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Newspaper
Kent Stater
Location
Kent, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1943
Page
2
Ohio legislators who set Eastern Standard time for the state this February will use Eastern War time this week. The law remains in effect but the assembly follows wartime time after a Wednesday decision, creating a clash between state clock policy and major cities already on wartime time. State departments were ordered to adjust clocks in state operations.
A brief note mentions a closed post for aviation students and hints that university men may be on the streets this weekend.
University officials say Kent State will synchronize all clocks to state time to simplify schedules. The change aligns campus timings with wartime time, though Kent and surrounding areas operate on a separate standard.
The Kent Stater resumes normal publication after a one day holiday. Eight more editions will be printed before commencement June 14. The student staff will provide day by day coverage of events in a conservative newspaper style.
Kent State note showing second class matter status as of October 11 1927 at Kent Ohio. Printed by Commercial Press Inc located 125 East Main Street Kent Ohio.
University readers hear from servicemen and service women including Charlotte J. Winer at Smith College and Lt. Richard L. Hill teaching navigation in San Marcos Texas. Messages from Sgt. T A Dowding at Langley Field and Pvt Tom Gavagan at Camp Polk share furlough plans and campus life comments.
The Kent State Duchess magazine will publish no further due to crisis. Factors include military drafts, newsprint and funding shortages, and falling enrollment. Editor thanks staff and readers and notes appreciation for advice and help from several individuals.
The Kent Stater weekly faces a shock when the front page carries a grave notice about the editors and a spoof rowboat regatta rule. The issue mocks staff changes and reveals campus gossip and humor lines with playful, controversial edits.
Collegiate gossip notes Gladys Willis and Jean Lenner report Twin Lakes water is suitable for swimming. The column weaves in campus chatter about Avery Sheaffer, Dottie Milligan, Bruno Santone, and others, with jokes on exams, romances, baseball, and upcoming pranks.
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