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1946-06-08 Liberty Magazine Contents

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

Contents as follows:
ARTICLES:

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

    • STORIES:

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

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

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

    • FEATURES:

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

    • EDITORIAL:

  • The Cornerstone of Unionism by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-06-15 Liberty Magazine Contents

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

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

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

    • STORIES:

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

    • PICTURES:

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

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

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

    • FEATURES:

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

    • EDITORIAL:

  • How YOU Can Save a Life! by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-06-22 Liberty Magazine Contents

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

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

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

    • STORIES:

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

    • PICTURES:

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

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

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

    • FEATURES:

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

    • EDITORIAL:

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

    • 1946-06-29 Liberty Magazine Contents

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

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

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

    • STORIES:

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

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

  • The Gauntlet by James Street and illustrated by Howell Dodd

    • FEATURES:

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

    • EDITORIAL:

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

    • 1946-07-06 Liberty Magazine Contents

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

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

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

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

    • STORIES:

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

    • PICTURES:

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

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

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

    • FEATURES:

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

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Labor–and the Public Interest by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-07-13 Liberty Magazine Contents

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

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

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

    • STORIES:

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

    • PICTURES:

  • For Gals Big and Little by Helen Faith Keane

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

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

    • FEATURES:

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

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Our Conflict With Russia by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-07-20 Liberty Magazine Contents

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

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

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

    • STORIES:

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

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

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

    • FEATURES:

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

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Occupation Isn’t Working Out by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-07-27 Liberty Magazine Contents

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

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

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

    • STORIES:

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

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

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

    • FEATURES:

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

    • EDITORIAL:

  • What Causes Strikes? by Paul Hunter

    • 1946-08-03 Liberty Magazine Contents

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

    Contents as follows:
    ARTICLES:

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

    • STORIES:

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

    • PICTURES:

  • The Camera Eye

    • BOOK CONDENSATION:

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

    • FEATURES:

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

    • EDITORIAL:

  • Is It Planned Discord? by Paul Hunter

    • 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

    • 1940-05-18 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

    • 1940-05-25 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
  • Vox Pop

    • 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

    • 1940-06-08 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

    • 1940-06-15 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

    • 1940-06-22 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

    • 1940-06-29 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

    • 1940-07-06 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

    • 1940-07-13 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

    • 1940-07-20 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

    • 1940-08-24 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
  • Crossword Puzzle
  • Vox Pop
  • Coca-Cola ad on back cover

    • 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
  • Vox Pop
  • 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

    • 1940-09-07 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

    • 1940-09-21 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

    • 1940-10-12 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