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Title: Collier's, the National Weekly Magazine, November 5, 1949 - Baseball in Japan / Soviet Threat
Description: Springfield, Ohio: The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, 1949. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Dwyer, James; Koskinen, Harry; Patterson, Robert; Darrow, Whitney Jr.;. 74 pages. Articles: My 4-Year War with the Reds (part 1) - Brig. General Frank Howley warns "The Russians are international gangsters who will destroy us if they can" - with photos; Lustron - the House That Lots of Jack Built - Carl Strandlund's company received $50 million from the government to build masses of steel-enamel homes in his Columbus, Ohio factory; Jean Peters - The Girl Who Didn't go After Hollywood - article with super full-page color photo; Those Explosive Nobel Prizes (part 1 of 2); World's Most Robbed Bank - State Bank of Rangeville, VA has been robbed 490-odd times since 1945 - it's a dummy created by the F.B.I. on the Quantico Marine Corps base at Quantico, VA; Slide, Fujimura, Slide! - Baseball in Japan is as popular as ever - article with excellent photos, especially the shot of 'emancipated' women appearing in public at games; Letter Found on a Lady's Desk; Lineman of the Year? - Notre Dame's giant end Leon Hart - article with nice color photo. Fiction: The Equatorial Man; The Difficult Age; Saturday Date; Courtesy of the Road; Bootlegger's Treasure (part 3 of 4). Includes these nice vintage ads: Zenith entertainment products; Elgin watches; Packard Cars; Hamilton watches; Pall Mall cigarettes; Chevrolet cars; Dupont antifreeze (nice cartoon illustrations); Auto-Lite ad features nice photo of Ida Lupino; Schlitz beer; Pendleton shirts; Budweiser; Congress playing cards - featuring Mme. Schiaparelli and "Gogo" Berenson; Brunswick bowling products; Camel cigarettes (back cover) - featuring auto-racing champion Bill Holland. Covers loosening from staples. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Collier's, The National Weekly Magazine, November 5, 1949. Fair .

Keywords: Collier's 5 1949 Literature Sport Issues

Price: US$ 250.00 Seller: RareNonFiction.com - Rare Books and Vintage Magazines
- Book number: 534g1554