Saturday Evening Post, Collier's, Country Home 1939 - 1957 Drop Down Menu -

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SATURDAY EVENING POST, COLLIER'S, COUNTRY HOME 1939 - 1957 DROP DOWN MENU -. These cover various topics and are written in English. Ideal for those interested in historical and literary treasures from the mid-20th century. Also contains a short story by Cliff Farrell. Has ads aboutThe Yearling starring Gregory Peck, a Ford Woody station wagon, and GE "Natural color tone" radios. PLEASE NOTE THAT eBay pushed this live before I was ready. Items of importance: 1. Each date only includes 1 magazine. For some reason, some dates show with more than one magazine. The "Saturday Evening Post, Collier's, Country Home 1939 - 1955 Drop Down Menu" is a collection of magazines, all with serials or short stories written by author Luke Short (Frank Glidden). Luke Short was a pseudonym of Frank Glidden. These cover various topics and are written in English. This nostalgic collection captures the essence of the era between 1939 to 1957, providing readers with a glimpse into the past through its engaging stories and informative content. Ideal for those interested in historical and literary treasures from the mid-20th century. Country Home ... January 1939...has a short story by Luke Short titled Brand of Justice Also has an article titled Dance With Me by Arthur Murray. Many other interesting articles and editorials reflecting the mood and items of importance of the day. Covers are detached, and a couple of pages have small corners torn out. Paper is supple and slightly off white. Nice full page ads for Allis Chalmers and Ford Trucks. Collier's 1950...November 4... Part 1 of a new western serial Play A Lone Hand by Luke Short. Full page ad for RCA Victor Television, Old Thompson Blended Whiskey, Beautiful 2 page ad for the 1951 Hudson Hornet, 2 page ad for General Motors, 2 page ad for Chevrolet, , full page ad for GE washers and flatplate ironer. Interesting article quoting the science of the day Don't Smoke - unless you like it, Football article titled Another Galloping Ghost at Illinois Johnny Karras, and much more. Typical condition. please see pictures for condition of covers. 1950...November 18... Part 3 of a new western serial Play A Lone Hand by Luke Short. Full page ad for Body by Fisher (Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Cadillac) Interesting articles on How are your child's textbooks selected, If Red China Strikes, and more. Typical condition. Please see pictures for condition of covers. Pages are off-white and supple. 1952...June 7...Part 1 of a new western serial Saddle by Starlight by Luke Short. Ads for Chevrolet, Nash, and others Articles on Rocky Marciano, Teach your wife to be a widow, and more. Typical condition. Please see pictures for condition of covers. Pages are off-white and supple. 1952...June 21 Front Cover of Jackie Jansen's All-American Family. Part 3 of a new western serial Saddle by Starlight by Luke Short. Ads for Ford, Hudson, and Jeep. Articles on old wives' tales about pregnancy, A is for atom, and more. Covers are still attached, but not even 50%, otherwise typical condition with pages creamy and supple. 1952...July 12...Part 6 of a new western serial Saddle by Starlight by Luke Short. Also has a short story The Sons of Cyrus Trask by John Steinbeck, article on Barbara Stanwyck, an article about the Cleveland Indians, Political conventions, and more. Awesome old ads. Back cover is missing, front cover is mostly detached. Please see pictures for a more complete description of the magazine. Pages are very supple. 1953...September 4...Part 2 of a western serial Silver Rock by Luke Short. Awesome Studebaker ad, Sherlock Holmes story by Adrian Conan Doyle, Kinsey's report on the differences between the sexes, Football, Paper bathing suits, and more. Magazine is in VG condition, with slight waviness to back pages, due to water, but minimal discoloration. Please see pictures for condition of covers. 1953...September 18...Part 3 of a western serial Silver Rock by Luke Short. Article on How Dr. Kinsey's report (featured in September 4, 1953) on women may help your marriage, A new Sherlock Holmes Story by Adrian Conan Doyle, a full page color Ad for Nash Airflytes...Nash Ambassador, Nash Statesman, and Nash Rambler on inside of Front Cover, facing page is ad for Ethyl Gasoline, articles include the plight of the honest cop (part 1), football preview, and more. Please see pictures for condition of covers. Pages inside are creamy and supple. 1953...October 2...Conclusion of a western serial Silver Rock by Luke Short. A new Sherlock Holmes Story by Adrian Conan Doyle, article on the Knuckle Ball for baseball, Canada's Great Uranium Rush, full page ad for TWA airlines, Oldsmobile Starfire, Buick Roadmaster, a centerfold for Crosley TV, and much more. Please see pictures for condition of covers. Interior is in great shape. 1956...December 21... Part 1 of a western serial Doom Cliff by Luke Short. Other articles include One Minute to Ditch, the true story of a plane about to go down. The Barefoot Patriots, and more. The most amazing ads for General Motors (they used a different type of paper for the ending of One Minute to Ditch, that is why it appears different in the photo),Chrysler, American Motors, Ford (2 page ad). Altogether a very nice copy of a hard to find magazine. 1957...January 4... Part 2 of a western serial Doom Cliff by Luke Short. Articles include Princess Grace Prepares for her Baby, 18,000,000 teenagers can't be wrong, He Makes Hockey look easy, about Montreal's Jean Beliveau, awesome ads, and more. The magazine is in great shape, but front cover is partially detached at the bottom. Please see pictures for condition of covers. Saturday Evening Post 1941...April 26...Conclusion of a western serial Blood on the Moon by Luke Short. Also, 8 color photographs (remember this is 1941 and color photography was new) of desert cacti in bloom. Many ads for autos, Ford, Cadillac, GMC Trucks, Chrysler, DeSoto, Packard Clipper, Chrysler, Chevrolet, Mercury, Buick, Studebaker, Hudson, Pontiac, and probably more. Magazine is in very good condition, especially considering it's 84 years old! Pages are supple, with no major rips, tears, etc. 1945...June 16...World War II was still in progress in the Pacific. Therefore, all automobile factories were being used to build engines for the war effort. Comics and ads reflected this. This magazine has part 5 of Coroner Creek by Luke Short. Other articles are: Twenty Thousand Headaches Under the Sea (about the submarine dubbed the "Old Girl", The Great Buffalo Roundup of 1945, and more. Ads for Philco Radio, and more, see pictures for some of them. 1946...March 2...Norman Rockwell cover...Has part 1 of Fiddlefoot by Luke Short. Front cover has a large closed chip which can be seen best in the photo with all of the Saturday Evening Posts in it, and the last one which shows the chip up close It has also had one page removed and part of another page where an ad was removed in the lower right hand corner. 1946...March 9...Has part 2 of Fiddlefoot by Luke Short. Magazine is in VG condition, with tape to the bottom of the spine. Many cool ads, including Ford Trucks, Ford Woody convertible, Nash, RCA Victor, and some sexist ads. 1946...March 16... 1946...March 30...Has part 5 of Fiddlefoot by Luke Short. Magazine is in VG+ condition. Has ads for Dr. Pepper, Jeep, REO, Greyhound bus and more. 1946...April 13...Has conclusion of Fiddlefoot by Luke Short. Magazine is in VG- condition, with ads for White Trucks, Swift's Ham, Kelvinator and GE refrigerators, Lincoln, Ford, Studebaker, Jeep Willys, to name a few with articles about Atomic energy, Ladie's hats, and short stories. 1946... October 19...Part 1 of Station West by Luke Short. An outstanding article titled The Case of Erle Stanley Gardner , Another article about Lassie and other dogs that were stars. Ads depicting Bing Crosby and Philco, Packard, Oldsmobile, Ford, Jeep Station Wagon, General Motors, and DeSoto automobiles. The worst issue of this magazine is one page has a chip that was taped back in. Otherwise, VG+ 1946... October 26...Station West part 2 by Luke Short, One more serial, four short stories, and one book condensation. Also, ads for White Trucks, Lil Abner and Cream of Wheat, Campbell's Soup, Doidge Trucks, Buick, Ride by Train or Fly on Pan-Am or TWA, Wurlitzer, and many more. Articles include an article about Des Moines, the Atlantic Graveyard, The thirty-Million Dollar Flower, Dixie Deer Hunt, and more. 1946...November 2...Norman Rockwell visits a Country School. I loved this article. Many unsigned sketches accompany it, I think they were done by Rockwell, at least they are in his style, but like I said, they are unsigned. Part 3 of Station West by Luke Short, articles about the KKK, and the Munich Bomb among others. Also ads about Ford Trucks, Chevrolet, and many more vintage ads. 1946... November 9...Part 4 of Station West by Luke Short. Also contains articles about Football's Black Market, l'm Through with Teaching, The Glorious Collapse of the 106th, as well as ads for Pontiac, Buick, Ford, Mobilgas, and many more. VG+ condition except for bend to almost all the pages at the top as can be seen in most of the pictures. 1946... November 16...Part 5 of Station West by Luke Short...Contains one other part of another serial, 1 Novelette, 4 short stories, and 9 articles, among them are articles on Memphis, Can Germany Ever Feed its People?, How Many Pounds in a Pood, The Mystery of Peter Ney, Men at Work-State Cop, They're Kind to Employers, and many more. Ads include Mercury, Bing Crosby and Philco, Armour Ham, Whitman's Chocolates, Oldsmobile w/Hydramatic Drive, Packard, Dodge, Kelly Springfield Tires, Borden's Cheese, Canada Dry, Kraft, Chevrolet Trucks, Nash, and Many, Many more! 1946... November 23...VG++ No Address Label...Part 6 of Station West by Luke Short. Contains one other serial part and 5 short stories, nine articles including The Gay Banker of Rock Hill (when gay was a good thing) Ads for White Trucks, Caterpillar Diesel, Campbell Soup, Mobilgas, Chrysler (Plymouth, Dodge, and DeSoto all pictured) Buick, Prestone Anti-Freeze, Heinz Ketchup, Camel Cigarettes, Good Year Tires, Pyres, RCA Victor, and even has a map and a quiz of the United States when it only had 48 states! 1946... November 30...Conclusion of Station West by Luke Short. Also contains articles about Stalin's mystery cities of Siberia, It's tough being the president's daughter, The Beachhead-happy thunderbirds, challenge to the cities and more. Also contains a short story by Cliff Farrell. Has ads about The Yearling starring Gregory Peck, a Ford Woody station wagon, and GE "Natural color tone" radios. Magazine is in VG+ condition or better. 1947...May 31...Awesome picture of a Cocker Spaniel on the front cover that is suitable for framing. Part 1 of High Vermilion by Luke Short. Articles titled THE EX-COP WHO RUNS NEW YORK, SHALL WE BRING HOME THE DEAD OF WORLD WAR II, HOW TO CRACK A SAFE, AND MORE. Also ads for Chevrolet, Ford, Pontiac, and others. Magazine is in about VG to VG+ condition. 1947...June 7...Although there are two ladies in the attic going through Grandma's old clothes, there is lots of blatant sexism in this one, selling everything from ties, to pens, to socks. This magazine contains part 2 of the Luke Short serial High Vermilion, along with four short stories and another serial containing part 1 called Extra! Extra! by Clarence Budington Kelland. Other ads include Cadillac, International Trucks, Lincoln Continental Cabriolet, Hoover Vacuum, Studebaker, Arvin Radios, Fruehauf Trailers, Wilson Golf Clubs with Strata-Bloc, Westinghouse Radio Consolette, and Motorola Auto Radio. Gregory Peck is featured on the back cover in an ad for Chesterfield cigarettes. Magazine is overall in VG+ condition. Articles include one titled LET'S QUIT KIDDING OURSELVES ABOUT CHINA . (they were aware even in 1947 about the evil in China) 1947...July 5...Outstanding articles in this issue...They Signed Their Lives For You (About the authors of the Declaration of Independence, their lives, vices, and strengths)...Tony Zale, Middleweight Champion (Boxing) of the World, Admiral Halsey, and more. Part 6 of High Vermilion by Luke Short. Ads for Apex washers, Cutler Hammer controls, GE Refrigerators, Westinghouse Refrigerators, and many many more! 1948...August 7...Contains the first part of The Danger Hole by Luke Short.. Contains four short stories, and part 2 of a serial by Erle Stanley Gardner. Articles includes the case that rocked New Jersey, Indianapolis, an outstanding article about stock car racing titled Thunderbolts with Fenders , Crime was my Business. Ads include Glass food containers, Using gas in appliances, Philco, Ethyl gasoline with eight butterflies identified in the ad, Koroseal by BF Goodrich, Heinz 57, Jeepster, Palmolive, Chrysler (Plymouoth, Dodge, De Soto), Boeing, Easy Spindrier with automatic spin-rinse, Ford Trucks, Black & Decker tools, Chevrolet, and TWA among others. 1948... August 14...Contains a Novella Story by Luke Short (This is technically a novella, of which this is the second part. The first part is available in the August 7 issue above) titled The Danger Hole also contains the third of an eight part serial by Erle Stanley Gardner, and four short stories. Articles include California's Biggest Headache ( even back then, it was too many immigrants, although then they were at least legal), Don't Shoot Father - Save Him For Laughs, Eat Hearty, It's Plenty, Post Scripts, and numerous ads, including but not limited to: GMC Trucks, Ford, Diesel Powered Pennsylvania Railroad, Douglas Airplanes DC-6, Packard, Buick Roadmaster, Admiral Portable Radios, and Simonize Cleaner. 1948...December 25...NORMAN ROCKWELL COVER. Please see photos for a better description of the cover condition. Part 1 of Ambush by Luke Short. Four Short Stories by R. Ross Annett, James Street, Bess Streeter Aldrich, and Sidney Herschel Small. Contains the sixth of eight parts of a serial by Nancy Rutledge, as well as articles titled How Our Seamen Bounced the Commies, Will Peiping Conquer the Communists, My Fifty Years in the White House and more. Great ads for Boeing, Keiser Automobiles, and more! 1949...January 8...Part 3 of Ambush by Luke Short. Short Stories by Nancy and Norbert Davis, William MacHarg, Clifford Dowdey, and John Burgan. Conclusion to Serial by Nancy Rutledge. Articles about My fifty years in the White House, Men at Work: Forest Ranger, and more. Ads for Walt Disney, Chris Craft boats, Frazer Autos, International Trucks, Remington Deluxe Keyboard...Sorry, I mean typewriter, RCA Eyewitness TV, TWA airlines, 7-UP, Whitman's Chocolates, and much more. Some separation at top of spine, also a few pages have brown spots. 1949...January 22...Part 5 of Ambush by Luke Short. Articles include Who Really Elected Truman, Tales of the Indian Devil, Look at that Girl Go!, My Fifty Years in the White House. Ads include: Ethyl Gasoline, Plymouth, Cadillac, General Electric, Ford Trucks, Zenith Television with the Giant Circle Screen, Oldsmobile, and more. Magazine is in poor condition. No writing, limited rips or tears, but one two pages that are together are loose, and there is severe staining at the tops of all the pages throughout the magazine. 1949...December 3...Vengence Valley Part 1 by Luke Short, and another serial by Clarence Budington Kelland. Four Short Stories, and eight articles including I Fell For The Footlights, My Three Years in Moscow: Falsehood: Russia's Sharpest Weapon, Men at Work: Illustrator, and more. Ads for BF Goodrich, Armstrong Floors, General Electric Clocks, Campbell's Soup, Philco TV, Chrysler (Plymouth, Dodge, De Sotom Chrysler), Maxwell House Coffee, Meat, Studebaker, Borden Instant Coffee, Buick, Allis Chamers, Magnavox, Pan Am Airlines, TWA airlines, the Steel industry, Ford, The Oxford Bible, JA Cox Fishing Reels, American Flyer Electric Trains, and Life Savers among others. 1949...December 24...72 pages...Part 4 of Vengeance Valley by Luke Short. 4 short stories, 1 Serial by Clarence Budington Kelland, Post Scripts, 8 articles including Some Cops Have Lovely Legs, The World's Most Famous Church, (St. Peter's basilica), The Cities of America: Balboa, What I Don't Like About Hotels and more. Ads for a new Movie On The Town with Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Betty Garrett and more, Plymouth, 7UP, Proto Tools, Elger Plumbing fixtures, Canada Dry, and more! 1949...December 31...Part 5 of Vengeance Valley by Luke Short...Also contains the conclusion of The Innocent Buccaneer by Clarence Buddington Kelland and four short stories. The seven articles include Candidate Truman's Magic Brew, What's the Matter With Our High Schools?, I Lived With The Chinese Pirates, Farewell, Jackass!, and more. Ads include Boeing, Walt Disney Cinderella , Armstrong Flooring, Goodyear Tires, Campbell's Soup, Pontiac, Aluminum, Steel, Carter's Carbons & Ribbons, and Bing Crosby on the back cover and many more. 1950...January 14...Conclusion to Vengeance Valley by Luke Short...Also contains the second of eight parts of the serial The Corpse in the Sea by Max Murray as well as four short stories. Seven articles include one about Gary Cooper and his family, Flagstaff Arizona, Why we Lost China: We Opened the Door For The Communists (second of three articles) and more. Ads include Motorola Radio, Nash cars, Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Recruiting for the army and air force, Dash Dog Food featuring beagles, Southern Pacific Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad, Southern California, and Black and Decker Tools, Lil Abner and Cream of Wheat, Malarky Plywoods, Monsanto Chemicals, and more. 1955...April 23...This magazine has one of my favorite covers, with Philadelphia and Brooklyn tied 6 all in the top of the 9th, junior falls asleep and dad has to leave the game! Part 2 of Fool's Treasure by Luke Short. Also the Conclusion to The Case of the Sunbather's Diary by Erle Stanley Gardner, along with four short stories. the 10 articles include Newest Hotshot on the Yankees (Bob Grim), Loneliest Spot in America, The Kids Have Gone Nuts On Haircuts, Murder on his Conscience, and more. Ads include: Chrysler Imperial, Homelite Chainsaws, Green Giant Peas, Fram Filters, Oldsmobile, Texaco (With Dalmatians) GMC Trucks, Studebaker, Ford, Kaiser Aluminum, Pontiac, American Airlines, Santa Fe Railroad, Weyerhaeuser Timber, Chrysler, Body By Fisher (Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Cadillac) Furs, Hoover Vacuum Cleaner, Samsonite, and more. 1955...May 7...Contains Part 4 of Fool's Treasure by Luke Short. Also contains another part of a serial, 4 short stories, a novelette, and 7 articles which includes articles The Face of America; Song of the Ohio, Ten Years after Doomsday, The Doctors Who Battle The Tropics, A Way With Women, and more. Ads include Bob Hope with Page & Shaw Chocolates, Campbell's Soup, Buick Roadmaster, General Electric, Pittsburgh Paints, Pontiac, USS United States Steel, Hines Root Beer, and many more. 1955...May 28...Contains the conclusion of Fool's Treasure by Luke Short. Also contains another part of a serial, 4 short stories, and 9 articles which includes some very interesting articles, among which are Crisis in North America, The Face of America (Log Drive), I'll Stay in the Air Force-Maybe, Big Brave From Milwaukee Baseball article about Gene Conley, Trypsin - Mysterious New Drug, He Makes HIs Living Whittling, Incredible Railroad, and more!. Ads include: Millers Falls Tools, Hudson Hornet, Wasps, Rambler, TWA, Chevrolet, Whitman's Sampler, Oldsmobile, Mercury, Allen Bradley Controls, Goodyear, Havoline oil, Studebaker Trucks, General Motors, and Champion Spark Plugs featuring Jim Bryan Racing. 1957...February 9...Contains the conclusion of Doom Cliff by Luke Short. The original portions had been printed in Collier's Magazine. Also contains two parts of two other serials, 4 short stories, and 7 articles, among which are What happened to the Magic of Childhood, Hollywood's Unlikely Hero, The Secrets of Jamestown, How the Israelis Blitzed Nasser's Army, Incredible New Frontier and others. Ads include Whitman's Sampler, Portland Concrete, Chevrolet Power Steering, Nickle mines, Heinz 57 Campside Beans, Westinghouse, Cadillac, Pontiac, DeSoto, American Airlines, 57 Mercury, and Detroit Diesel (General Motors) among others.