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Owners, Editors, Columnists, Reporters, etc.
BARKER, William S. - (1865 - ) Biography in "Compendium ... Western NE". Purchased the Cherry Co. Republican in 1887.
BASS, Elden - (1913, WI - 2004, NE) Owner of Sherman County Times (with wife). See obit in archives of the Kearney Hub, 26 Mar 2004.
BATES, Luke M. - (1877 - ) Biography in "Compendium ... Western NE". 1899 -1905, editor of the Long Pine Journal.
BICKERTON, Andrew S. - Blue Springs Sentinel. Biography in "Portrait and Biographical Album of Gage County, NE" (1888), p 703
BOGUE, Robert Allen (1918, OK - 2003, NE). Copy boy, Kansas City Star; 1946: Fremont Guide & Tribune, NE; 1953: Oakland Indepenent, Madison Star, West Point Republican, Lyons Mirror Sun, Craig News. Master Publisher-Editor Award. See obits in archives of following newspapers: Fremont Tribune (13 Dec 2003), Columbus Telegram (14 Dec 2003), York News Times (13 & 15 Dec 2003).
BREWSTER, Frank (1865 - 1908) Norden Borealis, Keya Paha County, NE. Bio. in "Compendium ... Western NE"
BUSHNELL, H. M. - Death notice from Nebraska History and Record of Pioneer Days, Vol III, no. 2
BYFIELD, E. S. - Free Press, Franklin, NE; Danbury News; Indianola Reporter, Red Willow Co., NE. Bio. in "Compendium ... Western NE"
COOPER, Gerald M. G. - Gordon Journal, Rushville Recorder, bio in "Compendium ... Western NE", 1909
COOPLE, R. Neale - director, UNL School of Journalism, "Copple leaves a lasting legacy in Nebraska" Grand Island Independent, 29 Mar 2003
CROSLAND, William C. (1921-2003) - Arnold Sentinal, Custer County. See obit in Grand Island Independent, 26 Jan 2003
DODDS, J. R. - editor/ publisher, Wymore Democrat. Biography in "Portrait and Biographical Album of Gage County, NE" (1888), p 762.
FRADY, Charles Henry - Editor-publisher of the Oakdale Sentinel in Antelope County for about 20 years. His son operated the paper before it was sold in 1923. Family history provided by Steve Frady of Nevada.
FREEMAN, Gilbert C. - Liberty Journal. Biography in "Portrait and Biographical Album of Gage County, NE" (1888), p 715.
GAPEN, Fred A. - Ownership of The Sidney Telegraph is traced in his biography. See OLLibrary, "Compendium ... Western NE", 1909
GOODALL, Mrs. Henry E. (Maiden name: Carrie Boyd) Republican Argus, Ogallala, Keith Co., NE. (See husband's bio in "Compendium ... Western NE", 1909)
Hartstick, Mr. & Mrs. Ray - Cuming County Democrat
Fremont Tribune - Wed. 11 Oct 2006, " 50 years ago today"
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harstick, publishers of the Cuming County Democrat, have finally realized their dream and completed a new building in which to house the weekly paper. W.H. Harstick, the present owner’s father, published the paper from 1927 until his death in 1939, when the paper passed on to his wife, Mary. She sold to her son and daughter-in-law in 1945. The Cuming County Democrat has gone to press every week for the past 80 years.
HASTINGS, Loren W. - Editor of Aurora Republican,
1872-1893. Bio in 1890
History of Hamilton County.
(See bio of son Lewis Hastings in Comp...
Western NE, 1909)
HEATH, Elver L. - David City Republican (Butler Co. 1880-1885), Rushville Standard (Sheridan Co. 1885-1900), Cody Cowboy (Cherry Co. 1900 + ). Compendium of History Reminiscence & Biography of Western Nebraska, 1909.
HOLMES, Henry B. (1880 - ) - Franklin County Tribune, established in 1906. Bio. in "Compendium ... Western NE"
JONES, Stephen S. - Blue Springs Motor. Biography in "Portrait and Biographical Album of Gage County, NE" (1888), p 663
KETCHAM, William H. - Argus Tabarock, Stuart Ledger, Crawford Tribune. Bio in "Compendium ... Western NE"
KIMMELL, F. M. - McCook Tribune. Bio in "Compendium ... Western NE"
KRIKAC, Dennis (1931-2004) Editor/publisher of Comstock News and the News Printery with his parents, Edward & Leone (Pierce) KRIKAC. Obit of Dennis published in the Grand Island Independent, 13 Apr 2004.
MARVIN, George P. - Gage County Democrat, Biography in "Portrait and Biographical Album of Gage County, NE" (1888), p 565
MAYES, C. L. - Biography in "Compendium ... Western NE" mentions his connections to North Bend Flail, Dodge Index, Petersburg Index, Albion News and Rushville Standard.
MILLER, George L. (1831 - ) Omaha Herald, Douglas Co. Biography from Omaha Illustrated, 1887-8 (part 3). First medical doctor in Omaha.
NEWLIN, John H. (1853 - ) 1904 purchased the "Harrison Sun, a weekly paper established May 11, 1900, by Colonel W. H. Ketcham ...in 1905 consolidated that paper with the Harrison Press-Journal, the latter being the oldest paper in Sioux county at that time, established in 1888 by W. E. Patterson. The first name of this paper was the Sioux County Journal. Our subject is now owner of the only paper published in Sioux county, and this publication enjoys a wide circulation in the surrounding country." from Compendium of History Reminiscence & Biography of Western Nebraska, page 419.
PETERSON, George A. (1938-2004) Editor: Wymore Arbor State. 1973: Purchased Sherman County Times. Obit published in Grand Island Independent, 21 May 2004.
PHILLIPS, William Tyler (1841- ) Owner, publisher of "The Bassett Eagle", Rock County, NE. See Nebraska Pioneers Registry.
PORTER, F. H. (1860 - ) Phelps County, "The Holdrege Citizen" in 1891, absorbed "Political Forum" in 1896. Sold in 1908. See Compendium of History Reminiscence & Biography of Western Nebraska, page 470
REED, Byron (1829 - ) Correspondent for the NY Tribune who was in KS during "Border Ruffian War" and later lived in Omaha, Douglas Co. Biography from Omaha Illustrated, 1887-8, part 4
ROSEWATER, Edward (1841 - ) Omaha Daily Bee, Douglas Co. Biography from Omaha Illustrated, 1887-8, pt 43
SESENEY-NEWHOUSER, Alice Lillian (1911-2004) Owner of the Sunbeam at Wood River, Hall County, 1943-1992. Obit published in Grand Island Independent for 9 Apr 2004.
SHETLER, D. C. - Wilcox Herald, Compendium of History Reminiscence & Biography of Western Nebraska
SNOW, George C. (1874 - ) Chadron Journal, Dawes Co. from Compendium of History Reminiscence & Biography of Western Nebraska
TARR, Jack D. (1924-2004) Owner of David City Banner Press, 1970-1990. See obit in archives of Columbus Telegram (17 Oct 2004)
THOMAS, Benjamin P. - "...editor and proprietor of the Wymore Union". Biography in "Portrait and Biographical Album of Gage County, NE" (1888), p 567
WARREN, Waldo & LuElla (1909-2003) - Published a weekly newspaper in Sutherland, NE for 15 years (1940-50's). Moved to California in 1960 where Waldo worked for Anaheim Bulletin (Orange County) until his death in 1968. (Source: North Platte Telegraph, 21 Aug 2003 obit of Mrs. Warren, died in Orange, CA. Her maiden name: BECKER. Burial in North Platte, NE.)
WELTON, John H. (1865 - ) - Danbury Review (IA); Beacon Light, at O'Neill, NE; Editor & publisher of Hooker County Tribune & Thomas County Herald. Bio in Compendium ... Western NE.
WILLIAMS, M. G. "Boo" and Margaret G. (Urich) - About 1934 to 1975, owned & published the Scotia Register (Greeley County, NE). Sold the newspaper to wife's brother, George URICH. See obituary of wife in Grand Island Independent (Archives), 1 Jan 1998. Obit of George Urich, see Grand Island Independent archives, 6 Mar 2004.
Note: Listings of "newspaper holdings" (microfilm) at NSHS
Library include names of owners/editors of each paper, as
known.
Sometimes reference is made to statements that appeared in nearby
newspapers when the ownership changed in an adjacent county, etc.
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First newspaper (Omaha) - from Andreas History of Nebraska
Table of Newpapers from 1890 Gazetteer (incomplete) with names of owners, editors and publishers
NOTE: For Newspaper articles or obituaries contact the library at the county seat of the newspaper cited.
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