Girls' Love Stories#1(1949)

Actors Judy and Ted are in love, but he’s convinced he’s a box-office “jinx.” Ted quits a stage production of “Romeo and Juliet” with Judy and goes off with TV star Gloria. He’s replaced by Ronald, a movie star who’s a poor actor. Gloria tells Judy that Ted only pretended to love her so Judy would forget him. Judy finds Ted working in a diner and brings him to the theatre to replace Ronald.

Photographer Jen and reporter Chip interview heiress Gilda for a magazine story. Jen loves Chip but he becomes infatuated with Gilda. However Gilda laughs at him when he proposes marriage. Jen tests Chip by pretending to drown in Gilda’s pool: he rescues her and admits he loves her.

4 stanzas of poetry and 4 illustrations.

Kit has no time for her boyfriend Gregg because she’s focused on making her charm school a success. Vicky signs up as a client, telling Kit she’s found the man she wants to marry. After undergoing a makeover, Vicky introduces Kit to her fiancé – Gregg. Kit crashes Gregg’s wedding only to see Vicky drop him when she learns Gregg is now broke. Kit and Gregg reconcile.

Claire arrives for a dude ranch vacation but has no appropriate clothing. Ranch hand Bill takes her to town and advises her on a complete outfit.

Hal hires Ruth to decorate his new house. Ruth has a crush on Hal and doesn’t want to take the job because he’s engaged to someone else, but finally agrees. Hal, his fiancee Mona, and Ruth visit the house and Mona hates it, including the décor. A forest fire is approaching, and Ruth and Hal try to save the house, while Mona drives away. The house is destroyed but Hal and Ruth, now in love, will rebuild it together.

“Editor” Julia Roberts encourages readers to write.

Superman rescues a boy from being hit by a car, then lectures him on proper traffic safety.

Public service announcement about Fourth of July safety from the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness.