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Bismarck (N.D.) Tribune

For its news reports and editorials entitled, "Self Help in the Dust Bowl."

The Jury

Faculty of Journalism, Columbia University

Winners in Public Service

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

For its exposure of wholesale fraudulent registration in St. Louis. By a coordinated news, editorial and cartoon campaign this newspaper succeeded in invalidating upwards of 40,000 fraudulent ballots in November and brought about the appointment of a new election board.

The Sacramento Bee

For its campaign against political machine influence in the appointment of two Federal judges in Nevada.

1938 Prize Winners

Edmonton Journal

A special bronze plaque for its editorial leadership in defense of the freedom of the press (via a campaign against the Accurate News and Information Act) in the province of Alberta, Canada.