Cover: Play Dresses, model is Mary Wolfers; topics include tragic Chicago hotel fire; Maritime workers consider strike; Detroit celebrates the 50th anniversary of the auto industry, accompanied by a photo essay on cars; umbrellas come in handy for the Queen of England and an American Naval bride; the French build a huge dam; "Existentialism" by Bernard Frizzell, and "The Boxing Racket: by John Field and Earl Brown. Also featured: shrines of Kyoto, Japan, veterans renovate a mansion; in theatre, "Around the World"; N.C. Wyeth is featured in visual arts. 136 pages, small mailing label on back cover.
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