We Use Ink Not Hay to Publish The Herald
Herald City Editor Jack Folger explains the paper’s production costs and resources including 6,000 gallons of ink yearly, 1,100 tons of paper, 30,000 pounds of metal, 24 typewriters, 10 linotype machines, a $450,000 press, and 415,000 dollars in annual payroll. He notes the absurdity of hay as a fuel for printing.
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Jack Folger
Herald City
Herald
New Gateway Bridge
West Quoddy Head
Maine
Axminster
Wilton
Globe
Cedar Rapids
Paper Key to Better Living
A historical discussion asserts the newspaper’s role in a free society, linking press freedom to broad civic functions. It notes homemaker pages, advertising impact on prices, and the economy from factories to payrolls, with readers seeking market, transportation, and medical guidance from print.
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Free Press
Free Society
Hollywood
U S Paper Is Freedom Forum
A Associated Press writer argues that Soviet newspapers are controlled by censors and lack public opinion. He contrasts Pravda and Izvestia, noting their falsehoods and the Communist Party’s use of media for propaganda.
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Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
Soviet Union
Joseph Stalin
Central Committee
The
Communist Party
Pravda
Izvestia
Tavestia
Supreme Soviet
Ussr
Press censorship imprints delays on morning papers
A writer laments delays in newspaper distribution claiming censorship pressures by parties under Eisenhower and Truman. He notes papers reach stands late, sometimes at noon, and contrasts with the ideal of press freedom. The piece blends a critique of editorial edits with a fashion aside on trims and sports wear.
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Moscow
Price
Republican Party
Eisenhower
Newspapers Do Many Roles For Community Readers
Newspapers provide health advisories home repair guidance garden tips and decor ideas. They cover weather politics courts and elections while chronicling births marriages and deaths. Classifieds link buyers and sellers and sponsors civic projects while serving as a watchdog over crime and public affairs.
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United States Weather Bureau
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West Coast
Chadwick
Garfield
U. S
Freedom Forum
Democratic Party
Truman
Forum For Freedom
Clinton Plumbing & Heating Co
A. J. Cummings
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