Prairie Press founder Coleman explains small publisher's rewards
Des Moines speaker Carroll Coleman, professor of journalism, spoke at Printing Week about the Prairie Press he runs from his Iowa City home since 1935. He described publishing poetry and novels with direct mail, limited distribution, and hand-set type, showing about 30 of his 120 titles.
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Carroll Coleman
Des Moines
Coleman
Sii
Benjamin Franklin
the Prairie Press
Iowa City
Wallace Stegner
SUI
Stegner
van Doren
Student Views on International News Layout and Impact
Readers favor brighter layouts and more pictures. They urge localizing stories and adding comments by national figures to show relevance to individual readers. Opinions from Sabula Ot tumwa suggest features on personal impact would boost interest.
Matrix Honors 100 Women At Iowa City Banquet
The Matrix Table banquet April 22 in the River Room Iowa Memorial Union honored over 100 women leaders from Iowa City and the campus. Barbara Behrens and Allyn Lemme won first place awards for campus and community leadership respectively. Gladys Nelson spoke on Women’s Role In The World Today.
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University and
Iowa City
River Room
Iowa Memorial Union
Theta Sigma Phi
Ism
Barbara Behrens
Oelwein
Currier Hall Association
Panacea Board
Allyn Lemme
Capitol St
Lemme
Young Women’s Christian Association
Girl Scouts’ of America
League of Women Voters
Gladys Nelson
Newton
Iowa
Retirement tribute to Daily Iowan editor Fred Pownall
Mrs Pownall, wife of Canan Litas Cornell assistant director, has led the Iowa City Press Citizen Woman s Page and earned multiple awards from the Iowa Press Women. Fred Pownall retires after 35 years on the Daily Iowan staff amid tributes from Prof Moeller and Prof Mason praising his influence and leadership.
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Daily Iowan
The
Ladies’ Home Journal
Philadelphia
Cornell University
Canan
Pownall
Iowa City Press- Citizen
National Federation of Press Women
Iowa Press Women, Inc
Fred Pownall
Upper
Eau Claire Lake
Wisc
Wisconsin
School of Journalism
Iowan
School of
SUI
Morningside Honors Benz for Alumni Achievement
Lester G Benz of the State University of Iowa School of Journalism is named one of four recipients of the Morningside College Living Endowment Achievement Award for 1955. He received the plaque at an alumni banquet after the May 28 commencement in Sioux City.
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Lester G. Benz
State University of Iowa School of Journalism
Morningside College
Benz
Morningside
Sioux City
Earl H.roadman
Daily Iowan
SUI
Hawkeye
Board of Trustees of
Student Publications, Inc
Prep Press Meet Set for One Day in October
The 1955 Iowa High School Press Association meeting will be a single day. The SUI School of Journalism will host the event on October 28 with preparations underway.
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Iowa High School Press Association
SUI School of Journalism
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Prairie Press
Derleth
August Derleth
Janis Papke
Papke
Leinaauser
Robert Bauer
Muscatine Journal
Chais
Leroy Pelca
Burlington Hawk-Eye Gazette
Communications Center
Wilbur Peterson
SUI Bureau of Media Service
Litas
Leslie G. Moeller
Edward F. Mason
National Council For Education In Journalism
Inland Daily Press Association
Peiping
Pakistan
Nome
Harold Callender
New York Times
William Fulton
Chicago Tribune
Henry W. Bagley
Associated Press
Marcel Wallenstein
Kansas City Star
Josef Israels II
National Broadcasting Company
Melton S. Davis
American Broadcasting Company
J. William Maxwell
State University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
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