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[Esquire Magazine Illustrations of Varga Sailor Girl and a Horse Race]

Description: Page from Esquire magazine featuring a spread of a blonde Varga Girl wearing a modified white naval dress uniform paired with a two stanza descriptive verse by Phil Stack. Following the pin-up is a reproduction print of the painting Man O' War Beating John P. Grier" by Frank Voss done especially for Esquire Magazine April 1945. The painting celebrates the famous American Thoroughbred racehorse Man O' War.
Date: April 1945
Creator: Vargas, Alberto & Voss, Frank
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Clipping: Spanish Republicans in Dire Need - UNRRA Says Its Hands Are Tied]

Description: Newspaper clipping describing the plight of the Spanish soldiers after the fall of the Spanish republic to the Nazi party in 1939. The article briefly touches upon the horrors that fell upon these captured Spanish soldiers and the possibility of escaping. Finally, the author of this clipping touches upon the Spanish resistance and the need for allied assistance.
Date: April 3, 1945
Creator: Van Devander, Charles
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: People Who Read and Write]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about how Reader's Digest versions of books are affecting sales of the full versions, as well as book reviews for several titles such as The Far Shore by Max Miller, Robinson Crusoe by Blake Clark, and Faces in a Dusty Picture by Gerard Kersh.
Date: April 22, 1945
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: The Journalistic Credo of Marshall Field]

Description: Newspaper clipping of a book review written by Charles McD. Puckette covering Marshall Field’s book, Freedom Is More Than A Word.
Date: April 29, 1945
Creator: Puckette, Charles McD.
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: Return of a WASP]

Description: Newspaper clippings of the article, "The Return of a WASP" which discusses the homecoming of Twila Edwards after her time as a Women Airforce Service Pilot. She shares the difficulties she has looking for civilian pilot positions and the challenges she's faced due to WASPs not being a military service. The article includes several photos of Twila Edwards.
Date: April 15, 1945
Creator: Boulkind, Mae & Ruohomaa, Kosti
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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