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LIFE

Front Cover
2 Dec 1940
120 pages
Vol. 9, No. 23
ISSN 0024-3019
Published by Time Inc
LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
  

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Contents

Organizing the revolution
11
World War, 1939-1945, Social revolution
These are by a village photographer, Norway, Maine's Miss Minnie Libby
12
Minnie LIBBY, Photographs
Feuds of American labor leaders imperil both labor and national defense
23
American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)
Mussolini tries to break Greece but gets rocked on his heels
32
World War, 1939-1945 (Greece)
Balloon crew makes rip-panel landing during a practice flight across Ohio
34
Balloons, Military
Hoke blocks are basic measurement standard
86
Gages
These are U.S. army's six foremost generals
94
United States Army (Officers), Generals
Chief of staff
94
George Catlett Marshall; 1880-1959
Head of intelligence
94
Sherman MILES
Head of war plans division
94
George Veazey STRONG

Atlantic crossing on U.S. destroyer
39
World War, 1939-1945 (Naval operations), Voyages in wartime
Letter
51
Motion picture reviews (Single works)
Somerset Maugham visits U.S. after fleeing conquered France
56
William Somerset Maugham; 1874-1965
Small town's Saturday night
63
Franklin (Ind.), United States (Social life and customs)
Radio City Rockette
75
Doris MITCHELL, Ballet
All-America
79
Football players
Machine tools
85
Machine tool industry, Machine tools
Deputy chief of staff
95
Henry Harley Arnold (American air force general.); 1886-1950
Commander of the first army
95
Hugh A. Drum; 1879-1951
Chief of staff of GHQ.
95
Lesley James McNair; 1883-1944
Mexico's president
96
Manuel Avila Camacho; 1897-1955, Mexico (Politics and government)
Dangerous sawfish is captured with wire noose by Ross Allen
106
Sawfish
Peculiar case of pious impostor is solved by art-restorer M. A. Adler
108
Mary Ann ADLER, Urban GORTSCHACHER, Painting (Conservation and restoration)

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