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1940-09-21 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/09/21 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by El Gilchrist

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

Reign of Terror on Wall Street by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“The Glory of Going On” by I.A.R. Wylie

“Just a Song at Twilight” by Walter Brooks is about Wilbur Pope and his talking horse, Mr. Ed. Illustrated by Charles LaSalle including full-page illustration of Wilbur and Ed

“Honor Has Another Name” — Liberty’s Short Short — by William Benton Johnston

SERIALS:

Unexpected Uncle — Part I — by Eric Hatch

Pendergast is Free! — Part III — by Robert Wake and illustrated by Norman Robard

Lightning in the Night — Part IV — by Fred Allhoff, A Story of the Invasion of America

The Fun I’ve Had — Part IV by Bayard Veiller

ARTICLES:

Girl Talks Politics by Geraldine York and illustrated by Fred Freeman

Blitzkrieg Made in U.S.A. by Walter Karig

Is It Good-by to College Football? by “Yankee Stade”

Parlor, Bedroom, and Classroom by Frances and Darrell Huff is about campus marriage

Music When I Want It by John Erskine

The Bread of Hate by Kent Sagendorph

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

Mobiloil ad features color illustration of Grandmother sewing a patch on Child’s pants by Harold Anderson

Dixon Ticonderoga Pencils ad on inside back cover with color illustration by Frances Tipton Hunter

Coca-Cola ad on the back cover

1940-09-07 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/09/07 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by Herman E. Bischoff

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

Marital Horrors–Can They Be Remedied? by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“She Sells Sea Shells” by William Fay

“Alexander Goes to the Ball” by Kalman Phillips

“Route 6 Northbound” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Martha P. Worthington

SERIALS:

Pendergast Is Free! — Part I by Robert Wake

Lightning in the Night — Part II — by Edward Hope, A Story of the Invasion of America and illustrated by Charles LaSalle

The Fun I’ve Had — Part II — by Bayard Veiller

Who Killed This Woman — Part VII by Harriette Ashbrook

ARTICLES:

What Lies Ahead for Edward and Wallie? by Frederick L. Collins

The Method in My Madness by John Barrymore

We’ll Give America Wings! by Donald W. Douglas

Ireland at the Crisis by Robert Low

Football Quiz by Jim Crowley

FEATURES:

$2,500 Constitution Quiz Announcement

To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin

Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills includes a 3-star review for Errol Flynn in The Sea Hawk

Record Reviews by Listener

Crossword Puzzle

Vox Pop

1940-08-31 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/08/31 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by Holcomb

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

France’s Defeat! — A Powerful Lesson to Us by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“Pioneer Lady” by John and Ward Hawkins

“Big Ed’s Biggest Case” by Royal Brown and illustrated by Charles LaSalle

“The Flag” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Philip Ketchum

SERIALS:

Lightning in the Night — Part I — by Edward Hope, A Story of the Invasion of America. Illustrated by John Allan Maxwell

The Fun I’ve Had — Part I by Bayard Veiller

Who Killed This Woman — Part VI by Harriette Ashbrook

ARTICLES:

How England Can Win by George Bernard Shaw

Billions for Defense–But! by Walter Karig

Youth Congress and the Communistic Blight by Gene Tunney

The Profession of Being a Lady by John Erskine

Crime Quiz by J. Edgar Hoover

The Man Who Talked Himself Famous by Frederick L. Collins is about Gabriel Heatter

FEATURES:

To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin

Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills

Crossword Puzzle

Reading Time One Hour

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2/3 of a page ad for General Motors Open Book Instalment Plan with illustration by Norman Rockwell

Alcoa ad on inside back cover features illustration by James Montgomery Flagg

1940-08-24 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/08/24 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by Jo Kotula

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

A Plan to Strengthen Democracy by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“You Can’t Help Lovin'” by B.B. Fowler and illustrated by Edwin Henry

“Ordeal by Night” by Robb White and illustrated by Charles La Salle

“Parting Shot” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Dale Clark

SERIALS:

Lightning in the Night — Prologue by Edward Hope, A Story of the Invasion of America

Who Killed This Woman — Part V by Harriette Ashbrook

My Love Affair With Mussolini — Conclusion by Magda Fontanges

ARTICLES:

Germany’s Grip on America’s Defense by Walter Kerig and illustrated by John Alan Maxwell

The Private Mind of Spencer Tracy by John Erskine

Radio Quiz by Lowell Thomas

England Before the Great Blow by Vincent Sheean

Miricale Kid by Jimmy Powers is about Bob Feller

The Comics … And Little Willie by Morris Markey with photos of Bringing Up Father creator George McManus, Barney Google creator Billy De Beck, and Flash Gordon creator Alex Raymond

Hitler’s Frankenstein by Rene Kraus is about Englishman Houston Stewart Chamberlain

Confessions of An Amateur Politician by Bernarr Macfadden

FEATURES:

To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin

Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills

Crossword Puzzle

Vox Pop

Coca-Cola ad on back cover

1940-07-20 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/07/20 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by R. Wilson McCoy

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

Man-Power Our Greatest Need by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“All of Me — Always” by Baird Hall

“Sugar on a Rag” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Marjorie Carter

“They Sing and Go Away” by Helen Hedrick and illustrated by Edwin Henry

SERIALS:

Wolves in the Windy City — Part I by Edward Doherty and illustrated by Norman Robard

Money Talks — Part VII by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr

Upstairs and Down in Hitler’s House — Conclusion by Pauline Kohler

Wings of Wrath — Conclusion by Oscar Schisgall and illustrated by Charles LaSalle

ARTICLES:

Defenseless Alaska — The Ramparts We Don’t Watch by Donald MacDonald

The Real Oomph Girl by Frederick James Smith is about Ann Sheridan

Ten Years of Warning — What Liberty Foretold About the War by Frederick L. Collins

The Reporter and the Hoodlums by Frederick Lewis

New York’s Simplest Citizen — Will He Be America’s Next Cardinal? by Magdalen Wake is about then Archibishop of New York, Francis J. Spellman

If the Allies Win by Pierre van Paassen

FEATURES:

$2,000 Bernarr Macfadden Editorial Quotation Contest

Twenty Questions

To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin

Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills

Crossword Puzzle

Vox Pop

Mobiloil ad on inside front cover features illustration of boy with tooth tied to door knob by Frederic Stanley

1940-07-13 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/07/13 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by Herman E. Bischoff

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

Prepare to Fight or Face National Death by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“Mr. Eppstein and the Lovely Liar” by Helen Fielder Lopez

“44 Votes for Love” by Winston Norman

“A Prelude for Tomorrow” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Leslie Ruark

SERIALS:

Winston Churchill and His American Mother — Conclusion by Frederick L. Collins and illustrated by George Hughes

Money Talks — Part VI by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr and illustrated by Phil Lyford

Upstairs and Down in Hitler’s House — Part V by Pauline Kohler and illustrated by Tore Asplund

Wings of Wrath — Part IX by Oscar Schisgall and illustrated by Charles LaSalle

ARTICLES:

A Fraud in the White House? by Walter Karig

What Italy Wants by Virginio Gayda

If Germany Wins by Pierre van Paassen

Why We Were Stuck With Harry Bridges by Morris Markey

America’s Diving Monopoly by Fred A. Cady, Head Olympic Games Diving Coach, as told to Bob Cahn with photos of Marjorie Gestring, Georgia Coleman, and Dorothy Poynton Hill

Orson Welles Without Whiskers by Frederick Lewis is actually about Ezra Stone

FEATURES:

$2,000 Bernarr Macfadden Editorial Quotation Contest

Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills

Crossword Puzzle

Vox Pop

1940-07-06 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/07/06 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by F. Sands Brunner

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

“Why Change Horses?”–A New Deal Slogan by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“The Perfect Fist” by Jacland Marmur

“Nor Always to the Proud” by Achmed Abdullah

“Dr. Kilbourne’s Candlesticks” — Liberty’s Short Short — by William Benton Johnston

SERIALS:

Winston Churchill and His American Mother — Part II by Frederick L. Collins and illustrated by George Hughes

Money Talks — Part V by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr and illustrated by Phil Lyford

Upstairs and Down in Hitler’s House — Part IV by Pauline Kohler and illustrated by James Schucker

Wings of Wrath — Part VIII by Oscar Schisgall and illustrated by Charles LaSalle

ARTICLES:

Stalin’s Parachute Troops in the U.S.A. by Serge Jarama

The CIO’s New War by Walter Karig

Not You, My Dear Public by J.P. McEvoy is about who makes Hollywood stars with photos of Hedy Lamarr and Marlene Dietrich

National Affairs Quiz by Mark Sullivan

The Mexican Squeeze Play by George E. Sokolsky

Battle Behind the Lines–The War of Propaganda by Vincent Sheean

Baseball and Ballyhoo by Joe Engel includes a photo of girl pitcher Jackie Mitchell shaking hands with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig after having struck them out

FEATURES:

To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin

$2,000 Bernarr Macfadden Editorial Quotation Contest

Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills

Record Reviews by Listener

Crossword Puzzle

Vox Pop

Mobiloil ad on inside front cover is illustrated by McClelland Barclay

1940-06-29 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/06/29 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by J.F. Kernan

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

Only a Sacrificial Spirit Can Save Our Country by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“Hot and Sorry and Wonderful” by Philip Clark

“Thou Shalt Not Kill” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Channing Pollock

“How Does It Feel?” by David Burnham

SERIALS:

Winston Churchill and His American Mother — Part I by Frederick L. Collins and illustrated by George Hughes

Money Talks — Part IV by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr and illustrated by Phil Lyford

Upstairs and Down in Hitler’s House — Part III by Pauline Kohler and illustrated by James Schucker

Wings of Wrath — Part VII by Oscar Schisgall and illustrated by Charles LaSalle

ARTICLES:

I May Retire by Mahatma Gandhi

Am I a Menace to Boxing? by Mike Jacobs as told to Jack Mahon

What Kind of President Would Wheeler Make? by Walter Karig

What America’s Next President Should Be a Woman by Gracie Allen

Our Liberty Baby by Agnes Van Dame

Who Is Poison at the Box Office Now? by Frederick Lewis

FEATURES:

To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin

$2,000 Bernarr Macfadden Editorial Quotation Contest

Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills

20 Questions

Crossword Puzzle

Vox Pop

1940-06-22 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/06/22 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by Orville Logan Snider from Triangle Photos

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

The Hell that War Brings by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“Stronger Than Fear” by William Benton Johnston and illustrated by Benton Clark

“The Sentimental Horse” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Mollie Gibbons

“My Heart Sails Tomorrow” by Steve Fisher and illustrated by John Fulton

SERIALS:

Upstairs and Down in Hitler’s House — Part II — by Pauline Kohler and illustrated by James Schucker

Money Talks — Part III — by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. and illustrated by Phil Lyford

“Wings of Wrath” — Part VI — by Oscar Schisgall and illustrated by Charles LaSalle

ARTICLES:

A Spanking by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Do Men Make Women’s Hat in Self-Defense? by John Erskine with photo of Vivien Leigh in wide-brimmed straw hat as Scarlett O’Hara

Will the Louis-Godoy Battle Be Joe’s Last Fight? by Arthur Donovan

Women Spies in Norway by Leland Stowe and illustrated by Armando Segusa

Presidential Candidates Quiz by Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen

The New Mystery of Charlie Chaplin by Kirtley Baskette

What Kind of President Would Bridges Make? by Edward Doherty

FEATURES:

To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin

Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills with review of Our Town and photo from the film featuring William Holden and Martha Scott

Crossword Puzzle

$2,000 Bernarr Macfadden Editorial Quotation Contest

Vox Pop

Rice Krispies ad featuring Snap, Crackle and Pop on the inside front cover

1940-06-15 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/06/15 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by Charles Towne

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

When Gold Ceases to Be Money by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“A Well Remembered Kiss” by William Benton Johnston and illustrated by John Fulton

“Broadway Business” by Alec Rackowe

“Time Tells” — Liberty’s Short Short — by David Manuel

SERIALS:

Upstairs and Down in Hitler’s House by Pauline Kohler

Money Talks — Part II — by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. and illustrated by Phil Lyford

“Wings of Wrath” — Part V — by Oscar Schisgall and illustrated by Charles LaSalle

ARTICLES:

Open Letter to a Political Candidate by Mignon Quaw Lott

Two Great Reasons Why We Must Keep Out of the War by Herbert Hoover

How It Feels to Be Bombed by Edward Doherty

How I Mean to Beat Joe Louis by Arturo Godoy

His Brother’s Killer by Frederick L. Collins

The Private Life of Jimmy Stewart by Frederick Lewis with photo of Stewart and Margaret Sullavan

What Kind of President Would Willkie Make? by Morris Markey

FEATURES:

Twenty Questions

Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills

Crossword Puzzle

To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin

$2,000 Bernarr Macfadden Editorial Quotation Contest

Vox Pop

1940-06-08 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/06/08 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by Morr Kusnet

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

When Laws Encourage Lawlessness by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“Personal” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Elizabeth H. Middleton

“Love Story–Page One” by Margeret Lee Runbeck

“Blood Red Tape” by Harold Judd Alford and illustrated by Robert W. Crowther

“Maybe It Will Rain” by Vingie E. Roe

SERIALS:

Money Talks — Part I — by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. and illustrated by Phil Lyford

“Wings of Wrath” — Part IV — by Oscar Schisgall and illustrated by Charles LaSalle

“Born to Kill” — Conclusion — by Alan Hynd and illustrated by Jo Kotula

“Tales Out of School” — Conclusion — by A Senator’s Daughter

ARTICLES:

Moms Has Her Face Lifted by Sarah Torrance

Shall We Break With Russia? by Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg and illustrated by Felix Schmidt

Part-Time Daniel by Louis Kosoff is about Professor George L. Keller

What These Movie Censors Do by John Erskine

The Answer to the Kate Smith Riddle by Frederick L. Collins

The Olympic Games Live On

FEATURES:

Twenty Questions

Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills

Crossword Puzzle

To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin

Record Reviews by Listener

$2,000 Bernarr Macfadden Editorial Quotation Contest

Vox Pop

Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on the back cover

1940-06-01 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/06/01 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by Alden Weeks

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

War With Japan–A Possibility!! by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“I’ll Love You Till I Die” by Micheline Keating and illustrated by Phil Lyford

“Ed Shoots It Out” by Walter Brooks

“Big Shot” — Liberty’s Short Shot by Paul Jones

“Old Man’s Heart” by Phyllis Duganne and illustrated by James Schucker

SERIALS:

“Wings of Wrath” — Part III — by Oscar Schisgall and illustrated by Charles LaSalle

“Born to Kill” — Part II — by Alan Hynd and illustrated by Jo Kotula

“Tales Out of School” — Part IV — by A Senator’s Daughter

ARTICLES:

We Have No Army! by Lieut. Gen. Robert Lee Bullard

I Married a Latin by Grace Hegger Lewis and illustrated by Roy Prohaska

The Jobs We Want by Betsey Barton

The Smartest Man in Baseball by Harlan Eugene Read is about Branch Rickey

Horror on the Abigail by Eight Famous Authors — A case is presented and “solved” by the authors, who are Rex Stout, Philip Wylie, Kurt Steel, Achmed Abdullah, Anthony Abbot, Clarissa Fairchild Cushman, Frank Gruber with introduction by Edward Doherty and illustrated by Benton Clark

Announcing the Prize Winning Liberty Town Hall Cartoons

Death in the Bonfire by Frederick L. Collins

FEATURES:

Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills

Crossword Puzzle

To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin

$2,000 Bernarr Macfadden Editorial Quotation Contest

Vox Pop

Coca-Cola ad on the inside front cover

Alcoa ad with color illustration by James Montgomery Flagg on the inside back cover

1940-05-25 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/05/25 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by J.F. Kernan

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

Playing the Farmers for Suckers by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“Liar’s Luck” by Ralph R. Perry and illustrated by Benton Clark

“Sixpenny Miracle” by Wylly Folk St. John

“Trial by Fire” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Walter C. Brown

SERIALS:

Born to Kill — Part I — by Alan Hynd and illustrated by Jo Kotula

“Wings of Wrath” — Part II — by Oscar Schisgall and illustrated by Charles LaSalle

“Tales Out of School” — Part III — by A Senator’s Daughter and illustrated by Marthe Moore

“Oomph Girl” — Conclusion by Margaret E. Sangster and illustrated by Phil Lyford

ARTICLES:

You Can Never Tell About a Rookie by Paul Krichell with photo of Lee Grisson

Crimes We Dare Not Talk About by Joseph F. Timilty

Fashion Quiz by Elizabeth Hawes

What Other Drivers Think of Asleep at the Wheel by Fred Allhoff

I Still Object to Dr. Russell by Jean Kay

Are Hollywood Stars Paid Too Much? by William C. DeMille

I Was in Denmark Just Before the Deluge by Edward Doherty

Good Starts at Bad Jobs by Professor Walter B. Pitkin and illustrated by James Schucker

FEATURES:

To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin

Crossword Puzzle

Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills

$2,000 Bernarr Macfadden Editorial Quotations Contest Announcement

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1940-05-18 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/05/18 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by Emery Clark

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

Religious Influence in Character Building by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“Slippers for the Bride” by Mabel Goodwin Cleland and illustrated by Harold Eldridge

“A Shining Candle” by Samuel Hopkins Adams

“The Man Who Played Coward for Love” by Robert O. Erisman

“Daniel’s Choice” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Hilda Cole

SERIALS:

“Wings of Wrath” — Part I — by Oscar Schisgall and illustrated by Charles LaSalle

“Tales Out of School” — Part II — by A Senator’s Daughter

“Oomph Girl” — Part IV by Margaret E. Sangster and illustrated by Phil Lyford

ARTICLES:

Is President Roosevelt Physically Fit for a Third Term? by Walter Karig

Hollywood Magician: The Story of Frank Capra by Frederick L. Collins

War and Women’s Hats by John Erskine and illustrated by Herman E. Bischoff

To the Baby Who Changed Its Mind by Marti Secrest and illustrated by Norman Robard

Battle of the Fair at the Fairs

Do I Preach Adultery? by Bertrand Russell

Ballplayers Who Get Rich by John Drebinger with a photo of Dizzy Dean

Lost: 6,000,000 Americans by Earl Reeves and illustrated by Armand Segusa

How to Make Good on the Job by Professor Walter B. Pitkin

FEATURES:

Twenty Questions

Crossword Puzzle

To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin

$2,000 Vacation Resort and Travel Contest

Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills

Vox Pop

Rice Krispies ad with early Snap, Crackle and Pop on inside front cover

1940-05-11 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/05/11 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by Victor Tchetchet

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

A Tyrannical Dictator for Us? Perhaps! by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“Lovers’ Jackpot” by Samuel W. Taylor and illustrated by Benton Clark

“Spring Tonic” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Rebecca Stevenson

“The Wind Under Their Wings” by Harry Sylvester and illustrated by Edwin Henry

SERIALS:

Tales Out of School — Part I — by A Senator’s Daughter

Oomph Girl — Part III — by Margaret E. Sangster and illustrated by Phil Lyford

Mannerheim: Hero of Finland — Conclusion — by Emil Ludwig and illustrated by Charles DeFeo

Calcutta Adventure — Conclusion — by Edison Marshall and illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman

ARTICLES:

What Does the Future Hold for the Quins? by Allan Roy Dafoe, MD including a large photo of each of the five Dionne Quintuplets with a musical instrument and another of them singing together

Horses Don’t Win the Derby Alone! by Charley Kurtsinger as told to Irving Wallace with a photo of Kurtsinger atop the famed War Admiral

The Once-Private Citizen by Channing Pollock

Hollywood Quiz by William C. DeMille with a photo of Carole Lombard

How to Find a Better Job by Professor Walter B. Pitkin

FEATURES:

$2,000 Vacation Resort and Travel Game

To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin

Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills

Twenty Questions

Crossword Puzzle

Vox Pop

Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on the back cover

1940-05-04 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/05/04 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by Rosalie Rush

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

Our Lawless Auxiliary Congresses by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“Magic in a Mist” by Eric Hatch

“The Baby’s Had a Hard Day” by Anne Wormser and illustrated by Edwin Couse

“Something Young and Growing” — Liberty’s Short Short — by N. Conkling

SERIALS:

Oomph Girl — Part II — by Margaret E. Sangster and illustrated by Phil Lyford

Mannerheim: Hero of Finland — Part III — by Emil Ludwig and illustrated by Charles DeFeo

Calcutta Adventure — Part VII — by Edison Marshall and illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman

ARTICLES:

My Sex Life by Mahatma Gandhi with photos of Gandhi and his wife

Keeping America American by Commander Raymond J. Kelly of The American Legion

Fredric March and the Hollywood Reds

What Italy Plans by Virginio Gayda

Is Your Child Being Taught to Loaf? by George E. Sokolsky

A Lamp in the Darkness by Fannie Hurst

How to Find a Job by Professor Walter B. Pitkin

How Many of These 46 Sport Questions Can You Answer? by Jack Dempsey

The Silver-Fox Poor! by Eula Scott

FEATURES:

$2,000 Vacation Resort and Travel Game

To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin

Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills

Record Reviews by Listener

Twenty Questions

Crossword Puzzle

Vox Pop

Coca-Cola ad on the back cover

1940-04-27 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/04/27 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by Jay McArdle

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

Bernarr Macfadden — A Candidate for the U.S. Senate by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“Brambles Against Her Heart” by Margaret Lee Runback and illustrated by W. Franklin Barnes

“X = The Husband” by Lyon Mearson

“A Dog Tells All” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Stuart Twardy

SERIALS:

Oomph Girl — Part I — by Margaret E. Sangster and illustrated by Phil Lyford

Mannerheim: Hero of Finland — Part II — by Emil Ludwig and illustrated by Charles DeFeo

Calcutta Adventure — Part VI — by Edison Marshall and illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman

The Girl Next Door — Conclusion — by Eric Hatch and illustrated by Phil Berry

ARTICLES:

Why We Know the Youth Congress is Pro-Stalin by Archie Roosevelt and Murray Plavner

You Can’t Cram Stars Down the Public’s Throat by Jimmie Fidler

The Brewers Clean Their House by Morris Markey and illustrated by Steve Grout

What Kind of President Would Gannett Make? by Harry Gray

That Conn Man by Richard McCann is about Billy Conn and includes a photo of the boxer

How to Get Ready for Your Job by Professor Walter B. Pitkin

FEATURES:

$2,000 Vacation Resort and Travel Game

To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin

Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills

Twenty Questions

Crossword Puzzle

Vox Pop

Rice Krispies ad on inside front cover features Snap, Crackle, and Pop

1940-04-20 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/04/20 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by Rosalie Rush

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

Unions Should Clean House–Says President Green by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“A Matter of Loyalty” by William R. Cox and illustrated by Walter Baumhofer

“All the Little Dreams” by Marion Baxter Taylor and illustrated by Malvin Singer

“Two on the Beach” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Desiderio Parreno

SERIALS:

Mannerheim: Hero of Finland — Part I — by Emil Ludwig and illustrated by Charles DeFeo

Calcutta Adventure — Part V — by Edison Marshall and illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman

I Was a Hitler Agent in the USA — Conclusion — by Joachim F. Paffrath and illustrated by Charles Bryson

The Girl Next Door — Part VII — by Eric Hatch and illustrated by Phil Berry

ARTICLES:

What Kind of President Would Vandenberg Make? by Walter Karig

How to Select Your Own Job by Professor Walter B. Pitkin

Why I Still Believe in the Youth Congress by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Hollywood’s Colossal Crisis by John Erskine about the movie staircase with an uncaption illustration that appears to be Vivien Leigh coming down the steps in Gone With the Wind

Which Teams Will Win the Pennants This Year? by Jerry D. Lewis — the picks are the Cardinals and the Yankees

FEATURES:

$2,000 Vacation Resort and Travel Game

To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin

Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills including a review of Dr. Cyclops

Twenty Questions

Crossword Puzzle

Vox Pop

1940-04-14 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/04/13 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by Arthur Smith

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

Official Decisions–Watch Them Carefully by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“Shovel Bum” by John Randolph Phillips and illustrated by Rico Tomaso

“Ripcord” by Doris Stead and illustrated by Vincentini

“Initiation” — A TRUE Short Short — by Burton Roscoe

SERIALS:

I Was a Hitler Agent in the USA — Part III — by Joachim F. Paffrath and illustrated by Charles Bryson

“The Girl Next Door” — Part VI by Eric Hatch and illustrated by Phil Berry

“Calcutta Adventure” — Part IV — by Edison Marshall and illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman

ARTICLES:

There Is a Job for You by Professor Walter B. Pitkin

Why I Won’t Join the Oxford Movement by Mahatma Gandhi with illustration of Gandhi

Why Hollywood Won’t Move to New York by Mayor Fletcher Bowron

Why I Won’t Fight for Mike Jacobs by Al Hostak as told to Gene Kessler

What America Wants to Know About the War by Vincent Sheean

What Kind of President Would Senator Taft Make? by Frederick L. Collins

The Man Who Couldn’t Die by Frederick Lewis

FEATURES:

Twenty Questions

$2,000 Vacation Resort and Travel Game

To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin

Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills

Crossword Puzzle

Vox Pop

Pabst Blue Ribbon ad with color illustration of the Pabst Girl by Bradshaw Crandall

Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on back cover

1940-04-06 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/04/06 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by R. James Stuart

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

The Only Way to Save Americanism by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“The Face is Familiar” by Herbert Dalmas and illustrated by Marthe Moore

“Something in the Air” by Phyllis Duganne and illustrated by James Montgomery Flagg

“Schoolteacher’s Clues” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Margaret Mochrie

SERIALS:

I Was a Hitler Agent in the USA — Part II — by Joachim F. Paffrath and illustrated by Charles Bryson

“The Girl Next Door” — Part V by Eric Hatch and illustrated by Phil Berry

“Calcutta Adventure” — Part III — by Edison Marshall and illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman

ARTICLES:

When Goering Was in a Madhouse by Leonard Clairmont

Has the Youth Congress Washed Itself Out? by Fulton Lewis Jr.

Dempsey Answers Tunney at Last on the Long Count by Jack Dempsey

Our Children’s Guardians by Goerge E. Sokolsky

Aristocrats of the Criminal World by Frederick Lewis includes photos of Harold Zack Thompson and Frederick Emerson Peters

“What Kind of President Would Senator Taft Make? by Frederick L. Collins

Why Jimmy Roosevelt Is Doing in Hollywood by Kirtley Baskette

FEATURES:

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1940-03-30 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/03/30 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by H.R. McBride

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

Shall We Defend Free Speech? by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“Navy Wife” by Sparks Hausman and illustrated by Charles DeFeo

“Something Original” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Suzanne Silvercruys

“You, Nicole” by Evelyn Edwards and Fay Mitchell

SERIALS:

I Was a Hitler Agent in the USA — Part I — by Joachim F. Paffrath and illustrated by Charles Bryson

“The Girl Next Door” — Part IV by Eric Hatch and illustrated by Phil Berry

“Calcutta Adventure” — Part II — by Edison Marshall and illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman

I Saw Hell in Germany and Russia — Conclusion — by Kenneth Brown Collings

ARTICLES:

No More Immigrants! by Representative Martin Dies

Wild Women Who Have Met Me by Tommy Manville, Jr.

Sunrise Over Easter by William F. McDermott

The Banker Who Went Man by Frederick Lewis

Why Joe Louis Wins by Alex Sullivan

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1940-03-23 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/03/23 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by Arthur Smith

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

Workers Like An Easy Boss by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“Doc Gleason Finds Wings” by Frank Richardson Pierce and illustrated by Charles Bryson

“Night-Club Miracle” by Roger Garis and illustrated by Vincentini

“The No-Hitter” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Duane Decker

SERIALS:

The Private Life of J. Edgar Hoover — Conclusion — by Frederick L. Collins and illustrated by Marthe Moore

“The Girl Next Door” — Part III by Eric Hatch and illustrated by Phil Berry

“Calcutta Adventure” — Part I — by Edison Marshall and illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman

I Saw Hell in Germany and Russia — Part IV — by Kenneth Brown Collings

ARTICLES:

Under Fire at the Front by Edward Doherty

Can Carol Survive? by Archiduke Franz Joseph is about King Carol of Romania

Chain-Gang Baseball by Frederick R. Bechdolt — gave this a quick skim, appears to be about the difference in wealth between rich owners and poor players

When Tolerance Is Treason by Rupert Hughes

More Secrets About Blondes and Me by Tommy Manville Jr.

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Alcoa Ad on inside back cover includes color illustration by James Montgomery Flagg

1940-03-16 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/03/16 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by Arthur Smith

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

Labor — Seven Long Years by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“Bagdad Begins” by Royal Brown

“Doc Virginia Does a Double Cross” by Vingie E. Roe and illustrated by Harry T. Fisk

SERIALS:

The Private Life of J. Edgar Hoover — Part I — by Frederick L. Collins and illustrated by Marthe Moore

“The Girl Next Door” — Part II by Eric Hatch and illustrated by Phil Berry

“Money and the Woman” — Conclusion by James M. Cain and illustrated by Charles LaSalle

I Saw Hell in Germany and Russia — Part III — by Kenneth Brown Collings

ARTICLES:

Will Goering Bring Peace? by Rene Kraus

Buron Fitts Defends Los Angeles

Why the Yankees Won’t Break Up by Edward G. Barrow with photos of Barrow, Joe McCarthy and George Weiss

Hard-Boiled Babes by George E. Sokolsky

Finland is Lost Unless– by Edward Doherty

Ask-Him-Another Kieran by Morris Markey

Why Was Charles Boyer Sent Back to Hollywood? by Kirtley Baskette

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1940-03-09 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/03/09 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by Charles LaSalle

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

Traitorous Officials? … Yes? … No? by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“Elephant Talk” by Paul Annixter and illustrated by Charles Bryson

“Bet Your Life” by Frederick Nebel and illustrated by Phil Lyford

Two Two-Minute Stories

SERIALS:

“The Girl Next Door” — Part I by Eric Hatch and illustrated by Phil Berry

I Saw Hell in Germany and Russia — Part II — by Kenneth Brown Collings

Money and the Woman — Part IV by James M. Cain and illustrated by Charles LaSalle

ARTICLES:

The Pope and the Peace Offensive by Rene Kraus

Baseball’s Bad Boy by Arthur Mann is about Ted Williams with a photo of the Splendid Splinter

Doctors on the Operating Table by Frederick L. Collins

Will Cordel Hull Move to the White House? by Walter Karig

Hollywood Men by Bette Davis

Why H.G. Wells Is Wrong by Alfred Duff Cooper

Shall Sex Be Taught in Public Schools? by Behamin C. Gruenberg, Ph. D.

Anyone Can Go Back to Eden!

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1940-02-24 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/02/24 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by F.A. Babcock

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

Is It Worth More Than Life? by Bernarr Macfadden

SHORT STORIES

“A Blonde on Ice” by Clark Bodey

“Girl Without a Heart” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Joseph Csida

“Father Darcy and the Beloved Blackguard” by Matt Taylor and illustrated by Stephen Grout

“The Gold Rushers” — Part IX by Bert Green

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Four-Star Screwball — Part II by Tommy Manville Jr. and illustrated by Phil Berry

Money and the Woman — Part II by James M. Cain and illustrated by Charles LaSalle

Typhoon Over Nanking — Conclusion by Steve Fisher and illustrated by A.N. Simpkin

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Why Earl Browder Sued Liberty by Comrade X

Washington Correspondents by Stephen T. Early

It’s Not as Bad as This! by Maria Leonard

Fame Is a Song by Mary Martin as told to Helen Herman

Every Scout a Future G-Man by J. Edgar Hoover

Is Communism Invading the Movies? by Martin Dies

Will College Sport Clean House? by Frederick R. Bechdolt

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