Life magazine – August 22, 1930 (# 2494) – Umbrellas on the Beach

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Cover : Colorful beach scene with umbrellas, art by Russell Patterson.

– Wilson golf balls and golf clubs, full page ad.
– Full page cartoon by Kemp Starrett pertaining to The Depression.
– Metropolitan Life Insurance ad, full page “Schooling Raises Pay.”
– The art of radio heckling, by Tom Sims.
– The Male confesses, by Albert Ford Mullady.
– Sinbad the dog, fences and digging, full page cartoon by Edwina.
– Diary of a flagpole sitter, by W. W. Scott.
– Charming half page cartoon by Farr, Library humor, Silence.
– “It was a night for love”, apartment building full of fighting couples, full page cartoon by R. B. Fuller.
– Two page center spread cartoon by G. B. Inwood, Disappearance of taxis during rain.
– Movies : “Manslaughter”, “Our Blushing Brides”, and “Hell’s Island.”
– Quarter page Dr. Seuss cartoon that is actually ad for FLIT bug killer.
– Excellent full page color Lucky Strike cigarettes ad with art of fat and slim athletes, saying “smoke instead of eat” – “Don’t surrender when tempted to over-indulge, reach for a Lucky instead.”