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Miss America v6 1

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Issue Information
Cover Date
May 1947
Cover Notes
Photo cover by Trend Studios.
 
Cover Titles
Poll Your Popularity ...
 
Cover Credits
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Issue Overview

Miss America #v6 1 was published in May 1947. It is part of Miss America, a fashion-focused series that began in 1944.

Atlas Tales indexes 24 stories for this issue, including "Hitting the Nail on the Head." Indexed story credits include Christopher Rule and Patti Clayton, among others.

Stories

Notes: Includes photos of "some of the radio commentators throughout the United States who broadcast Miss America's releases on teen-agers," including Maggi McNellis (WNBC), Adele Unverforth (WHIO), Priscilla Parker (WWNC), Miriam Lane (KMPC), Velma Dart (WKST), and Rosemary Stanger (WGL).
Notes: "To all you wonderful lassies for making the first great issue of 'Junior Miss' a smashing sell-out success! Nearly a million merry readers! And now the second super issue of 'Junior Miss' is on Sale! ... If you like 'Miss America' don't miss 'Junior Miss'!!"
Notes: Solicitation of subscriptions.
Notes: Brief notes for the Miss America Club members ("MACmems"); mentions a monthly club bulletin. A photo of Anastacia Strong, "Pres. Miss America Club Chapter" appears on page 18.l
Notes: Illustration by "Dottie."
Notes: Martin Goodman, Publisher; Frances Glencott, Editor; Melvin D. Blum, Art Director; Jean Goodman, Supervising Editor; Joyce Reback, Fashion Editor; Annette Blackman, Associate Editor; Gladys Kay, Shopping Editor; Aileen Fogarty, Director of Public Relations, May Mann, Hollywood Representative.
Notes: Four winners (from over 20,000 entries) of fashion design contest sponsored by Soap 'n' Water Fabrics.
Notes: Signed by S. Little.
Notes: Features photographs of Elizabeth Taylor (1932- ), Tommy Cook (1930- ), and Richard Long (1927-1974).
Notes: Tie-in to the Professor Quiz radio program (CBS, 1936-1941; ABC, 1941-1948), including a photo of the host, Dr. Craig Earl.
Notes: Features photos of Van Johnson (1916- ), Lucille Ball (1911-1989), and Peter Lawford (1923-1984) at the premiere of The Yearling (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1946); Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton (1913-1997), on the set of Merton of the Movies (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1947); and Roy Rogers (1911-1998), Dale Evans (1912-2001), and his golden palomino Trigger (1932-1965).
Notes: Discusses Helen, the daughter of Mickey the window cleaner, who is "a super-special Number One Patsy Walker Fan. She even has a Patsy Walker Fan Club organized in her neighborhood, and since she does not live very far from our office, Helen often pops up here to say 'hello' and talk things over with the creator of Patsy Walker. Her ideas are so original and helpful ..."

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