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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1940
Page
2
Wess Miller, renowned foreign correspondent of the decade, died in London blackout conditions after 28 years of war reporting. His dispatches shaped American understanding of global events with exacting, dependable coverage and a plainspoken journalistic ethic.
A diary about John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath notes how the novel provoked bans and heated debate. It argues the book exposed harsh truths about America and urges open discussion and reform.
The Kent Stater is published four times weekly during the regular university year and weekly in summer, with vacations suspending issues. Entered as second class matter October 11 1927 at Kent Ohio, printed by P B Bonsall Printing Co. Subscription 2.75 per year.
A cluttered campus column notes WTAM Sunday chatter with John Powell and Jane Rothermund. Mentions upcoming cigarette market, attendance of Jack Leggett's Friday club, a curtailed weekend, birthday wishes, campus gossip, and music from Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, and Hal Kemp.
Poem recalls marching phantom soldiers and the futility of war. The speaker laments repeated bloodshed across time and condemns glorification of conflict. Grim imagery contrasts past and present, warning that war persists despite vows to end it.
Kent State University celebrates the 1940 Chestnut Burr as a grand premiere style yearbook. Editor Thurman Artz leads staff in a campus panorama including photos of deans, faculty, and coeds, with a feature Life of a Co-ed. Publication slated for the 28th.
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