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February 29, 1936 Issue - 50 ArticlesTransport
- Stream-Lined Race Over Prairies, pp. 3-4
Topics of the Day
- Neutrality Fight Ends in Compromise, p. 5
- Gun-Running Glamour for Senators, p. 6
- Dollar-Tossing Holiday, p. 6
- "Frugal Alf" Landon as Seen by Friend and Foe, p. 7
- Farley in West Extols New Deal, p. 8
- Dismaying Labor "Sit-Downs", p. 8
- Beauty vs. Oil in Oklahoma, p. 9
- Capital Oral Shillalahs, p. 9
- Hauptmann: Enigma in Face of Death, p. 10
- Acquittal in Minneapolis, p. 10
- Topics in Brief, p. 11
Foreign Comment
- French Eagle and Russian Bear, p. 12
- Swiss-German Crisis Intensified, p. 13
- Anglo-Egyptian Truce, p. 13
- Paraguay's Soldier-President, p. 14
- "Clay-Pigeon" Missed, p. 14
- Anglo-Italian Propaganda Bombshell, p. 15
- Mongolian Border Clashes, p. 15
- Revolutionary Tug of War in Spain, p. 16
Religion and Social Service
- Saddest Street: Its Light in Window, p. 17
- Washington Couldn't Win, p. 17
- Living the Life of a Mole, p. 18
- Orphans' Door to Success, p. 18
Drama and Music
- Loyalty and Integrity vs. Romance, p. 19
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On the Current Screen (2 Reviews) , pp. 20-24 Follow the Fleet (1936 Film), by Mark Sandrich
- Follow the Fleet (1936 Film) by Mark Sandrich
- Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936 Film) by Henry Hathaway
Letters and Art
- Satirists, p. 25
Angry and Furious
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News of the Book World (3 Reviews) , pp. 26-27 Up in the Hills, by Lord Dunsany
- Up in the Hills by Lord Dunsany
- Old Man Greenlaw by Kenneth Payson Kempton
- The Way of a Transgressor by Negley Farson
- Current Poetry, pp. 28-29
Science and Medicine
- Tracing "Life-Force" to Electricity, p. 30
- Depressions Plagued Babylonia Too, p. 31
- Bark of Trees Frosting Cakes, p. 32
- He Gave the World Pictures, p. 32
National Defense
- Fending Air Attacks, pp. 33-34
Persons and Personalities
- Miss Gildersleeve: Dean 25 Years, p. 35
- Successful Defender of TVA, p. 35
Sport and Sportsmen
- Three Men Against a Clock, p. 36
- Gene Venzke: Ex-Shadow, p. 37
- Little Horse Big Purse, p. 37
- Hockey Blast and "Caesar's Wife", p. 38
- Experiment at Princeton, p. 38
- "Misunderstood Head-Liner", p. 38
Finance and Industry
- TVA: Bonfires Sirens and Fears, p. 39
- Americans Buying More Diamonds, p. 40
- Setting New Mark in Truck Sales, p. 41
- Revival iti Home Life, p. 41
Miscellaneous
- The Open Forum, p. 42
- Current Events, p. 43
- What's the Name Please?, p. 43
- The Spice of Life, p. 44