Omaha (NE) World-Herald , by Omaha (NE) World-Herald
For its initiative and originality in planning a state-wide campaign for the collection of scrap metal for the war effort. The Nebraska plan was adopted on a national scale by the daily newspapers, resulting in a united effort which succeeded in supplying our war industries with necessary scrap material.
The Jury
The Jury
Carl W. Ackerman
Winners in Public Service
Los Angeles Times
For its successful campaign which resulted in the clarification and confirmation for all American newspapers of the right of free press as guaranteed under the Constitution.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
For its successful campaign against the city smoke nuisance.
Waterbury (CT) Republican & American
For its campaign exposing municipal graft.
Miami Daily News
For its campaign for the recall of the Miami City Commission.
1943 Prize Winners
Hanson W. Baldwin
For his report of his wartime tour of the Southwest Pacific.
Jay Norwood Darling
For "What a Place For a Waste Paper Salvage Campaign."