Sweet Sixteen #10

Oct 1947 · Parents' Magazine Press · 0.10 USD

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The main story follows Suzanne, a girl from Osage Falls, who becomes conflicted between her steady boyfriend Chuck and a visiting boy named Bruce from Hampstead. When Bruce invites her to the Homecoming Dance, Suzanne initially accepts, causing Chuck to become distant and hurt. After realizing what truly matters to her, Suzanne ultimately chooses Chuck and the life they share together in Osage Falls. The issue also includes a beauty tips feature by model Candy Jones, a "Sweeter of the Month" profile on actress Jean Simmons, and advertisements for heart-shaped jewelry and other merchandise aimed at teenage girls.

Contains 4 stories

Untitled Adventure story

5 pp · Adventure

Untitled Humor story

4 pp · Humor

Ferry Pilot

2 pp · Non-Fiction, Aviation, Biography

Ellen Gery dreamed of flying from childhood, watching planes from an airfield fence in Pennsylvania—a dream that persisted through college and into adulthood, even as she pursued interior decorating to pay for flight training. After years of determined effort, taking decorator jobs in New York and instructor positions in Maryland, she finally gained her commercial pilot's license and joined the Air Transport Command as a civilian ferry pilot. This true story follows Ellen's journey from backyard dreamer to the cockpit, ferrying military aircraft and eventually building a flying school of her own.

A Date at the Derby

6 pp · Humor

Dirinda Jones juggles running two booths at the county fair—her mind-reading booth and a dance booth she's taken over—when she gets roped into helping tune up Central High's midget auto racer for the big derby. What starts as a favor becomes her ticket to proving that her unconventional talents might be worth more than just reading minds and teaching dance steps.