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1940-02-03 Liberty Magazine Contents

1940/02/03 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
Cover by F.L. Hendren

Contents as follows:
EDITORIAL:

  • Remove Commercialism from Public Health by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • “Sanctuary” by Alice Maxwell and illustrated bhy Charles DeFeo
  • “The Commuter” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Bob Hunt
  • “Thank You For a Lovely Time” by Oscar Graeve and illustrated by Vincentini
  • “The Gold Rushers” — Part VII — by Bert Green

    • SERIALS:

  • Typhoon Over Nanking — Part III — by Steve Fisher and illustrated by A.N. Simpkin
  • I Spy! — Part IX — by Dora Macy
  • More Snakes Than I Can Kill — Part IV — by Martin Dies

    • ARTICLES:

  • Berlin Should Be Bombed by H.G. Wells
  • Shall We Enroll Aliens? — Yes, Says Senator James J. Davis; No, Says Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Is This A Coming Champion? by Jack Dempsey is about Arturo Godoy
  • Death at the Gates of Finland by Edward Doherty
  • The Secret Fight About Jane Withers by Ruth Waterbury
  • I Am Growing Old by Virginia Terhune Van de Water
  • Court of Mended Hearts by Judge Ben B. Lindsey

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • Stargazing Contest
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills includes a 3-1/2 star review for The Hunchback of Notre Dame and includes a photo of Edmond O’Brien with Maureen O’Hara
  • Record Reviews by Hillon Dale
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Vox Pop
  • Ty Cobb is pictured with a group in an ad for The Wines of California
  • Coca-Cola ad on the inside front cover

    • 1940-01-27 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1940/01/27 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
    Cover by Victor Tchetchet

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • Is Our Official Oath of Office Meaningless? by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • “Captain Milledge and the One-Man Rebellion” by Wylly Folk St. John and illustrated by G. Patrick Nelson
  • “You Can Count on Me” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Wilton Matthews
  • “Rx for Love” by Eve Greene and illustrated by John Watrous
  • “The Gold Rushers” — Part VI — by Bert Green

    • SERIALS:

  • Typhoon Over Nanking — Part II — by Steve Fisher and illustrated by A.N. Simpkin
  • More Snakes Than I Can Kill — Part III — by Martin Dies
  • I Spy! — Part VIII — by Dora Macy and illustrated by Charles Bryson

    • ARTICLES:

  • Hitler and Stalin — How Long Will It Last? by Leon Trotsky with Hitler and Stalin illustration by Karl Godwin
  • Clark Gable’s Secret Wish by John Erskine with photo of Gable as Rhett Butler with Vivien Leigh in a scene from Gone With the Wind, article appears to be about the newly released Gone With the Wind (see review below)
  • The Enemy Is Here! by Emmett C. Davison
  • What Chance Has a Girl to Marry the Boss? by Clara Belle Thompson and Margaret Lukes Wise and illustrated by Phil Berry
  • The Five Unluckiest Children in the World by Marguerite Mooers Marhsall is about the Dionne Quintuplets
  • Why I Shall Raise My Boy to Be a Prizefighter by Harry Blitman

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • $2,000 Stargazing Contest
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills includes a 4-Star review for Gone With the Wind with headline “America’s Scarlett Fever” and photo of Gable and Leigh as Rhett and Scarlett. Still, even with the 4-stars the reviewer comments: “Not that the filming of Margaret Mitchell’s novel isn’t stupendous, that it isn’t done with tremendous attention to detail. But it never moves you deeply.” Also from the review: “Vivien Leigh’s performance of the headstrong Scarlett is pictorially effective but it is superficial … Clark Gable’s Rhett Butler is better.” And finally: “But Gone With the Wind, for all that, is a celluloid landmark–and tomorrow’s screen tradition of today.” On the whole the review, including photograph, take up just under one single-page, with another review following it at the very bottom of the third column.
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Vox Pop

    • 1940-01-20 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1940/01/20 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
    Cover by H. Dennis Simpson

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • Additional Discoveries that Official Medicine Should Make by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • “Hollywood’s White Hope” by Budd Wilson Schulberg and illustrated by Phil Berry
  • “Can’t Help Lovin'” by Samuel W. Taylor and illustrated by Vincentini
  • “Make Up Your Mind!” — Liberty’s Short Short — by James Aswell
  • “The Gold Rushers” — Part V — by Bert Green

    • SERIALS:

  • Typhoon Over Nanking — Part I — by Steve Fisher and illustrated by A.N. Simpkin
  • More Snakes Than I Can Kill — Part II — by Martin Dies
  • Flying to Kill: The Story of Bishop, the White Knight of Canada — Conclusion — by Alan Hynd and illustrated by Jo Kotula
  • I Spy! — Part VII — by Dora Macy and illustrated by Charles Bryson

    • ARTICLES:

  • Are We Bankrupting Our Children? by Thomas E. Dewey
  • Has Orson Welles Gone Hollywood? by Frederick L. Collins with photos
  • Will Chuchill Be Prime Minister? by Beverley Owen
  • Dark Nightingale by John Erskine is about Marian Anderson
  • Why Ham and Eggs Were Beaten by Walter Karig with “A California View” by Upton Sinclair
  • Bughouse Basketball by Pat Kennedy as told to Ted Shane

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • $2,000 Stargazing Contest
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Vox Pop
  • Chesterfield Cigarettes ad on the back cover

    • 1940-01-13 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1940/01/13 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
    Cover by O.L. Snider from Triangle Photos

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • The Something-for-Nothing Dreamers by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • “The Enchanted Onions” by Richard Connell and illustrated by Herbert Roese
  • “Sailors Must Work Fast” by Phyllis Duganne and illustrated by Phil Lyford
  • The Gold Rushers — Part IV — by Bert Green
  • Little Old Lady — Liberty’s Short Short — by Sophie Kerr

    • SERIALS:

  • More Snakes Than I Can Kill — Part I — by Martin Dies
  • Flying to Kill: The Story of Bishop, the White Knight of Canada — Part IV — by Alan Hynd and illustrated by Jo Kotula
  • I Spy! — Part VI — by Dora Macy and illustrated by Charles Bryson

    • ARTICLES:

  • Was the Rose Bowl Game a Racket? by Frederick R. Bechdolt
  • Passive Resistance and the War by Mahatma Gandhi with illustration of Gandhi by Steve Grout
  • What Is Happening in Poland? by Edward Doherty
  • There’s Rejuvenation in Walking by Robert Wake
  • Senator Wagner Defends His Act
  • The Personal History of Lum and Abner by Frederick L. Collins
  • Hollywood Gossips by Howard Sharpe

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • $2,000 Stargazing Contest
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Vox Pop
  • Coca-Cola ad on the inside front cover

    • 1940-01-06 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1940/01/06 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
    Cover … Calendar

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • Economize or Face Insolvency– Chaos– Possible Revolution by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • “The Girl in the Storm” by James M. Cain and illustrated by Vincentini
  • “Sea-Dog’s Revenge” by George Masselman and illustrated by Harry T. Fisk
  • “You Can’t Help Love” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Octavus Roy Cohen
  • “The Gold Rushers” — Part III — by Bert Green

    • SERIALS:

  • Flying to Kill: The Story of Bishop, the White Knight of Canada — Part III — by Alan Hynd and illustrated by Jo Kotula
  • I Spy! — Part V — by Dora Macy and illustrated by Charles Bryson
  • Gungirl — Conclusion — by Frederick Lewis

    • ARTICLES:

  • Gag the Senate and You Gag America by Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg
  • Liberty’s All-Players All-America Football Team by Norman L. Sper
  • Why Do the Democrats Want to Nominate McNutt? by Frederick L. Collins
  • Not a Feminine Woman in Hollywood by George Brent
  • Chinatown Angel by Dean S. Jennings

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • $2,000 Stargazing Contest
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills includes a review of That’s Right, You’re Wrong with a photo of Lucille Ball with Kay Kyser
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Vox Pop

    • 1939-12-23 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1939/12/23 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
    Cover by Stephen J. Voorhies

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • Christmas Is Here…Let Joy Be Unconfirmed by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • “To Be Accounted For” by Achmed Abdullah and illustrated by Charles LaSalle
  • “Off the Record” — Liberty’s Short Short — by John Lynch
  • “Desparate Honeymoon” by Oscar Schisgall and illustrated by Rico Tomaso
  • “The Gold Rushers” — Part I by Bert Green

    • SERIALS:

  • Flying to Kill: The Story of Bishop, the White Knight of Canada — Part I — by Alan Hynd and illustrated by Jo Kotula
  • I Spy! — Part III — by Dora Macy and illustrated by Charles Bryson
  • Attorney for the People: The Life Story of Thomas E. Dewey — Conclusion — by Rupert Hughes

    • ARTICLES:

  • The World After the War by George Bernard Shaw
  • My Plans for the Future by Joe Louis as told to Gene Kessler
  • Keeping Boys Out of Crime by Frederick L. Collins
  • In Spite of the Spy by Senator W. Warren Barbour
  • Asleep at the Wheel by Bernarr Macfadden
  • Secrets of a Hollywood Property Man by Kenneth L. Watt
  • Mercy Death by H.D. Kemper, MD

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • $2,000 Stargazing Contest Announcement
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Vox Pop
  • Schenley’s Cream of Kentucky “Double” ad illustrated by Norman Rockwell

    • 1939-12-16 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1939/12/16 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
    Cover by Skrenda

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • Prudery–Christianity’s Greatest Enemy by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • “A Woman Wants So Much” by Ethel Doherty and Louise Long and illustrated by Vincentini
  • “Elephants Never Forget” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Dorothy Sherrill
  • “Gang Moll” by Scott Littleton and illustrated by Phil Berry

    • SERIALS:

  • I Spy! — Part II — by Dora Macy and illustrated by Charles Bryson
  • The Lid Off Los Angeles — Conclusion — by Dwight F. McKinney and Fred Allhoff
  • Attorney for the People: The Life Story of Thomas E. Dewey — Part IX — by Rupert Hughes

    • ARTICLES:

  • Lindbergh’s Strange Behavior: Does He Want to Be President? by Frederick L. Collins
  • Why Washington Thinks Germany Can’t Win by Walter Karig
  • Fights I Had to Stop and Why by Arthur Donovan
  • I Was with the Mine Sweepers by Edward Doherty
  • Housing for the Other Half by Robert Moses with illustration by Robert Cameron
  • The Personal History of Fibber McGee and Molly by Frederick Lewis

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • A Patriotic Cartoon Contest
  • $2,000 Words Within Words Contest
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Vox Pop

    • 1939-12-09 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1939/12/09 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
    Cover by Norman Saunders

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • Security — Our Most Highly Valued Possession by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • “Strange Sanctuary” by F. Scott Fitzgerald and illustrated by MArtha Moore
  • “Lovers Against the Sea” by Talbert Josselyn and illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman
  • “Grandstand Stuff” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Richard Hoffmann

    • SERIALS:

  • I Spy! — Part I — by Dora Macy and illustrated by Charles Bryson
  • The Lid Off Los Angeles — Part V — by Dwight F. McKinney and Fred Allhoff
  • Right Turn to Danger! — Conclusion — by Frederick R. Bechdolt
  • Attorney for the People: The Life Story of Thomas E. Dewey — Part VIII — by Rupert Hughes

    • ARTICLES:

  • The Gold Brick That Stalin Sold Hitler by Walter Karig
  • How to Clean Up Parole by Ernest K. Lindley
  • There’s No Kicking in Football by W.H. “Red” Friesell as told to Richard McCann
  • He Makes Democracy Think! by Frederick L. Collins is about George V. Denny, Jr.
  • The Latest Broadway Gags by Harry Hershfield

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • $2,000 Words Within Words Contest
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Vox Pop

    • 1939-11-19 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1939/11/19 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
    Cover by C.D. Batchelor

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • Tracing Americanism to Its Source by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • “Picture Without Caption” by Carl Clausen and illustrated by Malvin Singer
  • “Green Heart” by Horatio Winslow and illustrated by John Watrous
  • “Man of the World” — Liberty’s Short Short — by William Jennings O’Brien
  • “It Beats the Devil” by Sidney S. Lenz and illustrated by R. King Lahr

    • SERIALS:

  • Right Turn to Danger! — Part I by Frederick R. Bechdolt and illustrated by Harold Eldridge
  • The Lid Off Los Angeles — Part II by Dwight F. McKinney & Fred Allhoff
  • Attorney for the People: The Life Story of Thomas E. Dewey — Part V — by Rupert Hughes
  • The Shadow of the Master — Part IX — by Achmed Abdullah and Anthony Abbot and illustrated by Phil Lyford

    • ARTICLES:

  • M-Day! How the USA Is Ready to Mobilize by Thomas Wilson & Andrew Barnes
  • Why Films Have So Many Authors by John Erskine
  • The Latest Broadway Gags by Harry Hershfield
  • Truth…With a Twist by George E. Sokolsky
  • A Yankee Reporter in Wartime London by Edward Doherty

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • $2,000 Words Within Words Contest
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills includes a 4-star review for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Vox Pop
  • Schenley’s Cream of Kentucky ad illustrated by Norman Rockwell
  • Coca-Cola ad on the back cover “The refreshing custom”

    • 1939-11-04 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1939/11/04 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
    Cover by Norman Saunders

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • To Be an American — My, What a Privilege!!! by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • “This Is Where I Came In” by Eileen Tighe and illustrated by Charles LaSalle
  • “Kibitzer’s Kiss” by Sidney S. Lenz and illustrated by R. King Lahr
  • “Good-by for Now” by Evelyn Edwards and Fay Mitchell and illustrated by Charles Bryson
  • “Faith” — Liberty’s Short Short by Harold Channing Wire

    • SERIALS:

  • Attorney for the People: The Life Story of Thomas E. Dewey — Part III — by Rupert Hughes — this installment includes photos of Lucky Luciano, Jimmy Frederico, Tommy the Bull Pennochio, and Little Davie Betillo along with Dewey
  • The Shadow of the Master — Part III — by Achmed Abdullah and Anthony Abbot and illustrated by Phil Lyford
  • Newspaperman — Part IX — by Edward Doherty and illustrated by Phil Berry
  • Dangerous Impulse — Conclusion — by Eric Hatch and illustrated by Rico Tomaso

    • ARTICLES:

  • Will Germany Have a Revolution? by Vincent Sheean
  • Inked Out by Fulton Oursler
  • The Strange Past of Charles Boyer by Howard Sharpe
  • How Foreign Nations Poison Our Minds: Be Your Own Lie Detector by Will Irwin
  • Why I Am an American by Rabbi Louis M. Levitsky

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • $2,000 Words Within Words Contest
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Vox Pop

    • 1939-10-21 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1939/10/21 — ITEM DESCRIPTION:
    Cover by Robert Reid

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • Good News for Tuberculosis Victims by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • “She Fell for a Uniform” by Marian B. Cockrell and illustrated by Armando Seguso
  • “The Last Round” — Liberty’s Short Short — by Garnett Radcliffe
  • “Grandma and the Barefoot Burgler” by Frank Richardson Pierce and illustrated by John Watrous

    • SERIALS:

  • Attorney for the People: The Life Story of Thomas E. Dewey — Part I — by Rupert Hughes
  • The Shadow of the Master — Part V — by Achmed Abdullah and Anthony Abbot and illustrated by Phil Lyford
  • Newspaperman — Part VII — by Edward Doherty and illustrated by Phil Berry
  • Dangerous Impulse — Part VI — by Eric Hatch and illustrated by Rico Tomaso

    • ARTICLES:

  • “Stay Out, America!”
  • Hollywood’s Man from the Flying Trapeze by Sidney Skolsky is about Michael Curtiz
  • Buying Players in the South by Harry Mehre as told to Jerry D. Lewis
  • How Foreign Nations Poison Our Minds –“Atrocities” that Didn’t Happen by Will Irwin
  • Dreams that Cleared Up Murder by H.G. Hargrave

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • $2,000 Words Within Words Contest
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Vox Pop
  • Coca-Cola ad on the inside front cover
  • Schenley’s Cream of Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey ad illustrated by Norman Rockwell

    • 1939-07-15 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1939/07/15 —
    Cover by Rosalie Rush

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • Common Horse Sense Tragically Needed by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • “What Shadows We Persue” by Mildred Meese
  • “American Family: Let’s Live Again” by Ethel Doherty and Louise Long and illustrated by Phil Lyford
  • “For Always” – Liberty’s Short Short by Howard Fast

    • SERIALS:

  • “Hearts in Danger” — Part 1 — by Whitman Chambers
  • “Rangoon Adventure” — Conclusion — by Edison Marshall
  • Kings and Brothers: The Story of george VI and Edward VIII — Part 9 — by Emil Ludwig

    • ARTICLES:

  • I Was a Communist in the U.S.A. by Comrade X
  • How McKechnie Makes Ballplayers by Norman Reissman
  • Walking Back to Paradise by Margaret Lukes Wise and Clara Belle Thompson
  • Your Reporter in Burma Uncovers Japan’s Secret War by Carl Crow
  • G-Woman by Edward Doherty
  • States at War: What Tariff Barriers Are Doing to Your Pocketbook by George E. Sokolsky
  • I Believe in Monogamy! by Gretta Palmer

    • FEATURES:

  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Twenty Questions
  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • $1,000 Memory Book Contest
  • Vox Pop

    • 1939-06-03 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1939/06/03 —
    Cover by Paul Duval

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • Unionism – Gains and Losses by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • “Escape in Spring” by Martha Ostenso and illustrated by Harold Denison
  • “Northeast Gale” by Ray Millholland and illustrated by Tore Asplund
  • “Me and $900” Liberty’s Short Short by Oscar Schisgall

    • SERIALS:

  • “The Man Says Yes” — Part 1 — by Margaret Widdemer and illustrated by Phil Berry
  • “Kings and Brothers: The Story of George VI and Edward VIII” — Part 3 — by Emil Ludwig
  • “Filthy Rich” — Part 5 — by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. and illustrated by Malvin Singer
  • Twilight Cheats — Conclusion — by Grace Perkins

    • ARTICLES:

  • No More One-Way Appeasement! by Anthony Eden
  • Wrong-Way Hollywood by Douglas Corrigan
  • Why Change the Wagner Act? by John L. Lewis
  • Beward the Dogs of War! by General Johnson Hagood
  • Undercover Man by Alfred V. Gerrity as told to Webb Waldron
  • Shining Hours by Frances Newton
  • Is Joe Louis Unbeatable? by Tom Sharkey

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • $2,000 Vacation Travel Contest
  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Vox Pop
  • Schenley’s Cream of Kentucky Bourbon ad illustrated by Norman Rockwell

    • 1938-10-15 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1938/10/15 — Cover is credited to Jo Kotula

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • Labor and Capital, Join Hands Against the Enemy–Government by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • Love Sends a Little Gift of Polyhedrons by Walter Brooks

  • Billie Magee and the Dumb Gorilla by Baynard Kendrick and illustrated by John Clymer
  • A Letter I Promised I Would Write — Liberty’s Short Short by William C. Lengel

    • SERIALS:

  • Magnificent Fool — Part 1 by Walton Green and illustrated by Harold Eldridge
  • Lose the Woman! — Part 4 by Whitman Chambers and illustrated by Vincentini
  • The Inscrutable Madam Secretary — Part 2 by Walter Karig about Frances Perkins
  • Casanova’s Secrets — Conclusion by John Erskine and illustrated by Marshall Frantz

    • ARTICLES:

  • Why We Need 4,000 Airplanes Right Away by Lieutenant General Robert Lee Bullard
  • Do You Want to Be a Scenario Writer? by Carey Wilson
  • One Whizzer Does Not Make a Winning Team by Bernard F. Bunny Oakes
  • Is Democracy Doomed? by Father Ignatius W. Cox, S.J.
  • I Was Five Girls by “Doris” in collaboration with the Rev. Dr. Charles Francis Potter

    • FEATURES:

  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Twenty Questions
  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills includes review of “You Can’t Take It With You”

    • $1,000 Wisecracks Contest

  • Vox Pop

    • 1938-09-24 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1938/09/24 — Cover painted by Floherty, Jr.

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • What Kind of Jobs Do the Voters Want? by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • Room Without View by Hamlen Hunt and illustrated by J. Henry
  • Free Air From a Taxi Pilot by Bert Green
  • Cupid Coups by Sidney S. Lenz
  • From Worse to Better by Walter Brooks and illustrated by Phil Berry

    • SERIALS:

  • Lose the Woman! — Part 1 by Whitman Chambers and illustrated by Vincentini
  • Thunder Over Kansas City — Part 2 by Fred Allhoff and illustrated by Stephen Grout
  • The Man in My Life — Part 6 of 6 by Oscar Schisgall and illustrated by R.F. Schabelitz
  • Paradise Kate — Part 9 by Achmed Abdullah and Anthony Abbot and illustrated by A.N. Simpkin

    • ARTICLES:

  • Edgar Allan Poe ‘s Lost Short Story — Found at Last! by Edward Doherty about “The Spectacles”
  • Why Akron Is a Ghost City by Former Mayor C. Nelson Sparks
  • The Field Was Afire–And I Prayed by Ella Marie Farmer
  • “Dizzy Dean is a Pop-Off” by Harry T. Brundidge
  • The Incorrigible Corrigan by Bernarr Macfadden is about Douglas Corrigan

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin

    • $1,000 Wisecracks Contest

  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills includes a 3-1/2 star review of “Four Daughters”
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Vox Pop

    • 1938-09-17 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1938/09/17 — Cover is credited to J.F Kernan

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • The Poor Old Republican Party! by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • A Sock in Time by Edgar Franklin
  • Traveler’s Rest by Hamlen Hunt

    • SERIALS:

  • Thunder Over Kansas City — Part 1 by Fred Allhoff and illustrated by Stephen Grout
  • Why I Am Still Investigating the Lindbergh Case — Conclusion by Evalyn Walsh McLean with Alan Hynd
  • The Man in My Life — Part 5 by Oscar Schisgall and illustrated by R.F. Schabelitz
  • Paradise Kate — Part 8 by Achmed Abdullah and Anthony Abbot and illustrated by A.N. Simpkin

    • ARTICLES:

  • I Bombed Women and Children by George E. Sprague and illustrated by Clayton Knight
  • The Stroud Twins and Their Past by Frederick L. Collins

  • How Society Boys Work Their Way College by James Matthews
  • An American in Search of a Party by Carl Crow
  • What Makes ‘Em Tough in a World Series by John Derbinger
  • What Was That Noise? by Frank Clay Cross

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin

    • $500 Cash Prize Reader Poll Contest

  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Vox Pop

    • 1938-09-10 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1938/09/10 — Cover is credited to R.J. Stuart

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • Only Knowledge Can Save Democracy by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • The Girl Beyond the Sunset by Wilbur Daniel Steele and illustrated by Vincentini
  • Late Summer Song by Max Brand and illustrated by Trun Mowicke (sic? Tran Mawicke)
  • Night Must Come — Liberty’s Short Short by George E. Sprague

    • SERIALS:

  • The Man in My Life — Part 4 by Oscar Schisgall and illustrated by R.F. Schabelitz
  • Why I Am Still Investigating the Lindbergh Case — Part 8 by Evalyn Walsh McLean with Alan Hynd
  • Paradise Kate — Part 7 by Achmed Abdullah and Anthony Abbot

    • ARTICLES:

  • Dictators – Let Us Have More of Them by George Bernard Shaw with decoration by Stephen Grout
  • Must I Be Daffy to Be a Dodger? by Babe Ruth with photo of Ruth in Dodger uniform
  • How to Forgive Your Friends by Mae Murray
  • After Spain, What? by Dr. Gregoria Maranon
  • Is Hollywood on the Spot? by Walter Wanger and Jack L. Warner
  • Girl Takes Drink by Geraldine York and illustrated by Floherty, Jr.
  • What Makes an American? by Channing Pollock
  • The Ship Was on Fire–And I Prayed by Ray Mackenney

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin

    • $500 Cash Prize Reader Poll Contest

  • Movie Reviews by Beverly Hills
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Vox Pop

    • 1938-08-06 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1938/08/06 — Cover is credited to Howard Connolly

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • Vigilante Committees for Law Enforcement at the Polls by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • Just One of the Family by Fannie Kilbourne and illustrated by John Polgreen
  • Puffy and the Spotted-Dog Situation by Carl M. Chapin and illustrated by Earl B. Winslow
  • The Royal Giver — Liberty’s Short Short by Will Irwin

    • SERIALS:

  • Paradise Kate — Part 2 by Achmed Abdullah and Anthony Abbot and illustrated by A.N. Simpkin
  • Why I Am Still Investigating the Lindbergh Case — Part 3 byEvalyn Walsh McLean with Alan Hynd
  • Love During Business — Conclusion by Margaret E. Sangster

    • ARTICLES:

  • I Was No Pop-Off–They Made Me One by Dizzy Dean
  • Can You Take a Joke? Jack Benny Can and Gets Rich by Frederick L. Collins
  • How to Clean House in the Medical Profession by Dr. “George B. Raymond”
  • The Shiek of Araby Rides Again by Frederick Lewis is about the resurging box office for the late Rudolph Valentino
  • A New Way with Old Crimes by J. Edgar Hoover as told to Herbert Corey
  • Found–The Fountain of Youth by Edward Doherty
  • How Honest Is the Oxford Group? by Emily Newell Blair

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • Movie Reviews by Ruth Waterbury
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Crossword Puzzle

    • $2,000 Stargazing Contest

  • Vox Pop

    • 1938-06-04 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1938/06/04 — Cover is credited to Robert G. Harris

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • Unionism That Would Sweep the Country Like a Forest Fire by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • Guns at Shiloh by Gordon Malherbe Hillman and illustrated by E.F. Ward
  • Necktie Party — Liberty’s Short Short by Hugh B. Cave

  • Mr. Mims and the Great Adventure by Margaret Fry

    • SERIALS:

  • Her Gentleman Secretary — Part 1 by Dorothy Speare and illustrated by Arthur Sarnoff
  • Dean Man’s Log — Part 3 by Louis B. Davidson and Edward Doherty and illustrated by Gordon Grant
  • Murder Lady — part 8 by Whitman Chambers and illustrated by Jules Gotlieb
  • Hotel Heiress — Conclusion by Faith Baldwin and illustrated by Charles Kinghan

    • ARTICLES:

  • After Spain–What? by H.G. Wells
  • The Sporting Month of June by “Yankee Stade”
  • What Is Wrong With American Youth? by Father Ignatius W. Cox, S.J.
  • What Happened to Ellis Parker? by Fred Allhoff

    • FEATURES:

  • Sonnets of a Cloak-and-Suiter by Berton Braley
  • Twenty Questions
  • Movie Reviews by Ruth Waterbury includes 3-star review of The Adventures of Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Crossword Puzzle

    • $2,000 Stargazing Contest

  • Vox Pop

    • 1938-05-21 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1938/05/21 — Cover is credited to Robert G. Harris

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • Business–The Source of Everything Worth While by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • Present for Tommy by Baird Hall and illustrated by Hank Adams
  • Heil Ginsberg! by Scott Littleton and illustrated by Karl Godwin
  • Encounter at Noon–Liberty’s Short Short by Lyon Mearson

    • SERIALS:

  • Dead Man’s Log — Part 1 by Louis B. Davidson and Edward Doherty and illustrated by Gordon Grant
  • Murder Lady — Part 6 by Whitman Chambers and illustrated by Jules Gotlieb
  • Hotel Hostess — Part 8 by Faith Baldwin and illustrated by Charles Kinghan

    • ARTICLES:

  • What Hitler Told Me by Edward Price Bell
  • 36 Hours Across the Atlantic ! byDonald Furthman Wickets
  • Will Kennedy Run for President? by Ernest K. Lindley
  • Champions Are Funny by Jack Jofoed
  • What Happened to Ellis Parker by Fred Allhoff
  • How Doctors Can End the Fee-Splitting Racket by Frederick L. Collins
  • Joan Crawford ‘s Secrets by Katherine Albert

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • Movie Reviews by Ruth Waterbury includes 3-star review for “Test Pilot’
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Crossword Puzzle

    • Jumbled Resort Contest

  • Vox Pop

    • 1938-05-14 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1938/05/14 — Cover painting by Robert C. Kauffmann

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • The American System–Out of Date? by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • The Blind Wife From Hollywood by Ruth Waterbury and illustrated by Arthur Sarnoff
  • Traffic Incident — Liberty’s Short Short by Edward Doherty
  • Casanova’s Women – Emilie Leaves Her Dagger Behind by John Erskine and illustrated by Marshall Frantz

    • SERIALS:

  • Murder Lady — Part 5 by Whitman Chambers and illustrated by Jules Gotlieb
  • Hotel Hostess — Part 7 by Faith Baldwin and illustrated by Charles Kinghan

    • ARTICLES:

  • What Hitler Will Do Next by George Sylvester Viereck
  • What Swing Really Does to People by Benny Goodman
  • If Doctors COULD Tell by Dr. “John Salisbury”
  • My Lover Lives by Estelle Calhoun
  • The Inquisition Comes to America by Senator H. Styles Bridges
  • What Happened to Ellis Parker? The Clue of the Audible Corpse by Fred Allhoff
  • Hare or Tortoise Baseball by Hugh Fullerton
  • How to Dress on $500 a Year by Marjorie Hillis
  • Joan Crawford ‘s Secrets – Afraid of Hollywood – The Story of a Star in the Making by Katherine Albert
  • Give Father a Chance!

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin

    • Jumbled Resort Contest

  • Movie Reviews by Ruth Waterbury
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Vox Pop

    • 1938-04-23 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1938/04/23 — Cover is credited to Robert G. Harris

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • 84% – Labor’s Share of Industry’s Profits by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • Meet Me in Dreamland by Edwar Tyndall and illustrated by William Von Riegen
  • The Letter of the Law by Leslie T. White and illustrated by Walter M. Baumhofer
  • Love Can Do It — Liberty’s Short Short by Tiah Devitt

    • SERIALS:

  • Murder Lady — Part 2 by Whitman Chambers and illustrated by Jules Gotlieb
  • Doctor’s Don’t Tell — Part 9 by Dr. “George B. Raymond” and illustrated by Hy Rubin
  • Hotel Hostess — Part 4 by Faith Baldwin and illustrated by Charles Kinghan
  • She Woke Up Smiling — Conclusion by Elmer Davis and illustrated by Charles LaSalle
  • What Was Wrong With the Lindbergh Case? — Part 13 by Former Governor Harold G. Hoffman

    • ARTICLES:

  • How Long Will We Have Religious Liberty? by George E. Sokolsky
  • What I Think of Clark Gable by Robert Taylor
  • 1938’s Baseball Surprises by Joe DiMaggio
  • 32 Ways to Make a Million Dollars by Raymond F. Yates

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • Movie Reviews by Ruth Waterbury
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Crossword Puzzle

    • Jumbled Resort Contest

  • Vox Pop
  • Camel Cigarettes ad on back cover features Joe DiMaggio

    • 1938-04-09 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1938/04/09 — Cover is credited to Walt Disney

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • Is Hitler Playing the Old American Game–Bluffing by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • Outside Pickup by Burke Boyce and illustrated by Karl Godwin
  • Mr. Wildbeck’s Brother-in-Law by Will F. Jenkins and illustrated by Walter C. Dower
  • The Camera Was Candid–Liberty’s Short Short by Dale Clark

    • SERIALS:

  • Hotel Hostess — Part 2 by Faith Baldwin and illustrated by Charles Kinghan
  • Doctors Don’t Tell — Part 7 by Dr. “George B. Raymond” and illustrated by Hy Rubin
  • What Was Wrong With the Lindbergh Case? — Part 11 by Former Governor Harold G. Hoffman
  • She Woke Up Smiling — Part 6 by Elmer Davis

    • ARTICLES:

  • The Story Behind Snow White’s $10,000,000 Surprise Party by Miriam Stillwell
  • Which Teams Will Win the Pennant This Year? by Jerry D. Lewis

  • How the Oxford Group Deals With Sex Problems by Emily Newell Blair
  • When An Astrologer Ruled the White House by Madame Marcia
  • How to Dress on $250 a Year by Marjorie Hillis

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • Movie Reviews by Ruth Waterbury
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Crossword Puzzle

    • Jumbled Resort Contest

  • Vox Pop

    • 1938-04-02 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1938/04/02 — Cover is credited to Charles Kinghan

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • Our Farmers Will Now Be Instructed Like Schoolboys by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • Gee, Mr. Kerrigan! by Charles Green and illustrated by Jules Gotlieb
  • No More Together by Leonie Mason and illustrated by Earl Blossom
  • It Seems There Were Two Scotchmen — Liberty’s Short Short by Herbert Dalmas

    • SERIALS:

  • Hotel Hostess — Part 1 by Faith Baldwin and illustrated by Charles Kinghan
  • Doctors Don’t Tell — Part 6 by Dr. “George B. Raymond” and illustrated by Hy Rubin
  • What Was Wrong With the Lindbergh Case? — Part 10 by Former Governor Harold G. Hoffman
  • She Woke Up Smiling — Part 5 by Elmer Davis

    • ARTICLES:

  • Is President Roosevelt a Well Man Today? by Ernest K. Lindley
  • How to Keep Out of War by Colonel Edward M. House
  • Blessed Are the Peacemakers, BUT– by George Sylvester Viereck
  • Was This Child’s Life Saved by Prayer? by Barbara Maclaren
  • My Transparent Man!
  • Today’s Greatest Prizefighter by Jim Tully covers 1-2/3 full pages with photo of article subject Henry Armstrong

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • Movie Reviews by Ruth Waterbury
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Crossword Puzzle

    • Jumbled Resort Contest

  • Vox Pop

    • 1938-03-26 Liberty Magazine Contents

    1938/03/26 — Cover is credited to Sewell Booth

    Contents as follows:
    EDITORIAL:

  • Over the High-Wage Precipice–Maybe? by Bernarr Macfadden

    • SHORT STORIES

  • One Square Emerald by Beatrice Grimshaw and illustrated by Karl Godwin
  • Once Upon a Time by Talbert Josselyn and illustrated by Robert G. Harris
  • Hail and Farewell — Liberty’s Short Short by Royden Stewart

    • SERIALS:

  • She Woke Up Smiling — Part 4 by Elmer Davis
  • Doctors Don’t Tell — Part 5 by Dr. “George B. Raymond” and illustrated by Hy Rubin
  • What Was Wrong With the Lindbergh Case? — Part 9 by Former Governor Harold G. Hoffman

    • ARTICLES:

  • The New Deal and the Press by Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  • The Bishop and the Wolves by Edward Doherty
  • What the Champions Are Up Against in 1938 by Jack Dempsey
  • Labor’s Most Vicious Enemy: Income Tax – Is it the Monkey Wrench in the Machinery of Prosperity? by Robert Neal Leath
  • Why Our Girls Won’t Behave by Rupert Hughes

    • FEATURES:

  • Twenty Questions
  • Movie Reviews by Ruth Waterbury
  • To the Ladies by Princess Alexandra Kropotkin
  • Crossword Puzzle

    • Jumbled Resort Contest

  • Vox Pop