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History of Hope newspapers consolidation and ownership chain
The excerpt traces Hope Arkansas newspaper history from 1875 through 1969, noting consolidations and name changes. It covers Hope News, Telegraph, Mercury, Gazette, Star, Press, and Evening Herald developments, ownership shifts including Lowry Brothers, Claude McCorkle, Betts, Parkins & Gates, Curtis Cannon, D A Gean, C E Palmer, AH Washburn, and Texarkana Newspapers, Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HOPE
Ciena Isome
Corkle
McCorkle
Hope News
Lowry Brothers
Withers & Johnson
Hope Telegraph
Claude McCorkle
Hope Mercury
James H. Betts
Hope Gazette
Betts
J.L. Tullis
Col. W.W. Ppeent
Parkins & Gates
Weekly Gazette
Arkansas Evening Herald
Curtis Cannon
Hempstead County Review
Cannon
D.A. Gean
Morning Hope Daily Press
C. E. Palmer
AH. Washburn
Star and the Press
Hope Star
Palmer
Washburn
Star Publishing Co
Texarkana Newspapers, Inc