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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1946

Page

21

Newspaper Fight Over Printing a Death Pact Story

In a tense meeting editor Hanson and staff debate printing a powerful piece about a death pact between Guy Johnson and Mrs. W P G Harding. The News runs a Page 1 expose detailing the alleged package to Mrs Harding and the financial pressure from banks and advertisers.

Buford Hanson Guy Johnson W. P. G. Harding Victor Hanson Frank P. Glass Buford Goodwin J. D. Gortatowsky Walker Percy The News First National Hank W. F. G. Harding Percy Glass Victor Goodwin W. P.G. Harding Johnson Harding Roy Jones Jones Mr. Johnson Harding Yard National Bank Gerty Thomas C. Smith Birmingham Trust & Savings ,Co First National Bank

The Birmingham News and a City’s Journalistic Rise

In Birmingham 1910 1920 and 1927 the News challenged rivals by printing fearless news and canvassing readers. It overran the Ledger and Age Herald, then bought them, becoming a South strong paper. The Amanda Harding Guy Johnson tragedy is cited as pivotal.

W. P. G. Harding First National Bank of Birmingham Alabama Guy R. Johnson Mom Age-Herald The Evening Ledger Birmingham News South Hanson Thomas O. Smith Goodwin Gerty Age Herald the Ledger the News Ledger Age- Herald Amanda Harding Guy Johnson News

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