Girls' Love Stories#9(1951)

Louise falls in love with Randy, a drifter who arrives in her small town of Seaville. He departs but returns as part of a traveling carnival. Louise joins him when the show departs, to the irritation of Randy’s boss Janet, who has her eye on him. Janet gets Louise fired, but Randy also quits and they go home to Seaville.

Binny tries to find a sick animal in town so she can visit the handsome veterinarian.

Lina’s fiancé Niles has moved to a new town for his job. When Lina visits, Niles is cool to her and Lina thinks he’s in love with Dorette. She confides in Bart, who offers to help her win back Niles. Lina takes tennis lessons and defeats Dorette, which makes Niles come around – but now Lina and Bart are in love.

Janie is afraid Johnny will embarrass her in a fancy restaurant.

Debby’s wedding to cowboy Vic is cancelled when he returns from a trip with amnesia caused by a rodeo accident. She hopes he will fall in love with her again, although she’s worried when ranch owner Miss Dixon makes a play for him. Vic participates in another rodeo, falls, and regains his memory. He and Debby will wed.

Joan has a new boyfriend who wants to impress her, and she’s willing to let him do it.

Ellen’s fellow department store employee and boyfriend Ken is too busy with work to spend much time with her, so he urges her to take night classes. Ellen does so well that she’s hired by a rival store and helps its sales. Ken proposes to Ellen but she thinks it’s only so she’ll come back to his store, and turns him down. When her new boss also proposes but ties it to her work, Ellen quits and opens a jewelry shop. Ken shows up and buys an engagement ring – for her. They reconcile.

Short biographies of 4 real-life young women who are entrepreneurs, creators, scholars.

Meg catches the bouquet at a wedding, allegedly meaning she’ll be the next to marry. Meg says her career as a teacher leaves no time for romance, even when handsome reporter Adam insists he’s going to marry her. Rejected by Meg, Adam turns his attentions to her sister Thea, and Meg wonders if she made a mistake. However, Adam and Thea faked a romance to make Meg see the light. When she marries Adam, Meg makes sure Thea catches the bouquet.

Carol fantasizes about a handsome man she sees, and is irrationally jealous when it turns out he’s dating her friend.

Four stanzas of a poem and four black-and-white illustrations.