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Sweet Sixteen #2
Sweet Sixteen #2 (November 1946) This issue contains two main stories for girls. The first story follows Paula and Margaret as they navigate a teenage social crisis when Dennis Wright arrives at their neighborhood with tickets to a Frank Sinatra broadcast—an event the girls desperately want to attend. Their friend Joe Small offers to help, leading to comedic complications involving car troubles and romantic mishaps as the characters scheme to get to the broadcast on time. The second story features a humorous mystery involving Hubert, Marcia, and Sue, who encounter mysterious noises and disturbances at a house gathering that lead them to discover their Uncle Hugh snoring in a hidden location, much to the family's embarrassment and relief.