Radio mirror (Nov 1937-Apr 1938)

JANUARY, 1938 VOL 9 NO. 3 ERNEST V. HEYN, EXECUTIVE EDITOR BELLE LANDESMAN, Assistant Editor FRED R. SAMMIS, EDITOR Pepper Young Steps Out. Elaine Sterne Carrington 4 A delightful short story about some of your favorite people Eleanor Powell and Nelson Eddy Judy Ashley 6 The Secret Story of Their Romance What Not To Expect of Your Friends Gelett Burgess 9 Are you missing out on the best thing in life? Dickens' A Christmas Carol 13 A proud editor's Christmas gift to you Love and Hisses Dan Wheeler 1 6 Laugh with Winchell and Bernie Lum V Abner in an Abandoned Quandary Chester Lauckand NorrisGoff 18 Words With Wings 21 Memorable paragraphs from great broadcasts Fun For AH — All For Fun 24 Phil Baker plays Santa with a pack of laughs Life of Mary Sothern Hope Hale 27 Part two of the dramatic story of an outcast Wanted! Your Day-Dreams 28 You can't afford to pass up this Cinderella contest Make Way For Melody Fred Rutledge 32 Continuing Jeanette MacDonald's intimate recollections. Behind The Hollywood Front Jimmie Fidler 34 An ace reporter's exclusives When Death Went Shopping Floyd Gibbons 38 Proving that truth is more exciting than fiction PREVIEWING THE FEBRUARY ISSUE ON SALE DEC. 24 Presenting a great comedienne in a new role — that of a mother. And don't think it isn't funny, as well as warmly human. Next month, read the down-to-earth story of Gracie Allen and her children— a mother and two kids just like the ones that live in the house down the street. (^2a&&d' afifyactfonf Prof. Quiz' Twenty Questions 3 Radio Mirror Almanac Introducing Miss Television 10 Whaf Do You Want To Say? Claire Trevor Gallery 12 .41 49 You've Got To Be Beautiful 22 What's New? Tony Seymour 50 From Coast-to-Coast 52 Personality Close-Ups 30 Facing The Music Ken Alden 37 What Do You Want To Know? The °rade 53 Rise and Shine Mrs. Margaret Simpson 40 Put The Bee on Your Spelling 67 COVER— JEANETTE MACDONALD— BY FRANK VAN STEEN RADIO MIRROR (Copyright, 1937, by Macfadden Publication, Inc.). The contents of this magazine may not be reprinted, either wholly or in part without permission. Published monthly by Macfadden Publications, Inc., Washington and South Avenues, Dunellen, New jersey. General offices, 205 East 42nd Street, New York, N. Y. Editorial and advertising offices, Chanin Building, 122 East 42nd Street, New York, N. Y. Bernarr Macfadden, President; Wesley F. Pape, Secretary; Irene T. KennHy, Treasurer; Walter Hanlon, Advertising Director. Entered as second-class matter September 14, 1933, at the Post Office at Dunellen, New Jersey, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Price in United States $1.00 a year; 10c a copy. In U. S. Possessions, Canada, Newfoundland, Cuba, Mexico, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Spain and Possessions, and Central and South American countries excepting British Honduras, British, Dutch and French Guiana, $1.50 a year; all other countries $2.50 a year. While Manuscripts, Photographs and Drawings are submitted at the owners' risk, every effort will be made to return those found unavailable if accompanied by sufficient 1st class postage, and explicit name and address. But we will not be responsible for any losses of such matter contributed. Contributors are especially advised to be sure to retain copies of their contributions; otherwise they are taking unnecessary risk. Printed in the U. S. A. by Art Color Printing Company, Dunellen, N. J.