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John File of Chester Journalist Dies at 85
John A. File 85 longtime Chester journalist died Friday at Memorial Hospital Chester after a long illness. He founded the Menard Time prison newspaper in 1935 and edited the Chester Herald Tribune until 1946 before returning to prison print shop as supervisor. He began printing career in 1904 and helped merge Chester papers into a single Herald Tribune. He served in professional press groups and civic groups. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Monday at St Marys Church Chester with burial in church cemetery.
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