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Sweethearts #51
The issue contains two stories: "The Girl Who Lost Everything," in which a narrator reflects on how the prettiest girl in her senior class lost everything through her contempt for those less fortunate, becoming a cautionary tale about vanity and cruelty. "Our Own Home" follows newlyweds Lee and Frank Conlon as they move into their first house, where Lee struggles to adjust to married life and domestic responsibilities while contending with her domineering mother-in-law, Mrs. Driggs, who constantly criticizes her housekeeping and cooking.