National Home Monthly Magazine, September (Sept.) 1939 - Canada's Prison Shame / William Richard Morris
by Stewart, Dr. H.; Healy, W.; Miller, E.; Capt. A.O. Pollard, V.C.; Turner, Raymond; King, S.; Constanduros, M.; Morton, R.; Byrne, F.; Edmison, J.; Turner, W.; Thornhill, M.; Jessop, M.; France, B.; Bayne, E.; Stanton, J
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Winnipeg: Stovel / National Home Monthly, 1939. Book. Illus. by Davis, Clara O.; Clymer, John F.; Maltman, W.; Garland, George; Smith, Ralph C.; Lowthian, Louis R.. Good. Single Issue Magazine. First Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 60 pages. Features: News digest includes 'a British ministry of propaganda', America's altered mood, free speech in Canada, Moscow bargaining, and from Poland to Rumania; Canada's Prison Shame - intersting article by J. Alex. Edmison includes photos of - the B.C. Penitentiary at New Westminster, youn ladies in the Borstal Institute at Aylesbury, England, Montreal Gaol (Bordeaux Gaol), and members of the Archambault Commission - R.W. Craig, J.L. KKent, Mr. Justice Archambault, J.C. McRuer, and Allan Fraser; Uncle Romeo and the White Pendennings (short story); The Missing Passenger (short story); A Letter to Anne (short story); Samaritan on Wheels - the story of the Empire's greatest philanthropist and leading industrialist William Richard Morris, now Viscount Nuffield - article with photos; Land of Wish-It-Were (verse); If I Die Before I Wake (part 4); Nice one-page ad by the Automotive Industries of Canada features the province of Alberta with map and text; Colgate ad features illustration of the Dionne Quints; Palmolive soap ad features illustration of the faces of the Dionne Quintuplets and (faux) signed photo of Gladys Cooper of 1973 Robson St. in Vancouver; Stewart-Warner radio ad features photos of the 4575, 4351 and 4511 models; When Contagious Diseases Stay Home; Movie news and photos, with brief write-up and photo of Geraldine Fitzgerald, plus additional photos of King Vidor, Alexander Hall, Howard Hawks, Frank Capra, Sam Wood, Jack Conway, Clarence Brown, Frank Borzage, Tod Browning, George Cukor, Victor Fleming and Norman Taurog; Fashion illustrations; Nice half-page two-colour ad for RCA Victor radios shows the A-2, A-1 and A-4; Scales of Fortune (short story); Half-page tourism ad for Italy (unfortunately, many young Canadians would soon be fighting there!); Beauty article; Charis foundations ad features nostalgic photo; Autumn fashion preview; Pickling Made Easier; Quotes of the World; Nice Heinz ketchup ad inside front cover includes photo of restaurant scene; Vintage colour back cover ad for Canadian-grown fruits and vegetables; and more. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this great vintage issue..
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- Title
- National Home Monthly Magazine, September (Sept.) 1939 - Canada's Prison Shame / William Richard Morris
- Author
- Stewart, Dr. H.; Healy, W.; Miller, E.; Capt. A.O. Pollard, V.C.; Turner, Raymond; King, S.; Constanduros, M.; Morton, R.; Byrne, F.; Edmison, J.; Turner, W.; Thornhill, M.; Jessop, M.; France, B.; Bayne, E.; Stanton, J
- Illustrator
- Davis, Clara O.; Clymer, John F.; Maltman, W.; Garland, George; Smith, Ralph C.; Lowthian, Louis R.
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Stovel / National Home Monthly
- Place of Publication
- Winnipeg
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- National Home Monthly Magazine, September (Sept.) 1939 - Canada's Prison Shame / William Richard Morris News digest includes 'a British ministry of propaganda', America's altered mood, free speech in Canada, Moscow bargaining, and from Po
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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