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FICTION
Desk-man’s Finish
It didn’t seem possible that a guy who’d written such swell captions could ever go stale
May
1
1937
FRED M. PAYNE
Desk-man’s Finish
FRED M. PAYNE
May
1
1937
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FICTION
Desk-man’s Finish
It didn’t seem possible that a guy who’d written such swell captions could ever go stale
May
1
1937
FRED M. PAYNE
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