Author: MULTIPLE CONTRIBUTORS
Title: Maclean's Magazine, March 15, 1952 - the Story of the Toronto Star/How Racketeers Got Italians Into Canada by Selling Visas
Description: Canada: Maclean-Hunter, 1952. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Illustrated by Cahen, Oscar (Cover Art). Features: Oscar Cahen cover illustration of confused Lineman atop a utility pole; Jergens Lotion ad featuring photos of Esther Williams and Barry Sullivan; The Greatest Three-Cent Show on Earth - The Toronto Star got to be one of the loudest, craziest and most successful papers in the world by unleashing an army of reporters on stories and stunts carefully calculated to please - as well as infurate - some of the people all of the time - article with photos of many famous personalities, by Pierre Berton (part 1 of 2); How Racketeers Sold Entry into Canada - Corrupt Canadian Government Officials and Unscrupulous Travel Agents Have Extorted Thousands of Dollars to Smuggle Italian Immigrants into Canada; The Princess and the Wild One - story by W.O. Mitchell, illustrated by Duncan MacPherson; The Lord Will Take Care of Us - The Hutterites of Alberta - article with photos, including colour photo of Ann Wurtz and her sister Susie Waldner posing with Anne's twins; The Beard - Feature photo-illustrated article on Robertson Davies; Qu'Appelle - The Saskatchewan Valley That Calls; Marie Dressler - Queen of the Movie Queens - a Maclean's Flashback to the Cobourg-born 1931 winner of the best actress Oscar; Chase for Killer Stanley Buckowski - How Detective A.J. (Trigger) Payne tracked the murderer of Alfred Layng, Robert and Gloria McKay, and Helen Edmunds - interesting article with photos; A Secret Manual for Week-End Guests - humour by Eric Nicol, illustrated by Harold Town; Royal Roads Military College ad; Nice colour photo Kodak camera ad; Li'l Abner-themed Cream of Wheat ad; Nice Sweet Caps ad; Nice full-page colour-photo ad for Snyder's Fine Furniture of Waterloo, Ontario; Peter Whalley Cartoon; Virginia Mayo is featured in an Auto-Lite spark plug ad; The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment (Motor) is honoured in a colour ad sponsored by O'Keefe's Brewing Company; Murrell Belanger and his Belanger 99 Special and pit crew are featured in a two-colour Champion spark plug ad; Great Coke ad on back cover features attractive young nurse. Moderate wear. 72 pages. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Maclean's Magazine, March 15, 1952 - The Story of the Toronto Star/How Racketeers Sold Visas to Canada confused Lineman atop a utility pole; Jergens Lotion ad featuring photos of Esther Williams and Barry Sullivan; The Greatest Three-Cent Show on Earth -. Good .

Keywords: Maclean's 15 1952 / ; ; Three Cent Canadiana Issues True Crime