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The Saturday Evening Post [v211 #51, June 17, 1939] (5¢, 108pp, 10½" x 13½", cover by Philip Clay Roettinger) The sketch of William Fay mentions his editing pulp magazines from about 1936 on. Details supplied by Mark Owings. 5 · Why Did They Confess? · W. G. Krivitsky · ar 7 · Idle Money—Idle Men · Wendell L. Willkie · ar 8 · We Got a Princess Too · R. Ross Annett · ss; illustrated by Amos Sewell 10 · Snags, Heavy Water and Mantraps · Frank Miller & J. F. McGarry · ar 12 · No Skin Off Me · William Fay · ss; illustrated by Robert Riggs 14 · Ingathering · Ruth Burr Sanborn · ss; illustrated by Charles La Salle 16 · New Heavens for Old · David O. Woodbury · ar; Palomar Observatory. 17 · Iron Men in a Mask · Stanley Frank · ar; about baseball. 18 · Bermuda Thrash · David Garth · ss; illustrated by James Williamson 20 · Golden Portage [Part 3 of 6] · Robert Ormond Case · sl; illustrated by Courtney Allen 22 · A Victory Dance · Alfred Noyes · pm The Saturday Evening Post Jun 19 1920 23 · Doctor Hutchins and I Shudder to Note · John Doddridge Blaine · ar; illustrated by Herbert Johnson 24 · Potluck · Ethel Jacobson · pm 24 · PerverseNature · Parke Cummings · hu 24 · Party Girl · Avery L. Giles · pm 24 · Pendulum · Johanna Clark · pm 24 · Cocktail Hour · Naomi Shaw · pm 27 · —And Then There Were None [Part 5 of 7] · Agatha Christie · sl; illustrated by Henry Raleigh 106 · Little Lulu · Marge · ct 108 · Keeping Posted · [Misc.] · cl; photo and autobio sketch of William Fay.

The Saturday Evening Post [v211 #52, June 24, 1939] (5¢, 104pp, 10½" x 13½", cover by John La Gatta) Details supplied by Mark Owings. 5 · Mr. Roosevelt Sets His Cap · Raymond Moley · ar 8 · Hooky Line and Sinker [Crunch & Des] · Philip Wylie · ss; illustrated by Donald Teague 10 · Give Us This Day · Garet Garrett · ar 12 · The City Is Full of Acacia Flowers · Eleanor Mercein · ss; illustrated by Floyd Davis 14 · A Column for King · Richard Howells Watkins · ss; illustrated by O. F. Schmidt 16 · Before the Bell · Joe Williams · ar; about boxing. 17 · The Double Cross in the Corn Patch · David Burpee (as told to Frank J. Taylor) · ar 18 · There’s Always Two Sides · Frank Bunce · ss; illustrated by Gilbert Bundy 20 · Golden Portage [Part 4 of 6] · Robert Ormond Case · sl; illustrated by Courtney Allen 23 · Bends, Sharks and Whales · Frank Meier & J. F. McGarry · ar 24 · Design for Killing · Mary Wilton · pm 24 · Moral Support · Mary T. Rauth · pm 24 · To Be Considered at Your Leisure · Naomi Shaw · pm 24 · On Reading Some Recent Books · Amy Greif · pm 24 · Chantey for Whom It May Concern · Al Graham · pm 26 · —And Then There Were None [Part 6 of 7] · Agatha Christie · sl; illustrated by Henry Raleigh 47 · Local · Georgia Sykes Sullivan · pm 69 · The Single-Track Mind · Arthur Guiterman · pm 90 · William Hobart—Nevada Sheriff · Martha Keller · pm 102 · Little Lulu · Marge · ct

The Saturday Evening Post [v212 #1, July 1, 1939] (5¢, 88pp, 10½" x 13½", cover by Arthur H. Fisher) The articles by Raymond Moley here and in later issues for a while are about the Roosevelt administration. Details supplied by Mark Owings. 5 · Marching Through the Mulberries · Nora Waln · ar; about Germany. 8 · The Saved Day · Ruth Rodney King · ss; illustrated by R. G. Harris 10 · The Editor Regrets [Bingo Little] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss; illustrated by James Williamson 12 · On the Campaign Trapeze · Raymond Moley · ar 14 · Chinatown Guide · Sidney Herschel Small · ss; illustrated by John Gannam 16 · “He’s Got Something” · J. P. McEvoy · ar; about Darrel F. Zanuck. 18 · A Man from Fort Necessity · Stephen Vincent Benét · ss; illustrated by Matt Clark 20 · Golden Portage [Part 5 of 6] · Robert Ormond Case · sl; illustrated by Courtney Allen 23 · Charles’ Gift · Hulbert Footner · ar 24 · Summer in the Office · Mary Ward · pm 24 · Evolution · Parke Cummings · hu 24 · Second Guessing · Bernard Jonas · hu 24 · Authentic Performance · Scott Corbett · hu 26 · —And Then There Were None [Part 7 of 7] · Agatha Christie · sl; illustrated by Henry Raleigh 27 · After Supper · Maurine Halliburton · pm 30 · Donkey · Arthur Guiterman · pm 86 · Little Lulu · Marge · ct 88 · Keeping Posted · [Misc.] · cl; (photo and autobi sketch of Ruth Rodney King).

The Saturday Evening Post [v212 #2, July 8, 1939] (5¢, 80pp, 10½" x 13½", cover by Norman Rockwell) Details supplied by Mark Owings. 5 · Escape [Part 1 of 9] · Ethel Vance · sl; illustrated by Harold Von Schmidt 8 · The Lucky Girls of Aruba · Ben Robertson · ar 10 · The Piper’s Children · I. A. R. Wylie · ss; illustrated by Denman Fink 12 · Little Miss Muscle · Alden H. Norton · ss; illustrated by Ritchie Cooper 14 · The Duel with Hoover · Raymond Moley · ar 16 · The Wicked Do Not Always Prosper · John W. Thomason, Jr. · ss; illustrated by John W. Thomason, Jr. 18 · Elmer Takes It Easy · Richard Macaulay · ss; illustrated by E. F. Ward 20 · Golden Portage [Part 6 of 6] · Robert Ormond Case · sl; illustrated by Courtney Allen 22 · So Long, Jigger Jones · Stewart H. Holbrook · ar; about lumberjacks. 25 · Young Man with Two Horns · Richard L. Neuberger · ar; about John Boettinger. 26 · Killed in Committee · Ethel Jacobson · pm 26 · Nymph, with a Lymph · Mary Elizabeth Counselman · pm 26 · Our Private Statistics · Parke Cummings · fa 26 · Nouns and Verbs · Dorothy Brown Thompson · pm 26 · A Break in the Party · Rita Stack · pm 26 · Eyes Right · W. N. S. · pm 55 · Farmer’s Faith · Rena Manning · pm 65 · Mountain Maid · Ann Cobb · pm; consists of: The Sixteenth Birthday / Keeping Sheep / A Proud Fair Maiden.; illustrated by Larry B. Kritcher 76 · Scottish Blood · Vincent Starrett · pm 78 · Little Lulu · Marge · ct

The Saturday Evening Post [v212 #3, July 15, 1939] (5¢, 80pp, 10½" x 13½", cover by Emery Clarke) Details supplied by Mark Owings. 5 · Logging Fool [Part 1 of 5] · Robert E. Pinkerton · sl; illustrated by Saul Tepper 8 · The First Lady of Hollywood · Thomas Wood · ar; about Louella Parsons. 10 · Rig for Diving · Alec Hudson · ss; illustrated by Anton Otto Fischer 12 · The Kamp Follower · Edmund Ware · ss; illustrated by William Meade Prince 14 · Who Wants to Know? · J. C. Furnas · ar; about US Census. 16 · Planned Economy · M. G. Chute · ss; illustrated by Charles LaSalle 18 · The Passing of a Cherub · Everett Rhodes Castle · ss; illustrated by Arthur William Brown 20 · Wild Swans and Faithful Dogs · Raymond Moley · ar 22 · Escape [Part 2 of 9] · Ethel Vance · sl; illustrated by Harold Von Schmidt 25 · Soldier · General Johnson Hagood · ar; about George Marshall. 26 · Turnabout · Fairfax Downey · pm 26 · To Be Pasted Neatly Over the Tie Rack · Naomi Shaw · pm 26 · Be Reasonable · W. E. Farbstein · pm 26 · Noted figures in the Daily Line-Up · Parke Cummings · hu 26 · Mosquito · Avery L. Giles · pm 26 · Lesson for Ladies · Phyllis McGinley · pm 26 · Note for an Argument · Henry V. Straka · pm 28 · The Will of Thomas Taber · Berton Braley · pm 59 · A Change of Mind · Charles Malam · pm 76 · Prayer for Grain · Grace Stillman Minck · pm 78 · Little Lulu · Marge · ct

The Saturday Evening Post [v212 #4, July 22, 1939] (5¢, 80pp, 10½" x 13½", cover by Paul Hesse) Details supplied by Mark Owings. 5 · Reformer in the Promised Land · Jack Alexander · ar; about Harold Ickes. 8 · Sinful Dadda Little [Ripley Little] · Booth Tarkington · ss; illustrated by Gilbert Bundy 10 · Under the Magnolia Tree · Grace Nies Fletcher · ss; illustrated by Ritchie Cooper 12 · Daniel Webster Had It Too · J. C. Furnas · ar; about hay fever. 13 · A Piece of Bent Iron · Robert M. Ormes · ar 14 · The Fourth Dimension [John Doowinkle] · Harry Klingsberg · ss; illustrated by E. F. Ward 16 · Red Snapper · Alexander Key · ss; illustrated by Anton Otto Fischer 18 · Logging Fool [Part 2 of 5] · Robert E. Pinkerton · sl; illustrated by Saul Tepper 20 · We Haven’t Begun to Swim · Steve Forsyth (as told to Phil R. Sheridan) · ar 23 · Stalin Prefers Siberia · Demaree Bess · ar 24 · Bittersweet · Baird Leonard · pm 24 · Hope Springs Eternal · R. C. Herrick · pm 24 · Botanical Heresy · W. E. Farbstein · pm 24 · Honor System · Jack Cluett · hu 24 · The Power of the Press · James Kapp · pm 24 · Working Model · Scott Corbett · pm 24 · Pollyanna Lets Her Hair Down · Naomi Shaw · pm 26 · Escape [Part 3 of 9] · Ethel Vance · sl; illustrated by Harold Von Schmidt 52 · Hillborn · Arthur Guiterman · pm 60 · The Riveter · Dorothy Brown Thompson · pm 78 · Little Lulu · Marge · ct 80 · Keeping Posted · [Misc.] · cl; photo & autobio sketch of Alexander Key.

The Saturday Evening Post [v212 #5, July 29, 1939] (5¢, 80pp, 10½" x 13½", cover by Floyd Davis) Details supplied by Mark Owings. 5 · How to Become a Great Writer · Alva Johnston · ar; about Edgar Rice Burroughs. 8 · The Monte Carlo Massacre [Colin Glencannon] · Guy Gilpatric · ss; illustrated by Anton Otto Fischer 10 · Island Doctor · Ray Millholland · ss; illustrated by Tom Lovell 12 · Bank Crisis, Bullet Crisis - Same Smile · Raymond Moley · ar 14 · The Homestead Orchard · H. L. Davis · ss; western.; illustrated by Benton Clark 16 · Fishing Is for Kids · Donald Hough · ss; illustrated by Larry B. Kritcher 18 · Plant Trees and Stay Young · Frank J. Taylor · ar 20 · Escape [Part 4 of 9] · Ethel Vance · sl; illustrated by Harold Von Schmidt 23 · What Has Happened to Mexico’s Oil? · Ruth Sheldon · sr; illustrated by Herbert Johnson 24 · Whither Are We drifting? Or, You Tell ’Em Pop! · Ethel Jacobson · pm 24 · These Never Broke a Postman’s back · Parke Cummings · hu 24 · There’s Nothing Like an Intelligent Discussion · Berton Braley · pm 24 · Sourpuss Snort · Baron Ireland · pm 24 · Leghorn’s Lament · Joe Wesp · pm 26 · Logging Fool [Part 3 of 5] · Robert E. Pinkerton · sl; illustrated by Saul Tepper 57 · A Growing Hand · Joseph Auslander · pm 70 · Diary · Martha Berndtson · pm 78 · Little Lulu · Marge · ct

The Saturday Evening Post [v212 #6, August 5, 1939] (5¢, 84pp, 10½" x 13½", cover by Norman Rockwell) Details supplied by Mark Owings. 5 · The Crisis in Christianity · Will Durant · ar; illustrated by Edward Shenton 7 · My Flight from Stalin · W. G. Krivitsky · ar; Former General to the Red Army. 8 · The Witch of Woonsapucket · Paul Gallico · ss; illustrated by Ritchie Cooper 10 · Whatta Men Want, Anyway? · Lucile Babcock · ss; illustrated by Arthur William Brown 12 · Rehearsal for a Fiasco · Raymond Moley · ar 14 · She Put Out to Go · Lula Vollmer · ss; illustrated by Amos Sewell 16 · Water Hole · Edison Marshall · ss; illustrated by Rico Tomaso 18 · Cod and Canvas · Anon. · ar; illustrated by Maxwell Frederic Coplan 20 · Logging Fool [Part 4 of 5] · Robert E. Pinkerton · sl; illustrated by Saul Tepper 23 · Death in a Mirror · J. C. Furnas · ar; illustrated by Herbert Johnson 24 · Dolce Far Niente in Summer Is Plenty · Baron Ireland · pm 24 · Any Nana to Her Poor Little Sing · Lillian Day · hu 26 · Escape [Part 5 of 9] · Ethel Vance · sl; illustrated by Harold Von Schmidt 52 · The Rain Road · Frances Bragan Richman · pm 82 · Little Lulu · Marge · ct

The Saturday Evening Post [v212 #7, August 12, 1939] (5¢, 80pp, 10½" x 13½", cover by John Phillips) Details supplied by Mark Owings. 5 · Trust Buster, the Folklore of Thurman Arnold · Joseph Alsop & Robert Kintner · ar 8 · —And Out Like a Lamb · David Lamson · ss; illustrated by Harvey Dunn 10 · The Tent · Virginia Black · ss; illustrated by George Brehm 12 · “Kings Cannot Err” · Raymond Moley · ar 14 · Tractor Man’s Holiday [Alexander Botts] · William Hazlett Upson · ss; illustrated by Earle B. Winslow 16 · Escape [Part 6 of 9] · Ethel Vance · sl; illustrated by Harold Von Schmidt 18 · Last Act, Last Scene · Almet Jenks · ss; illustrated by Floyd Davis 20 · Gambling Ship · Florabel Muir · ar 23 · What Is Moral Rearmament? · Stanley High · ar 24 · Judicial Baseball · Tom S. Elrod · hu 24 · Summer Hotel · Walter H. Schmidt · hu 24 · Something Should Be Done · E. B. Crosswhite · pm 24 · Laughing Lady · Ethel Jacobson · pm 24 · “Through a Glass Darkly” · Fairfax Downey · pm 24 · Thirty Days After Date... · G. B. Walton · pm 26 · Logging Fool [Part 5 of 5] · Robert E. Pinkerton · sl; illustrated by Saul Tepper 57 · Golden Wedding · Ann Vandenberg Dunshie · pm 78 · Little Lulu · Marge · ct 80 · Keeping Posted · [Misc.] · cl; photo & autobio sketch of Virginia Black.

The Saturday Evening Post [v212 #8, August 19, 1939] (5¢, 84pp, 10½" x 13½", cover by Frances Tipton Hunter) Details supplied by Mark Owings. 5 · Double for Death [Part 1 of 7; Tecumseh Fox] · Rex Stout · sl; illustrated by John Gannam 8 · Freight Trains on Our Highways · Magner White · ar 10 · Billy and You · Herbert M. Alexander · ss; illustrated by O. F. Schmidt 11 · Spring Over Brooklyn · Zachary Gold · ss; illustrated by Gilbert Bundy 12 · The Old Crawdad [Crunch & Des] · Philip Wylie · ss; illustrated by James Williamson 14 · Baseball’s Ugly Duckling-Durable Durocher · Arthur Mann · ar 16 · This Mysterious “They” · Jerome Weidman · ss; illustrated by William Meade Prince 18 · Heaven or Bust · Raymond Moley · ar 20 · A Salmon for the White House [Ephraim Tutt] · Arthur Train · ss; illustrated by Arthur William Brown 23 · How Japan Carries On · Hallett Abend · ar; illustrated by Herbert Johnson 24 · Mrs. Peachey’s Predicament; or, No Mot Parades · Ogden Nash · pm 24 · Everything in Its Place · Arthur Guiterman · pm 24 · Thoughts While Waiting in the Waldorf Lobby · Naomi Shaw · pm 24 · The Football Coach Goes Into Training · Bob De Haven · hu 24 · To a Certain Portrait Painter · Gertrude Ryder Bennett · pm 27 · Escape [Part 7 of 9] · Ethel Vance · sl; illustrated by Harold Von Schmidt 34 · Aunt Betsy · Irene T. Dague · pm 82 · Little Lulu · Marge · ct 84 · Keeping Posted · [Misc.] · cl; photo & autobio sketch of Hallett Abend.

The Saturday Evening Post [v212 #9, August 26, 1939] (5¢, 80pp, 10½" x 13½", cover by Charles E. Kerlee) Details supplied by Mark Owings. 5 · Boss on the Spot · Jack Alexander · ar; about Enoch Johnson. 8 · A Good Night’s Work · Joel Sayre · ss; illustrated by E. F. Ward 10 · Where Anything Can Happen · Courtney Ryley Cooper · ar 12 · Times Have Changed · Ben Ames Williams · ss; illustrated by Anton Otto Fischer 14 · The Big Stick · John Jennings · ss; illustrated by Matt Clark 16 · Hop Man’s Daughter · Charles Alexander · ss; illustrated by Earle B. Winslow 18 · Double for Death [Part 2 of 7; Tecumseh Fox] · Rex Stout · sl; illustrated by John Gannam 20 · “There’s One Issue-It’s Myself” · Raymond Moley · ar 23 · Nazi Germany’s First Colony · Demaree Bess · ar; illustrated by Herbert Johnson 24 · Wishful Thinking · G. W. · hu 24 · Ladies’ Doubles · Parke Cummings · hu 24 · Unfair Competition · Dick Kardel · pm 24 · Thankful · W. E. Farbstein · pm 24 · Reflection Upon Viewing the Most Extravagant, the Most Awe-Inspiring, the Most Stupendous Show on Earth · Naomi Shaw · pm 27 · Escape [Part 8 of 9] · Ethel Vance · sl; illustrated by Harold Von Schmidt 38 · Call of Far Places · Louis J. Sanker · pm 60 · To the New Owner · Lucile Hargrove Reynolds · pm 76 · Some Other Time · Eleanor Graham · pm 78 · Little Lulu · Marge · ct