This issue of Life magazine includes: Cover: Peiping, China's Beautiful City in color; baby lambs almost cast in Disney movie; book about the meaning of names: 'The Treasury of Names: by Evelyn Wells; quiz about good driving; good eating across the nation; countries behind The Iron Curtain; Japanese women vote for the first time; President Truman throws first pitch on baseball's opening day; Oklahoma City launches effort to wipe out gonorrhea and syphilis; longer hemlines become the fashion; musical 'St. Louis Woman' starring a 23 year old Pearl Bailey; photo article 'Insect Battles' on bugs killing each other; Judson College in Alabama, a 'school for gentlewomen' ; maritime artist William Thon; Dashiell Hammett's new detective, The Fat Man. A new matador becomes a star in Mexico; 'Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House' novella; 'The Postman Always Rings Twice' with Lana Turner and John Garfield; Life magazine goes to Nassau in the Bahamas and more. This issue has 144 pages, faint mailing label on back cover, small tear on back cover.

Ads: Canned Florida orange-grapefruit blended juice; Myrna Loy for Mennen ; Walt Disney movie 'Make Mine Music' ; ladies' Elgin watches; Rita Hayworth for Tru-Color lipstick; Chase & Sanborn coffee; starlet Diana Lynn promotes Lipton Tea; Firestone Velon ad with mother, daughter and dog in raincoats, Kodak Kodacolor film; American Locomotive; Mercury auto ad; 'There's Can Do in Candy' from the American Candy Association; conductor Arthur Fiedler for RCA Victor Records; Tennis champion Bill Tilden for Jockey; Balanced Pacific Sheets with languorous undressed lady; Kepsake diamond wedding ring sets; Capitol records ad with Johnny Mercer, Stan Kenton, Peggy Lee, Margaret Whiting, Andy Russell and Paul Reston, Tex Ritter, and more. Especially nice Budweiser ad about memories of fishing;