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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1949
Page
2
Rutgers assistant professor Donald W. Mitchell warns that bricklayers and carpenters earn more than professors, with average annual pay of 5200 for trades and 4600 for professors. He cites cost of living rises, calls for federal intervention, and notes KSU's similar trends. He stresses urgent action to avert disaster.
A campus dining page lists names and social notes across courses from appetizers to desserts. Highlights include Al Ragonese and Amanda Caperna at the top of the guest list, with Doris MacPherson, Carol Johnson, Joanne Mannino, and Frances Stone noted among others.
An unreliable rumor reports Dean Manchester claiming another trophy tied to the diminished fifth linked to Belonius Clunk and the birth of be-bop. The tale traces quirky characters, a fuse of mock jazz history, and a disputed trophy ending at a jazz club.
The fragment lists staff roles including Editor in Chief Bill Girgash, Business Manager Kenneth Webb, Advertising Manager Bruce Walker, Edition Manager Dave Ritchie, and assistants. It notes the paper is entered as second class matter on Oct 11 1927 and printed in Kent Ohio at the St Kent office.
A humorous piece lampoons Joe Palooka and his supporting cast as timeless cartoon figures. It sketches Palooka’s fighting style and comic antics, notes Ham Fisher as the artist, and recalls other boxing legends in a lighthearted, era-spanning reminiscence.
A playful verse traces a family tree through objects in motion or support. The speaker maps lineage from a moving elevator to a static stairway and a responding ladder, then recalls a grandfatherly cord and a slanted board as distant ancestors.
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