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1939
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1939
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1939
By
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1939
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1939
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FICTION
Betwixt Life and Death
September
1939
By
JESSE STUART
POTABLES
For the Love of Peat
September
1939
By
LAWTON MACKALL
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Mystery By the Wind
September
1939
By
CAPT. WILLIAM OUTERSON
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"Stand Back Folks. . . Give Him Air!"
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“But Mr. Norman Said I Could Open a Charge Account Wherever I Liked!”
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“The Car Radio Was on So Loud I Couldn’t Understand Him—and Like a Fool I Kept Nodding My Head”
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"Ah, Ah, Mr. Milton—No Fair Hiding!"
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"Gee, Mr. Hodges—What Odd Territories You Give My Husband"
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SEPTEMBER, 1940
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“There isn’t a thing you need”
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