Life Magazine, June 13, 1949 - Marta Toren

Moundsville, West Virginia prison break. Gorgeous full page color Proctor toaster ad with stunning bride - holy cow, this is a toaster ad! Another full page Modess ad that is simply a photo of an elegant woman in a couture gown in a lovely setting. Full page Sanforized fabrics ad with more of Gregori's humorous art. Horrible story about Mike Rector who was burned over 70 percent of his body by two playmates, he went through skin grafts and is still improving now 7 months after the "accident." Comedian Danny Kaye, profile. Saginaw Michigan has a funeral for old well pump. Photo of dog climbing a fence, by Elaine Wilsey of Virginia, Minnesota. European coast is great travel destination, Portugal, Spain, France, Low Countries, Norway and Denmark, great photos. Lose weight in a Portable Steam Bath. Disease study uses colored mice. All girl rodeo - Josephine Willis, Judy Hayes, Betty Barron, Joyce Dyer. Outstanding graduates of 1949: Robert Brentano, Minturn Tatum Wright, Lionel Noel, David Woodruff, Richard Carvolth. Archie Robertson converts from Catholic to Protestant. Organ grinder Sam Canzona. Chicago triplets club. Lovely full page color Pennsylvania Railroad ad. The creeping sprinkler, moves along hose (we still have them today). Full page color Budweiser ad with sailing theme, art by Howard Klau Forsberg. Full page color United States Brewers Foundation ad with art by Douglass Crockwell, "Planning the Vacation Trip." # 30 in "Home Life in America" series.