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. 3 . “Thoughts Of An Editor’s Wife” - Mrs. Underwood 333
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3 3 When the subject, “Thoughts of an week to get his quietus on tax col— pearls,” 3 3 3333 3
I g Editor’s Wife”was assignedto me, Tom 1§Ct1013151 Sheriff Cliff Howard mo“ 3““ one time also The Herald DUb- ,‘ 3‘3
immediately began trying to find out 3:: x35: 2:336:01; Egogrgfgfigtlfii: llggflimznfigerzii gotice $313083??? a 33333
what I had in mind-Believing, as we all cuietus back with him and he re- g th 33 m ay, 0 3 . 81 ing, 33
‘ ‘ do in free speech, I refused to submit ‘ . 3 ,,, and e present dIStmnghEd editor 2 22,33 3
. . . plied, Yes, and my son, too. of the Lyon County Herald then oc- «ti 3
3 to any censorship. Then fOi a time, I tr t t b _ t b t as 3 3 , 3 3.333 3
. . . y no 0 e a Clu1€ US, 11 a cupying the state desk of The Lexmg- r3 =
' due to illness In my family, I was matter of fact I know more than it is ton Herald dashed Off thi 1 - ‘ “‘23
3 afraid I could not have this Opportu— polite and polotic and at times to ad— headline in, a moment f . S , 0:851? 3 . .333;
3 . nity to tell what I know about editors, mit not only about newspaper con- “Gay Funeral Held In OthSspbggimf; , 33:: f
01‘ at least an editor. I was very anx- tents but about such things as the B 33 h th d k . n35. 3 333
ious to do it. In the first place, after h , . _ D u W en 8 ar angel, unbid- , ‘33, 3
. . cum and duties of newspaper men as den, calls, and the heavy shadow falls 3 3i; .
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3, . , . ,, . asc-rta1ned duiing my seven years as over a home, the sympathy of an edi— 3 3 3
i to as an editors Wlfe’ I felt that it a newspaper woman but not since veri— tor and the summing up in the print- ‘ 33
‘ was my .tum‘ In the second p‘ace’ .I fied in all instances by my observa- ed word of all that is best in the life 3‘3 ‘
3 was particularly anXious to goon this tions as an editor’s wife_ that has gone does bring comfort to ,3 3333,
boat trip for I have always Wished to But seriously I am glad of the op- those in dist 3:33 3 33 333‘,
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see the place on this iiver neai Mays— portunity to speak a word for and in those of the minister and the h 3 33 332, , 3
3 ville where “Eliza crossed on the ice.” behalf of the editor’s wives in Ken— cian D 3’81- 33 3333 .3
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was State Editor of The Lexington Being an editor, after all, isn’t Just stage? such as graduation, traffic law 33 33 3
' Herald until I became an editor’s wife a job.~ It ”is more ofaealling. ~The»~V3-¥3 9" 10115339319Ct13°n Pr nomination f0 , 3 ":33 3 3
and as such-I, learned a good many of editor is like a preacher or a doctor, '0 3093 p31 lslpatlon m3 luncheon clubs, 3.333 3
- the technical details of the craft. His duties are not confined to his of- :32“: is if moorporat‘fm’ sums med, 1 'e i f
3 These, now, I must forget about and fiQ3 but touch very intimately the 231333;“: 01 136213038 Orfbieach of promise 333 3
, became a “yes man,” so when the edi- lives 0f the people Of his community. so on an 50 01th the: editor 35 “ =3 33 3‘
3 tor comes in with something he has The three eventful steps in life are Very mu3<323h a part Of the life of his 3 33 .,,3333
written I always say “fine,” “splendid,” the cradle, the altar, and the grave. Goggumf 3 3 3 3 333
3 or “superb,” no matter what 'I really One Kentucky newspandr once ran Sh “v 9C: 01‘35 Wife IS no lesser person. . 33 L33 3
think about it. I have to applaud the three columns, side by side, under me gfratfialy becomes active in the 33 33 .
3 eulogies of Mr. Whoozit, although I these headings, “Cradle, Altar, Grave.” 139330 t ' ‘33 community Whether she 33 3 33
may think Mr. Whoozit is a. terrible The editor records the arrival of the “133:3 O 0: not. She3must belong to " :3333
3 person and should be consigned to “bouncing boy." He doesn’t always do C33“ 3: 53“” in c01nm1ttee3s,3 sell tick- 43333
,= complete oblivion. I must approve of it just as he should because I remem- e 5 tan pa ronize adveitisers. $1138 ' 3333‘
all campaigns, movements, policies, ber very well after devoting seven 3131335 never buy anything from a 11139111 33 333333 ,
fights, controversies and exposes, al- long years to eliminating from coun- 3313 e; (”359' 11:3 mater hOVY tempting , 33333 3;
though I grew up in a peace-loving, try correspondence the graphic phrase S e dargzliéns SY‘" :eesadvertised m the ‘ 323:3
conservative Republican family of tfboth mother and child are doing ImMay 8‘” ‘21“ Times, 131139 charms 3 333,3 3
3 English descent whose family motto well,” I sufiered a serious relapse Oardegcysf 311:8 dorbidden fru1t in her , 33333 3
3 is “Deeds not words.” when I picked up the paper the morn- g Of (3033356 attaielsgomplimentary tick- 33 33333 3
‘ I thought I was getting away With mg after Tommys arrival and33 read ets that come our way are a great con— 7“ 9353 ‘

' the role of being a “Yes man” beau- those time—honored words, 330th solation. I was most sympathetic with .33 $33 3
tifully until not long ago a gallant ‘ mother and Chfld are domg well. the look of complacent superiority on 3‘ T333
gentleman asked: “Did you dictate Then having brought him into the my young son’s face as We started out ‘., 333333

‘ that smart editorial Tom had in The world, the editor ushers the gentle to our last circus when a neighbor boy ‘ “‘ 52'!
‘ Herald this morning?” And before I reader Up the aisle in “conventional called out: “Oh, or course, you’ll have Q; ‘33‘
‘ could deny the allegation the editor black” to the strains 0f the wedding a reserved seat. Your daddy is a news- 2 1“ 3‘
3 half 0f the Underwood family SPOke march from Lohengrin. This does not paper man.” . 33.3 33 33
up and said: “she dictates everything always come out just exactly right, As an editor’s wife I know and un- , 33.3 333
else I do, SO she might as well get either, at least in the newspaper, for derstand the daily problems of the 433:
‘ CI‘Bdit for the editorials.” _ that's where the proofr-eader has the newspaper man. Happily the day of 3‘ .333
3, . I thought this idea might be con— last say. Not long ago an account of horsewhipping the editor is passed,but 333
3 fined to Central Kentucky newspaper a wedding was published in The Her- this does not keep advocates of pet ,3; 3 33
; men until I read in Jay Jay’s column ald from Paris in which it was intend- causes from coming up in droves on 3 333‘,
3 in the Lexington Leader last week ed to say of the bride, “Her only or- the busiest days, it doesn’t keep the ,3 3:3 3
(-: this little story from the Mayfield nament was a string of pearls” and press from breaking down occasionally = 333 33,3
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