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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1941
Page
2
The piece defends cautious U S entry into war, arguing democracy is slow to decide on momentous issues. It rejects the idea that aggression will engulf the United States and likens war to a failed medical operation. It condemns endless fervor for intervention as irrational and praises measured action.
The city needs state legislative approval and a University board grant to erect a water tank on campus behind Kent Hall. Proposals suggest lead paint to protect the metal, with a second coat of gray or dark green to blend with surroundings.
A chaotic campus slang filled item list notes friendships romances and social mishaps. Mentions of Kay Maloney Rita Allendorf Charley Spivak and other students mingle with jokes about steddys and dorm radios amid gossip and comedic asides.
Dean John G Hervey of Temple University law school says 71 500 husbands deserted their wives last year for reasons including wives talking too much about operations coming down to breakfast in curlers and negligee telling in detail of children's misdeeds trying to keep up with the Joneses being too critical and lacking humor. He spoke at a woman's club luncheon where his wife listened.
Leon A. Danco, a Harvard freshman, submitted a long English composition on a home-made phonograph record because typing or longhand seemed slow. Dr. Claude M. Simpson Jr. gave him a passing grade but forbade any repetition of the stunt.
NBCs Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street concert is recorded on Victor with Dinah Shore and Sidney Bechet as guests. Sam Donohue, Artie Shaw, Charlie Barnet, and Jimmy Dorsey are among featured artists with their orchestras in a mixed jazz album review noting strong brass and reed work and several standout tracks.
Kent Stater details its publication frequency four times weekly during the year and weekly in summer, with suspension during vacations. It lists printing location, associations, advertising contact, and a staff roster including business manager and editors.
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