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Bluebook [v100 #3, January 1955] ed. André Fontaine (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 128pp, quarto, cover by Frank McCarthy) (Full Text) From this issue the title on the cover changes to The New Bluebook. Details supplied by K. Becker. 2 · Politics Is People · Robert Bendiner · cl 3 · Pro and Con · [The Readers] · lc _3 · [extract from letter from Sunnyvale, CA] · A. Park · lt _3 · [extract from letter from Yeadon, PA] · Robert L. Getz · lt _3 · [extract from letter from San Manuel, AZ] · Mrs. James A. Holderman · lt _3 · [extract from letter from Evanston, IL] · W. R. Kaufman · lt _4 · [extract from letter from Mexico, D.F.] · M. P. Parker · lt _4 · [extract from letter from Coquille, OR] · W. A. Denton · lt _4 · [extract from letter from S/S Alaskan] · Sid Levy · lt __4 · [response to Sid Levy] · Victor H. Johnson · ms _4 · [extract from letter from South Bend, WA] · Elmer Betson · lt __4 · [response to Elmer Betson] · Joe Wherry · ms 6 · Editor’s Note · [The Editor] · ed [Fletcher Slater; F. W. Holiday; Steve Allen]; includes comments on Fletcher Slater, F.W. Holiday, Steve Allen (with photo). 7 · Cars: Collect More on Your Insurance · Edwin E. McBrayer · cl 11 · The Man from Chicago · Walter S. Tevis · ss; illustrated by Tracy Sugarman 18 · Raise Your Average 20 Pins · Andy Varipapa & Paul Gardner · ar 24 · The Public Hating · Steve Allen · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 28 · Five Seconds to Death · Charles Flanagan · ss; illustrated by Miller Pope 36 · Men You Never Know: Gas Station Operator · Harold Mehling · cl 46 · Angler’s Almanac: Florida Largemouth · Robert C. McCormick · cl 48 · The Past Master · Robert Bloch · nv; illustrated by Ed Vebell 61 · Read All About It: Clocks · John T. Dunlavy & John J. Ryan · cl 62 · Your Future Is Safer Than You Think · Sidney Margolius · ar 67 · How to Flip a G.I. Lid · Pfc. Bill Safire · ar; illustrated by Ian Ross 72 · No Panga for Pieters · F. W. Holiday · ss; illustrated by Anthony Kokinos 81 · Medical Report · Lawrence Galton · cl 82 · Man Around the House · John Sharnik · cl 84 · I Was Afraid of My Daughter · Fletcher D. Slater & Dr. G. Alexander Young, Jr. · ar 89 · The High Passes · John Reese · na; illustrated by Norman Saunders 129 · What Would You Do? · Paul Faron · cn

Bluebook [v100 #4, February 1955] ed. André Fontaine (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 128pp, quarto, cover by Richard Cardiff) Politics Is People · Robert Bendiner · cl Pro and Con · [The Readers] · lc _ · [extract from letter] · H. Scarborough · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Al Spiers · lt _ · [extract from letter] · David L. White · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Noel MacGregor · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Lt C. A. Rulon · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Ed Rennacker · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Robert Rylands · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Leslie Brisseau · lt [comment] · Bob McCormick · ms _ · [extract from letter] · Edwin L. Genthner · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Arthur D. Straw · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Jimmy Rogers · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Carl W. Hopps · lt _ · [extract from letter] · O. Thos. Hagan · lt Editor’s Note · [The Editor] · ed [Frank Holwerda]; includes comments on Frank Holwerda (with photo). Will This 400-Year-Old Swindle Trap You? · Murray Teigh Bloom · ar Medical Report · Lawrence Galton · cl 11 O’Clock Bulletin · Robert Turner · ss; illustrated by John Leone Tommy the Shy Marvel · Rowland Barber · ar Read All About It: Boxing · John T. Dunlavy · cl The Man and the Mound · Frank Holwerda · ss; illustrated by Tracy Sugarman Twist of Fate: Danger · Mary Alkus · cl Chinook Catches Man · Kenneth Gilbert · ss; illustrated by Dom Lupo Second Thought · Bill Harrison · ct; illustrated by Bill Harrison Teaching Your Son to Use Tools · Richard Day · ar Sailor of Fortune · George P. Morrill · ss; illustrated by Joseph Krush Getting the Best of the Bad Men · Harold Helfer · ar Man Around the House · John Sharnik · cl Cars: They’re Legal Booby Traps · Will Bernard · cl; illustrated by Ian Ross Take Four Numbers · John Concannon · ss; illustrated by Emerson Barron Wordly Wise: Knuckle Down · Webb B. Garrison · cl Your Oil Burner · Carl Dreher · ar The Eight Packages · Harold Helfer · ar Angler’s Almanac: Walleys · Robert C. McCormick · cl The Day Lincoln Was Shot · Jim Bishop · ar; illustrated by George Garland & William Bryant What Would You Do? · Paul Faron · cn

Bluebook [v100 #5, March 1955] ed. André Fontaine (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 128pp, quarto, cover by Richard Cardiff) Details supplied by Mark Martinez. 2 · Politics Is People · Robert Bendiner · cl 3 · Pro and Con · [The Readers] · lc _ · [extract from letter] · Sylvan LaFever · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Battell Loomis · lt _ · [extract from letter] · D. D. Rosenberg · lt _ · [extract from letter] · F. J. Stoddard · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Orion L. Hill · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Howard Genge · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Stuart B. Pozzie · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Frederick A. Bernhard · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Edward E. Mills · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Louis B. Sands · lt _ · [extract from letter] · G. B. Buchanan · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Murray D. Comer · lt 5 · Editor’s Note · [The Editor] · ed [Robert Krepps; George F. Eliot; Dan Parker; Albert I. Mayer]; includes comments on Robert Krepps, George F. Eliot, Dan Parker (with photo), Albert Mayer. 6 · The Killer Who Controls the Fights · Dan Parker · ar 16 · The Sixth Armando · John Ball, Jr. · ss; illustrated by Ed Vebell 24 · Battle of the Microphones · Robert Bendiner · ar; given as “The Battle of the Microphones” in the Table of Contents.; illustrated by Ian Ross 30 · The Great Western Bank Robbery · Elliott Arnold · ss; illustrated by Miller Pope 33 · Read All About It: Gasoline · John T. Dunlavy · cl 34 · Man Around the House · John Sharnik · cl 36 · Where the Jobs Are This Year · Tom Davis · ar 40 · Hound Music · Charley Niehuis · ss; illustrated by Robert Doares 45 · Medical Report · Lawrence Galton · cl 46 · Angler’s Almanac: The Catfish Family · Robert C. McCormick · cl 48 · Boarders Away! [Caleb Pettengill] · George Fielding Eliot · na; illustrated by Richard Cardiff 72 · Cars: How You Get Hurt in a Crash · Harold Mehling · cl 79 · Small Town Politician · Albert I. Mayer · ar; illustrated by Lowell Hess Gigantic Toy · Mary Alkus · ar 85 · Tell It on the Drums · Robert W. Krepps · na; illustrated by Hamilton Greene 129 · What Would You Do? · Paul Faron · cn

Bluebook [v100 #6, April 1955] ed. André Fontaine (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 128pp, quarto, cover by Robert Doares) Politics Is People · Robert Bendiner · cl Pro and Con · [The Readers] · lc _ · [extract from letter] · Howard Axelrod · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Tom A. Kleckner · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Mrs. Francis Buzard · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Edward McClain · lt _ · [extract from letter] · William M. Mackie · lt _ · Response to G.H.S. · Victor H. Johnson · ms _ · [extract from letter] · Joe Mannion, Jr. · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Bill Ryan, Jr. · lt _ · [extract from letter] · William G. Fawcett · lt __ · [response to William G. Fawcett] · John Dunlavy · ms _ · [extract from letter] · J. Grant · lt _ · [extract from letter] · E. L. Templeton · lt _ · [extract from letter] · W. R. Kaufman · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Mrs. Maryland Manger · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Cpl. Edward Fabian · lt Editor’s Note · [The Editor] · ed [Christian Stevens; Richard Wormser]; includes comments on Christian Stevens (with photo), Richard Wormser. Cars: Roads, Not Drivers Cause 4 of 10 Deaths · Lester David · cl Tournament · John D. MacDonald · ss; illustrated by John Prentice Men You Never Know: Newsdealer · Norman Lobsenz · cl The Way It Was · Jeff Brown · ss; illustrated by Miller Pope Need a New House? Trade Yours In · John L. Springer · ar Black Damp · Tom Roan · ss; illustrated by Dom Lupo Angler’s Almanac: Brook Trout · Robert C. McCormick · cl Friday Hill · Christian Stevens · nv; illustrated by Anthony Kokinos How to Walk · Robert Eret · ar Medical Report · Lawrence Galton · cl The Toughest Job in Baseball · George “Specs” Toporcer · ar Whimsical Wills · Irv Leiberman · cl Read All About It: Circuses · John T. Dunlavy & John J. Ryan · cl Typecasting · William Brandon · ss; illustrated by Wesley McKeown It’s Ideas That Sell · Lawrence Galton · ms A Fighter Is Born · Victor Boesen · ar Wait for the Killer · John & Ward Hawkins · ss; illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler Hunting, Fishing, and Buried Treasure · George S. Wells · ar Wordly Wise: Cinch · Webb Garrison · cl Buzz Saw · Richard Wormser · na; illustrated by William Bryant What Would You Do? · Paul Faron · cn

Bluebook [v101 #1, May 1955] ed. André Fontaine (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 128pp, quarto, cover by Joern Gerdts) Details supplied by Mark Martinez. 2 · Pro and Con · [The Readers] · lc _ · [extract from letter] · Morris L. Biggs · lt _ · [extract from letter] · R. A. Roberts · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Lowell T. Christison · lt _ · [extract from letter] · J. R. Malley · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Roger Jacobs · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Gay Morrison · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Vince Kelley, Jr · lt _ · [extract from letter] · T. Hawksworth · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Edwin E. McBrayer · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Mrs. E. M. George · lt _ · [extract from letter] · C. K. Dennis · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Donne Hale · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Mrs. Jack Elkins · lt 3 · Editor’s Note · [The Editor] · ed [Irving T. Marsh; Dore Schary]; includes comments on Irving Marsh, Dore Schary (with photo). 4 · Castles, Caves and Craters · Norman Lobsenz · ar Wordly Wise: Hunch · Webb B. Garrison · cl 18 · Angler’s Almanac: Rainbow Trout · Robert C. McCormick · cl 20 · The Human Angle · Dore Schary · ss; illustrated by Denver Gillen 26 · Cars: Why Detroit Won’t Talk About the New Super-Gas · Eugene Jaderquist · cl 32 · Here Come the Garden Gyps · Lester David · ar 38 · The Night of the Fight · William Heuman · ss; illustrated by Tracy Sugarman 45 · Man Around the House · John Sharnik · cl 47 · Sealed Orders [Caleb Pettengill] · George Fielding Eliot · na; illustrated by Richard Cardiff 53 · Golf Tips from the Champs · Irving T. Marsh · ar; with contributions from Julius Boros, Cary Middlecoff, Sam Snead, Tommy Armour, Ben Hogan. 59 · Read All About It: Golf · John T. Dunlavy · cl 60 · The Cowboy and the Mark · Michael Kahn · ss; illustrated by William Bryant 63 · Medical Report · Lawrence Galton · cl 64 · Quicksand · Tom Roan · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 70 · We Don’t Speak the Language · Melton S. Davis · ar 78 · The Sleeper · Charles Einstein · ss; illustrated by John McDermott 82 · Make It Easy · Anon. · ms 83 · Is Your Son a Mama’s Boy? · Clair Huffaker · ar Parking Is Tough · John L. Kent · ms 86 · We Let This Happen to Us · Mae Surtees Strelkov · ar Rockets’ Red Glare · Willis Thornton · ar 89 · Too Soon Dead · Donald Hamilton · na; illustrated by Miller Pope

Bluebook [v101 #2, June 1955] ed. André Fontaine (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 128pp, quarto, cover by James Lewicki) It’s Your Money · Sidney Margolius · cl Pro and Con · [The Readers] · lc _ · [extract from letter] · G. S. Palmer · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Robert W. Krepps · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Mrs. D. C. Gilkison · lt _ · [extract from letter] · George Evans · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Alvin L. Martin · lt _ · [extract from letter] · C. V. Fridge · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Glenn A. Williams · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Clifford Dalbey · lt Editor’s Note · [The Editor] · ed [Sidney Margolius; Francis Irby Gwaltney; John Kord Lagemann]; includes comments on Sidney Margolius, Francis Irby Gwaltney, John Kord Lagemann (with photo). Where They Pay a Guaranteed Annual Wage · Lester David · ar Beer-Can Roofs · Luke Neely · ar Fatherhood: Ready to Assemble · Dick Reddy · ar; illustrated by Ian Ross The Rumble · Frederic Sinclair · ss; illustrated by Joseph Krush Read All About It: Wonder Drugs · John T. Dunlavy · cl How Italy’s Government Lets Heroin Flood U.S. · Henry Jordan · ar Wounded Lion · Robert Laxalt · ss; illustrated by Elliott Means Tennis Tips from the Champs · Irving T. Marsh · ar; with contributions from Jack Kramer, Don Budge, Lloyd Budge, Frank Sedgman, Maureen Connolly. Virus H · John D. MacDonald · ss; illustrated by John Leone Man Outdoors · Robert McCormick · cl; now incorporates “Angler’s Almanac”. Medical Report · Lawrence Galton · cl I Built My House Myself · Ernest Broadhurst & Sidney Margolius · ar The Chief and the Believer · Charles Einstein · ss; illustrated by James Jordan Men You Never Know: Breadman · John Kord Lagemann · cl Road Mirages Can Kill You! · Noel Wical · ar Man Around the House · John Sharnik · cl The Bullet That Two-Gun Bill Hart Shot · Eric St. Clair · ss; illustrated by John Leone What Makes Dad a Great Man? · Robert O’Rourke · ms The Day the Century Ended · Francis Irby Gwaltney · na; illustrated by Anthony Kokinos & William Bryant

Bluebook [v101 #3, July 1955] ed. André Fontaine (McCall Corporation, 25¢, 128pp, quarto) From this issue the title on the cover reverts to Bluebook. Editor’s Note · [The Editor] · ed [Lydel Sims; Pat O’Neill; Herbert Brean]; includes comments on Lydel Sims, Pat O’Neill, Herbert Brean (with photo). Pro and Con · [The Readers] · lc _ · [extract from letter] · Albert M. Brown · lt __ · [response to Albert M. Brown] · John Dunlavy · ms _ · [extract from letter] · J. Willis Cantey · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Glynn Harvey · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Bill Bowie · lt _ · [extract from letter] · James N. Bell · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Mrs. F. C. Soth · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Rev. Charles Aylett Ashby · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Ward C. Harris · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Denton R. Moore · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Bernard J. Imwalle, Jr. · lt _ · [extract from letter] · Patrick Shehan · lt Why We Won’t Be Bombed · Andrew Tully · ar; illustrated by Wesley McKeown Rimini, Fourth of July · Pat O’Neill · ss; illustrated by John McDermott Cars: How to Keep Yours out of My Garage · Sidney Margolius (as told by Fred Haug) · cl A One-Man War · Harold Helfer · ar The Hunting of the Rogue · Robert W. Krepps · ss; illustrated by Frank Cozzarelli Who Believes in Flying Saucers? · Paul C. Benard · ar; illustrated by George Withers How to Stay Married · Loyd Rosenfield · ar; illustrated by Lowell Hess The Day We Spoke to Ty Cobb · Herbert Brean · ss; illustrated by John Prentice Potomac Patrol [Caleb Pettengill] · George Fielding Eliot · na; illustrated by Richard Cardiff Hell-Fire Harrod · Frank X. Tolbert · ar The Wondrous Travels of Tim O’Flynn · John & Ward Hawkins · ss; illustrated by William Bryant Do It Yourself, but Not Much! · Lang Sully · ar Whimsical Wills · Irv Leiberman · cl Bluebook’s Lend-a-Hand Dept. _ · It’s Your Money · Sidney Margolius · cl _ · Man Around the House · John Sharnik · cl _ · Man Outdoors · Robert McCormick · cl _ · Medical Report · Lawrence Galton · cl _ · Swimming Tips from the Experts · Irving T. Marsh · ms; with contributions by David A. Armbruster, Edna Child, Robert Kiphuth, Matt Mann, Frank Waterman. Read All About It: Submarines · John T. Dunlavy · cl The Narrowing Lust · Henry Kane · na; illustrated by Bob Correa It’s Ideas That Sell · Lawrence Galton · ms Crisis: A Time to Think · Lydel Sims · cl