Judge — January 1938 — page 46: what you’re looking at

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THE FORDGN SERVICE : oF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AMERICAN EMBASSY Maxioo, ky dear Mr, Newnan: It 1s good to sec that JUDGE, upon celebrating its 57th birthday, is @ lusty and vigorous youth. It is a BWnited Giates Senale COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY great thing to have weathered the stormy years since JUDGE has brought entertainnent and information to an Ainori ing nunber of Americans. I am certain that, having sow resohed almost threesoore years. JUDCE will Centlemen:= ect better and better until its aany adatrers join with It 1s indeed a pleasure for we to offer congratulations to Judge upon its 57th birthday. hea I was a boy living in the country the issues of Judge were facinating to me. Of course I enjoyed the huor of your magazine but the cartoons were of special interest to me although I was and am still a Democrat. The type } of cartoon expressed so: vigorously and effectively in Judge is I think lacking to a considerable extent in present-day literature. There were many other features of Judge which were very interesting to me, especially your delightful i touches in reference to Christmas, Your present-day issues are very interesting to me. Although ny remarks on the subject would necessarily be regarded in the nature of a truisa, I want ' to eaphasize very strongly my views that humor in literature has a very practical and helpful value in addition to the | arusenent and pleasure which it affords. I am confident that [> any people have found relaxation and a return of a spirit | of buoyancy in the pages of Judge. The result has been one of real practical value. . } you in celebrating its centenary. Sinoerely yours, I congratulate you. most heartily upon your | birthday and your many yoars of succes Syfcerely yours, re | “eorge L, Radcliffe, comicbooks.com