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42 picks · 1940–1961

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LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI Donna E Mobile
profiles · February 18, 1961

PROFILE of Cecil Green, a Florida Keys fishing guide, tells about hurricane Donna, the worst storm in this country's history, which roared through the …

LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI THE MIDDLE-AGED FISHERMAN AND THE KEYS
profiles · February 11, 1961

PROFILE of Cecil Green, a professional fishing guide and proprietor of Green's Acre, a guest camp on Islamorada. The Greens bought the coral acre in …

NO FEELING OF FALLING
profiles · January 24, 1959

PROFILE of Jacques Andre Istel, a 29-year-old French-American & this country's leading parachutist. He has been the U.S. team captain, trainer, & …

THE FRIEND OF THE MUSK OX
profiles · October 4, 1958

PROFILE of John J. Teal, Jr., anthropologist & explorer who has captured and brought home to his farm in Vermont a small herd of musk oxen. Teal was a …

Talker ~ II
profiles · April 26, 1958

PROFILE of Nate Eagle, sideshow manager of the Circus & of its midget troupe, mentions a number of historically famous dwarfs and midgets. There is no …

Talker ~ I
profiles · April 19, 1958

PROFILE of Nate Eagle, who manages the Ringling Brothers Sideshow, former carnival barker, a master at hoodwinking audiences, and the country's leading…

EVOLUTION OF AN IRON-TOES BOY
profiles · April 27, 1957

PROFILE OF Richard Barstow, director & choreographer of the Circus; record of his diverse accomplishments. He has been, among many other things, a featured…

THE EVOLUTION OF AN IRON-TOED BOY
profiles · April 20, 1957

PROFILE of Richard Barstow, the director & choreographer of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus. In 1922 Richard had signed on with Edith, his …

STAR
profiles · April 28, 1956

PROFILE of Lillian Leitzel, circus aerealist. She married Clyde Ingalls, the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey's sideshow manager, who also made all …

STAR
profiles · April 21, 1956

PROFILE of Lillian Leitzel, the great circus star, tells about Con Colleano, a young Spanish wire walker of flashing genius, and his perfoemance at the …

THE LEVEL HEAD II
profiles · August 6, 1955

PROFILE of Richard S. Aldrich, theatrical producer who was married to actress Gertrude Lawrence from 1940 until her death in 1952. They met in 1939 when …

THE LEVEL HEAD I
profiles · July 30, 1955

PROFILE of Richard S. Aldrich, theatrical producer, best-known for his summer theatre ventures. (Mr. Aldrich was happily married to Gertrude Lawrence for …

PHILOSOPHY AND FIGURE EIGHTS.
profiles · December 25, 1954

PROFILE of Pierre Brunet, an instructor at the N.Y. Skating Club. His record as a competitor is among the most formidable ever established. Together with …

TO TOUCH AND NOT BE TOUCHED.
profiles · January 17, 1953

Second Part of PROFILE of Santelli, the world's best-known fencing master, tells about his activities; and the history of fencing, of which the …

TO TOUCH AND NOT BE TOUCHED
profiles · January 10, 1953

PROFILE of George Santelli, the famous fencing master, tells how he bacame fencing master of the N.Y. Athletic Club. The Club had invited his father to …

TWO AUTHORS IN AN ATTIC
profiles · September 15, 1951

PROFILE of John Dickson Carr, mystery novel writer. History of the field. Poe launched the modern detective story by his "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," …

PHYSICIAN HEAL THYSELF.
profiles · October 28, 1950

PROFILE of Barnarr Macfadden, health-faddist & publisher of among other publications, the Evening Graphic, a tabloid newspaper, started in 1924, the year …

WEAKNESS IS A CRIME
profiles · October 21, 1950

PROFILE of Bernarr Macfadden, publisher & physical culturist. An article written by John Russell Coryell, who also wrote detective stories under the name …

MOVIEMAKER
profiles · June 25, 1949

PROFILE OF Robert J. Flaherty, maker of documentary films. With Frederick Murnau, the German director, Flaherty went to Tahiti in 1929 & made the film …

MOVIEMAKER
profiles · June 11, 1949

PROFILE of Robert J. Flaherty whose current film "Louisiana Story" has provoked cheers from the critics, who's mission in the movie field has been to …

Family Under Canvas--II
profiles · April 30, 1949

Profile of the Flying Concellos-Arthur & Antoinette, husband and wife-the best known aerial-trapeze artists in the world The couple stopped flying in …

SWAT THE FLY! - I
profiles · July 17, 1948

PROFILE of Dr. Samuel J. Crumbine, who at 85 is the nation most relentless worker in public health. In his early years he practiced medicine in Dodge City,…

Musician III - Top Notes Glassy
profiles · February 14, 1948

PROFILE of Percy Grainger. In '32, he became head of the music department of. N. Y. U. for one year. He exploded on N. Y. U. like a bombshell. Grainger…

Musician II - The Running Pianist
profiles · February 7, 1948

Profile of Percy Grainger, pianist and composer. His published compositions number about 400 and he has written at leas as many more that are yet …

Up From Moose Jaw.
profiles · September 27, 1947

Profile of Bobby Clark. The team of Clark and McCullough first appeared in vaudeville on Dec. 2, 1912, at the Opera House in New Brunswick, N.J. For some …

Comedian
profiles · September 20, 1947

PROFILE of Bobby Clark. During Clark's circus days, he indoctrinated a young clown, Johnny Trip, to function as his stooge.

"Let's Find Out."
profiles · January 25, 1947

Profile of Frank Stanton, Ph.D., president of the C.B.S. Tells about his research in the field of radio audience listening habits and reaction; about a …

"Let's Find Out."
profiles · January 18, 1947

Profile of Frank Stanton, president of the C.B.S. Tells about his research in the field of radio audience listening habits and reaction; and about a …

Captain Among the Synthetics - II
profiles · November 18, 1944

PROFILE of Capt. Luis de Florez, the head of the Navy's synthetic training devices, a collection of complicated machines that stimulate the conditions …

THE DOCTOR, THE LADY, AND COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY--I
profiles · October 23, 1943

PROFILE of Dr. & Mrs. Alfred Meyer. Annie Nathan Meyer has dedicated her adult life largely to establishing herself in the public mind as the single-handed…

THE ONE BIG NAME.
profiles · October 3, 1942

PROFILE of Murray Korman, photographer of models, show girls, actresses, and miscellaneous theatrical aspirants. This studio is at 701 Seventh Avenue. At …

"I Was Once A 97-Pound Weakling"
profiles · January 3, 1942

PROFILE of Charles Atlas (Angelo Siciliano), the country's leading muscle building, and the only man, living or dead, whose physical measurements …

The Sound and the Fury
profiles · November 22, 1941

PROFILE of Ernest Henry Peabody, founder of the League for Less Noise. Mr. Peabody is also president of the Peabody Engineering Corporation, & the …

KLONDIKE STEF--II
profiles · October 25, 1941

PROFILE of Vilhjalmur Stefansson and his experiment of living on meat alone for a year. Through the year Stefansoon and Karsten Andersen reported back …

KLONDIKE STEF--I
profiles · October 18, 1941

PROFILE of Wilhjalmur Stefansson, artic explorer, author & lecturer. He has written several books, the first one called "The Northward Course of Empire;" …

Borough Defender--II
profiles · July 19, 1941

Profile of Larry MacPhail, president of the Brooklyn Dodgers Tells about the loyalty of the Brooklyn fans. One day during the 1940 season a group of …

Borough Defender--I
profiles · July 12, 1941

PROFILE of Larry MacPhail, president of the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Dodgers are owned by the estates of the Ebbets & McKeeber families of Brooklyn. Each …

Man With a Thumb
profiles · April 5, 1941

PROFILE of Joe Falcaro, bowling champion. In the past 36 years, Falcaro has rolled fifty-two perfect games on the highest number of points it is possible …

A Powerful Cue
profiles · November 16, 1940

William Frederick Hoppe was a boy wonder at nine, playing exhibition games all over the country; he was referred to as "the grand old man of the cue" at …

ALIENS ALL
a reporter at large · November 9, 1940

REPORTER AT LARGE about the Alien Registration in N. Y.C. Visit to the Post Office, 31st Street and Eight Avenue, where an average of 1100 aliens register …

I AM ALIVE AND WELL
a reporter at large · September 14, 1940

REPORTER AT LARGE about the American Red Cross, the Foreign Inquiry Service, at 315 Lexington Avenue. Each time Hitler makes another conquest a certain …

The Kampf of Joe McWilliams
a reporter at large · August 24, 1940

REPORTER AT LARGE about a campaign meeting in Yorkville. Joseph E. McWilliams, candidate of the new American Destiny Party for Representative from the 18th…

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