Saturday Evening Post Magazine January 25 1958 Grown-Up Social - Thornton Utz

Step back in time with the cherished Saturday Evening Post Magazine from January 25, 1958. Featuring a captivating cover titled Grown-Up Social by the renowned artist Thornton Utz, this issue captures an era defined by elegance and sophistication. The artwork beautifully reflects the social dynamics of the time, making it a fantastic collectible for enthusiasts of mid-century American culture.

This vintage magazine is more than just a publication; it is a time capsule that provides a glimpse into everyday life in the late 1950s. The articles and advertisements featured within offer unique insights into the trends, activities, and values of the era, allowing readers to experience a nostalgic journey through history.

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Here are some key features of this magazine:

• Original January 1958 issue, perfectly capturing mid-century Americana.
• Iconic artwork by Thornton Utz, ideal for display or collection.

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Inside This Issue (Full Table of Contents):

• Short Stories
  • Mother Was a Problem — Cemci Ormonde
  • Moment of Fear — Alec Lari Cooper
  • Off-Limits Affair — Vivian Connell
  • Sinister Prelude — Olof Ruben
• Articles
  • He Always Steals the Show — John Reese
  • How Doctors are Made — Greer Williams
  • When a Man-Eater Escapes — Carey Baldwin
  • The Changing Midwest: The Old vs. the New (Third of four articles) — John Barlow Martin
  • We’ll Go on Trial at the Fair — Ernest O. Hauser
  • The Face of America: Work Horse of the Port — Photograph by Ivan Dmitri
  • Gangway for the Atomic Garbage Man! — John Kobler
  • Rough Road Home (Second of five articles) — Melissa Mather Ambrose
• Serial
  • West of the Law (Conclusion) — Clarence Budington Kelland
• Other Features
  • Letters
  • Editorials
  • Post Scripts
  • Verse
  • Keeping Posted
• The Cover
  • Children who put their minds to it can have just as much fun at grown-up social functions as the old folks can. One recalls how the son of a certain hostess recently hid at the top of the front stairs and, launching paper wads with a rubber band, had ever so good a time plinking the bare backs down below. For a while, that is. Thornton Utz’s fire laddie is more creative in seeking his social pleasures; that structure of his could be a Japanese bridge connecting a couple of pagodas, but more likely it’s an overpass and he is lickety-tooting down a through way to a conflagration. Heaven help that poor fedora in his path. Later, when the hat owners come to sort out their property, those without a rollicking sense of humor may become a bit indignant—mad hatters, let’s call ’em.