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The news clips
More than 200 articles, photos and ads from local — and occasionally national — publications illustrate Ruth’s impact.
These appear in chronological order. The clips with high contrast and white background are from The Seattle Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer online archive (available via Seattle Public Library). The tan clips are from the collection of Ruth Prins and are courtesy Debra Prins :
June 5, 1931, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p18. Aug. 6, 1933, Seattle Times p25. Aug. 13, 1933, Seattle Times p33. Feb. 4, 1934, Seattle Times, p13. Feb. 4, 1934, Seattle Times, p20. March 4, 1934, Seattle Times, p7. May 20, 1934, Seattle Times, p22. March 17, 1935, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p95. Jan. 31, 1937, Seattle Times, p22. Feb. 9, 1937, Seattle Times, p15. April 2, 1937, Seattle Times, p12. May 16, 1937, Seattle Times, p33. Sept. 5, 1937, Seattle Times, p7. Feb. 3, 1938, Seattle Times, p8. Oct. 30, 1938, Seattle Times, p35. Nov. 4, 1938, Seattle Times, p22. Nov. 20, 1938, Seattle Times, p61. May 12, 1939, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p20. June 2, 1939, Seattle Times, p18. Dec. 3, 1939, Seattle Times, p36. Dec. 8, 1939, Seattle Times, p15. Dec. 8, 1939, Seattle Times, p26. Dec. 31, 1939, Seattle Times, p21. Dec. 31, 1939, Seattle Times, p23. Jan. 29, 1940, Seattle Times, p8. Dec. 18, 1940, Seattle Times, p35. March 3, 1940, Seattle Times, p43. March 6, 1940, Seattle Times, p11. March 8, 1940, Seattle Times, p12. March 10, 1940, Seattle Times, p42. March 24, 1940, Seattle Times, p37. April 13, 1940, Seattle Times, p4. June 1, 1940, Seattle Times, p5. Oct. 10, 1940, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p9. Nov. 3, 1940, Seattle Times, p27. Nov. 3, 1940, Seattle Times, p29. Nov. 10, 1940, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p39. Nov. 15, 1940, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p10. Nov. 15, 1940, Seattle Times, p13. Dec. 1, 1940, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p21. Dec. 8, 1940, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p42. Dec. 27, 1940, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p4. Feb. 7, 1941, Seattle Times, p2. April 20, 1941, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p44. April 20, 1941, Seattle Times, p51. April 25, 1941,Seattle Times, p13. April 26, 1941, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p20. May 20, 1941, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p11. July 22, 1941,Seattle Times, p8. July 23, 1941, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p9. July 25, 1941,Seattle Times, p15. July 25, 1941,Seattle Times, p17. Oct. 10, 1941,Seattle Times, p14. Oct. 12, 1941,Seattle Times, p12. Oct. 13, 1941, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p3. Oct. 17, 1941, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p29. Jan. 7, 1942,Seattle Times, p8. Jan. 7, 1942,Seattle Times, p21. May 14, 1942,Seattle Times, p5. Sept. 28, 1942, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p11. Nov. 28, 1947,Seattle Times, p9. May 30, 1948,Seattle Times, p34. Sept. 26, 1948, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p47. Oct. 12, 1948,Seattle Times, p15. Oct. 14, 1948,Seattle Times, p27. Dec. 3, 1948, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p8.
Nov. 1, 1949, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p11. March 3, 1950,Seattle Times, p10. Aug. 15, 1951,Seattle Times, p21. Nov. 11, 1951, Seattle Times, p56. Debut of “Telaventure Tales.” Nov. 16, 1951,Seattle Times, p32. Dec. 2, 1951, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p28. Feb. 12, 1952, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p23. April 16, 1952, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p6. Aug. 3, 1952,Seattle Times, p63. Jan. 16, 1953, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p11. Feb. 5, 1953, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p7. March 28, 1953, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p6. May 29, 1953, Seattle Times, p5. Nov. 1, 1953, Seattle Times, p74. Nov. 3, 1953, Seattle Times, p22. December 1953, Seattle newspaper ad. Dec. 24, 1953, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p16. Feb. 19, 1954, Seattle Times, p15. Feb. 25, 1954, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p15. April 4, 1954, Seattle Times. April 5, 1954, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. April 18, 1954, TV Dial cover. April 18, 1954, TV Dial inside. April 25, 1954, TV Dial, Music Man. May 5, 1954, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. May 9, 1954, Seattle Times, p59. June 4, 1954, Seattle Times, p34. June 5, 1954, Seattle Times, p31. June 23, 1954, Bainbridge Review. Aug. 3, 1954, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p21. Sept. 12, 1954, Seattle Times. Sept. 16, 1954, Seattle Times. Sept. 17, 1954, Seattle Times. Sept. 17, 1954, Seattle Times, p29. Sept. 19, 1954, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Oct. 7, 1954, Bellevue American. Nov. 14, 1954, Puget Sound TV News. Nov. 14, 1954, TV Dial cover. Nov. 17, 1954, Variety. Dec. 3, 1954, Tacoma News Tribune. 1954 newspaper TV ad. Feb. 10, 1955, Seattle Times. Feb. 25, 1955, Seattle Times. April 28, 1955, Lakewood Log. April 29, 1955, Lakewood Log. April 29, 1955, Lakewood Log. April 29, 1955, Lakewood Log. April 29, 1955, Tacoma News Tribune. May 26, 1955, Seattle Times. June 18, 1955, TV Guide. Nov. 13, 1955, TV Guide. Dec. 10, 1955, TV Guide. Jan. 15, 1956, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. April 6, 1956, Seattle Times. Sept. 30, 1956, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p44. Oct. 14, 1956, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p35. Oct. 14, 1956, Seattle Times, p57. Oct. 16, 1956, Seattle Times, p43. Oct. 30, 1956, Seattle Times, p41. Jan. 20, 1957, Seattle Times. Music Man. Dec. 8, 1957, Oregon newspaper. Dec. 12, 1957, Oregonian. 1957 TV Radio Preview Oregon. Feb. 12, 1958, Northgate Journal. Feb. 19, 1958, Northgate Journal. April 2, 1958, Oregon Journal. April 3, 1958, Seattle Times. June 8, 1958, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p119. June 29, 1958, Seattle Times, TV cover. June 29, 1958, Seattle Times, p68. June 29, 1958, KING newspaper ad. July 3, 1958, newspaper ad for Thom’s. Sept. 7, 1958, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p63. Sept. 7, 1958, Seattle Times, p85. Oct. 25, 1958, Salem Capitol Journal. 1958 TV Guide. Feb. 11, Seattle Times, p14. Feb. 22, 1959, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p79. March 1959, newspaper in Burien. March 8, 1959, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p143. March 13, 1959, Seattle Times, p18.
March 15, 1959, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. May 24, 1959, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, TV cover. July 1959, University Herald. August 1959, University Herald. Nov. 19, 1959, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Feb. 8, 1960, Seattle Times. Feb. 14, 1960, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Feb. 22, 1960, Television Age. March 18, 1960, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. March 20, 1960, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. March 30, 1960, Seattle Times, p41. June 8, 1960, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p21. June 14, 1960, Seattle Times. Sept. 17, 1960, Seattle Times, p105. Feb. 12, 1961, Seattle Times. Jan. 1, 1962, Seattle Times. April 8, 1962, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. June 9, 1962, newspaper ad. Jan. 27, 1963, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p83. May 24, 1963, Seattle Times, p20. June 1, 1963, Seattle Times, p7. Nov. 20, 1963, Queen Anne News. April 15, 1964, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p21. April 15, 1964, Seattle Times, p20. June 3, 1964, Queen Anne News. June 4, 1964, Magnolia News. June 7, 1964, Seattle Times. July 31, 1964, Seattle Times, p23. March 28, 1965, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p85. June 6, 1965, Tacoma News Tribune. Oct. 22, 1966, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p56. Jan. 1, 1967, Seattle Times, p66. Sept. 17, 1967, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p79. June 7, 1968, Seattle Times, p21. June 16, 1968, Seattle Times, p126. June 30, 1968, Seattle Times, p139. Oct. 31, 1969, Seattle Times, p37. Nov. 9, 1969, Seattle Times, p173. A prescient juxtaposition. March 2, 1970, Seattle Times, p16. April 18, 1971, Tacoma News Tribune, TV cover. Jan. 30, 1972, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p67. Feb. 21, 1972, Seattle Times, p17. Aug. 27, 1972, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p85. Dec. 9, 1973, Seattle Times, p194. September 1975, View Northwest, p54. September 1975, View Northwest, p55. September 1975, View Northwest, p56. September 1975, View Northwest, p57. Aug. 18, 1976, Seattle Times, p54. March 27, 1978, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p18. April 24, 1978, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p15. July 23, 1980, Seattle Times, p44. Jan. 17, 1981, Seattle Times, p7. Feb. 18, 1983, Seattle Times, p45. Sept. 5, 1983, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p28. July 9, 1989, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p138. Aug. 25, 1996, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p22. Nov. 28, 1997, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p31. Dec. 15, 1997, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, p9. (Click here to get back to the intro page on Ruth Prins.)
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