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The ''Temple Daily Telegram'' is the daily
The newspaper emerged from a mixture of publications circulating in Temple between 1881 and 1907. In 1907, E. K. Williams and J. F. Crouch crafted the ''Temple Times'' into the ''Temple Daily Telegram'', the city's first daily newspaper.
On Oct. 29, 1929, Ward C. Mayborn and his three sons, Frank, Don and Ted, bought the ''Telegram''. When Ward left in late 1930 to become the general manager of the Baltimore News-American, Frank W. Mayborn became publisher of the newspape
a position he held until his death in 1987. Sue Mayborn, his third wife who had worked with him for many years, beginning as his secretary, has run the paper since that time. Norman L. Richardson, an award-winning journalist originally from
Temple Daily Telegram homepage
Historic issues of the Temple Daily Telegram from 1907-1922
newspaper
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of Temple
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, Texas
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, serving Central Texas
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since 1907. The Telegram is locally owned and operated by Frank Mayborn Enterprises, under editor and publisher Sue Mayborn, the widow of Frank Mayborn.
On Sunday, November 18, 2007, the newspaper unveiled a Texas Historical Commission
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The commission also identifies Recorded Texas Histor ...
marker to commemorate the centennial
A centennial, or centenary in British English, is a 100th anniversary or otherwise relates to a century.
Notable events
Notable centennial events at a national or world-level include:
* Centennial Exhibition, 1876, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...
of the publication.
History
The newspaper emerged from a mixture of publications circulating in Temple between 1881 and 1907. In 1907, E. K. Williams and J. F. Crouch crafted the ''Temple Times'' into the ''Temple Daily Telegram'', the city's first daily newspaper.
On Oct. 29, 1929, Ward C. Mayborn and his three sons, Frank, Don and Ted, bought the ''Telegram''. When Ward left in late 1930 to become the general manager of the Baltimore News-American, Frank W. Mayborn became publisher of the newspapea position he held until his death in 1987. Sue Mayborn, his third wife who had worked with him for many years, beginning as his secretary, has run the paper since that time. Norman L. Richardson, an award-winning journalist originally from
Louisiana
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who was known for his coverage of hurricane
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s, was the executive editor of the ''Daily Telegram'' from 1974 to 1979.
See also
*List of newspapers in Texas
This is a list of newspapers in Texas, United States.
Daily, weekly, and other newspapers
Publications not listed in newspaper directory
* '' Allen American''
* ''Austin Chronicle''
* '' Community Impact Newspaper''
* '' Fort Worth Weekly' ...
Resources
Temple Daily Telegram homepage
Historic issues of the Temple Daily Telegram from 1907-1922
References
{{Reflist Daily newspapers published in Texas Newspapers established in 1907 1907 establishments in Texas