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;