Dear Editor:
I know this may be a stretch, but I have a special request. I am looking for an issue of your magazine from September 2, 1944. It is special to me because I am the boy scout in the painting by Stephen Dohanos. His son was a pal of mind and, in the 6th grade, I was asked to post in my scout uniform. I think I got paid $10! Plus I spent the night at his house and had a great time. I can still remember the shoot. Any change I could obtain a copy for my daughter. Thanks for your time and attention.
Sincerely,
George
George:
How nice to hear from you! We love to hear from former models for our wonderful cover artists and Dohanos was one of the best. September 2, 1944 is a cover showing three dogs looking wistfully at a departing school bus. You can see kids in the back windows of the bus, and I take it you’re the scout waving good-bye to the faithful friends.
You can obtain copies of most of the great artwork from our covers at www.curtispublishing.com.
Sincerely,
Saturday Evening Post Archives
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Dear Saturday Evening Post,
Your June 25, 1949 edition of Saturday Evening Post had an article written by U.S. Army Colonel J. C. Fry, “One Week in Hell,” about a World War II battle in Italy.
Through the years, my family treasured that article because, in it, Colonel Fry described the heroism of our uncle, 1st Lieutenant Edmund Maher of Providence Rhode Island, a 26 year old University of Rhode Island and ROTC graduate. He died a few days after Colonel Fry met him. He was awarded a Silver Star posthumously. Somehow, we have only two pages of this article and in an effort to understand more of the historical perspective of this great family loss, would appreciate finding the text of the entire article. Next month, one day plus 65 years after our Uncle Ed died, his alma mater URI is honoring him by inducting him into their URI/ ROTC Hall of Fame. In the hopes that your archival policies would allow this, we are writing you with our requets.
Most appreciatively.
E Rosenberg and Family
Dear Editor:
Since I was a child, I heard stories from my father, Alfred P Manning, about his years working in Philadelphia at Curtis Publishing. He always referred to those years as being among the best in his life. Father was in his late teens when he left Watertown, MA to live with his sister, Lillian Manning Light, who also worked at Curtis. The years must have been between 1918 to 1922. My father’s sister, we were told, was featured on the cover of one of the magazines, we think it was The Ladies’ Home Journal. We have an undated professional photograph of Lillian. She passed away in 1923 at a young age. Lillian’s husband was Lt Wesley W Light, US Army and, later, US Navy. I have been researching our family’s genealogy for quite some time and recently came into contact with the family of Wesley Light. The Curtis Publishing name came up again made me wonder if it is possible to obtain information about my aunt and father from your records. Wesley’s second wife, Jessie Aurelia Fry, also worked for Curtis Publishing. She and my aunt were friends and it is her family with whom I have connected.
Sincerely,
Marjorie