HomeMy WebLinkAboutR.R. Times 08/31/1956Rogue River Times
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COMBINE WITH
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~~~ PRESENT PAPER•
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`~~~ CenUaleP Intt Americana a weekly
~;,~%_ which bas been published in Cent-
`..;,:.;;; al Point for the tact 28 years.
The Times will absorb the pap
er, circulation, advertising and al!
and will pubkish it as a part of the
', regular edlt[on which c[rculates in
~. Rogue River, Gold Hlll, Central
Point, Medford, Talent, Phoenix,
"•'l Shady Cove, Prospect,lacksonvilie
and other areas In the county,
The deal was made last week-
'~= end between Chester A, Ashton, the
American owner, and A4axwell L,
and Marcia E, Thayer, owners of
t The Times.
`~ Ashton will retain the physical
-~; properties of dte plant which will
;'if be used for commercial printing..
;.J He has taken in with him as an as-
~`: soc[ate,_7ack White, Eormerlywith
`''• Commercial, Medford. White will
±~' • xork boat inside and outside of the
plant,
Fot the time being The Times
will maintain offices in rite Cent-
. tai Point Publishing Company but
:~~ soon-w[ll open an office in Cent-
`•IS tai Point with afull-time report-
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,,;~ er-cameraman,
~~`a Ashton and his co-partner,
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t~ Cec[I A, Sharpe, Tr, ,purchased The
~'~ American in Aprt1,1354, from
~~. Kennedt Powell and the estate of
pp~~ the late Vtrg[nia Ellen Potivell,
I,~ Last week Ashton bought ou[
~~~ Sharpe, and the Thayers bought •
out the newspaper part of the busi-
?~~ Hess from Ashton,
aa' The ,paper will be produced by
~, the offset process.
This is the first time in five
x~• years that Jackson cout~ty has had
'~~ but three newspapers. Tire Times
was started in Novembtr, 1rJ51,
The consolidation of the two now
leaves the county with three news-
: papers, Tha Ti `es, The Mail-Tri-
bone, and the s~ h and~Tidings,