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Issue Date: April, 1948; VOL. 23, No.6, WHOLE No. 138
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THIS MONTH'S COVER: WESLEY SNYDER's picture of paternal bliss is the real thing. His models were Reynold Brown, a neighbor in New York City, and his brand-new daughter. Snyder confesses one exaggeration: Brown looked so proud, the artist qouldn't resist painting little Marie as twins.
ARTICLES:
INSIDE front cover: "An Illustrated proverb suitable for framing". From John Ruskin. [Full page color painting by ARTHUR SZYK.]
For Every American Family: A New Budget Plan to Beat High Prices ... MADELYN WOOD.
The Divine Story of Handel's Messiah ... STEFAN ZWEIG.
How to Win a College Scholarship ... HAROLD A. WOLFF.
The Girl Who Took Gas ... WALTER LENTINO, M. D.
Do Mysterious Cycks Shape Our Lives? ... ROGER W. RIIS.
Needed: A Gambler's Anonymous ... MICHAEL EVANS.
Darling of the Dancing Debutantes ... LAWRENCE LADER. "You've probably never heard of MEYER DAVIS, yet he's America's best paid dance maestro."
New York to France -- in a Rowboat ... TOM MAHONEY. Frank Samuelson and George Harbo.
I Served on a Parole Board ... DR. DAVID DRESSLER.
Is Your Home Safe to Live In? ... REED MILLARD.
Voices Out of Nowhere ... VINCENT H. GADDIS. The Antics of Short Wave radio.
GREYHOUND Can Take You Anywhere ... NORMAN CARLISLE. How a giant bus line grew from one car to a cross-country fleet is a story typical of America.
A Pullman Porter Speaks His Mind ... JAKE WOLF and WELDON MELICK. Looking back on 43 years of service.
MR. VAUDEVILLE ... BYRON VAN RIPER. His rare old Phonograph records started JOE FRANKLIN on a fabulous career and re-created a golden era of the theater.
It's Maple Sugarin' Time Again ... HAYDN S. PEARSON. With full page color photo in New Hamshire by Winston Pote.
The Case of the Million Dollar Newsboy ... CAR0LINE BIRD.
Oklahoma's Orphan Empire ... WINNIFRED WISE. Sand Springs Home.
The Miracle of Birth ... J. D. RATCLIFF.
The Case of the Limping Spaniel ... EMILE C. SCHURMACHER.
The Gracious Lady at Blair House ... OSCAR SCHISGALL. Mrs. Victoria Geaney.
Cosmic Jester ... R. DEWITT MILLER.
He Met the Challenge of Darkness ... ALLEN RANKIN. "You have to be blind to see!" -- That motto has guided CHARLES (CHARLEY) BOSWELL to a championship in gold and victory in everyday life.
I Was Roosevelt's "Hobby Horse" ... MARY EBEN and CORINNE and TED GILLETT. The Curator of FDR's collection.
Up Where Adventure Begins ... RAPE GIBBS. Unusual and hazardous jobs are just routine for the air aces of JOHNSON FLYING SERVICE.
If You Were Secretary of State ... EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER.
Now the Deaf Can Be Taught to Hear ... KATHARINE B. JOHNSON.
"I Buy Anything" ... FRANK A. BARTONEK. CHARLES KELDER has build one of the most unusual businesses in the U. S.
Tough Guys Are Made -- Not Born ... VINCENT WHITNEY.
Miracle in Texas ... WILLARD L. STRODE, M.D.
What Do You Know About Your Eyes? ... SUSAN VOIGHT.
What We Owe to Radium ... WILLIAM STEPHENSON.
Smoke-Eaters, Incorporated ... JOHN KORD LAGEMANN.
PICTORIAL FEATURES:
THE END OF A PERFECT DAY. [Beautiful COLOR photos of SUNSETS, 10 full pages!]
BATTLE FOR LIFE. [18 FULL pages of photos of modern hospitals in action -- with captions]
AMERICA'S LEGENDARY HEROES. With text, and PAINTINGS especially for CORONET by HOWARD MUELLER. [NICE color paintings, featuring John Henry, Joe Magarac, Old Stormalong, Johnny Appleseed!]
BROADWAY BACKSTAGE. With exclusive photographs by RUTH ORKIN. [12 full pages of photos and captions behind the scenes on Broadway!]
DEPARTMENTS:
Celebrity Hide and Seek ... A CORONET QUICK QUIZ.
Come One, Come All! ... A CORONET QUICK QUIZ.
Too Tough to Classify ... A CORONET QUICK QUIZ.
Grin and Share It ... EDITED BY IRVING HOFFMAN.
There's Money in It.
Silver Linings.
Publisher: DAVID A. SMART. Editor in Chief: OSCAR DYSTEL.
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