The Saturday Evening Post, December [Dec.] 23, 1950 - John Wayne / Our Softhearted Warriors in Korea
by Lull, Roderick; Wylie, Philip; Wilson, Neill C.; McNeil, Steve; Pearson, Grant; MacKaye, Milton; Martin, Pete; Gellhorn, Martha; Smith, Beverly; Clark, Neil M.; Waln, Nora; Kearney, Joseph N.; Albrand, Martha; Kelland, Clarence Budington ; Worden, W.L
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- Paperback
- first
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About This Item
USA: Curtis Publishing Company, 1950. Book. Illus. by Alajalov; Hughes, George; Pott, Rudy; Briggs, Austin; Englert, George; Sewell, Amos; Lidov, Arthur. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 76 pages. Nice cover illustration of young couple discovering they have each bought a Christmas tree. Articles: Ill Take Sled Dogs for Rough Going - Alaskan ranger Grant Pearson travels by dog sled; Spare Parts for Human Bodies - The U.S. Naval Medical Center at Bethesda, Maryland maintains an inventory of replacement parts for wounded soldiers; The Ladies Like 'Em Rugged - John Wayne is Hollywood's No. 1 he-man; The Kids Don't Remember a Thing - a new generation of young Americans flies over England, defending her against the Reds; All-Time Champ of the Lobbyists - Sam Ward was the most engaging scoundrel to ever afflict Washington; It's Tough to Go to School in New Mexico - color-photo-illustrated article about kids in Catron County who commute up to 50 miles one way through savage territory and wicked weather; Our Softhearted Warriors in Korea - US Troops care for pathetic Korean war orphans; India Opens Her Hidden Storehouse - American machinery is tapping rich farmland in India; Article on Napalm a.k.a. Bouncing Fire; Every Brick of the Vernal, Utah Post Office was shipped in by Mail! Short Stories: Child of Divorce; Company for Christmas Dinner; Granny Hite and the Angry Mob; Small-Town Doctor. Serials: The Desperate Woman (part 5 of 6); The Great Mail Robbery (conclusion). Ads: Nice one-page colour-photo ad for Cyanamid features artist Andre Dugo painting Christmas Seal illustration; Fatima Cigarettes; Color-photo Caterpillar ad features two Cat dragging loads of Christmas trees from bush; Nice color-illustrated ad for Studebaker trucks inside back cover; Sunkist naval orange ad on back cover. Small chip from lower tip of front cover, otherwise unmarked with average wear and soiling. Faint pink discoloration near lower corner of several pages. Complete and intact. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue..
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- Title
- The Saturday Evening Post, December [Dec.] 23, 1950 - John Wayne / Our Softhearted Warriors in Korea
- Author
- Lull, Roderick; Wylie, Philip; Wilson, Neill C.; McNeil, Steve; Pearson, Grant; MacKaye, Milton; Martin, Pete; Gellhorn, Martha; Smith, Beverly; Clark, Neil M.; Waln, Nora; Kearney, Joseph N.; Albrand, Martha; Kelland, Clarence Budington ; Worden, W.L
- Illustrator
- Alajalov; Hughes, George; Pott, Rudy; Briggs, Austin; Englert, George; Sewell, Amos; Lidov, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Curtis Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- The Saturday Evening Post, December 23 1950, John Wayne, Korean War, Christmas trees, Alaska - Sled Dogs, Grant Pearson, dog sled, human Spare Parts, U.S. Naval Medical Center, Bethesda Maryland, wounded soldiers, John Wayne, Hollywood male stars, Ameri
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- Medicine;
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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