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1939-12-18 Life Magazine Contents Page for December 18, 1939

1939/12/18 — Cover featuring Canadian General Andrew McNaughton is credited to John Phillips

Contents of this issue are as follows:

THE WEEK’S EVENTS:

  • German Aerial Cameras Spy Out the Military Secrets of Britain
  • LIFE on the Newsfronts of the World
  • Isador Lubin Warns Monopoly Committee of High War Prices
  • Swedes Dig Fast While Orpheus Sings in Hall
  • Spanish Fascists Rebury Their Martyr with Kings
  • 60,000 Clevelanders Eat Short Rations as Ohio Relief Funds Fail
  • Communist Unpopularity Hits Record Low in Incidents on West Coast

    • PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY:

  • Canada at War – U.S. Neighbor Girds for Action

    • CLOSE-UP:

  • David O. Selznick – The Man Who Made “Gone With the Wind”

    • MUSIC:

  • Swing Loses Lead Among Best Selling Records

    • SCIENCE:

  • The Eye – Mankind’s Efficiency Depends On Its Most Precious Sense

    • SPORTS:

  • Porpoises Leap and Tumble in Gulf Stream
  • Little Wisconsin Town Produces Most Famous Pro Football Team – About the Green Bay Packers

    • MODERN LIVING:

  • Knitting “Comfort Requirements” for British Fighters
  • Toys of War and Peace – Children Choose Them to Mimic Parents

    • MOVIES:

  • “The Light That Failed” featuring Ronald Colman and Ida Lupino
  • Linda Darnell Becomes a Star at 16

    • OTHER DEPARTMENTS:

  • Letters to the Editors
  • Speaking of Pictures — These Are From Mara Hari ‘s Scrapbook
  • LIFE Calls on Patricia Prochnik, Diplomatic Debutante
  • Pictures to the Editors