Verlag: Liberty of Canada Ltd., Toronto, 1947
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Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Scurry, Phyllis (illustrator). First Edition. 50 pages. Features: Nice one-page two-color ad for Dodge cars features the Dodge Custom Sedan; Canada's Immigration Scandal - Ottawa administrators dither while men like Ontario's Premier Drew bring in immigrants by the planeful; Pat Humbert's - fiction by John Steinbeck; Article on Hollywood's Deborah Kerr; 'Beautiful but Smart" - fiction; Lorne Pierce - photo-illustrated feature on the power behind the Ryerson Press; "The Kiss" - fiction; Where is John Hogan? - Famous Canadian Crimes, No. 4 - solving the 1859 murder of John Sheridan Hogan in Toronto; Article on Porcupines; Great photo feature on model Dusty Henderson; Pre- and post- makeover photos of Mrs. Sarah Walldock; Review of movie 'Golden Earrings'; Photo of Bob Farrell and his dog Nuggetaire snoozing at dog show; Where are they now? - Estelle Taylor; Woman of the Week - Grace Matthews; Personality Test - Art You Tolerant?; Attractive color Coke ad on back cover features couple at gas station with mountain backdrop. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.
Verlag: Maclean-Hunter Publishing Company Limited, Toronto, 1945
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Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Gunther-Lipney; Skemp, R.; Jousset; Timmins; Sheppard, Mac (illustrator). First Edition. Features: Color ad for International Harvester inside front cover features smoky combat scene and speaks of Canadian soldiers anxious for a crack at Japan as payback for Hong Kong in 1941; Editorial - Long-Service Men Should Get Home; Why Britain Went Left - Clement Attlee defeats Winston Churchill; What Price Shelter? - Four out of five families can't afford the favorite NHA home - labour and materias are in short supply; Meals Without Meat - Marcel Thomas, noted Chef-Steward of the Mount Royal Hotel, shows how he plans tasy menus on meatless days (resulting from rationing); The Amazing Mr. Rank - Arthur Rank put Britain's movie industry into the money; Russia's Quarrel With Japan - She needs an ice-free port, security for Siberia, and she has an old score to settle; How Hitler Lost the War - L.S.B. Shapiro claims German documents and witnesses make it clear that the Fuhrer's intuition upset long-term plans; Backstage Ottawa - Pearkes vs. Gardiner; Washington Memo - astonishment at Churchill's defeat; Howe Sound Salmon Derby!; Lie Trap - Photo-illustrated article on lie detection with what appears to be an early version of the polygraph; Hear No Evil (short story); Aunt Em (short story); Sawdust In Their Eyes (short story); School Lunches; and more. Nice ads for: Thor washing machines, Colgate dental cream (with sailor theme); Eveready Flashlight Batteries - featuring photo of radio singer Flora Montgomery, General Steel Wares, B.C. Pears, B.C. Peaches, Rolex watches (for returning troops), Pepto-Besmal (with illustration of little boy), Kreml, Vitalis, Caterpillar Diesel - featuring colour photo of dozer at work in a remote location, nice colour illustrated back cover ad by Mac Sheppard for Pep O Mint Life Savers features young pirates discovering hidden treasure. 52 pages. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this wonderful vintage issue.
Verlag: Maclean-Hunter Publishing Company Limited, Toronto, 1945
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Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Willinger, L.; Jousset, Albert; Kettlewell, Bill; Grassick; Scott, John; Brown, Bo; McIntosh, Hal; (illustrator). First Edition. Features: "Europe Won't Go Communist"; Funny Business - The Comic Strip Industry; Built-In Glasses - Contact Lenses; Beverage Room - Alcohol Controversy in Ontario; Ah Nuts! - Meet George Corsan of Islington, Ontario who, at age 88, operates the Echo Valley Nut Farm; London Letter - Farce at Belsen; Washington News; Ottawa Debates Tariffs; Homes To Rent, American Style - An account of how the U.S. has tackled the problem of low-rental housing; Big Iron - The Steep Rock Iron Mine near Atikokan; and more. Short Stories: I'm the Girl; It Helps to Cry; Dream Acres. Ads include: A fascinating one-page ad by the bankers of Canada featuring a U-boat with black flag raised; One-page Imperial Oil ad entitled "The Story of a [oil well] Failure"; Aunt Jemima; Frigidaire; Peposident tooth paste with Irium; Canada Dry (Christmas moif); Longines watches; Eveready batteries ad features photo of Saskatchewan-born soprano Marguerite Gendron; Stanfield's Unshrinkable Underwear; Arrid ad features photo of Hollywood star Jean Parker; Seagram ad encourages investors to hold on to Victory Bonds; Two-page Maclean's subscription ad; Gruen watches (inside back cover); Community Silverplate (back cover). 68 pages. Unmarked with average wear. A quality copy of this historic vintage issue.