Sooner State Press (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 35, No. 39, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 19, 1943 Page: 2 of 4
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SOONER STATE PRESS
SOONER STATE PRESS
Grace E Ray Editor
Published weekly January 5 to August 7
September 12 to December 24 by the School
of Journalism of the Unirersity of Oklahoma
in the interests of the newspaper editors and
publishers of the state to whom it is sent free
of charge
Entered as second class matter at the post-office
at Norman Oklahoma and accepted for
mailing at the special rate of postage prorided
for in section 1103 Act of October 3 1917
and authorized August 22 1918
dent's address President Lee 9:44 a
mf secretary-manager’ s report Ver-
non T Sanford central office Okla-
homa City 10:44 a m “Retailing— an
Essential Industry" O Terry adver-
tising manager C R Anthony Co
stores 11:18 a m “Manpower for
Warpower" Frank K Dunn regional
representative of war manpower com-
mission Kansas City Mo 11:44 a
m open forum 12:02 p m adjourn-
ment for lunch
Saturday afternoon — 1 :32 meeting
will reconvene with announcements
1:44 p m “Newspaper Economies—
Taxes— Savings” J G Terry mana-
ger of newspaper division Wolf & Co
certified public accountants Chicago
2:18 p m “What’s Happening in Wash-
ington?" Charles L Allen editor of the
National Publisher and chief of the
rural press section of the office of war
information Washington D C 2:44
p m “The Oklahoma of Tomor-
row” E W Smartt chairman Okla-
homa planning and resources board
3:18 p m open forum 3:44 p m
reports of contest and convention com-
mittees 4:18 p m introduction of new
officers and directors for 1943-44 term:
4:44 p m discussion of 1944 annual
convention plans 5 p m adjournment
Saturday evening— -6 p m beef bar-
becue dinner at Roy Turner Hereford
ranch (six miles northeast of Sulphur
on highway 7)
Sunday morning— 8:30 a m Sul-
phur’s camera derby in which news-
papermen and women may compete for
prizes Flower park Platt National
Eark 11:30 a m scenic tour of Ar-
uckle mountain area 1 p m chicken
barbecue Southern Rock Asphalt plant
in Arbuckle mountains
Central Office Conducts
Ballot on Bankhead Bill
(Continued from Page 1)
identical in text with that introduceda in
the senate by Bankhead Representative
Cannon’s bill has been referred to the
house ways and means committee
In his weekly letter Sanford wrote:
“According to Bill Daley the National
Editorial association’s Washington re-
presentative it is 'unlikely that public
hearings will be held on either the
Bankhead or Cannon bills until congress
measures the demand froma individual
newspaper publishers for legislative ap-
proval’ This means but one thing that
Oklahoma publishers a should be ex-
pressing their desires in the matter to
their congressmen”
The Cherokee Republican issued num-
ber 1 of volume 41 June 11
Metropolitan Papers Praise
CopelancTs Book on Kendall
The book “Kendall of the Picayune”
by Fayette Copeland counselor of men
at the University of Oklahoma “is the
product of long research the soundness
of which can only arouse admiration”
Stanley Walker wrote in a one and one-
half column review of this volume in
the New York Herald Tribune Week-
ly Book Review section “Mr Copeland
in recalling the life and times of Ken-
dall has given us an excellent full-
length portrait of a many-sided gen-
tleman” Walker commented
Copeland’s biography of George
Wilkins Kendall pioneer editor of the
New Orleans Picayune has been re-
viewed favorably from Texas to New
York since its recent release from the
University of Oklahoma Press
The Christian Science Monitor wrote:
“Kendall saw everything knew every-
body and he had the gift of making
things exciting to his readers A portion
of this spirit has descended upon his
biographer so that the book is a tense
and exciting narrative at once schol-
arly and stimulating”
The Chicago Tribune describes
Copeland’s book as “a tense and grip-
ping narrative an important addi-
tion to the history not only of Ameri-
can journalism but of the southwest”
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
writes: “Mr Copeland knows his period
thoroughly and has had the benefit
of having available all the Kendall fam-
ily papers Much of his material is new
SHOP TALK
Harry V Group jr publisher of the
Moore Messenger underwent a nasal
operation in St Anthony hospital Ok-
lahoma City recently
Sgt Russell D Lewis former car-
rier boy for the Altus Times-Democrat
recently was awarded the distinguished
flying cross for his part in a raid on
Rabaul New Britain
The Blackwell Journal-Tribune is
running a free classified advertising
service for farmers and laborers By
making known the need for employes
or need for a job the paper has helped
scores of boys to find work
The Okfuskee county office of the
farm security administration in Okemah
recently issued the first copy of FSA
News containing news about the
agency’s clients in the county and help-
ful hints as to the agricultural program
Pvt Charles B Old former em-
ploye of the McCurtain Gazette Ida-
bel is now stationed somewhere in the
Pacific Old the son of Guy R Old
editor of the Gazette is an army tele-
type operator
Announcement has been made of the
mariage of Ensign Albert Horwitz
Oklahoma City to Miss Mariline Lands-
berg Dallas Tex on April 14 Hor-
All of it is interesting His example of
selecting a vital but little known Amer-
ican as a subject for biography should
be copied by others If more books like
'Kendall of the Picayune' were written
published and read there would be less
ignorance about the history of the
United States”
Ira L Cain jr book reviewer for
the Fort Worth (Tex) Star-Telegram
observes: “The author reveals exhaus-
tive study of his subject which becomes
more than just the story of a pioneer
newspaperman but the saga of an
epoch and the publisher has achieved
an attractive and utilitarian volume”
That a prophet is not without honor
in his own country is shown by the New
Orleans Times-Picayune’s enthusiasm
for the book This paper’s reviewer
after wondering why someone had not
written such a a biography long ago
stated: “It remained for Fayette Cope-
land to bring out a work which is at
once a full biography of thennan and
a very good short history of the Mex-
ican war” In conclusion he summed
up: “Mr Copeland making use of the
files of the Picayune and extensive
Kendall manuscripts in the possession
of the family hasa written a most read-
able and inspirational biography”
The Daily Oklahoman Dallas Times-
Herald and various other papers have
published complimentary reviews and
the book has been reviewed by national
syndicates
witz was graduated from the University
of Oklahoma school of journalism in
1942 He was president of Sigma Delta
Chi journalism fraternity Horwitz is
now on foreign duty
Lieut Richard W Kendall former
Dewey carrier boy for the Bartlesville
Examiner and Enterprise was gradua-
ted last week from the army air forces
advanced flying school at George army
air field Lawrenceville IlC He was com-
missioned as a second- lieutenant
David D Wood Muskogee has re-
joined the staff of the Daily Oklahoman
as aa repotter after several weeks spent
at his home While a student at the Uni-
versity of Oklahoma during the past
year Wood worked for several months
as an Oklahoman reporter
Lieut (jg) Leon Campbell form-
erly on the news desk of the Boston
(Mass) Post has been assigned to duty
with the public relations office at the
naval air station Norman As one of
his duties with the welfare department
he will have charge of editing the Nor-
man Log station newspaper
J M Dolph jr editor of the Guthrie
Register-News has been appointed
Logan county chairman for the June
war bond drive being sponsored in the
state by the Odd Fellows and Rebekah
lodges He was named by Walter In-
gram Henryetta grand master of the
I O O F lodge of Oklahoma
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