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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1945
Page
2
Kent State readers defend the basketball team and fans after an incident of poor sportsmanship. The letter cites a Baldwin Wallace rival and calls for balanced coverage and fair refereeing remarks from Hank Johnston and students.
Kent State University announces the hiring of a new football coach and vows to move ahead with determination. The statement frames the move as a fresh start and a strong step toward future success.
The report claims Baldwin Wallace players used foul tactics after Kent representatives challenged calls. The dispute notes tensions and accuses Kent of aggressive trash talk and symbolic misnaming.
The campus mood favors exams yet many coeds prefer leisure over study during Buckle-Down week. Students debate whether Friday exams warrant extra prep or errands downtown and hot chocolate.
The piece mocks sudden ego growth sparked by receiving a prestigious yet hollow letter promising social perks and status. It compares the lure of chosen honors to an atomic boast, warns of consequences, and ends with a quip about public figures and a playful exchange between Diana Barrymore and Jack Carson.
A jumble of personal items mentions Elsie Rogers with a Navee man, the Burkhardts, John Hawk, Eileen Young and others waiting for letters or visits. It notes Tom Musat awaiting the All Greek event, questions about Wayne Higley and Bob Ferguson, and references to Pinup notes, finals cram, and friends like Shirley Vosper and Ed home.
A vivid account describes Aug 19 arrivals of 16 Japanese officials at Ie Shima en route to Manila for surrender instructions. Gear notes photos show Japs, their planes Bettys, and U S G I s lining the runway as C 54 transports carry the party toward Manila.
Phil Baker on Take It or Leave It declares Sinatra a swoon singer, calling it an empty coat with a roving corpuscle in a cryptic remark.
The Kent Stater lists its staff including Norma Knisely editor in chief Clarence Tonka business manager Kay e Tol t editor Eleanor Mece society editor Carl Austin and notes the paper is published three times weekly on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Fridays during the university year with vacations closed. Subscription is $2.00 per year and the paper is entered as second class matter Oct 11 1927 at Kent Ohio.
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