09-28 Liberty Magazine Contents September 28, 1946

    1946/09/28 —
    Cover “Moving Day” is by Del Holcomb

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • What a System! by Roger Garis
  • Are the Veterans Chiseling? by Dickson Hartwell
  • Unhappy Chandler by Stanley Frank about baseball commissioner Happy Chandler
  • We Are Not Alone by Betsy Emmons
  • The Amazing Oyster by Clayton Hartsoe
  • Crazy Like a Fox by Lewis Funke is about fur retailer I.J. Fox
  • School for Talent by Darrell Huff

    • STORIES:

  • Provincetown Bus by Win Brooks with full-page color illustration by Ralph Crawley
  • Mind over Money — Short Short Story by Allan R. Bosworth with illustration by James Cole
  • Please Be Careful, Son by Cliff Farrell with large color illustration by Martin Gulser
  • A Matter of Technique by Edwin Rutt with large color illustration by O.F. Schmidt

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Doctors, East, Doctors West by Dr. Edward H. Hume

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • Woman-Talk
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies features “Blue Skies” with Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire
  • The Thropp Family

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Fear Instead of Freedom by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-08-31 Liberty Magazine Contents August 31, 1946

    1946/08/31 —
    Cover “Suppertime” is by Harold Anderson

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Should Housewives Be Paid? by James E. Payne and Albert A. Brandt
  • There’s Money in the Air by Dickson Hartwell about the radio show One Man’s Family with quarter page color photo of creator Carleton Morse and actor Barry Fitzgerald
  • If Trouble’s Got You by Henry D. Steinmetz
  • Strike Doctor by Donald B. Robinson about Ed McGrady
  • Fabulous Foods by Harmon and Elsie Tupper

    • STORIES:

  • Show-off by Richard Howells Watkins with illustration by Carl Mueller
  • Pretty Larceny — Short Short Story by Adrian Spies with illustration by Glenn Thomas
  • Blind Trail in Burma — Conclusion by Edison Marshall with full-page color illustration by Ernest Chiriacka
  • In the Palm of Her Hand by Duane Decker with large color illustration by O.F. Schmidt

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Detroit Is My Own Home Town by Malcolm W. Bingay

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • The Thropp Family
  • Woman-Talk
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies features Alfred Hitchcock ‘s Notorious with Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains – 1-3/4 pages, mostly filled with 4 black and white photos
  • Clothes Clinic by P.B. Juster

    • EDITORIAL:

  • No Apologies for Freedom by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-08-24 Liberty Magazine Contents August 24, 1946

    1946/08/24 —
    Cover “Sun Worshippers” is by Pat Holbrooke

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Did Germany Win the War? by Waverly Root
  • Does Baseball Need a Union? by Stanley Frank
  • Baka, Lt. (j.g.) by Paul J. Sherman, U.S.N.R. with illustration by Frank Godwin
  • Uncle Same Lets Go by Stacy V. Jones
  • Horrors! by Joseph Wechsberg about horror films with focus on Val Lewton of whom there’s a small photo. Also a larger photo of Boris Karloff in The Body Snatcher

    • STORIES:

  • Blind Trail in Burma — Part 1 by Edison Marshall with full page color illustration by Ernest Chiriacka
  • A Nickel for the Subway — Short Short Story by John G. Stott with illustration by Ralph Crawley
  • Naked at Noon by Tom Powers with illustration by O.F. Schmidt
  • The Old Blunderbuss by Georgia Maxwell Robertson with color illustration by Jay Nourbel

    • PICTURES:

  • That Park Avenue Look at Main Street Prices by Helen Faith Keane

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • The Pale Blonde of Sands Street by William Chapman White

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • The Thropp Family
  • Woman-Talk
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies
  • Clothes Clinic by P.B. Juster

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Who Will Pay Veteran Benefits? by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-08-17 Liberty Magazine Contents August 17, 1946

    1946/08/17 —
    Cover “The-Merry-Go-Round” is by Frances Tipton Hunter

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • More Meat – If We Want It by Dickson Hartwell
  • Star-Spangled Sucker Traps by John Roy Carlson
  • Actors Anonymous by Ted Shane is about Radio’s Soap Stars
  • Survival of the Smartest by Russell Annabel
  • Negro Doctor Down South by Ruth McCoy Harris is about Dr. Montgomery P. Kennedy

    • STORIES:

  • The Little Woman by H. Vernor Dixon with large color illustration by James Cole
  • Steady, Feller — Short Short Story by Mal Shumard with illustration by Howell Dodd
  • The Hitchhiking Elephant by Elizabeth Dean with large color illustration by Carl Mueller
  • Amateur Angel by Henry Beetle Hough with large color illustration by Ralph Crawley

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Death Rides a Sorrel Horse by A.B. Cunningham

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • The Thropp Family
  • Woman-Talk
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies features Caesar and Cleopatra over about a 1 page and a half, starring Vivien Leigh. Also a full-page color ad for the film in this issue.
  • Clothes Clinic by P.B. Juster

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Prosperity by Legislation by Paul Hunter
  • Full-page black and white ad for Ernest Hemingway’s The Killers showing Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner

    • 1946-08-10 Liberty Magazine Contents August 10, 1946

    1946/08/10 —
    Cover “That Old Swimming Hole” is by John Newton Howitt

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Queen for a Day by Virginia Stevens
  • The Fervent Father by Stacy V. Jones is a feature on Monsignor Fulton J. Sheen
  • The President’s Housekeeper about Mrs. Nesbitt
  • Japan Is Sold American by Victor Boesen
  • Homes for Americans – No. 4 by Darrell Huff
  • That Vine-Covered Gas Pump by Morris Markey

    • STORIES:

  • Florry Was Hard to Get by Nick Boddie Williams with color illustration by O.F. Schmidt
  • The Contest Winner — Short Short Story by May Sarton with half-page color photo illustrated by Rafael De Soto
  • The Champ by Herbert B. Livingston with color illustration by Pat Holbrooke
  • Murder on Fifty-Second Street — Conclusion by Oscar Schisgall with color illustration by Larry Kritcher

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye: They Talked 20 Years Ago featuring the cast of “Don Juan” including John Barrymore, Myrna Loy, Warner Oland, Mary Astor and others

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • States of Grace by Francis Steegmuller

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • The Thropp Family
  • Woman-Talk
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies
  • Clothes Clinic by P.B. Juster

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Stream Pollution — A Disgrace to America by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-08-03 Liberty Magazine Contents August 3, 1946

    1946/08/03 —
    Cover “Lovely Lady” is by Pat Holbrooke

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Ten Ways to Labor Peace by Richard P. Doherty
  • Harvard Goes to Market by Will Cloney featuring Harvard football with large photo of coach Dick Harlow
  • The Million-Dollar Squeak by Thomas Newman about Inner Sanctum hosted by Paul McGrath
  • The Great Stampede by Dickson Hartwell
  • Homes for Americans – No. 5 by Darrell Huff
  • Queenmaker by Allen Rankin about bees and the honey industry

    • STORIES:

  • “The Man Who Won the War” by Samuel W. Taylor and illustrated by Dun Roman
  • “The Look in Mama’s Eyes” — Short Short Story by Lucille Graceman with illustration by Glen Thomas
  • Address: Central Park by S.P. Walker with large color illustration by Jay Nourbell
  • The Curse of the Pryors – Conclusion by Frank Bonham with large color illustration by Ernest Chiriacka

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • The Foxes of Harrow by Frank Yerby

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • The Thropp Family
  • Woman-Talk
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies – “The Strange Love of Martha Ivers” starring Barbara Stanwyck, Kirk Douglas and Van Heflin with three photos over 2 pages
  • The Thropp Family written by Lawrence Lariar and illustrated by Don Lou

    • EDITORIAL:

  • We Can’t Risk Isolation by Paul Hunter
  • Ad on back cover for Chesterfield features New York Yankees manager Bill Dickey and New York Giants manager Mel Ott

    • 1946-08-03 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1946/08/03 —
    Cover “Anticipation” is a Kodachrome by Blackwell Kerlee from Three Lions

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • The Fourth Reich by Juliet Bridgman is about Russia’s influence on the part of Germany they control
  • $25 per Month per House by Noel C. Cobb
  • Big Nick by Richard L. Neuberger is about Nick Bez
  • The Flame Thrower by Stanley Frank is about Bob Feller and includes 5 photos at the top of the page showing Feller’s wind-up and follow-through (the caption claims the ball leaves his hand at 125 mph)
  • Melody on a Perch by Eddy Dressen with cartoons by Max Horn, about the canary

    • STORIES:

  • “Murder on Fifty-second Street” — Part 1 by Oscar Schisgall and illustrated by Larry Kritcher
  • “The Good-Conduct Medal” — Short Short Story by Donald Hough and illustrated by Glenn Thomas
  • “Shot in the Dark’ by Phyllis Duganne and illustrated by Victor Kalin
  • “For Barter or For Worse” by Alice Means Reeve and illustrated by Pat Holbrooke

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Washington Tapestry by Olive Ewing Clapper and illustrated by Frank Godwin

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • Clothes’ Clinic by P.B. Juster
  • Woman-Talk
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies
  • The Thropp Family written by Lawrence Lariar and illustrated by Don Lou

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Is It Planned Discord? by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-07-27 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1946/07/27 —
    Cover “Squeeze Play” painted by Harold Anderson

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Show Me, Mr. Truman by Harold L. Ickes
  • Wildcat of the Water by Ray P. Holland is about deep-sea fishing for tarpon
  • We Can Wipe Out Malaria Now by Albert Q. Maisel
  • Invisible Policemen by Robert T. Furman, Jr.
  • Ballethoo by Ted Shane

    • STORIES:

  • “Crazy Current” by Arthur Mayse and illustrated by Thomas Atwell
  • “Window in Main Street” — Short Short by T.F. Healy and illustrated by Lawrence Butcher
  • “The Philanderer” by Edwin Rutt and illustrated by Eddie Bowie
  • “Jungle Pete Comes Home” — Conclusion by I.A.R. Wylie and illustrated by Ernest Chiriaka

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Old Doc by Elizabeth Seifert and illustrated by Neil O’Keefe

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • On the Beam
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Clothes’ Clinic by P.B. Juster
  • Woman-Talk
  • The Thropp Family written by Lawrence Lariar and illustrated by Don Lou
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies

    • EDITORIAL:

  • What Causes Strikes? by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-07-20 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1946/07/20 —
    Cover “Partners in Mischief” painted by Frances Tipton Hunter

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Stalin’s Bosses by William van Narvig
  • Dude Ranches by Dickson Hartwell
  • Toledo Licks the Strike Problem by Jerome Gross and Victor Ullman
  • Road Blocks by Philip and Phylis Newill
  • Bugle on the Hill by Stacy V. Jones
  • “With This Ring …” by Eleanor Hiteshew about the wedding ring with photos of historical rings

    • STORIES:

  • “Jungle Pete Comes Home” — Part 1 by I.A.R. Wylie and illustrated by Ernest Chiriaka
  • “Pick-Up” — Short Short by Harold Goldman and illustrated by Martin Gulser
  • “The Sea Is a Funny Place, Mister” by Richard Howells Watkins and illustrated by Gordon Grant
  • “Designing Window” by Samuel W. Taylor and illustrated by Ralph Crawley

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Grimm Death by Dorothy Foster Brown and illustrated by Martin Gulser

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Clothes’ Clinin by P.B. Juster
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies
  • Woman-Talk
  • The Thropp Family written by Lawrence Lariar and illustrated by Don Lou

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Occupation Isn’t Working Out by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-07-13 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1946/07/13 —
    Cover “Cooling-Off Period” painted by Bob Kuhn

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Inside Vandenberg by John Gunther is about Arthur Vandenberg
  • Fly Without Fear by Greer Williams
  • How to Give Money Away by Albert Q. Maisel
  • Wheeled Nemesis by Sewell Peaslee Wright
  • Good-Team Charlie by Ed Prell is about Chicago Cubs manager Charlie Grimm

    • STORIES:

  • “Class Will Tell” by Rex Beach and illustrated by Carl Mueller
  • “The Heartbreaker” — Short Short by Faith Baldwin and illustrated by James Cole
  • “Silent Partner” by Williams Forrest and illustrated by Van Swearingen
  • “The Courting of Clarissa” by Frank X. Tolbert and illustrated by Jay Nourbel

    • PICTURES:

  • For Gals Big and Little by Helen Faith Keane

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Days and Night by Konstantine Simonov and illustrated by Howell Dodd

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • On the Beam
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Clothes’ Clinin by P.B. Juster
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies
  • Woman-Talk
  • The Thropp Family written by Lawrence Lariar and illustrated by Don Lou

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Our Conflict With Russia by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-07-06 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1946/07/06 —
    Cover “The Annual Outing” painted by Van Scozza

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Divide and Ruin by Francis Rufus Bellamy
  • Do You Need an Umpire? by Irwin Ross is about the American Arbitration Association
  • The Nose Knows by Robert T. Furman Jr. with cartoons by Bill O’Brien
  • Homes for Americans — No. 3 by Darrell Huff

  • Our New Spies by Morris Markey is about the National Intelligence Authority
  • Doodlebug Dippy by Charles Dexter is about midget cars

    • STORIES:

  • “A Girl Can’t Be Too Careful” by Kermit Shelby and illustrated by Thomas Atwell
  • “Time to Remember” — Short Short by Harold Goldman and illustrated by Rafael De Soto
  • “Strange Stowaway” — Conclusion by Samuel W. Taylor and illustrated by Frank Godwin
  • “The Secret” by William L. Worden and illustrated by Larry Kritcher

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye is 2 facing pages filled with black & white photos, this issue includes Linda Christian, The Ritz Brothers in a tub together, a small boy with Pete the 43-year-old Hippo at the Bronx Zoo, and more

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • The Messenger by R.V.C. Bodley and illustrated by Frank Godwin

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • On the Beam
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary
  • Woman-Talk
  • The Thropp Family written by Lawrence Lariar and illustrated by Don Lou

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Labor–and the Public Interest by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-06-29 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1946/06/29 —
    Cover “Pussyfooting” painted by John W. James

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Mexico — Left and Right by Camille M. Cianfarra is about the candidates in the upcoming Presidential election in Mexico – Miguel Aleman and Ezequiel Padilla
  • California’s Got It by Dickson Hartwell
  • Hotshot by Howard Whitman is about the famed frieght NY8
  • The Great Baseball Bamboozle by John Lardner is about what happened when some major leaguers defected to play ball in Mexico
  • Bull Session for the Blues by Yvonne Beaudry is about neurotics
  • Our Vanishing Forests by Harold L. Ickes

    • STORIES:

  • “Strange Stowaway” — Part 1 — by Samuel W. Taylor and illustrated by Frank Godwin
  • “Conqueror’s Girl” by Pearl S. Buck and illustrated by Martin Gulser
  • “Little Hughie” — Short Short — by Walter C. Brown and illustrated by Ralph Crawley
  • “Bride and Brute” by Muriel Roy Bolton and illustrated by Ernest Chiriaka
  • “Sixteen Is an Atomic Age” by Allan R. Bosworth and illustrated by O.F. Schmidt

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • The Gauntlet by James Street and illustrated by Howell Dodd

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies
  • Woman-Talk
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • The Thropp Family written by Lawrence Lariar and illustrated by Don Lou

    • EDITORIAL:

  • The American Way to Control Strikes by Paul Hunter
  • 2-page ad for Howard Hughes’ “The Outlaw” including one black and white comic-strip type page and one color page with full illustrrated image of Jane Russell
  • “Too Little, Too Light” is a 2-stanza poem by Berton Braley

    • 1946-06-22 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1946/06/22 —
    Cover “Commencement” painted by Monte Crews

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Europe’s Children by Harry Edward Neal
  • I Hate Cocktail Parties! by Paul Gallico
  • Rolling Home by Violet Vincent is about trailers
  • Diamond-Decked Drudge by Alyce Canfield is about movie star Vivian Blaine
  • One Morning in August by Victor Boesen is about Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  • How Do you KNOW You’re You? by Sewell Peaslee Wright

    • STORIES:

  • “Girl of My Childhood” by Martha Ostenso and illustrated by Larry Kritcher
  • “Foul Ball” by John D. Weaver and illustrated by Eddie Bowie
  • “The Gay Life” — Short Short by Georges Carousso and illustrated by James Cole
  • “The Mystery of Monsieur Pliny” by Allan Vaughan Elston and illustrated by Howell Dodd
  • “Comeback” by Walter Roeber Schmidt and illustrated by Jay Nourbel

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye is 2 facing pages filled with black & white photos, this issue includes two shots of Betty Hutton with director George Marshall, one of Mary Tharp, and more

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Kiss the Blood Off My Hands by Gerald Butler and illustrated by Lawrence Butcher

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Woman-Talk
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies
  • The Thropp Family written by Lawrence Lariar and illustrated by Don Lou

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Why the Russians Act That Way by Paul Hunter
  • Five-Star Finals is a 4-stanza poem by Berton Braley

    • 1946-06-15 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1946/06/15 —
    Cover “D-Day” painted by Del Holcomb

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • MacArthur’s Mistakes by Victor Boesen
  • Look Before You Eat by Harry Edward Neal
  • Fly It Right by Gridley Adams is about the Flag
  • “In This Cor-r-ner…!” by Margery Miller – A female fight expert takes a look at the coming Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn fight
  • The Hartman Mugs by Robert Copeland is about Grace and Paul Hartman
  • Putting Them on Their Feet by Morris Markey

    • STORIES:

  • “It’s an Honor to Meet a Lady” by Charles Bonner and illustrated by Ernest Chiriaka
  • “Fishing for Trouble” by Neill C. Wilson and illustrated by Al Schmidt
  • “Crybaby” — Short Short — by John McClain and illustrated by Ralph Crawley
  • “Animal Crackers for Breakfast” by Alice Means Reeve and illustrated by Jay Nourbel
  • “Sweet Cargo” by Eugene Swan, Jr. and illustrated by Frank Godwin

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye – Includes a full-page black & white photo of Shirley Temple on her 18th birthday as phony chef falls on top of her cake at Shirley’s feet
  • So You Can’t Sleep

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • The River Road by Frances Parkinson Keyes and illustrated by Thomas Atwell

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary
  • Woman-Talk
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies
  • The Thropp Family written by Lawrence Lariar and illustrated by Don Lou

    • EDITORIAL:

  • How YOU Can Save a Life! by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-06-08 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1946/06/08 —
    Cover “Beauty and the Beach” is a natural-color photograph of Virginia Welles by Jack Albin

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • The Most Powerful Man in America by Harold L. Ickes is about John L. Lewis
  • Surf Styles by Bee Bangs is 4 pages of swimsuit photos, 2 of those pages in color, with models including Gail Russell
  • Take This, You Rat! by Alfred H. Sinks
  • Busting the Tennis Racket by Bobby Riggs
  • Homes for Americans – No. 2 by Darrell Huff
  • The Automobile’s Golden Jubilee by Bernard W. Crandell

    • STORIES:

  • “Some People Hate Dogs” by Bill Gulick and illustrated by Larry Kritcher
  • “Gypsy” by R. Wilkes Hunter and illustrated by Carl Mueller
  • “Curve Artist” — Short Short Story by Jerry Brondfield and illustrated by Frank Godwin
  • Reporter Meets Girl by Donna Geyer and illustrated by Roy Besser
  • You’re Only Young Twice by Ernest Lehman and illustrated by Glenn Thomas

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • How to Be a Civilian by Morton Thompson and illustrated by Eddie Bowie

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary
  • The Thropp Family written by Lawrence Lariar and illustrated by Don Lou
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies
  • Woman-Talk

    • EDITORIAL:

  • The Cornerstone of Unionism by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-05-18 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1946/05/18 —
    Cover “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” painted by Charles Donelan

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • The Lion and the Bear by Waverley Root
  • Border Bullfight by William Hopson
  • Larynx Unlimited by Ruth Berman is about Mel Blanc
  • MacArthur Frees Mrs. Moto by Victor Boesen
  • If You Hit the Road by Dickson Hartwell
  • Going! Going! Gone! by Robert T. Furman Jr. is about auctions

    • STORIES:

  • “The Woman’s Angle” by Isabella Taves and illustrated by Pat Holbrooke
  • “The Case of the Psychoneurotic Toe by Bill Gulick and illustrated by Lawrence Butcher
  • “There Are No Heroes” — Short Short Story by Peter Packer and illustrated by Glenn Thomas
  • “Ice Trap” by Cliff Farrell and illustrated by Thomas Atwell
  • “Too Busy for Love” — Conclusion — by Ursula Parrott and illustrated by Roy Besser

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye
  • The Bride Comes Home

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • The White Tower by James Ramsey Ullman and illustrated by Lawrence Butcher

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary
  • Woman-Talk
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies
  • The Thropp Family written by Lawrence Lariar and illustrated by Don Lou

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Beer Versus Bread by Paul Hunter
  • Full-page ad for “The Stranger” featuring Orson Welles and Edward G. Robinson sketched in black & white, Loretta Young in red & white

    • 1946-05-11 Liberty Magazine Contents May 11, 1946

    1946/05/11 —
    Cover “Mother’s Day” is by O.F. Schmidt

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Keeper of the Peace by Ned Russell is about Trygve Lie and includes color photo
  • The Barker Is Back by Charles B. Cleveland
  • Homes for Americans — No. 1 by Darrell Huff
  • The Three Gazetteers by Ruth Moore about the men behind the World Almanac
  • Cumshaw by Jack Huie

    • STORIES:

  • Too Busy for Love — Part 1 by Ursula Parrott with full page color illustration by Roy Besser
  • The London Brerl by Edwin Rutt with color illustration by Lawrence Butcher
  • Tears Without End — Short Short by Leonard A. Paris with color illustration by Griffith Foxley
  • You’ll Get Along Kid by Major Temple Fielding and Lit. Thomas Monroe with color illustration by Rafael De Soto
  • Old Mother Hubbard by A.B. Guthrie, Jr. with color illustration by Frank Godwin

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye
  • Household Ambassadors by Bradley Smith
  • Not to Let by Jim Bishop

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Man Against Pain by Howard Riley Raper

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • The Thropp Family
  • Woman-Talk
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies with an approximately half page review of The Marx Brothers in A Night in Casablanca including a small photo
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Is It Grain Conservation – Or Disguised Prohibition? by Paul Hunter
  • With full-page color ad for “Heartbeat” featuring large image of Ginger Rogers

    • 1946-05-04 Liberty Magazine Contents May 4, 1946

    1946/05/04 —
    Cover “Brother and Sister Act” is by Andrew Loomis

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Thunder Over Poland by William van Narvig
  • Warning from Wall Street by H.D. Steinmetz is about NYSE President Emil Schram
  • Fighting Fire with Fog by Paul W. Kearney
  • Idea-a-Minute Man by Joseph Wechsberg is about Charles Brackett and William Wyler with large black and white photo of the two
  • The Tuna’s a Trouble-Maker by John Scott Douglas
  • When the Japs Bombed Michigan by Jerry MacMullen

    • STORIES:

  • A Man of Peace by Peirson Ricks with large color illustration by Ernest Chiriacka
  • Callahan and the Painted Jezebel by Edwin Rutt and illustrated by Lawrence Butcher
  • Just a Yellow Belly – Short Short Story by Stanley F. Donath and illustrated by Martin Gulser
  • For the Love of Pete by James Charles Lynch with full page color illustration by Roy Besser
  • Nothing But the Truth by Samuel W. Taylor with color illustration by Percy Leason

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Forever Possess by Alexandra Phillips

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • The Thropp Family
  • Woman-Talk
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies looks at “Gilda” starring Rita Hayworth, two-thirds of a page with two black & white photos
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary

    • EDITORIAL:

  • The WHY of the Housing Shortage by Paul Hunter

    • Full page color ad for The Marx Brothers in A Night in Casablanca pictures all three of the Marx Bros. under the covers in a bed ogling a woman — “Come to Bedlam! … See the Marx brothers in their 1946 Howl-Raiser”

    1946-04-27 Liberty Magazine Contents April 27, 1946

    1946/04/27 —
    Cover “Great North Country” is by C.I. Gilbert

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • It Pays to Be Idle by A.D. Rathbone, IV about unemployment compensation
  • Something for the Boys by Elizabeth Wilson is about Rita Hayworth and includes a full-page color photo of Hayworth on the title page
  • The Will to Die by Margo Fischer and Natalie Sheehan
  • Tiny Tryouts by Morris Markey
  • Baseball’s New Wonder Crop by Hy Turkin and Arch Murray
  • The Lady Is No Monkey by Robert T. Furman

    • STORIES:

  • I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Feeling by Donna Geyer with illustration by Jay Nourbel
  • The Figurine of Hungry Compound by R. Wilkes Hunter with color illustration by Frank Godwin
  • When I’m Alone — Short Short Story by Bernadine Kreis with illustration by Glen Thomas
  • Sarah and the Giant by Neill C. Wilson with full-page color illustration by Howell Dodd
  • No Way to Treat a Lady by Ronald G. Sercombe with illustration by Carl Mueller

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • You and I by Myron Brinig

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • The Thropp Family
  • Woman-Talk
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Losses and Gains of the G.M. Strike by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-04-13 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1946/04/13 —
    Cover “The Unforgotten Man” — Franklin Delano Roosevelt, January 30, 1892 – April 12, 1945

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Citizen Sinatra by Paul Gallico is about Frank Sinatra
  • These Curious Careers by Oscar Schisgall
  • Those Flying Windmills by Harland Manchester is about helicopters
  • What’s Coming in the Movies by Elizabeth Wilson with cartoon by Bill O’Brian (Cartoon pictures Greta Garbo, Mickey Mouse, Frankenstein, among several others)
  • Cub Room in Tokyo by Victor Boesen

    • STORIES:

  • “I’ll Marry You Then” — Short Short Story by Jay Wilson and illustrated by Thomas Atwell
  • “Big-Time Operation” — Part 1 — by Mitchell Wilson and illustrated by Larry Kritcher
  • “Fall Guy” by Edwin Rutt and illustrated by Eddie Bowie
  • “Pink Lady” by James Ronald and illustrated by Pat Holbrooke

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • The Door Opens by Ernst Lothar and illustrated by Tom Atwell

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies
  • Woman-Talk
  • The Thropp Family written by Lawrence Lariar and illustrated by Don Lou

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Are We Talking Ourselves Into War? by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-04-06 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1946/04/06 —
    Cover “Liberty’s Almanac for April” designed and drawn by Fred Cooper

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • New York’s New Mayor by Henry Hillman and Clifford Evans is about Bill O’Dwyer
  • Facts About Figures by Olga Ley with small black and white photos marking the years at the top of the page: 1896: Lillian Russell – 1906: Fritzi Scheff – 1916: Irene Castle – 1926: Joan Crawford – 1936: Jean Harlow – finally a larger picture for 1946: Lana Turner
  • Golden Locks by Robert T. Furman, Jr. is about harvesting human hair for wigs
  • Baseball’s Dark Question: The inside story of how Branch Rickey came to sign a Negro and what’s going to happen from here on in, by Charles Dexter with a photo of Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson and Rachel Robinson’s wedding photo
  • Art for Hitler’s Sake by Stacy V. Jones about art the Nazi’s looted

    • STORIES:

  • “Over the Hills We Go” by Neill C. Wilson and illustrated by Ralph Crawley
  • “The Estate of the Late Sam Bundy” by Oscar Schisgall and illustrated by Ernest Chiriacka
  • “Hide-Out” — Short Short Story — by H.H. Stinson and illustrated by Martin Gulser
  • “Spurs of Silver” by Cliff Farrell and illustrated by Thomas Atwell

    • PICTURES:

  • Easter Bonnets Bare the Brow by Helen Faith Keane

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Judd Rankin’s Daughter by Susan Glaspell and illustrated by Glen Thomas

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Woman-Talk
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies
  • The Thropp Family written by Lawrence Lariar and illustrated by Don Lou

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Will the New Wage-Price Policy Work? by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-03-30 Liberty Magazine Contents March 30, 1946

    1946/03/30 —
    Cover “Spring–Nature’s Renascence” is by Dale Nichols

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Let’s Stop the Gravy Train by Senator Harry Flood Byrd
  • The Girl With That Voice by Elizabeth Wilson is about Lizabeth Scott and includes a half page color photo of Scott with Hal Wallis
  • Find That Missing G.I.! by Harmon Tupper with large color illustration by Frank Godwin
  • Down by the Old Gulf Stream by Larry Nixon
  • Snafu on the Campus by Arthur S. Postle

    • STORIES:

  • Too Poor to Be Honest by Bill Gulick with illustration by Al Schmidt
  • Folks, Next Door by Barry Stevens with illustration by Ernest Chiriacka
  • Tale of a Traveler — Short Short by T.F. Healy with large color illustration by Ralph Crawley
  • Million-Dollar Legs by Baird Hall with large color illustration by O.F. Schmidt

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Friday’s Child by Georgette Hayer

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • Woman-Talk
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies
  • The Thropp Family

    • EDITORIAL:

  • The Weakness of UNO

    • 1946-03-16 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1946/03/16 —
    Cover “Grandma’s Treat” painted by Harold Anderson

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Old Man River Goes Straight by Morris Markey is about the MIssissippi
  • There’ll Always Be a Western by Joseph Wechsberg includes a small color photo of Roy Rogers and Trigger and another of William S. Hart with Bill Elliott
  • Full Employment — For Business Too! by Henry A. Wallace
  • Flash at the Pan by Stanley Frank is about George Snuffy Stirnweiss of the New York Yankees
  • That Aching Back by Darrell Huff

    • STORIES:

  • “A Buck’s a Buck” — Short Short Story by A.E. Hotchner and illustrated by Lawrence Butcher
  • “”The Life and Wife of John Eyre” by Nelia Gardner White and illustrated by Jay Nourbel
  • “My House Is Your House” by Alice Means Reeve and illustrated by Roy Besser
  • “A Gentleman of Taste” by B.L. McGann and illustrated by Carl Mueller

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye is 2 facing pages filled with black & white photos, this issue includes shots of Adele Mara, Billy Conn with his sons, and more

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • God Bless Our Aunts by Rachel Meisenhelder and illustrated by Lawrence Butcher

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Books in Review
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies
  • Woman-Talk
  • The Thropp Family written by Lawrence Lariar and illustrated by Don Lou

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Home of the Brave and the Free–and UNO by Paul Hunter