Life Magazine, May 6, 1946

Cover: actress Margaret Leighton of the Old Vic Theatre Company; Congressmen exhibit their own artwork; Moss Bros. of London rents clothes for important occasions, 2000 Calorie dinner at New York City's El Morocco restaurant and a 600 calorie meal in Germany;  the advantages of making do with less bread as famines ravage , Emily Post's etiquette book becomes a best-seller; aged teachers helps war-affected children to recover; musical comedy with Danny Kaye, "The Kid From Brooklyn", model houses,  picture of the week shows the  last WAC leaving Fort Des Moines, Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher in court for second degree assault charges; men at Vassar as veterans are accepted, breaking tradition, Britain's Old Vic Repertory acting company comes to the US, "Bedlam" by Albert Q. Meisel, an important article about the horrific state of psychiatric care in the US, Greek Man wins Boston Marathon, the beautiful town of Mont St. Michel in France, Virginia auction of horses seized from the Nazis. 136 pages, small mailing label on front cover. 

Ads include: Ford, Maxwell House, Gruen Watches, 7-Up, Scripto WordMaster long lead pencils, Ford, Nash, Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup; Revlon, Swan Soap, Statler Hotels, Life Savers ad with a circus theme, Pond's, Krementz jewelry, Orange Blossom bridal jewelry, Scot Tissue, Air Step shoes, Primitive Red makeup, Mother's Day Whitman's Chocolates, Formfit girdles, Stetson Straw Hats, Western Union, Maytag washers,   Coke back cover.