May 19, 1939 Issue, COMMONWEAL

- Weekly Comments, pp. 85-87
- Decentralization to the Land
  E.S.
  , pp. 88-89
  An Editorial
- The Revolution of Nihilism
  George N. Shuster
  , pp. 90-92
- "O, Reform It Altogether"
  Henry Tetlow
  , pp. 93-95
- Is Your Religion Sinking?
  Frank B. Copley
  , pp. 96-98
- Communications, pp. 99-101
- Points and Lines, pp. 102-104
  Chamber of Commerce Angle on Bad Business; Problems of Milk
- The Stage
  Grenville Vernon
  , p. 105
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  The Screen: Stranger than Fiction (3 Reviews)
  Philip T. Hartung
  , p. 106
  Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939 Film), by Anatole Litvak
  1. Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939 Film) by Anatole Litvak
  2. Rose of Washington Square (1939 Film) by Gregory Ratoff
  3. Lucky Night (1939 Film) by Norman Taurog
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  One Nature---One God (Review)
  H.A. Jules-Bois
  , p. 106
  Le Dieu des Chretiens, by Felix Klein
  1. Le Dieu des Chretiens by Felix Klein
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  More Books of the Day (7 Reviews) , pp. 107-111
  The Bridegroom Cometh, by Waldo David Frank
  1. The Bridegroom Cometh by Waldo David Frank
  2. Wickford Point by John P. Marquand
  3. The Young Cosima by Henry Handel Richardson
  4. Pale Horse, Pale Rider by Katherine Anne Porter
  5. The Heroes by Millen Brand
  6. Iva by Gosta af Geijerstam
  7. Born of Woman by Raymonde Vincent
- The Inner Forum, p. 112