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man" the War Cry. Atlanta. The first min: is Any Violation of the rules will result in ing exhibit shall be brought to the Mid- f j; ‘i 5
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V Ll sites should not be included in the All— to be engraved on the memorial was \‘ertiseiiient that appeared during the ’—
, 33 . i3 Around Contest: entries. that of The Piiieville Sun, Herndoii3 I year, Iune J. 19413, and April 1, 19443
' I t Beautiful Trophies Procured Evans, editor. Second wmnet 3was 31 he each entry to be mounted on a slieetdi
- : t g 3 3 3 Shelby News, \Vade McCoy, editOi. caidboaid With the notation as to [th
i ”1‘ Beautiful Sllvel‘ prizes W1“ be offered \tVinner in 1940 was the Lyon County name of the newspaper. date olf issue
I .. i” this year's contest. They are made Herald, Gracean M. Pedley, editor. and name of contestant. i
V '3: "1 possible through the courtesy 0f the The name of the Cumberland Courier. Trap/1t O/Iered For
, . “ 3 Louisville CourieroIournal, Lexington Charles K. Steele. editor. was added in [,1 1,333- f- 0'15 3} 'I .1
, i ; Herald-Leader, The Kentucky Post. liJ‘l-l. Graceaii M. Pedleys Lyon County I) J H" MD A 11);, '
j ‘ (Ioiingtoii. and President 3Ioe Ricliard- Herald repeated its mu'mlyh'of 1940 in ’l‘hrough the courtesy of 'l‘lioiiias Li
3 3 3 son. the 1942 contest. and Editor l’edley Smith, president of the Louisville Paper"
3' I All-Around. Contest again triumphed in 1943 with an edi— COHIIMH)’, a Special cotitest is again open
I3 1 3 , 3 , _ torial printed in the Princeton Leader. 101‘ 1110 “111013 Ol ”16 512110 at the mid-
’ ‘ i 3 I‘m guidance 0t the competitors the Space is reserved on the plaque for sub SlmlmCI‘ meeting. Mr- Smil'h Will pie
3 3 iollowmg “3”“ constitute the percent— sequent winners and your paper’s name sent «'1 hand-SONIC and valuable trophy
I 3 I ages by Whleh the newspapers “”11 be will look proper thereon. for the best exhibit of job printing mi
33 1 3 E . scored: General appearance, 30 per Best News Story (Imttesl the meeting. Every editor is urged to
3? 3 cent; local news, 15 per cent; county ' ' prepare an exhibit, preferably iiiouiitetli
3 3 correspondence, 5 per cent; personal :At the request 031' a number of editors on a large cardboard, 1-0]. exhibiti on and
33 .3 :3 items, 130 per cent, farm news or news this contest, is continued lor (.(iiiipetitioii judging during the meeting. i
3 3 l ,3 pcitaining to the chief industry oi the this yeai on the best community news The following items are to be includ-‘
t 3 3 section where the paper 15 published, a story. The [actors to be c0iiSidered are “13 Exhibitors are urged to include‘
‘3; 3; Pei cent; general news, 5 per cent; and content, sentence and paragraph struc- every item. but, to aid that printer who
.3 editorial, 20 percent. Factors to be con— ture, thought, unity, coherence, vocab- migh‘. not hare every item in his mm
.3 t3t sidered in scoring of general appearance ulary, the lead and community service at least eight of the ltwelye “8th must
I3: l3 f3 3. include make-up of front page and com— value. Each story is to be pasted on a be included: _
33 3 33x33‘ 3 position. headliiie3schedule, literary ex: sheet ol3 paper With the notation ot the 13 Letter head—one color. I
3 i 3y 3 cellence. community serVice, headlines name3ol newspaper, date of issue, name 23 Letter head—two or more €013“
3 l 3 _ 5 content, illustrations, typography and oi editor, and name ol the writer oi the 5; Envelope—one (301033 |
:‘f I t3 , press work. story. Open to weekly, semi-weekly, and l Envelo )e——tw0 ('3r 3336336 (0103333 ‘
‘5; . i l * ~ countr ' dailies iii the state. Oiilv crime ' I ' ”
l ‘3 3 Itronl Page Contest _ 7 , 3 . I 5_ I’roo‘ram_
It 3.3g? ‘33‘. 3 3 3 3 3 stories Will be barred lroni this contest. 6 Bodilet—Jottr or 33303333 333 es
3 : 33 y 3 3 l‘actors to be Judged include headline ”(333 33333330333333 Pane (33333333333 3_- B 33 33 3 33 llg --
ht I ‘ _ content, headline schedule, type balance, " ’ ' n ‘ /- lulhe” (-3” -
_ i ‘ ii ! ‘ make-up. name plate and ears, press This contest. again sponsored by The 8- Calling (“I‘d-3 3
i ‘13: i 3 work and inking appearance and illus— Shelby News through the Ben Coxine 9- Wedding lh‘3'112‘11()ll-
I, 33. : trations (if any), and contrast. Trophy is announced in another column. l0. SUNCINCIII 01 hi” llCiKl |
3 (Note. —Special emphasis will be Daily Comp“. Added. ”- BIOUGF- 3 3 9
.33 33 33 3 placed on the make-up of the entries in 3 l2. What you consider yoitr best I01).
33311 l l the above two contests.) A new contest {(3)1111}? smaller 1’5”)?” Entries I'Vantcd For Cozina Trophy
33 . 33 ,3 . I 3 B 33 3 33 ,_ was added three ycais ago. All dailies in (.33 3 F 3 3 ”(3333.333 3.333 3 I“ 1.3 3 3, I Pa 333
i (”SI Edttmtal Con/est the state with the exception of those ' l U I ' l I" .11!th h
'1 i I .3 i I“ order to stimulate the “hm” in published in Ashland, Owensboro, Pa- Kentucky Press .-\ssociatioii newspztp'ri
" , expressing individuality, initiative, and ducali, Covington, Lexington, and Louis ers will compete again this year tor the?
'3 leadership in this department which is ville are eligible to enteil The same Ben (:oziiic Memorial Cup, awarded
.3 i i ”10 €di101"$ own, attractive. prizes are rules, slightly modified, that govern the possession to that paper in the State ad-
‘1 j. offered in this contest. The {3001‘s selection of the Best All—Around VVeek’ly judged as having the best editorial [)2th-
333 ‘ 3 I which will be CO‘lSidel‘Cd i“ the judging Newspaper will be applied in this Daily The Coziiie Memorial Cup was altered
-‘ are: subject: matter, thought sequence, contest. The committee solicits entries for the first time in 1935 by Wade M-
t ‘ t community appeal, rhetoric (diniOIL from every small daily in the state. McCoy, then managing editor of Shelby]
hhhl” figure 0f speech, punctuation), Best Adehjsin" (Inntjmsilt'mt News, Shelbyyille. The winner in that
3 3 and vocabulary. Each editorial should 3 ‘5 3 3 3 year was W'arren Fisher’s Carlisle Mei-
‘i . be pasted on a sheet 0f paper Whh the Three3priae3s Willi)? ”Bldg? ‘JO K36131- iany. Mr. Fisher won again in 1930‘
3 ‘ . E notation of name of newspaper, date of inlclky all“)?313h,_113m3mh1$li i” km he? Gracean M. Pedlev, Lyon County Her-
I}, t issue, and writer’s name. No “canned” “ 3—page 33(3’3‘1‘15UhChylr 5’ “"3 best h“ [ aid, won the 1937 contest. The 1938 con.
ti, 3 ., or clipped editorials will be considered page advertisement, 33’" ["1 best ‘lhimel’ test was won by Editor A S wathen,
3., 3 . . . page, or less. advertisement. l‘actors to I . ‘ ' '
“ti »: t m th‘s contest. - - , keiituckv Standard Bardstown. The.
it. 3. . 3 be Judged include type content, type ,_ _ , .- 3 ’ 3 F6333?
3y; . Grehan Memorial Plaque arrangement, value olf illustrations, $0 - fri-City3 News, Cumberland, I. 1". 3; “I
33: ‘ The winner for the best editorial will lection of border and decorative materi- man, editor, was the 19393winner.l5 1:323,
‘ i ' ’ again have the name of his newspaper a1, and fulfillment of three functions of Harry Lee I/Vaterfield, Hickman (‘Outhii
. engraved on the beautiful Enoch Glehan advertising—attention, interest. and con- Gazette. Chhmh’ “'0” h“ leg on 033,3 '
‘ 3.": Memorial Plaque which was established viction. The entries are limited to ad- (“13) ”1 13940- Gracean M‘ Pedley’. "30,3“
. 3 by Mrs. Enoch Creliaii and the members yertisements set in the contestant’s office “huh. 0‘ the Princeton Leadel. ‘21“. 3
g 3 of the Department 01' Iournalism in either hand or machine composition. another leg 0“ the 011’ m 1943' L01 ‘3 l
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;I .l /] Kentucky Newspapers Eligible city with his famous “sunshine” gnu Continm
. ii ,1 ; e For News Picture Contest “‘9. Independent, 531/2.)’Far5 01d, €i~ Bradley,
i, gII : . 3 5 r tabhshed the custom of givmg away lit-(- 1 (
_ f‘ 1 1 en ; ,-.._ r? 38 lwenty—cight P111“! 55,630 in ““1 any (121in issue of the paper on the aml fim fie
. , 3 . . , l)onds,I are offered newspapers tor the which the sun has not shown Upon llltl lb \WIth
, I I 1 Official Pligli‘ielgsatii’sgogiaiiiiii Kentucky best pictures showmg the salvagilng or city by press time, 3 pin. Since the till II: ~5I lc
, ‘ “5“ ”l waste paper by the U- 5- \ IICLOU fer was established, l2,2¢}6 publication 51m J
“ ‘ Waste Paper Campaign. A PTEIIK na- d1 5 on] [re . ,_ . memory
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- “ 1 ‘ Victor 1“ Portmann, Editor-Publisher t'( '1] ii of W 00 is offered) and sec- y i ' en glltn who ma
. 1 j 3 i I)": I) 19 +0 , ‘ .JL' away—the last time on March 11-1", 1,
. I I Printed On The Kernel Press, Lexmgton tional piIi/es of $171-00, .‘jilOIO, and not) (ilk .u ciagc ol 1% lice Issues a year. Copicsl staIrIlI gI
1 g 1 1 _____.__ 0ll€red 101‘ the prize—Winning photos. are given away free on the street and MI, tiaistn, .
3. i ‘ Kentucky Press ASSOCiatl‘m Officers Kentucky, Wllh Tennessee, Alabama. the office to every one who asks for'h. m his I
; j g j' , JOe Richardson... m1..-..§......_.a.....£.............Times, Glasgow and lVliSSlSSlppl, IS in the East South Subscribers get a week’s credit alter m permanf
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i 3 Chauncey Fox-gay.”.______.,._,,ea__I_I...indepemieni, Ashland (.entral section. The contest is open to en sunless days have 1);“ch newspat
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i 1 Victor R. Portmann__..............-..____U. of K, Lexington ‘1“ YEW-91331361” "Kn dnd I)I CS5 photo- hll‘. Brown 13 a lllC lllCIlll)Ct" 0‘ Kl“ Flllt
1 1 E secretary wager- . giapheis and entries must bC sent 1" L“ and says his spirit. still rests In his home gown] I
1 zecutive Committee, Districts h C . C . I 370 L I . o I I . ..
1 l ‘ Fred B. Wachs, Herald-Leader, Lexington (sling). ‘» e ampaign (”“1“ch I “(may state. lxentucky. . )9?“-
§ . . Chairman; First, Joe LaGore, Sun-Democrat, a u- . i v ’ ~ . 1‘ i .1? 1" ~ 111k _ )
l ‘ can; Second, John B. Gaines, Park City News, Bowi- to.“ dvenuej NE“ 3011‘ Cltl’ X10 L Il. l a;
1 ing Green; Third, John H. Hoagiand, Courier-Journal. night. April In. ——_'—______—‘H*—‘— mm art
. 3 1 3 Louisville; Fourth, James M. Willis, Messenger, Bran- ‘ , , .
‘i ‘ i ’ denburg; Fifth, Virgil P. Sanders, News-Democrat. . t'tlllm‘lil
1 .; Gammon; seventh, Walker w. Robinson. Herald. —~W————W-—————~~— Danvrlle Advocate—Messenger .. V
' ‘l l Paintsville; Eighth, J. W. Heddon, Advocatel, Mt. 5:31: Becomes Mornin News C] e c. i ‘0
1' , 1 li ; Ninth, Harold A. Browning, Repubican, — . . . . . r t I
', E I‘ lizrgrisburg; Tyler Mumford, Advocate, Mgrganflcgd, Notional Editorial ASSOClOl'lon g p p I on [lit]
. ‘ ‘ State-at-Large: Seymour B. Goodman, 'nterpr e. - . , ' , ~ ,, , _, . .. . .
1 1 Elizabethtown, State-at-Large; Immediate Past Pres- TO Meet In MllWOUkee In June l1] ‘m (HIGH ‘0 gut ‘1 “MIL “’mPM mmeerd
I ident, Vance Armentrout, Courier—Journal, Louisville. A 1 d l' 1 ill coverage ()1 war news, and :15 a war.ti1nc but 53K
1 . Kentucky Press Women's Club i Lll‘CC- Ely, stream 1116( program W1 , ~. - ,- r v - . .- . -
1;. r 1 Miss Mary E. Hutton, Herold, Harrodsburg, President; be held by the National Editorial ASSO- 1110\L “1 \ 16“ 91 meeting antlupffled lll- “of"
1 1 g was Mildred Babbage. Breckenridze NeIIWS. Clgvgyort. , , 92 9} l S h 1 titre war restrictions, the DanVille Ail- , 3. Ed
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1‘ j;‘ i Record, stearns. Third Vice President: MrS- J- 3- ote ’ . ' wau LC’ .01 “L ‘ t ‘mwlf iiiiig newspaper to a morning daily this "canned
,1 l : Wallace. Advertiser, Walton, Recording Secretary: convention according [.0 the prelimi- t . ) ‘I
I, i . 1 I Miss with Lucas, Independint,BM:1y5vill;I, tIIcvorrIeii- ’ P l \I l' , week. An Associated Iress iiews-tclc-l ‘1. (.h
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I i . 1 ,I 0 {IE 1 atlolla I” 1518‘ - I“ post-(.01: installed to give readers complete news 5 Fe:
‘3 iéli ‘2, NATIONAL EDITORIAL- vention vacation 30m ulp’ asting “ml coverage. Editor Simpson, by this as “Tw
“ :« :’ 93": SSOClATlON JUIY 1’ from Milwaukee {'0 Buffalo, than c \Vlll also be :bl* t )1‘0 ll'C .
i : i 1 1 “mix???” - r / thr u 'h th Great I akes and return is g ’ I L 0 I '5" ”Hal‘s 5
,2, i 1 J w l - [To 31 f e h ‘f' 4 " ‘ 1_ l ‘ emergency serv1ces of student printers .lilllil,Bt
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ll j " MEMBER {regrfi “OHS till“ y, CVCD C OIL I P11 . t0 bd‘C “,Ork in evening hours. (HIS ()1‘
y I ‘1‘ . iiifilhil augmented tax. The complete program If .
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1 1 ASS Kentucky Newspapers Wanted Changes Ownership standin
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i I ‘j M __#__ In NEA 44 Newspaper Contests Announcement was made that lawccllI 11“]ng
.11 1 } Volume Fifteen, Nimtber Firm The Press urges our state newspapers Publications Company, New York, had“; ‘ 9; M
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1. ; to enter the various contests in the NEA [C 5 (15d ,hL (311.“ SlllntiCSUan mil pearani
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4 ‘: Prize Contests Announced nounced in the March issue ot the Na- Louisville Tli- triinsa’l't‘ion carriedrlvitll 10. At
1 1 1 i I t1 1 tli 1 1c {01 tli tional Publisher. There are contests [or 't 11 it I]? '. (L t .‘ the St‘llt‘ Conside
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. 1| 1944 prize contests are given. It is hoped .. . . . . lournal, l‘rankfortz, which was a 511-.
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i that every Kentucky newspaper editor for all the classifications and have ex sidiary oi the Dearnig (.oiiipaiiy dll(~ tutti)
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'1 \ ‘l ' th time to elect his best )ro» . . g . I r\' ,' " 7. evnianwhu ,
, “I take C S . _ l cellent chances to take the prizes. .Studv “hull J) l1“ 1.1111‘m “ N l . 1- . scrutiir
‘2 ‘. duction efforts and send in entries to th» . l d 1 . I . , j handled the busmess as executrixof ICI
1 .' I .. e was an sem in your cntrics at 1 I I I .1 . I Hcl‘ mmv,
- . ucry contest. once atc husband, James L. Newman. 2' 4
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.1‘ ‘ Special attention is called to the new ““9”“ “1 [11C ncwspapci st terminal 12 s
i. ’ 1 -1 contest [or the best religious editorial *”‘—"——————————'——— Cd by “Hi sale. NO announcement on“ P" 0|er
,‘I i i offered by the \Var Cry, official news B 'f PCFSOHHC] 011 ”101011111?” has Y“ m", , p s
3;; ‘ . _ . . , Lew B. rown, Ll e Member, ,mdc , and 0
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, pressed its thanks and apprecmtion to Lew B. Brown, lormer Kentucky piib- I115. .,
ti‘ 1 Brigadier Cunningham who made this lisher and president of KPA in 1907. Some Kentucky newspapers have 110‘! m lh‘
.I splendid contest open to every Kentucky now publisher of the Evening lndepeii- sent in their NAS representations. N“ 1‘ “‘9’
If editor. The prize committee anticipates dent, St. Petersburg, Florida, was pro tional advertising contracts are comlrl‘s’l (Omen
i i great interest and a large number of en- sented with a testimonial scroll by the in to NAS members. Is your newspaper y l‘l- l
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line" after. Continual I’m" Pug” T70“ Newspapermon For More Than Survey Of Readers Will lill '
:51‘01d,[€§~ Bradley, Providence Enterprise, won his 50 Years Dies At Murray Produce Vouoble Data all ‘ .~
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in lhgiliilil filbut 16% ()232iiE‘Ltlliisul/eiisi‘”Cold: SETS“ 0. J. Jennings, 69, newspaper man \1Vhile the value of reader—interest Ill , ll l
n Upon titty 15 Smile ltitle implies .this handsome and publisher lor more than fifty years. surveys for newspapers has been proved ' i l. 1i
We the ”I" sill/er lovinir cup is dedicated to the Shell at {1.15 home Mamh 6. FIG had been and .(IISCUSSCd time 01.] end not. “m.“ i l l l l l
publicatipii ' . I 01-hour beloved Ben Cozine in 11111calth loi hlteenIyeais.I . . publishers have gone into this Vital in- .IlI -:I I ,
been git'cn 1110110in 1'1 Id.” "1 a): , (I t: Jennings was a native ot Missourl. formation-I)roducing plan. Perhaps the it 5E l
,rch ll~ztnI Wholinihew us )1: lofn‘illi' Ibegsii it? .0)l:1__ “'hCl‘C he started 1” the newspaper b1151- terin “rcader-interst survey" sounds too ”+1 l ’
3111‘. Copicsl staining Liar?“ 11' {1L 1 =1 _1 l ness ”Uh“ 38"? 01 I12- He went to Murray technical. too academic, too impractical ll :I ‘1‘
met and III, naltsni, an( is cc itoIrias a aiIct 01cc lorty-nine years ago and became pub- or too expensive. It might: be better i '.
asks lor'lt. in his low11 21ml his state. 1" retain “51101” 01 the Murray Ledger, aft” be- received if referred to as a poll to learn ' i 1:, .
it alterset. permanCnt possession ”I lh‘: cup, the i119; “)thCtC‘l “’hh th “70510111 KC” what people are reading most in the ii
newspaper must win it three times. tuckian alter the Ledger was sold in a newspaper. I ‘l‘l »
)er 01' KM Thc l0“”“‘”‘g. rules were made to merger. A reader-interest poll may be elal)o- I" I a,
n his home govern the selection of the Winner each Jennings also published a paper at rate and expensive or it may be con— I- I It
I year: Senatobia, Miss, from 1898 to 1900. He ducted in a simple manner through the ‘ I 'I
1' Page ”mlchli the page must con- was one Of theIorganilers "I the Ewing columns ()1. the newspaper itsell at the » 7'11] ‘ ‘
"“ Iain articles ol literary, feature, and Tobacco Assocmtion in the early tur- small cost 01- the time involevd m min ' “l’_ l I »
‘Senger “1:10:31 llillilci‘l (emiient ‘hould a ) e'ir will): ((13)?ng:gffccl‘zntliolifiillrl is piling the replies or role. For instance, ' ll 1‘
spoper i “' 1,01. i ”I!“ 5. . IP ‘ 1'1 . _‘ ‘ I " -I b ' a survey of tth latter-I type produced I 'I I I .
”‘1 [ht pagcuHowuer, ”“5 "“11 “0t bar 1’11"”er of 1h“ Mlm‘ll Demociat. some amazing information lor the pub- 1:. “I .
‘c completcl contesraIms using such advertisemerfits ____”~________~#w_ “she, 01’ a small newspaper. I, Show“, ; II. I 1
a wartime but saic use wi count against per ‘cc— . . . lllt w: . A ,S is . -II,. all I 11,. n WW I 1.1“: film l1.
icipated hi1 ti0H- Wlfg Of HQPkmSVIHe inalteriall ililiclie'ideil‘ciiiltldiiest. wiill L‘lfi‘il’L ol‘ H ll l
anville Atl- 3. Editorial matter: preference will be PUbl'Sher D'es At Home Iht . l b - . - . 0 1- Allin?! l i
c sit )scii (.15 voting that in ltist place, , It“ ltr. _
0111 an CYC- given to “home-written” editorials while .\1rs. Rebecca i\1lorgan \Vood. 32. wile local tiews was second wiht, 91%: editor- - IIII .
g daily tliis "canned” edimrials will be a detriment. ol‘ 'I’honiéls 1:. Wood. copublisher of the ials and state news each drew 93% in , .II I “III ‘ ll .
i news-teleI A1. Clipped editorials of community Kentucky New Era. Hopkinsville. died reader interest, while the "’l’ feature ‘ ‘ III; Ii
SCI‘ViCC was . nature will be acceptable. March 21 at. her home liollowing a long 0an got 80% support of readers. “imp, . . II ll
aplete news 5. Features and literary: features such illness. 11 similar poll by the same newspaper . ll“ . i
,. b)’ 1111* as “Twenty Years Ago,” syndicate nia- She was a daughter of Mrs. Ethel Ross six years ago Showed comics at the very 1I III 1 I ,
to pl‘QCln'C tei'ials such as written by Doctor (Iope- Morgan and the late C. L. Morgan. Her topiol' the list in interest. the latest sur- t lit 'lI :
:nt prlntm land, Bob Burns, etc.. essays, poems, etc., father, who died in 1931. was a promi- vcv gave the top comic only 81% rating I l: l
001 for the will be acceptable. iient Hopkinsville businessman. Besides and the rest ol? the comics were under lilllll 1
be able to 6. A column, whether serious, humor— her husband and mother. Mrs. \Vood is 50%. The top feature was supported lllii,’ "l I ,
l tins. or a mixture, will be considered 5“”le I’l' 1' daughter, RCI’CC‘“ \Vood: l)y"8()‘I{7;I ol the readers. the society ('01— l i l i“ ll '
,7_# , editorial page material. “_ sister, Mrs. thk Mlllm“ I-Iopkins— uinn rated only 6197;, and a serial l'ell l I, ll .’
7. Editorial cartoons will be accept- \illc, and-a l)t~()lher,I])\1t. Lynn Ross Mon to the low score of, 23%” which is too l1 pug, ‘II E
able. gan. “3‘10"“ “‘1 (hhhl’ K0111”! Calil. low to warrant: the space given to this ll
3. Headlines, Whether spot heads Oi #__W___#____#__c_ olfering. I 1» 11f: ‘ ll ;'
.hatFawceit standing department heads, Will be . l . The poll was of special interest be- I ll 1
I York, hall, Judged tor typographical balance. Congrotu otions cause of the changes in reader interest ll . . I
tock in thc‘l 9' Ala“ head: the typographical ap- ']‘hc PI‘CSS CXICIKlS congratulations it) it. showed 1121(1 [111((311 place in ()Ill)’ 21 .1 l‘l‘ltvll ,ll I
mpany and lfijlinfc’dhc C?1]l€[1t,‘lanl:lt relatIiclin (I) the Paris Daily IEnterpriIse on its third year. For the past. three years, the an- ll ll 1
C Company. 101:3}? ‘15 RIIWIKI c WI 1 c COIIISIIC 0133‘.- birthday and on its anniversary edition nual poll has shown that news and edi- ,I1 I, will I
garrietlwitll rt work. 1f any, WI” be gisen [“11 . issued in commemora[ion ol that event. torial matter have rapidly supplanted . ; IIIIIIII'I ll. .
n the Sttitt’ ConsulerationI the lighter material and the policies of . .I l 1 ll ‘3
was a sub-l 11' Makhflp and balance: the page _—__H___——____—_‘ the newspaper have been changed ac- l , r l i.
mpaiiy and ~ 1n'“ll‘e'up ‘Vlth emphaSis on balance, sy‘m- Bollard Yeoman Wickliffe