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...this daily of largest local circulation,*-the first of the chain newspapers that the late Edward Wyllis Scripps (TIME, March 22) founded. Earle E. Martin sat at the Press editorial desk from 1905 until he became publisher of the Cleveland Times last summer (TIME, June 14). Ted O. Thackrey is editor now. But Bob Paine has been the editor emeritus of the Press from the day he left 24 years...
Last week Editor Thackrey published in the Press a two-column story-half art work, half text- about Bob Paine and his return. It was an excellent piece of newspaper writing-brief, specific. It quoted Bob Paine's autobiographic "obit," the "morgue" story to be printed at his death: "Bob Paine has passed on-he was damned well entitled to it." It recounted the enthusiastic, hard work he is still able to perform at 70 (he was born in 1856). Most of all it emphasized an injunction Mr. Scripps had once given him: "I want you to clean...