The American Legion Magazine [Volume 47, No. 2 (August 1949)]

Cover Design by Wally Richards -- Lay It Down, Ziggy! (fiction) Long before baseball, David and Goliath had a similar encounter by Larry Siegel -- Nothing Down, $39 a Month: How veterans are sweating out their housing problem by Darrell Huff -- Will Television Wreck Sports? Fans can't be in two places at the same time by Dan Parker -- Greatest Show on Earth: It won't be "sleepy Philadelphia" when the National Convention meets by Vincent A. Carroll -- Are We Big Enough for Our Job? The National Commander points out the Legion's greatest need by Perry Brown -- An Orchid a Day: What it means to be President of the world's greatest group of women by Gretta Palmer -- How to Raise a Dog: Pictures which take you through a collie's growing-up process by Sid Latham -- I Catch Crooked Gamblers: The inside story of how big-time swindlers operate by Michael MacDougall -- Last Bomb: It is now four years since this episode took place by Hamilton Greene -- The National Legionnaire -- Previews -- The Editors' Corner -- Sound Off! -- Newsletter -- Report from Hollywood -- Life in the Open -- Vets with Ideas -- Parting Shots