In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. XXXII No. 25
Read the Cover StoryNATION
THE PRESIDENCY: Into History
(National Affairs / THE PRESIDENCY)
National Affairs: We and You (National Affairs)
THE CONGRESS: In-Between Senators (National Affairs / THE CONGRESS)
ARMY & NAVY: Robots by Denny (National Affairs / ARMY & NAVY)
National Affairs: Rearmament v. Balderdash (National Affairs)
MASSACHUSETTS: Mayor Kane's Moon (National Affairs / MASSACHUSETTS)
HOUSING: Broke but Happy (National Affairs / HOUSING)
FARMERS: Hay Down (National Affairs / FARMERS)
CRIME: Chaperau's Way (National Affairs / CRIME)
National Affairs: One Big Union (National Affairs)
LABOR: Buzzer (National Affairs / LABOR)
POLITICAL NOTES: Out for Deer (National Affairs / POLITICAL NOTES)
WORLD
INTERNATIONAL: Esther and Magda
(Foreign News / INTERNATIONAL)
Foreign News: At Lima (Foreign News)
Foreign News: Hatchet Buried? (Foreign News)
Foreign News: Algiers to Alsace (Foreign News)
FRANCE: A Bas Moscou! (Foreign News / FRANCE)
GREAT BRITAIN: Apparatus Oiled (Foreign News / GREAT BRITAIN)
CANADA: Underground Runaway (Foreign News / CANADA)
RUSSIA: Beria For Yezhov (Foreign News / RUSSIA)
WAR IN SPAIN: The Big Push? (Foreign News / WAR IN SPAIN)
LITHUANIA: Hell Memel! (Foreign News / LITHUANIA)
CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Lee and Davis (Foreign News / CZECHOSLOVAKIA)
JAPAN: Aces Shift (Foreign News / JAPAN)
SCIENCE
Animals: Whale Slaughter
(Animals)
Science: Manifesto
Science: Nut News
Science: Spray
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Medicine: Deflation
(Medicine)
Medicine: Kepnuk v. Eek (Medicine)
Medicine: Lung Cancers (Medicine)
Medicine: Stomach Irritants (Medicine)
PRESS
The Press: Something of a Dilettante
(The Press)
The Press: Showdown (The Press)
The Press: Audiences v. Circulations (The Press)
RELIGION
Religion: Hardship's Handmaiden
Religion: Friends' Service
Religion: Protestantism's Voice
Religion: Absolute Honesty
Religion: Not Authorized
SPORT
Sport: Jockey Race
Sport: Epilogue
BUSINESS
Transport: Yankee Toast
(Transport)
Transport: Fluid Drive (Transport)
ECONOMICS: To Create Employment (Business & Finance / ECONOMICS)
THE GOVERNMENT: Diplomas (Business & Finance / THE GOVERNMENT)
MANUFACTURING: Making America Click (Business & Finance / MANUFACTURING)
TRADE: Drug Mystery (Business & Finance / TRADE)
Business & Finance: Shoppers' Haven (Business & Finance)
Business & Finance: Florida Fling (Business & Finance)
MARKETS: Sour Securities (Business & Finance / MARKETS)
EDUCATION
Education: Obstacle
Education: Bootstraps
Education: Thoroughbreds and Scrubs
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Cinema: Shorts: Dec. 19, 1938
(Cinema)
Cinema: The New Pictures: Dec. 19, 1938 (Cinema)
Cinema: CURRENT & CHOICE, Dec. 19, 1938 (Cinema)
Radio: Dauntless (Radio)
Radio: Cuba Joins (Radio)
Radio: Programs Previewed: Dec. 19, 1938 (Radio)
Art: Virginia's Smith (Art)
Art: Historic A B Cs (Art)
Art: Epstein's Baudelaire (Art)
Music: Family Choir (Music)
Music: Mozart Letters (Music)
Theatre: Show Business: Dec. 19, 1938 (Theatre)
Theatre: Idealist (Theatre)
Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Dec. 19, 1938 (Theatre)
Books: De Luxe (Books)
Books: Books of the Year (Books)
MILESTONES
Milestones, Dec. 19, 1938
PEOPLE
People, Dec. 19, 1938
LETTERS
Letters, Dec. 19, 1938

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