Judge — February 1938 — page 30: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

FIRST EVENT OF THE Jubilee Year of American Humor “WHILE THERE Is THE JuDGE* THERE’s Hope” The Seven Greatest American Humorists From the myriad mirthful greats of the past, whose life work has been com- pleted, seven judges will choose the seven greatest American humorists for THE Jupce. Their selections will be announced and broadcast at the National Hu- mofists’ Luncheon at the New York Advertising Club, Thursday, March 3rd, 1938. Each in his day made life more enjoyable: Mark Twain, Will Rogers, Bill Nye, Don Marquis, Artemus Ward, Clare Briggs, Clarence Day, Eugene Field, Bret Harte, Oliver Herford, Abe Martin, Ring Lardner, Charles Leland, Ike Marvel, Launcelot Langstaff, Esq., Josh Billings. And there have been many others. Jupce’s Jury of Seven LowELL THOMAS Mrs. WILLIAM BROWN MELONEY FRANK PARKER STOCKBRIDGE HARFORD POWEL WiILuiaM B. BENTON Georce M. CoHAN Jack SHUTTLEWORTH *The Judge, founded 1881. Life, founded 1883. Leslie's, founded 1855. The Judge absorbed Leslie’s Weekly, 1922. The Judge absorbed the editorial features and circulation of the old Life, December 1936. More than a million people now read The Judge comicbooks.com —.