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Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc. was a
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newspaper group based in
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which had its origins in 1923 and was sold to
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in 1967 for $72 million, the largest ever newspaper transaction at that time.Thomson Buys Paper Group
'' St. Petersburg Times'' (
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), August 26, 1967Newspapers: Strength in the Afternoon
''
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'', September 8, 1967 In 1923, Louis Herbert Brush, who had joined the ''Salem News'' (of
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) as a manager in 1894 and purchased it in 1897, entered into a partnership with Roy Donald Moore and William Henry Vodrey, Jr. to purchase
The Marion Star ''The Marion Star'' (formerly known as ''The Marion Daily Star'') is a newspaper in Marion, Ohio. The paper is owned by the Gannett Newspaper organization, the paper is also notable as having once been owned and published by Warren G. Harding ( ...
from then-U.S. President
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.The Press: Ledger to Brush-Moore?
''
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'', January 2, 1939Roy Moore Dead; Ohio Publisher, 66
''
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'', May 2, 1954 By 1924,
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magazine already noted the group as one of the prominent newspaper groups in the country, with four papers and a total circulation of 30,906.The Press: Magnates
''
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'', March 3, 1924 ("The group owned by Louis H. Brush, Roy D. Moore, and William H. Vodrey, Jr.: the Marion Star, the East Liverpool Tribune, the East Liverpool Review, the Salem News—total circulation 30,906 daily.") In 1927, the "Brush-Moore" chain was created from their holdings.Louis H. Brush, 76, Publisher, Is Dead: Chairman of Board of Ohio Newspaper Chain is Stricken at Republican Convention
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'', June 25, 1948 Joseph K. Vodrey, son of W.H. Vodrey Jr., became general manager of Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc. in 1946. Vodrey was Vice-President and a member of the Brush-Moore board of directors from 1951 to 1968, when he retired. He also served as Vice-President and as a Director of the Beaverkettle Company. At the time of the 1967 sale, Brush-Moore owned 12 daily papers, including six in
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(the
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, East Liverpool Review, Salem News, Steubenville Herald, Marion Star, and Portsmouth Times) three in
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( Times-Standard, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, and
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), and one in
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( Salisbury Daily Times),
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(Hanover Evening Sun), and
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(Weirton Daily Times), with a total circulation of approximately 540,000.12 Brush-Moore Newspapers Sold to Thomson
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'', August 26, 1967


Holdings


Ohio

* ''Salem News''. Owned by Brush since 1897. Sold to Thomson in 1967. * ''East Liverpool Review''. Acquired by Brush in 1901.The National cyclopaedia of American biography
p.66 (1967) Sold to Thomson in 1967. *
The Marion Star ''The Marion Star'' (formerly known as ''The Marion Daily Star'') is a newspaper in Marion, Ohio. The paper is owned by the Gannett Newspaper organization, the paper is also notable as having once been owned and published by Warren G. Harding ( ...
. Acquired in 1923 from President Warren G. Harding. Sold to Thomson in 1967. * Steubenville Herald Acquired 1925. Sold to Thomson in 1967. *
Canton Repository ''The Repository'' is an American daily local newspaper serving the Canton, Ohio area. It is currently owned by Gannett. History Historically, the newspaper had strong Republican connections, most notably with President William McKinley, who was ...
. Acquired 1927.Newspapers May Finance: Brush-Moore Chain Buys Two Publications in Canton
''
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'', June 22, 1927 (reference to "two publications" in headline is to the Evening Repository and the Sunday Repository) Sold to Thomson in 1967. * Portsmouth Times. Acquired 1930.Harry E. Taylor, Ohio Editor, Dead
''
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'', March 13, 1932 ("He sold the paper two years ago to the Brush-Moore interests") Sold to Thomson in 1967. * ''Canton Daily News''. Acquired and shut down this 97-year-old paper in 1930, leaving Brush-Moore with the only evening paper in the town.COX SELLS CANTON NEWS.; Brush-Moore Group to Discontinue Paper Don Mellett Served
''
The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid d ...
'', July 4, 1930 * Ironton Tribune. Acquired 50% interest in 1930, and full ownership in 1955.Ownership Of Ironton Newspaper Passes To Brush-Moore Co.
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'', May 13, 1955 Sold in 1960s prior to sale to Thomson.


California

* San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Acquired 1960.Eastern Company Buys Paper in West Covina
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'', March 17, 1960 Sold to Thomson in 1967. *
Oxnard Press-Courier ''The Oxnard Press-Courier'' was a newspaper located in Oxnard, California, United States. It ceased publication in June 1994 after 95 years.
. Acquired 1963. Sold to Thomson in 1967. * Times-Standard (
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). Acquired in 1967, and sold to Thomson the same year.Honoring the 150th Anniversary of the Times-Standard
'' Congressional Record'', November 18, 2004


Other

* Salisbury Daily Times (
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). Acquired 1937.Maryland Papers Sold; Salisbury Journals Are Published Now by Brush-Moore
''
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'', July 9, 1937 Sold to Thomson in 1967. * ''Hanover Evening Sun'' (
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). Acquired 1958.Out of the past: 25 years ago
''
Gettysburg Times ''The Gettysburg Times'' is an American newspaper in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania owned by the Sample News Group. It published daily, except for Sundays, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. The ''Times'' was founded in 1902 as ''The Progress'', but i ...
'', July 1, 1983 Sold to Thomson in 1967. * ''Weirton Daily Times''. Acquired 1962.Welch, Jack
History of Hancock County
p.97 (1963) Sold to Thomson in 1967. * In 1964, Brush-Moore attempted to purchase the Arizona Daily Star.The Arizona Star Is Sold Provisionally to Ohio Chain
November 26, 1964


Radio

Ohio Broadcasting Co. was a subsidiary of Brush-Moore which focused on radio interests. *
WHBC (AM) WHBC is an AM radio station in Canton, Ohio operating on 1480 kHz and featuring a mixed news/talk and sports talk format supplemented with sports play-by-play. The station is one of about 40 stations in the country that have split site tr ...
(Canton, Ohio). Purchased 1936. * WPAY (AM) (Portsmouth, Ohio), acquired in 1944 through purchase of Scioto Broadcasting company. *
WONE (AM) WONE is an AM radio station in Dayton, Ohio, operating on 980 kHz with a sports format. It carries programming from Fox Sports Radio, as well as '' The Dan Patrick Show'' ( Dan Patrick was originally an on-air personality on sister station WTUE ...
(Dayton, Ohio). Purchased in 1961, sold in 1964 to Group One Broadcasting.WONE Bought
''
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'', October 24, 1964, p.26Summit Radio Unit Acquires Dayton, Ohio, Radio Station
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'', October 5, 1964 ("The sale leaves WHBC in Canton as the only radio affiliate of BrushMoore's subsidiary") * WONE-FM (now
WTUE WTUE (104.7 FM) is a classic rock formatted radio station with studios in Dayton. The station is owned and operated by iHeartMedia. Its transmitter is located in Moraine and can be heard clearly throughout Southwest Ohio, including nearly all of ...
) (Dayton, Ohio). Purchased in 1961, sold in 1964 to Group One Broadcasting. * WONE-TV (now
WKEF WKEF (channel 22) is a television station in Dayton, Ohio, United States, affiliated with ABC, Fox, and MyNetworkTV. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, which provides certain services to Dabl affiliate WRGT-TV (channel 45) under a local ...
). Dayton television station, purchased in 1961, sold in 1963 to
Springfield Television Springfield Television Corporation was a group owner of television stations based in Springfield, Massachusetts. The company was founded by William Lowell Putnam III, who launched the company's first television station, WWLP, on March 17, 1953. ( ...
. * WPDQ (Jacksonville, Florida). Sold in 1964 to Belk Broadcasting Co.WPDQ Jacksonville sold for $750,000
''Broadcasting'', Volume 66, pp. 9, 96 (1964)


References

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