Mr. Ray told Iowa newspapers that he rejected the offer because of his business interests in Europe.
He now edits a small Iowa newspaper and won a Pulitzer Prize last year.
He is now editor of the Iowa newspaper he bought in 1986 with two partners.
The term blue collar was first used in reference to trades jobs in 1924, in an Alden, Iowa newspaper.
However, by the early 1900s, a number of Iowa newspapers were reporting on events occurring in Doris.
Rorer wrote anonymous letters to other Iowa newspapers suggesting the territory adopt "Hawkeye" as the state nickname.
Two days later, the newly formed Black Athletes Union presented a letter to several Iowa newspapers.
An Iowa newspaper also took note of Weston's debut:
In reporting his death, an Iowa newspaper reported that "only rarely did he participate in house debate but his influence upon legislation was strong.
Iowa newspapers reported that Easterly and Webb had achieved a "splendid likeness" of the men shortly before their execution.