Swing (Feb-Dec 1952)

issue You re Swinging with— PENN p. HARDY, a Washington, D. C. "cliff dweller" and former newspaper man, who wrote "Path of the Presidents" beginning on page 398. JOSEPH STOCKER, of Phoenix. Arizona, is a regular contributor to the Saturday Evening Post. Collier's, Coronet, Pageant, Nation's Business, Popular Science — and, of course. Swing. "You'd Better Start Babying Betsy" on page 403 is his current contribution. CHARLES HOGAN, who wrote "Hogan on Dogs", page 409, is a Kansas Citian. He has worked for the North Kansas City News, the Journal-Post, and International News Service. FLOETTA WALKER, whose interesting article on life in the Ozarks begins on page 412, is also from Kansas City — which is close enough to the Ozarks to qualify her for writing authoritatively of hillbilly customs and superstitions. JOHN J. KAROL is the personable sales manager of CBS Radio, New York. His article. "The Rediscovery of Radio", page 419, is adapted from a speech delivered to the Indianapolis Advertising Club. Karol is no man to sell Radio short. ANN TEGTMEIER, author of "The Farmer's Doin' Swell!" beginning on page 422, is a housewife writer now living in suburban Omaha. She has a farm background, having been born on one at Stith, Texas; and lived in and around Guymon, Oklahoma, until shortly before her marriage. ALAN W. FARRANT, who wrote "Money for Your Child ", page 426, is a trade journal writer who has spent much of his writing career doing non-fiction articles about children, whom he loves. Born in England, he came to the U. S. A. at the age of seven; and lives in South Pasadena. JOHN CROSBY, whose Radio and Television critical reviews are a regular feature of Swing, was born in Milwaukee, graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, and passed a couple of years in the freshman class at Yale before beginning what he considers his real education — ^ncwsp.iper work. His material is syndicated by the New York HeraldTribune. Simon and Schuster have just published a 300-page book of his collected and selected columns, "Out of the Blue." JAMES L. HARTE, who wrote "It All Goes Up In Smoke!", page 465, is a Pennsylvania-born former Washington Post newspaperman who gave it up to become a free-lance writer. He has appcarea in more than 300 various magazines (including America. Nation's Business, Readers' Digest) ; is a heavy contributor to pulp fiction magazines; and has published eight books. JOSEPH PAPARA, author of "Danger Is Their Business", page 469, lives in Wausau, Wisconsin, is a member of the Wausau Record-Herald sports staff; married; and father of three children. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, he served with the Army in World War II 42 months with ground forces, 25 of them in the South Pacific. LIEUTENANT HARRY E. RIESEBERG, who wrote "City Beneath the Sea", page 472, is a veteran deep-sea master diver and world-record holder for depth in a diving robot. Universal-International Studios have just produced a million-dollar technicolor picture of "City Beneath The Sea", to be released in January, with Robert Ryan, Malj Powers and Susan Ball co-starring. ELEANOR M. MARSHALL, author of "Furs for a Princess", page 475, lives in Hamden, Connecticut. She was a grade school teacher; became an accountant; plays piano; and has been writing for twenty-six years. FRANCIS DICKIE, of "The Firs", Heriot Bay, B. C, wrote "Moon Path's End", page 479— a personal experience. He writes in English and French; has published six books; and hundreds oi magazine articles in leading British, Canadian and American magazines. IRVING WALLACE, author of "The Man \Vk Licked Carbon Monoxide", page 482, is from Masor City, Iowa. His articles have appeared in many lead ing American publications — one of his latest heir, "Who Is 'Madman' Muntz?" in last Au Liberty. M. JEANNE BAKER, of Arlington Virgini.i up the material for "Saucers Are Old Stuff", 487, at the Patent Office in Washington, D V. She is administrative secretary for a firm c architects and builders; an accomplished pi.inist prominent in women's duckpin bowling circles, an plays poker like a man. B. L. BUSCH, author of "Deep In the Deep South'', page 491, is two people — Lorraine V. Buckn and Barbara Schindlcr, of Boulder, Colorado, gals have combined their backgrounds in advertijS and social work to take a fling at free-lance writiif OUR COVER GIRL is Rosemary Bowe, ph graphed by Rene Williams for an advertisement behalf of Rose Marie Reid "sculptured swimsuit made in Los Angeles. This illustration appeared national magazines — probably you saw it in Esquil Engravings are by Condc Nast. Carson Robcr Inc. is the advertising agency. Alicia Kay Smil is the company's advertising manager. Sicing will continue to print examples of Amerifl advertising art on its covers. Any suggestion to I editor from your firm's artwork? I All of us here at Radio Station WHB (and Swin hope yours is the merriest Christmas ever! — « that the New Year will hold nothing but got things for you!