Stanton Delaplane of the San Francisco Chronicle
For his articles on the movement of several California and Oregon counties to secede to form a forty-ninth state.
The Jury
The Jury
Herbert Brucker(Chair)
Richard L. Tobin
Winners in Reporting
Westbrook Pegler of the New York World-Telegram
For his articles on scandals in the ranks of organized labor, which led to the exposure and conviction of George Scalise, a labor racketeer.
S. Burton Heath of the New York World-Telegram
For his expose of the frauds perpetrated by Federal Judge Martin T. Manton, who resigned and was tried and imprisoned.
Thomas Lunsford Stokes of the Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance
For his series of articles on alleged intimidation of workers for the Works Progress Administration in Pennsylvania and Kentucky during an election. The articles were published in The New York World-Telegram.
Raymond Sprigle of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
For his series of articles, supported by photostats of the essential documents, exposing the one-time membership of Associate Justice Hugo L. Black in the Ku Klux Klan.
1942 Prize Winners
Carlos P. Romulo of the Philippines Herald
For his observations and forecasts of Far Eastern developments during a tour of the trouble centers from Hong Kong to Batavia.
Herbert Lawrence Block of the Newspaper Enterprise Association Service
For "British Plane."
Geoffrey Parsons of the New York Herald Tribune
For his distinguished editorial writing during the year.