San Francisco Chronicle , by Stanton Delaplane
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
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
For his expose of the frauds perpetrated by Federal Judge Martin T. Manton, who resigned and was tried and imprisoned.
Thomas Lunsford Stokes
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
For his series of articles, supported by photostats of the essential documents, exposing the one-time membership of Mr. Justice Hugo L. Black in the Ku Klux Klan.
1942 Prize Winners
Carlos P. Romulo
For his observations and forecasts of Far Eastern developments during a tour of the trouble centers from Hong Kong to Batavia.
Herbert Lawrence Block
For "British Plane."
Geoffrey Parsons
For his distinguished editorial writing during the year.