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, The following article from the Fal— process. the Lyon County News. . . l l! f
l‘ . .7"; mouth Outlook epitomizes the memor- Following the drive, a banquet was Winners and runners—up in the other , LE?
. 'i :- ~able boat trip of the summer meeting. given by the Business Men’s Club and contests were: it} 1
,. ' . fig? Why look further? the Ashland Independent at the Henry Best front page, first place and silver 2 {til i
-. ' The Kentucky Press Association met Clay Hotel. Colonel B. F. Forgy, pub— set, The Campbellsville News-Journal; ; iii :
:91». in sixty-sixth annual mid-summer ses- lisher of the Independent, was toast second place and certificate, The Lyon ‘ 2f 1
lg sion on board the Greene Line steamer master, and the City Manager, Mr. County Herald, Eddyville; third place l5 3
, E Gordon C. Greene en route from Cin- Webster, and the president of the club, and certificate, The Providence Enter- . . E .
V '(‘1‘3 cinnati to Ashland, Ky., and return on Mr. Smith, delivered addresses of wel- prise; honorable mention, The Shelby . E [ l
1;? a 3‘ Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, June come, with responses coming from Mr. Sentinel, Shelbyville; The Somerset j E11
i 7‘; 13, 14, 15. The meeting was one of the Robbins and other visiting editors. Journal, and The Hardin County En- ‘ 9!; :
» [3‘ most unique ever held by the associa- Following the banquet, a fl001‘ show terprise. » .3” E:
E tion. More than 112 persons were on and dance was enjoyed, with Bill Mc- Best editorial: First place and silver I .I 3‘ 3
.i, )2," board, including newspaper people, Kenney and his Kentuckians furnish— set, J. P. Gozder, Campbellsville News— ‘ ‘ at. 4
’ 3’32, their families, and representative of ing the music. Journal, title “School Authorities to i; i: l
: “j, various companies serving newspapers. The Saturday morning session of the Be Commended”; second place and ' i '1 l:
7 Following dinner at the Coney Island association began with a discussion led certificate, J. L. Bradley, The Provi- - 1 Ԥ
" clubhouse on Thursday evening and a by J. L. Bradley of the Providence En- dence Enterprise, title, “Public Works ' 5 "
E 15. brief enjoyment of the resort conces— terprise on the subject, “The Place of Projects;” third place and certificate, ’ kl,
. ",1 sions, the newspaper people boarded Features in Producing a Newspaper.” A. A. Daugherty, writer, Georgetown , Allji
‘V it; their boat and started up the beautiful Then came reports of the newspaper News, title, “Why Not a Four—Lane , :1‘
‘i Ohio in the direction of Ashland. , contest committee by Prof. Victor ‘R. Highway From Georgetown to Lexing- 7‘ 1,5.“ i
A; The first .meeting of the association Portmann, department of journalism, ton?” Honorable mention, Wesley E. ,g j l
l; was held Friday morning with Augus— University of Kentucky, and presenta— Carter, Hardin County Enterprise; Al— ‘ , I ,,,r, : .
A: tus Robbins, of Hickman, Ky., presid— tion of the cups. Mrs. Thomas R. Un- bert Schumacher, Berea Citizen; Cecil | 9‘ l
1" mg, derwood, wife of the editor of The Lex— Williams, Somerset Journal. ‘ . l ,
f ~ 2', Lawrence W. Hager, of the Owens- ington Herald, spoke on “The Thoughts Best news story: First place and . :" 5‘
' j: boro Messenger-Inquirer, read the first of an Editor’s Wife.” Wesley E. Carter silver set, A. A. Daugherty, Georgetown , J" E‘ ‘
- 2|? paper on “What to Write and How to of the Hardin County Enterprise, dis- News, title, “Jackson W. Showalter ‘ i :2", "
Write For the Editorial Page.” This cussed “Schools of Journalism.” Fol— Dies After Long Illness;” second place ; “if";l '
321’: was followed by an address by Vance lowing this came “Experience of a and certificate, Lyon County Herald, , ‘ l "
a: Armentrout, of the Courier-Journal. Kentucky Newspaper-woman in Wash- Eddyville, editor, G. M. Pedley, title, 1 iiji
’ He spoke on “The Kentucky Column- ington,” by Miss Mildred Babbage of “City’s Long Fight Finally Won by . 5 gift}
.,- . ft] ists,” or, as he added, “Columnysts.” the Breckinridge News, Cloverport. J. Mayor’s Efforts;” third place and cer- = 9??
2 EH ‘ These two addresses were the thought- P. Gozder, of the Campbellsville News- ’ tificate, Gus Robbins, editor Hickman ' ‘ ‘ 2213f
» it; appetizers of the convention, in that Journal, led a discussion on “The Curse Courier, title, “History Turns Up Un— l :il; ‘,
if they presented ideals, criticisms and of Free Publicity,” and J. T. Lovett of der the Old Ijlnioleunt.” Hones-able . 1 - gill
‘ .. some theory. Other addresses in the the Murray Ledger and Times, spoke mention, The Providence Enterprise, 2 } ‘Jf ,
» first meeting were more technical. on “Circulation Building Methods.” The Hardin. County Enterprise, and 1f“! i
They follow: The Berea Citizen. ? Ef:
" ,1}, “Legislation Affecting NeWspapers,” Winners of the six prize contests, as Best advertisements: First prize, :Ea‘ ’
by Keen Johnson, of the Richmond announced on the boat trip by the con- full page advertisement went to The , _{ ’i 1
,2, , Daily Register; report on the golden test committee, were closely pressed Somerset C‘ommbnwealth, George A. ‘ ‘ 1 "iii
1! jubilee meeting of the National Edito— for high ratings and the editors de- Joplin, Jr., editor; honorable mention, , it
_ I? ' rial Association at New Orleans by A. serve many compliments for their high The Lyon County Herald, Eddyville, : f‘ F
f Robbins, president of the KPA. “Class- standards as evidenced in the contests. and The Union County Advocate, Mor- 3 ;
Mg ifi-sd Advertising,” by J. T. Norris and The newspapers and their editors ganfield. . f . ,
N} Mr. McCoy of the Ashland Independ- were: Half_pa_g«e advertisement: First prize, 2 .5; ,
l. ent; “Foreign and Local Advertising The Somerset Journal, edited by $5, The Union County Advocate, Mor- ll,
[5, Rates and the Advertising Rate Struc— Cecil Williams, was awarded a silver ganfield, R. M. Mumford, editor; hon- i "4' 1E
33 ture," by George A- Joplin, Jr., 0f the set. Other winners in the “best all- orable mention, The Somerset Journal I .1, .lil
Somerset Cmmonw-e-alth. around newspaper group were: 860- and the Somerset Commonwealth. '5 it
. ‘3, _ The Ashland Business Men’s Club 0nd place and certificate, The Shelby Quarter—page advertisement: First 3 gig
~';_- met the steamer at the wharf Friday Sentinel, Shelbyville, M. O’Sullivan, prize, $5, The Union County Advocate, ’ at“
, 4);. afternoon and took the newspaper men editor; third place and certificate, The Morganfield; honorable mention, The ' i 5’: it
.‘ 23:", for a spin over the city, including a Hardin County Enterprise, Elizabeth— Berea. Citizen and The Providence En- ’ j {it .
3"“ . visit to the American Rolling Mills town, Wesley E. Carter, editor; honor- terprise. ‘ i if ,
, A, ‘ steel plant, the company which origi— able mention, The Providence Enter- In the new contest, for the best edi- i '.’ ,i 3
-‘ £322, nated and patented the “continuous” prise, the Union County Advocate, and (Please turn to Page Three) , I; l‘.
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