Life Magazine August 18, 1952
Marlene Dietrich and Daughter Cover
In very good condition. In addition to the full page color Shell Motor Oil ad with the remarkable fantasy art of Boris Artzybasheff and the cover story with more Dietrich pictures, contents include:
- Uranium rush is on in Athabaska, Saskatchewan, including prospector Bob Calder, George Langford, Gus Hawker, Paul Loutit, Mary Adam, Uranium City, D.R. Macfie, Count George de Modzelewski, more.
- Democrats beat a Truman man.
- Deadly sleeping sickness in Central Valley, California, encephalitis, includes photo of Daniel Davis.
- Norway honors Haakon.
- Roadside murders of Jack Cecil Drummond, his wife and daughter, baffle French police.
- Spain - very nice color photo essay.
- Claud H. Foster gives away $3,879,680 to Cleveland charities at a single dinner.
- Magic angles, Pacific Coast Association of Magicians.
- Two page color Durene cotton fabrics ad with cartoon-like art by Richard E. Howard.
- Hair-hiding hats.
- Man vs. Mesquite, restoring open range in the American Southwest through the use of aerial spray.
- Photos from festivals all over the USA.
- Remarkable terrier dog named Conga does canine translation of the alphabet.
- Aerialists' errors - yet more trouble for the same team portrayed in LIFE June 30, 1952.
- Serious funny business, photo of Bing Crosby and Dottie Lamour.
- 5-year-old Arthur Sommers wins a horse, named Buck - Flat Rock, Ohio.
Shipping and handling charges contemplate USPS Ground Advantage in the United States. Additional charges for other classes of mail or destinations.