Plunging into leaf piles, playing after-school football, and harvesting pumpkins, these cover scenes embrace the joys of autumn.
Go long! After school lets out, the corner of Sixth Street transforms into a homegrown gridiron. Luckily, an overthrow is an easy feat for the receiver in plaid.

October 27, 1956
She rakes, he dives. Plunging into leaves is the epitome of fall—even the dog seems to agree.

October 16, 1954
Successful day? These boys seem to think so, though Mom might not be impressed with their new pet.

November 15, 1947
With crop season in full swing, the pressure’s on for scarecrows to keep those pesky birds at bay. This one, however, seems to have lost touch with its purpose.

October 26, 1946
Nestling in plain sight might not be the best place for this tom to hide when Thanksgiving is around the corner. Here’s hoping the farmer and his son have other plans for that axe.

November 25, 1939
“Wait for me!” Best way to ruin a romantic autumn walk? Let your little brother tag along.

October 13, 1951
People live to gossip, especially when love is in the air. If you have even the tiniest bit of doubt over your new fall fling, we recommend not holding hands in public.

November 7, 1953
Fellas, take note. The odds of getting the girl greatly increase on an intimate horseback ride during the peak of fall. A dream date for sure …

October 20, 1956
… unless she’s afraid of horses. Definitely come up with another plan if her knee-jerk reaction is to hide behind you.

October 8, 1949
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Fall in New York State, my home state, is beautiful. I recall seeing the colorful leaves in Queens, Long Island, and upstate New York. Truly the colors of autumn and the greenery of spring shows the miracle of life.
Great covers. Fall is a beautiful time of year, I love the cooler weather too. (Not crazy about raking the leaves, however) These covers really bring out the season. John Falter’s cover was my favorite but all were excellent. Love to read the blurbs on the stories inside too. Apparently the Post previewed the upcoming Presidential election state by state. Considering the landslide for Ike, I hope they didn’t think Stevenson was going to win those states.
Here is the link to the article
http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/wp-content/uploads/satevepost/whats_wrong_american_mothers.pdf
The Oct. 1946 cover has an article entitled “What’s Wrong with American Mothers?” I would love to read that story.
The Oct. 1946 cover has an article entitled “What’s Wrong with American Mothers?” I would love to read that story.amy
Great selections Jessica. Love the ’56 Falter; especially the tree and corner street angle. His ’47 cover is really beautiful–except for the skunk of course!
The Clymer covers give four very different views of autumn and you can almost miss the barn in the background on the ’46 Atherton cover. I always love Alajalov, and the Lyendecker is beautiful of course. This one (to me) didn’t look as much “like a Leyendecker” except for the elderly man’s clothing with the trademark creases and shadows.
In L.A., we’ll be lucky to get ANY autumn by Thanksgiving, with the heat being over 100 this week! Still, I’ll take the baking over violent shaking which can happen at any time out here.