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PAGE TWO SOONER STATE PRESS Speaker Describes New WKY Studio As the Modern in the World SOONER STATE PRESS NEWS ORGAN OF THE OKLAHOMA PRESS ASSOCIATION Published weekly by the School of Journalism of the University of Oklahoma in the interest of the newspaper editors and publishers of the state to whom it is sent free of charge Printed at Norman Oklahoma by the University of Oklahoma Press publishing division of the university Entered as second class matter at the post-office at Norman Oklahoma and accepted for mailing at the special rate of postage provided for in section 1103 Act of October 3 1917 and authorized August 22 1918 Thousands of persons this week inspected the new studios of WKY broadcasting station operated by the Oklahoma Publishing company in its new quarters in the Skirvin Tower in Oklahoma City The formal opening was held Monday night when more than 600 guests advertisers and civic leaders were admitted to the studios During the remainder of the week thousands visited tire studios daily is the most modern studio in the declared Frank Mason New York vice president of the National Broadcasting company at the opening night banquet Gaylord president of the Oklahoma Publishing company described the growth of the station from the time it was first established until today television and other inventions are perfected we hope to make them he said Walter Harrison managing editor of the Daily Oklahoman and the Oklahoma City Times pointed out that the development of the radio has been rapid years ago Thomas A Edison took the first patent on his telegraph which sent without he said the Marconi sent the letter across the seas But greatest development has come in the last five years Coming on apace are facsimile and television Radio is the magic carpet of 1936 the lamp of Two Photographers Are Arrested for Violating Oil Military Zone Order Two Oklahoma City photographers Lorren Williams Oklahoma News and Alphia Hart Oklahoma City Times were arrested on April 9 for violating an order forbidding them to take pictures in the oil military zone at the state capitol The two were arrested and kept in a guard house until they were released following a court martial Williams who took the first pictures was sentenced to 25 days or a fine of $25 and Hart to 15 days or a fine of $15 Both sentences were suspended But tho the two were arrested for taking pictures Shroder a Times reporter managed to violate the military order with a miniature camera Other photographers obtained pictures by standing just outside the military zone Cleveland American Edmond Sun El Reno American Fairfax Chief Frederick Press Kingfisher Times Medford Journal Medford Patriot-Star Okemah News richer Tribune Poteau Sun Purcell Register Sand Springs Leader Sand Springs Sun Stillwater Gazette Wagoner Record-Democrat Walters Herald Watonga Republican Waynoka Enterprise Weatherford News Presswork Ada News Alva Review-Courier Carnegie Herald Chandler News-Publicist Cherokee Republican 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Herald Seminole Reporter Walters Herald Woodward Press Yukon Sun Gives Talk Before 0 Students The new promotion department of the Associated Press was described by chief of the Oklahoma City bureau in a talk before students at the University of Oklahoma on April IS The new department he said enables the press association tokeep in closer touch with the needs of its members than previously succeeded Leon Durst as chief of the Oklahoma City bureau when Durst was named field man for the association in the midwestern district with headquarters in Kansas City ALFRED WALL NAMED AP CORRESPONDENT IN TULSA Alfred Wall of the Oklahoma City Associated Press bureau staff has been named correspondent at Tulsa succeeding John Jameson who recently was returned to the Oklahoma City office John Blair Owen formerly of the Okmulgee Times-Democrat has been added to the Oklahoma City bureau A straw ballot on national state and county offices is being conducted by the Elk City Journal If the feature proves popular the ballot will be continued until the primary election rr FOURTH ESTATE BRIEFS I Warner editor of the Geary Star was named president of the Geary chamber of commerce at the annual election held on April 7 The Wetumka Gazette edited and published by Edgar Young entered its thirtieth volume on April 3 Young has been connected with the paper since 1923 The Cushing Daily Citizen held open house for its readers on April 17 on the occasion of the moving into its new home The Citizen is published by Lachenmeyer Welty publisher of the Bartlesville Examiner addressed the Pawhuska Rotary club at its regular meeting on April 7 Welty is district governor of Rotary International Danny Harbour Oklahoma City was named editor of the O'Collegian student paper at Oklahoma A and college in an election held April 9 He succeeds Earl Richert Omega The first extra ever issued by the Gould Democrat was published on April 9 when the school building at Gould was burned The extra was bein distributed an hour after the fire was discovered The Drumright Daily Derrick published by Lou Allard has adopted as its slogan the cradle of the oil industry in The slogan was suggested in a talk made by A A Nicholson manager of the personnel department of the Texas company New York Verne Dowdy city editor of the Seminole Evening Reporter has been appointed acting publicity director of the fourth congressional district by the Oklahoma League of Young Democrats He succeeds John Virdcn who has resigned from the Reporter to accept an assignment with the Civilian Conservation corps at Muskogee BOOKS FOR EDITORS -'I "THE WAY OF A TRANSGRESSOR by Negley arson Literary Guild of America Inc $300 Way of a by Negley Farson is presented by the Literary Guild of America as one of its most outstanding autobiographies And a fascinating tale it is I A young man born on the Delaware put thru the great athletic mill of the American university went to England as an engineer at the onset of the World war In Russia as 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