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1946-03-09 Liberty Magazine Contents

1946/03/09 —
Cover “Liberty’s Almanac for March” designed and drawn by Fred Cooper

Contents as follows:
ARTICLES:

  • So You Want to Build? by Stacy V. Jones is about your chances of building a house this year or next
  • Fame over a Weekend by Lloyd Shearer is about the star of “The Lost Weekend” Ray Milland and includes a half-page color photo of Milland plus a shot of him from the movie and one with his wife and son, Daniel
  • Honesty Is the Best Tax Policy by Maxine Davis with cartoons by Bill O’Brian
  • One World With Variations by Jacqueline Cochran

    • STORIES:

  • “To That Serpentine Memory” — Short Short by Capt. Earl J. Wilson U.S.M.C.R. and illustrated by Eddie Bowie
  • “Today Could Be Out of This World” by Donna Geyer and illustrated by O.F. Schmidt
  • “Grandstand Play” by George Armin Shaftel and illustrated by Martin Gulser
  • “A Right Woman” by Zachary Ball and illustrated by Frank Godwin

    • PICTURES:

  • From Sun to Snow in 60 Minutes
  • The Camera Eye is 2 facing pages filled with black & white photos, this issue includes shots of Betty Grable with daughter Victoria, Leo Durocher holding hands on the beach with Edna Ryan, Albert Einstein

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • The Peacock Sheds His Tail by Alice Tisdale Hobart and illustrated by Howell Dodd

    • FEATURES:

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

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Murder by Connivance by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-03-02 Liberty Magazine Contents March 2, 1946

    1946/03/02 —
    Cover “Won’t You Come Into My Parlor” is by John W. James

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Don’t Get Stuck With a Farm by C. Hartley Grattan
  • Lazybones by Alyce Canfield is a feature on Johnny Mercer and includes 3 photos
  • Hostess in the Sky by Wendell Knowles
  • Fires from Nowhere by Paul W. Kearney
  • Silicones — Miracle Material by Charles A. Scarlett

    • STORIES:

  • The Woman’s Touch — Short Short Story by Allen Rankin with full page color illustration by Howell Dodd
  • Hateful Romance by James R. Webb with color illustration by Pat Holbrooke
  • Knighthood Makes a Comeback by Allan R. Bosworth with color illustration by Lawrence Butcher
  • Come Out Spurring by Frank Bonham with color illustration by Frank Godwin

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Any Number Can Play by Edward Harris Heth

    • 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:

  • Economic Theory by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-02-23 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1946/02/23 —
    Cover “Perilous Journey” painted by Harold Anderson

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Revolt in the Promised Land by Gerold Frank – Described on cover as “The Coming Explosion in Palestine”
  • Japanese Hollywood by Victor Boesen
  • Young Man in the Chair by A.D. Rathbone, IV is about Henry Ford II

  • Poor Little Big Guys by Stanley Frank is about basketball
  • Where Medicine Leaves Off by Herbert Yahraes, Jr. is about epileptics

    • STORIES:

  • “Moonlight Extra” by Allan R. Bosworth and illustrated by Lawrence Butcher
  • “Mrs. O’Leary Does Her Bit” — Short Short Story by Lt. Comdr. A.G. Brooke R.N.R. and illustrated by Ralph Crawley
  • “Little George Washington from Malaga” by Carmen Lopez and illustrated by Jay Nourbel
  • “High Tide” — Conclusion — by Naomi Lane Babson and illustrated by Larry Kritcher

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye is 3 pages filled with black & white photos, this issue includes shots of Jane Russell posing for a publicity sketch for “The Outlaw,” Joe DiMaggio gripping a medicine ball, and Gig Young with twins Michael and David Chubb

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • The Manatee by Nancy Bruff and illustrated by Martin Gulser

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • Veterans’ Bulletin Board
  • On the Beam
  • 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:

  • Mr. Bowles Stands His Ground by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-02-12 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1946/02/02 —
    Cover “Ground Hog Day: Stalking the Shadow” painted by Monte Crews

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • What the Jap People Think of It All by First Lt. Bill L. Dozier
  • Pleasure Island by Lt. Comdr. Donald Manashaw, U.S.N.R. is about Cuba
  • The Turth About Testosterone by Dr. Albert Hemming
  • Eager Beaver of the Movie Makers by Sara Hamilton is about David O. Selznick and includes 3 pictures of Selznick, one with his secretaries, one with Ingrid Bergman, one with Alfred Hitchcock
  • The Slam-Bang Game of Hockey by Stanley Frank

    • STORIES:

  • “What You Do Is Pretend” — Short Short by Steve Fisher and illustrated by Glenn Thomas
  • “The Girl With the Alligator Bag” by Arthur Gordon and illustrated by Roy Besser
  • Gus the Beautiful by Edwin Rutt and illustrated by Jay Nourbel
  • “Shan Lee’s Lucky Eagle” by Walter C. Brown and illustrated by Al Schmidt

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • The Lost Caesar by Ruth Fenisong and illustrated by W. Emerton Heitland

    • 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:

  • Where’s the Merchandise? by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-02-09 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1946/02/09 —
    Cover “Liberty’s Almanac for February” designed and drawn by Fred Cooper

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Back of Russia’s Poker Face by William van Narvig
  • Opera on the Upbeat by Dickson Hartwell
  • They Work at the Weaver’s Trade by Morris Markey
  • Actor on the Diplomatic Stage by Kent Richards is about Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
  • The War’s Most Incredible Document by Victor Ullman
  • Libraries Help Job-Hungry Vets by James D. Woolf

    • STORIES:

  • “The Professor Plans a Haul” — Short Short Story by Capt. Ed Schmid, Jr. and illustrated by Pat Holbrooke
  • “Retreaded Wolf” by Faith Baldwin and illustrated by O.F. Schmidt

  • “The Old Stand” by Neil C. Wilson and illustrated by Van Swearingen
  • “Watt Holly and the City Lady” by Clifford Dowdey and illustrated by Howell Dodd

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • “Burning Gold” by Robert Hardy Andrews and illustrated by Neil O’Keefe

    • 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
  • Woman-Talk
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Uncle Shylock Again? by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-01-12 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1946/01/12 —
    Cover “General Alarm on Main Street” painted by John Howitt

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • So You Want to Rent? by Stacy V. Jones
  • Bermuda Is Ready Again by Larry Nixon
  • Why We Burned Them Out by Victor Boesen
  • Kids Seldom Go Wrong by Themselves by Marguerite Marsh
  • Now He Slays ‘Em — With Wisecrack by John Hohenberg is about Joe Louis and includes a photo of Louis with Rochester and one of him with Billy Conn

    • STORIES

  • “The Turtle and the Lobster Backs” by Georges Carousso and illustrated by Frank Godwin
  • “LIke With Dolls” by James Aswell and illustrated by Larry Kritcher
  • “Blissful Harvest” — Short Short by Lynn Montross and illustrated by Glenn Thomas
  • “Prop Wash” by Morton Lachman and illustrated by W. Timmins
  • “Rendezvous With Annie” — Conclusion — by Mary Loos and Richard Sale and illustrated by C.P. Couse

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Lean With the Wind by Earl Schenck and illustrated by Lawrence Butcher

    • FEATURES:

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

    • EDITORIAL:

  • We’ve Got the Facts by Paul Hunter

    • 1945-12-08 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1945/12/08 —
    Cover “Liberty’s Almanac for December” — Designed and drawn by Fred Cooper

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • New Life for the Oldest Profession? by Amram Scheinfeld – Prostitution Boom
  • Yukohama Takes to the Yanks by S/S Robert Price with on the spot sketches by Cpl. Henry S. Gillette
  • From Hell to Heaven — Fast! by Jacqueline Cochran
  • Pen-Point Robbers by Myron Stearns
  • Salvaging Germans for Democracy by Will Cloney
  • Hollywood’s No-Man by Sara Hamilton is about George Sanders with two photos

    • STORIES

  • “Dangerous Twilight” — Part 1 — by Arthur Gordon and illustrated by Larry Kritcher
  • “Road to Home” by William Tunberg and illustrated by Al Schmidt
  • “The Golden Rule” — Short Short — by Verne Chute and illustrated by Frank Godwin
  • “If He Never Knew” by Charles Bonner and illustrated by Ralph Crawley
  • “Pastrami!” by Stanley Disney and illustrated by Lawrence Butcher

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye
  • Yiddish Art Theater

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Rickshaw Boy by Lau Shaw and illustrated by Frank Godwin

    • FEATURES:

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

    • EDITORIAL:

  • The World Can’t Go In Two Directions at Once by Paul Hunter

    • 1945-11-24 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1945/11/24 —
    Cover “Let Us Give Thanks” – Painted by Emmett Watson

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Top Brains Instead of Top Hats by Blair Bolles and Walter Fitzmaurice
  • What the Robin Does Then by Herbert G. Moore
  • Arctic Cradle of the Atom by Richard L. Neuberger is about Uranium and Charles Camsell
  • Getting the Drop on Dope by Albert Q. Maisel — Keeping narcotics out of the wrong hands
  • Threads of the Future by A.D. Rathbone, IV

    • STORIES

  • “The Love Life of Miss Stoneygate” by Matt Taylor and illustrated by O.F. Schmidt
  • “Cinderella’s Ball” — Short Short by Ben Hecht and illustrated by John Jacob

  • “The Hundredth Horse” by Georgia Maxwell Robertson and illustrated by Larry Kritcher
  • “Almost Stupendous” by Arthur Mayse and illustrated by Al Schmidt
  • “I’ve Always Known” by Bernice Brown Brush and illustrated by Martin Gulser

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye
  • Texas Trail Togs

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Beachhead on the Wind by Carl Jonas and illustrated by Martin Gulser

    • FEATURES:

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

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Power Paralyzes the Helping Hand by Paul Hunter

    • 1945-11-17 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1945/11/17 —
    Cover “With a Song in His Heart” is a Kodachrome from Mead Maddox

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • What Did Not Happen to the Bataan Nurses by Capt. Rosemary Hogan, A.N.C.
  • Champs of the Bit by Henry W. Hough
  • We Are Building Roads to Where? by Robert Moses
  • Big-Time Bush Leaguer by Stanley Frank is about Carroll Widdoes
  • Making Friends with Moscow by George Moorad
  • That Prophetable Guy, Buck Rogers by Dick Calkins – with photo of Buck Rogers creator Dick Calkins, a full-page 15-panel Buck Rogers, 25th Century, A.D. comic strip, plus a couple of other small Calkins’ comics

    • STORIES

  • “Custody of the Dog” by Isabella Taves and illustrated by Machtey
  • “Trouble in the Air” by William Arthur Breyfogle and illustrated by Howard Dodd
  • “Sentimental Detour” — Short Short by Donald Rose and illustrated by Pat Holbrooke
  • “Freeze-Out” by Murray Morgan and illustrated by Frank Godwin
  • “A Matter of Justice” by Stanley Gray and illustrated by Pat Holbrooke

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye
  • Assignment Out

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald and illustrated by Frederick Chapman

    • FEATURES:

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

    • EDITORIAL:

  • The Rivalry of Power by Paul Hunter

    • 1945-11-03 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1945/11/03 —
    Cover “Halloween: Hostilities Resumed” painted by Del Holcomb shows some kids harassing another kid wearing a Hirohito mask for Halloween

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Dry Storage for Warships by Lt. Robert T. Furman, U.S.N.R.
  • How to Train a Sea Gull by Dave Twiford as told to Michael Sheridan
  • Is There Treasure in Your Old Trunk? by U.T. McCurry and John B. Hughes
  • Big Prosperity Ahead? by Darrell Huff
  • Dear Sir: About That Job by James D. Woolf

    • FICTION

  • “Love for the Doctor” by Isabella Taves and illustrated by Larry Kritcher
  • “Meeting in April” by Katherine Lyon and illustrated by Lawrence Butcher
  • “It Takes a Skunk to Catch a Skunk” — Short Short by Jim Kjelgaard and illustrated by Frank Godwin
  • “A Hunk of Respectibility” by Charles Longstreth McNichols and illustrated by Al Schmidt
  • “Man from Mars” by Walter Brooks and illustrated by Dun Roman

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye
  • Wardrobe Mistress

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • No Shortage of Men by Ethel Hueston and illustrated by W. Emerton Heitland

    • FEATURES:

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

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Who’s to Blame for Pearl Harbor? by Paul Hunter

    • 1945-10-27 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1945/10/27 —
    Cover “Eskimo Kiss” features Baby Jo Ann Curley and toy Pluto

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • They Who Live By the Sword by Erika Mann – With 2 illustrations by Arthur Szyk 1 color, 1 black & white, plus photos of Admiral Doenitz, Alfred Rosenberg, Robert Ley, Hermann Goring, Hans Frank, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Julius Streicher
  • Colbert the Consistent by Elizabeth Wilson with color photo of Claudette Colbert
  • Alabama Wars on VD by Kathryn Tucker
  • Price Control Must Go! by Ira Mosher
  • Price Control Must Stay! by Chester Bowles
  • “Poor Fish” Is Right! by M.E. Stowe

    • FICTION

  • “Bring Them in Green” by Eugene Swan, Jr. and illustrated by Larry Kritcher
  • “Sergeant Nelson’s Truth” — Short Short by Darrell Huff and illustrated by Martin Gulser
  • “Someone to Care For” by Moran Tudury and illustrated by Al Schmidt
  • “Whiskey Run” — Part 2 of 2 — by David Dodge and illustrated by Jay Nourbel
  • “Return Engagement” by Gordon Malherbe Hillman and illustrated by Pat Holbrooke

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye – With full page photo of Adolf Hitler
  • Peace Comes to Tinian by Jacqueline Cochran – Baseball in Japan with photos including Birdie Tebbetts with Enos Slaughter, Miss Cochran and Joe Gordon

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Breakfast at the Hermitage by Alfred Leland Crabb and illustrated by Frederick Chapman

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam by Wayne Parrish
  • Woman Talk by Margaret Fishback
  • The Thropp Family written by Lawrence Lariar and illustrated by Don Lou
  • Books in Review by Joseph Anthony
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • This Man’s War by Old Sarge
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary (Unabashed)
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies

    • EDITORIAL:

  • We Want Bargaining–Not Bickering by Paul Hunter

    • 1945-10-20 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1945/10/20 —
    Cover “Unifinished Business” is credited to John Howitt

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • John Snyder on the Reconversion Hot Seat by Stacy V. Jones
  • Down to the Sea in Slacks by Sigmund Sameth
  • The People Make Their Choice by Dorothy Thompson

  • Hollywood Hardpans by Elizabeth Wilson is about Hollywood stuntmen, includes step-by-step photos of Perc Westmore applying make-up to Sailor Vincent
  • Operation Home Run by S/Sgt. Maurice Barrangon and Samuel Taylor
  • Over-the-Counter Insurance by Juliet Bridgman

    • FICTION

  • “Whiskey Run” — Part 1 — by David Dodge and illustrated by Jay Nourbel
  • “Never a Champ” — Short Short by Walter C. Brown and illustrated by Willard Downs
  • “Count Ten, Harrigan!” by Edwin Rutt and illustrated by Willard Downs
  • “Boston Tryout” by Matt Taylor and illustrated by John Jones
  • “Auction Fever” by W.O. Mitchell and illustrated by Ralph Crawley

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Walkin’ Preacher of the Ozarks by Guy Howard and illustrated by Martin Gulser

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam by Wayne Parrish
  • The Camera-Eye — Pictures
  • Books in Review by Joseph Anthony
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Woman Talk by Margaret Fishback
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary (Unabashed)
  • This Man’s War by Old Sarge
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies

    • EDITORIAL:

  • False Roads to the Promised Land by Paul Hunter

    • 1945-09-29 Liberty Magazine Contents September 29, 1945

    1945/09/29 —
    Cover “That Old Gal of Mine” is by John Howitt

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Justice Jackson Tries His Toughest Case by Marquis W. Childs
  • Victory Gardens in the Pacific by Victor Boesen
  • Death Before Death by Victor Race
  • Pets of the Can-Do’s by Lt. Sam Stowe by U.S.N.R.
  • Boss Lady by Elizabeth Wilson is about Joan Davis with half page color photo

    • STORIES:

  • The Beard of the Profit by Ben Merson and illustrated by Dun Roman
  • The Love Expert — Short Short Story by Steve Fisher with large illustration by Rafael De Soto
  • The Dandy Trap by Kenneth Perkins with large color illustration by Al Schmidt
  • Remember Joe Campello by Paul Thielen with large color illustration by Marshall Frantz

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Black Boy by Richard Wright – 15 pages

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam
  • Books in Review
  • The Camera Eye
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • This Man’s War
  • Woman-Talk
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Are We Being Too Easy on the Japs? by Paul Hunter

    • 1945-09-22 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1945/09/22 —
    Cover “Flying Angel of Mercy” shows Lt. June L. McElwaine, Army Nurse

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • What Is Un-American Activity? by Rep. Karl E. Mundt
  • Jap Surrender Salesman by Victor Boesen
  • Finny Fall Guy by Lt. (j.g.) Ralph T. Hartell
  • It’s a Topsy-Turvy World–to Them! by Juliet Bridgman
  • Your Emotions Can Make You Sick by Constance J. Foster
  • Madison Square Gardener by Jack Schiff is about Richard Donopria

    • FICTION

  • “The Watcher by the Pool” by Kenneth Gilbert and illustrated by Paul Bransom
  • “A Dowry for Willie” — Short Short by Albert N. Williams and illustrated by George Eads
  • “Bring Him Home Safe” by Phyllis Duganne and illustrated by Ralph Crawley
  • “The Way It Was Before?” by John Wells and illustrated by Pat Holbrooke

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • The Birth of Mischief by Rafael Sabatini and illustrated by W. Emerton Heitland

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam by Wayne Parrish
  • The Camera-Eye — Pictures
  • Books in Review by Joseph Anthony
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary (Unabashed)
  • This Man’s War by Old Sarge
  • Woman Talk by Margaret Fishback
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Reconvert the School Children by Paul Hunter

    • 1945-09-15 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1945/09/15 —
    Cover “Captain Kid” painted by Frances Tipton Hunter

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Saltonstall of Massachussets by John Gunther is about Senator Leverett Saltonstall
  • Puple Heart Junction by Victor Boesen
  • Organized Labor’s Problem Child by Morris Markey is about the U.A.W.
  • Hizzoner, the Mayor of Okinawa by Sgt. Herman Kogan is about Mayor Yi
  • The Big Balloons Are Back by Burnet Hershey
  • Stop-Watch Composers by Cy Feuer is about composers of Hollywood background music

    • FICTION

  • “With Milk and Honey Blest” by Naomi Lane Babson and illustrated by Jay Nourbel
  • “Ah Kim’s Water Curse” — Short Short — by Walter C. Brown and illustrated by Frank Godwin
  • “The Brownsville Handicap” by Elick Moll and illustrated by Al Schmidt
  • “That These May Live” — Conclusion — by Oscar Schisgall and illustrated by Larry Kritcher

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Alexander Woollcott – His Life and His World by Samuel Hopkins Adams and illustrated by Frank Godwin

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • This Man’s War by Old Sarge
  • On the Beam by Wayne Parrish
  • The Camera-Eye — Pictures
  • Books in Review by Joseph Anthony
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary (Unabashed)
  • Woman Talk by Margaret Fishback
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Men and Politics Abroad by Paul Hunter

    • 1945-09-01 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1945/09/01 —
    Cover “Liberty’s Almanac” is a first of a series of calendar covers designed and drawn by Fred Cooper

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Open Hands or Tight Fists for G.I.s? by Stanley Frank
  • That’s How Fashions Are Born by Dorothy Roe Lewis
  • Will Peace Be With Us? — Conclusion by John Gunther
  • We Watched a Battleship Die by Lieut. (j.g.) Richard K. Montgomery
  • They Shall Rest in Honor by Senator Lister Hill

    • FICTION

  • “Meng Kai’s Day of Glory” by Walter C. Brown and illustrated by Jay Nourbel
  • “Soapy Dugan’s Lamp” — Short Short — by S.L. Gomberg and illustrated by Frank Godwin
  • “That Girl” by Alwyn W. Knight and illustrated by Willard Down
  • “Little Cricket” by Edwin Lanham and illustrated by Al Schmidt

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Stallion Road by Stephen Longstreet and illustrated by Win Hoskins

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam by Wayne Parrish
  • The Camera-Eye — Pictures
  • Books in Review by Joseph Anthony
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary (Unabashed)
  • This Man’s War by Old Sarge
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies
  • Woman Talk by Margaret Fishback

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Is the World to Be Ruled by a Triumvirate by Paul Hunter

    • 1945-08-25 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1945/08/25 —
    Cover “Pilot and Crew Chief — A Great Team” painted by Lt. Col. Charles Baskerville

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Will Peace Be With Us? — Part 1 by John Gunther
  • Banzai — Jap Suicide Charge by T/Sgt. Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. and illustrated by Roy Besser
  • The Law Protects the Missing by Jacques W. Bacal
  • How Well Do You Read? by Ruth McCoy Harris
  • Fighting Words by Lt. Robert T. Furman, Jr. U.S.N.R.
  • They Wish Upon a Star–and Win! by Elizabeth Wilson is about Hollywood producers Bill Pine and Bill Thomas

    • FICTION

  • “The Golden Headache” by George Armin Shaftel and illustrated by Pat Holbrooke
  • “Who’s the Sucker?” — Short Short — by Darrell Huff and illustrated by Herb Olsen
  • “Waldo the Weep” by Stanley Disney and illustrated by Lawrence Butcher
  • “Four Months With Each of Us” by Frances W. Quinlin and illustrated by Larry Kritcher

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • I Took the Sky Road by Commander Norman M. Miller as told to Hugh B. Cave and illustrated by Frank Godwin

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam by Wayne Parrish
  • The Camera-Eye — Pictures
  • Books in Review by Joseph Anthony
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Woman Talk by Margaret Fishback
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary (Unabashed)
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies
  • This Man’s War by Old Sarge

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Another Kind of Justice We Owe the Veteran by Paul Hunter

    • 1945-08-18 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1945/08/18 —
    Cover “Busman’s Holiday” painted by John Howitt

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • What the G.O.P. Needs by John D.M. Hamilton
  • An Admiral Looks at Unification by Vice-Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch, U.S.N.
  • Don’t Write Off the Chinese Armies Yet by James Burke

  • It’s YOUR Foreign Policy by Juliet Bridgman
  • Hollywood’s Horsy Set by Kitty Callahan with photos of Abbott & Costello with Brownie – Jack Boyle – Brian Donlevy with Andy, Smokey and Knight

    • FICTION

  • “The Canary from Cuba” is a baseball story by Edwin Rutt and illustrated by Ralph Crawley
  • “The Second Bottle” — Short Short — by James Ronald and illustrated by Rafael De Soto
  • “The Scrubby Cob” by Kenneth Perkins and illustrated by Benton Clark
  • “All the World Over” — Conclusion — by I.A.R. Wylie and illustrated by O.F. Schmidt

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Mr. Wilmer by Robert Lawson and illustrated by the author

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam by Wayne Parrish
  • The Camera-Eye — Pictures
  • Books in Review by Joseph Anthony
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary (Unabashed)
  • This Man’s War by Old Sarge
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies
  • Woman Talk by Margaret Fishback

    • EDITORIAL:

  • The Elephant Stirs Himself by Paul Hunter

    • 1945-06-30 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1945/06/30 —
    Cover “Pride and Privation” painted by Del Holcomb

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • The American Menace by Guy Richards
  • The Gal from Cal., by Helen Weigel Brown is about Helen Gahagan Douglas
  • Keep Your Eye on Streptomycin by J.D. Ratcliff
  • Millwood Made Doggies by Charley Slack
  • You Too, Can Be a Pearl Diver by Bill Wolf
  • Uncle Sugar Mail by Com. Matthew Radom, U.S.N.R.

    • FICTION

  • “The Bone-Yard Special” by Moran Tudury and illustrated by Al Schmidt
  • “Colonel Fo Holds the Bag” by William Arthur Breyfogle and illustrated by Frank Godwin
  • “The Joint Is Jumping” — Short Short — by S/Sgt. Duane Decker, U.S.M.C.R.
  • “Buffalo Gals” by Edwin Rutt and illustrated by Jay Nourbel

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • River Song by Harry Hamilton and illustrated by Lumen Winter

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam by Wayne Parrish
  • The Camera-Eye — Pictures
  • Books in Review by Joseph Anthony
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Woman Talk by Margaret Fishback
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary (Unabashed)
  • This Man’s War by Old Sarge
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies by Eve Stanley

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Are We Losing the Peace? by Paul Hunter

    • 1945-06-23 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1945/06/23 —
    Cover “Sun-Kissed” is a natural-color photograph by Jack Albin

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • The Vehement Volunteer by Don Taylor and Lynne Brannen is about Senate President Kenneth D. McKellar
  • Why Bees Keep So Busy by Elizabeth Linn
  • They Make Jobs Happen by Millard C. Faught
  • Are We Growing Into Giants? by Amram Scheinfeld
  • The Thousand and Sixty-one Days by Samuel W. Taylor

    • FICTION

  • “Situation Normal” by Edward Hope and illustrated by Carl Bobertz
  • “The Blind Flying the Blind” by Stanley Washburn, Jr. and illustrated by Frank Godwin
  • “Beer on the House” — Short Short by Stanley F. Donath and illustrated by Rafael De Soto
  • “Uncle Dan Drops In” — By Neill C. Wilson and illustrated by Larry Kritcher

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • Shape of Danger by Axel Kielland and illustrated by Frank Godwin

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam by Wayne Parrish
  • The Camera-Eye — Swim Suits of 1945 – Modelled in color photos over two pages by: Marguerite Chapman – Vivian Austin (2) – Joan Caulfield – Rita Corday – Plus another 2 pages of black & white photos with 3 more of Chapman, one of Austin and one of Caulfield
  • Books in Review by Joseph Anthony
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • This Man’s War by Old Sarge
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary (Unabashed)
  • Woman Talk by Margaret Fishback
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies by Eve Stanley

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Russia’s Course — A Key to the Future by Paul Hunter

    • 1945-06-16 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1945/06/16 —
    Cover “Bubbling Over” painted by Del Holcomb

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Too Many Soldiers Don’t Fight by Herbert G. Moore
  • The Girl’s a Natural by Alyce Canfield is about Ingrid Bergman
  • America’s Island Hell Hole by Wenzell Brown is about Puerto Rico
  • Pacific Troopship by James Burke
  • No Mommie, No Poppie by Charles M. Sievert

    • FICTION

  • “The Bottom of the Mountain” by Jerome Weidman and illustrated by Frank Bensing
  • “Something for Jimmy’s Room” — Short Short — by Herbert L. McNary and illustrated by Benton Clark
  • “You Gotta Get Up” by Samuel W. Taylor and illustrated by Percy Leason
  • “Your Face Looks Familiar” by Frederick Nebel and illustrated by James Cole

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • At His Side by George Korson and illustrated by Martin Gulser

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam by Wayne Parrish
  • The Camera-Eye — Pictures
  • Books in Review by Joseph Anthony
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • This Man’s War by Old Sarge
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary (Unabashed)
  • Woman Talk by Margaret Fishback
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies by Eve Stanley

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Rehabilitating G.I. Joe by Paul Hunter

    • 1945-05-26 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1945/05/26 —
    Cover “Fancy Free” painted by Bob Kuhn

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

  • Good News for Taxpayers by Sylvia F. Porter
  • Almost Everything Went His Way by Alyce Canfield is about Hollywood director Leo McCarey
  • The Stuff of Life by Paul W. Kearney
  • It’s a Different Way of Life by Alexander Kendrick is about Daily Life in Moscow
  • Pacific Champions by Morris Markey is about the pilots of Carrier Air Group 15

    • FICTION

  • “The Unanointed” by James Aswell and illustrated by Pat Holbrooke
  • “No Nickname for the Major” — Short Short — by Richard G. Hubler and illustrated by Raphael De Soto
  • “A Fight He Could Not Win” by Thomas Barclay Thomson and illustrated by John Jones
  • “Model Murder” — Conclusion — by Hugh Pentecost and illustrated by Al Schmidt

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • A Great Time to be Alive by Harry Emerson Fosdick and illustrated by Lawrence Butcher

    • FEATURES:

  • Vox Pop
  • On the Beam by Wayne Parrish
  • The Camera-Eye — Pictures – Includes a 3×5 photo of Babe Ruth refereeing a wrestling match between Szabo and Casey in Boston
  • Books in Review by Joseph Anthony
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • This Man’s War by Old Sarge
  • Colonel Stoopnagle’s Fictionary (Unabashed)
  • Woman Talk by Margaret Fishback
  • Liberty Goes to the Movies by Eve Stanley

    • EDITORIAL:

  • The Gentleman from Missouri by Paul Hunter about Harry S. Truman

    • 1940-11-16 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1940/11/16 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
    Cover by Arnold Freberg

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • Let’s Hold on to Americanism by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • “Happy Is the Groom” by Matt Taylor
  • “Pianissimo” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Joseph Wechsberg
  • “Little Dynamite” by James Hopper

    • SERIALS:

  • Fu Manchu and the Panama Canal — Part I — by Sax Rohmer and illustrated by Benton Clark
  • Dark Fortune — Part III — by Llewellyn Hughes and illustrated by Frank Bensing
  • Unexpected Uncle — Part IX — by Eric Hatch
  • Lightning in the Night — Conclusion — by Fred Allhoff, A Story of the Invasion of America

    • ARTICLES:

  • Why Hitler Watched Our Election by Wythe Williams
  • Sometimes It’s Brains by Jerry D. Lewis is about football strategy with photos of Tommy Harmon and Bobby Grayson
  • The Two Best Bets in Hollywood by Frederick L. Collins is about Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine
  • Popular Song Quiz by Sigmund Spaeth
  • A Great American Citizen by Bernarr Macfadden is about H.W. Prentis, Jr.
  • Off the Networks by Frederick Lewis

    • FEATURES:

  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • $2,500 Patriotic United States Constitution Quiz Contest
  • Twenty Questions
  • Vox Pop
  • Roo b George W. Vos
  • Ad for General Motors Open Book Installment Plan illustrated by Norman Rockwell is two full columns (of 3) in size
  • Coca-Cola ad on back cover

    • 1940-11-09 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1940/11/09 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
    Cover by Emery Clarke

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • We Can Win With Willkie by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • “Swing It! Little Mother! by Alberta Hughes Wahl and illustrated by Charles LaSalle
  • “Revenge Wihtout Words” — Liberty’s True Short Short — by Michael Hall
  • “The Boss’s Daughter” by Winston Norman

    • SERIALS:

  • Dark Fortune — Part II — by Llewellyn Hughes and illustrated by Frank Bensing
  • Unexpected Uncle — Part VIII — by Eric Hatch
  • Lightning in the Night — Part XI — by Fred Allhoff, A Story of the Invasion of America

    • ARTICLES:

  • It’s Up to Every American by Will H. Hays
  • Did Reynaud Betray France? by “Pertinax”
  • A Third Term for Fear by Clare Booth
  • This Urgent Now by Fannie Hurst
  • Believe It or Not Quiz by Robert Ripley
  • The Irish and the Germans by George Bernard Shaw
  • What Am I Living For? by An Economic Royalist as told to George E. Sokolsky
  • Women as Soldiers: Why Not? by Rupert Hughes
  • The Lady Suggested Sabotage by Fulton Oursler
  • Lightweight Football Goes to Town by Harry A. Mahnken
  • The Glass-House Gang by George Jean Nathan

    • FEATURES:

  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • $2,500 Patriotic United States Constitution Quiz Contest
  • Vox Pop

    • 1940-10-12 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1940/10/12 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
    Cover by Leo Rackow

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • The New Deal Scuttles the Democratic Ship by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • “The Little Striped Shawl” by Evelyn Cornish
  • “Men Against the River” by Evelyn Cornish
  • “A Financier” — Liberty’s True Short Short — by Achmed Abdullah
  • “The Cards That Played Themselves” by Sidney S. Lenz

    • SERIALS:

  • Unexpected Uncle — Part IV — by Eric Hatch
  • Lightning in the Night — Part VII — by Fred Allhoff, A Story of the Invasion of America

    • ARTICLES:

  • The Fire Department Presents a Bill by Edward Doherty
  • When Pacificists Are Traitors by Rupert Hughes
  • Coming Plays of the Prizewinners by George Jean Nathan with photo of Julie Haydon
  • Off the Networks by Frederick Lewis
  • How Will the Negroes Vote? by Walter White, Secretary for the NAACP
  • The Rookies that Bloomed in the Spring by “Yankee Stade”
  • What Am I Living For? Part II by An Economic Royalist as told to George E. Sokolsky
  • How the Gestapo Works by Rene Kraus

    • FEATURES:

  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • $2,500 Patriotic United States Constitution Quiz Contest
  • Twenty Questions
  • Vox Pop