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    Youth’s Companion Combined with The American Boy [Vol. 110 No. 3, March 1936] ed. Griffith Ogden Ellis (The Sprague Publishing Company, Inc., 10¢, 44pp, 10½″ x 13¾″, cover by William Heaslip) []
    Details supplied by John Boston.
    • 3 · The Devil Wagon · Howard M. Brier · ss; “A Six-Alarm Story of Rolling Pumpers and Screaming Sirens.”
    • 6 · The Gawk · Franklin M. Reck · ss; swimming story.
    • 9 · The Betrayal of Broadknife [Douglas Renfrew] · Laurie York Erskine · ss
    • 12 · Night Raid · Captain Carl von Hoffman · ar; leopard hunting with dogs! Yuck!
    • 13 · They’re Cutting Cake! · Upton Close · ar; an article about colonialism! Worldwide, including Asia as well as Africa, hence the cover. Blurb: “The ruling nations! They’re bickering over who is to profit from the lands and labor of subject people. Subject races! They’re asking themselves why others should rule them.” Upton Close is a pseudonym of Josef Washington Hall, who formerly signed his journalistic dispatches “Up Close.”
    • 14 · The Infra-Red Destroyers [Part 2 of 4; Alan Kane; Ted Dolliver] · Carl H. Claudy · sl
    • 18 · Friendly Talks with the Editor · Misc. · ed
    • 18 · Song of the Builders · Jessie Wilmore Murton · pm
    • 19 · Gun Shy · Robb White, III · ss; Midshipman conquers fear of turret explosions.
    • 22 · Gold! · Misc. · ar; promotion of cruise to Alaska.
    • 27 · Roberts Weathered the Storm · E. van Deusen · ar; guy puts himself through college cheap by living in the North Woods and taking correspondence courses.
    • 28 · He Herded 3,000 Reindeer · Robert C. Hill · ar
    • 30 · They Co-operate · Warner Ogden · ar; the Norris, Tenn., Youth Labor Co-Operative.
    • 35 · He’s Dog Derby Champion · Alma Riggle · ar
    • 38 · In the Morning Mail · The Readers · lc; info on Robb White.
    • 39 · Funnybone Ticklers · Various · hu
    • 40 · Stamps · Kent B. Stiles · cl

    Youth’s Companion Combined with The American Boy [v114 #7, July 1940] ed. Griffith Ogden Ellis (The Sprague Publishing Company, Inc., 25¢, 32pp, 10¼″ x 13½″, cover by Manning de V. Lee) []
    Details supplied by John Boston.
    • 3 · In the Morning Mail · The Readers · lc; “Conducted by Pluto the Office Pup” [in spirit, the mundane equivalent of Sergeant Saturn and Frogeyes], mixes editorial comment, information about contributors [anyone want to know about Lawrence M Guyer?], quotes from letters, etc.
    • 4 · What Is Americanism? · Homer Cray · ar; anti-totalitarian homily.
    • 5 · The Cabin on the Rapids [Connie Morgan] · James B. Hendryx · ss; illustrated by Frank Vaughn; “Connie handles a Yukon duel and Old Man Mattie helps out.”
    • 7 · Eyes on the Ball: Let’s Talk to Ted Williams · Franklin M. Reck · ar
    • 8 · Feet Under You! Weight Low! · S. E. “Canuck” Sangster · ar; canoeing instruction.
    • 10 · A Question of Identity · Eldon G. Magnuson · ss; illustrated by Grattan Condon; “A green young deputy hears a call for help and takes a big chance.”
    • 12 · Hustle Off to a Hostel · Gurney Williams · ar; about youth hostels.
    • 13 · Tenderfoot · Lawrence M. Guyer · ss; illustrated by Dudley Gloyne Summers; “Cadet Smith had afiendish backhand and a debt to pay.”
    • 15 · Three Against the Sea [Part ? of ?] · Robb White · sl; illustrated by Manning de V. Lee; “Out in a raging hurricane Jake sails into the enemy.”
    • 21 · Do You Know? · Misc. · ms; obscure facts, like the increase in vegetable acreage, excluding potatoes, from 1919 to 1929.
    • 22 · Bows and Arrows Bring Them Money · James M. Young, Jr. · ms; half-column squib about two teen-agers who make and sell archery stuff from their basement.
    • 25 · Batty Corner · Misc. · pz; “brain teasers”.
    • 28 · Stamps · Kent B. Stiles · cl
    • 31 · Funnybone Ticklers · Various · hu

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