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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLES
The Prison Camp of Mata-Uta. This beautiful little island of Tahiti is probably the least unhappy—and oldest—prison camp in the world. — Sidney Carroll — 37
Americans Have More Fun. No amount of time and effort is too much for the practical joker to carry out one of his triumphs. — Darrell Huff — 40
Prelude to the 1930 Grand Slam. Of that time when Bobby Jones made a putt that decided his future career. — O. B. Keeler — 44
Hayward, Hurley and Hell. Those Wisconsin lumbering towns which in the old days were considered a little tougher than hell. — E. E. Roberts — 49
Hollywood’s Dollar Bills. Here are two producers who try to make glamorous newsboys make better movies and bankroll the money. — John Reddy — 64
The Conquest of Arithmetic. Warner’s curious handy instrument suddenly enabled this lifelong Math hater to become a Demon Solver. — Elliot Coldman — 70
DEPARTMENTS
Correspondence: The Sound and the Fury. Found in the mail sack. — 10
Contributors: Backstage with Esquire. Curtain calls. — 32
Education: Esquire’s Ready-to-Speak Spanish I. Spanish word list. — Frank Henius — 54
Opinion: This Man’s World. Of a happy ex-warrior. — Paul Gallico — 61
Books: Gentlemen, This Is Revolution. Negro conditions must change. — Sinclair Lewis — 76
Jazz: The Rhythm Section. Paydirt in jazz writing. — Paul Eduard Miller and Leonard Feather — 80
The Lively Arts: MacLeish Minister of Culture. Innovation in State Department. — Gilbert Seldes — 103
Theatre: First Nights & Passing Judgments. Critical pass and stage. — George Jean Nathan — 104
Anecdotes: Going the Rounds with Esquire. Possibly a purple cow. — 106
Edibles: Man the Kitchenette. Of a treasure house of delicacies. — Iles Brody — 108
Potables: Brim Business and Pleasure. Treat the cup and the lip. — Lawton Mackall — 110
Wearables: The Groom Wore — Grooming for weddings. — O. E. Schoeffler — 115
Discs: Esquire on the Record. And one off the record. — Gilbert Seldes — 122
FICTION
For the Love of Knowledge. A flunk was a flunk to Mr. Hopkins, instructor of English, but some of the others thought differently. — David R. Ebbitt — 38
If There Is Another Time. They kept reliving their first meeting and each other in London in hopes they’d be able to meet again. — Richard B. Gehman — 42
On Account of Darkness. It was a momentous day when the Yanks in the prison camp played baseball against the local Sons of Heaven. — Albert J. Hoban — 50
The Man Behind the Bar. The bartender knew he’d seen his customer in Ireland, but he didn’t know if he was the right kind of Irishman. — James Stern — 52
No Woman Can Tame Me. His girl didn’t want his publicity stunt to hurt Lewis, but even she was surprised at its results. — Maurice Zolotow — 62
A Rope Around His Neck. His wife was so happy with those lousy fake pearls he couldn’t tell her they weren’t the real thing. — Joseph Yablonski — 68
Maneuver on a Dark Night. It was late at night, and the girl was terrified that the man on the staircase would follow her home. — Jan Kenworthy — 75
The Doctor Was Doubtful. Old Doctor was sick as hell and the doctor operating on him had eleven reasons to doubt his own ability. — George Wescott — 78
PERSONALITIES
The New Mr. Joe Jones. He found a new way of saying things. — Harry Salpeter — 82
PICTORIAL FEATURES
Bobby Jones Tying Putt in the ’29 Open. Painted especially for Esquire by Robert Fawcett. — 45
The Varga Girl. Warning Signal. Verse by Phil Stack; Painting by Varga. — 47
“Master at Hilloran and Bethesda,” by Lt. (j.g.) Richard J. Goggin; Painting by Sgt. Harry Jackson — 57
Broadway for the Boys. Milada Mladova. — Color photograph by Sydney Ravitz — 60
American Beauties, Western Style. Virginia Mayo. — Color photograph by Hurrell — 65
The Esquire Canteen. Vera Zorina, white spirit—with music. — Color photograph by Hurrell — 66
American Beauties, Eastern Style. Dorothy Hart. — Color photograph by Jon Abbot — 74
A Group of Six Paintings. (Courtesy of Associated American Artists, Inc.) — by Joe Jones — 83
Cartoon Spread: June Moonshine. — Drawings by D. McKay — 84
The Complete Fly Box. — Color photograph by Sydney Ravitz — 86
Esquiregraph No. 8—Henry Kaiser. — Photocollage by Ravitz-Palazzo — 95
Hollywood… Set to Music. Ann Miller in Easie Was a Lady. — Color photograph by Bob Coburn — 96
Garden Wedding. Contemporary fashion plate. — by Leslie Saalburg — 100
Among Hollywood’s Nebulae. Dawn Kennedy. — Color photograph by Waxman — 102
SPORTS
Relaxation Is the Art of Burns. Tension to many is a blessing in disguise. — Herb Graffis — 67
Romance in a Fly Box. Fly patterns have romance, tradition, history. — John Alden Knight — 67
The Esquire Sports Poll. Should boys of junior baseball age turn pro? — 88
The One-Armed Wonder. He’s made the big leagues in spite of handicaps. — Billy Evans — 90
Michigan Triumphs Again. Two Wolverine stars fought T. B. together. — Joe Hendrickson — 92
How I Perfected My Forehand. This champ owes his success to two people. — Frank Parker — 94
BRIEFS
Author Savagely Lashes Back. Don’t ask writers so many questions. — Parke Cummings — 39
A Hole of a Town Like This. It can all in the way you looked at it. — M. S. Miller — 43
The Rebellion of Mr. Neddo. At forty he expected something big. — George Victor Martin — 51
Rub Me Mama—the Right Way. Case for a compulsory course in massage. — James R. Luntzel — 79
New York’s Boys’ Paradise. Kid baseball players again tell you their ideas for Esquire. — 89
They’ll Smash All Records. These isn’t a track record which stays. — Dean B. Cromwell — 93
TRENDS IN DRESS
Clothes and Accessories sketched by Goodman, Runnette, Ivers, Murley and Fenton — beginning on 101