The Akron Press
| Type | Newspaper (defunct) |
|---|---|
| Editor | L. E. Judd (circa 1921) |
| Founded | 1898 |
| Ceased publication | 1925 (merged to form The Times‑Press) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Akron, Ohio |
The Akron Press was a newspaper serving Akron, Ohio. It was founded in 1898.
It began as the Akron edition of the Cleveland Press Penny,[1] printed in Cleveland and transported to Akron by train. It gained local flavor when it began being printed in Akron.[2] By 1903 it was described as distinct.[3]
By the early 1920s it was competing with the Akron Times. The two then joined together on March 14, 1925[1] to become The Times-Press,[4][5][6] as the town was not big enough for both.[2]
L. E. Judd, from circa 1921,[7] was editor of the combined newspaper.[1][2][8][9][10] Its stereotyping department was headed by Joseph J. Metker,[11] an international stereotyper,[12][13] and in 1929 his son Robert succeeded him.[11] In 1923, for a brief period, Henry C. Segal worked as a reporter for the Akron Press.[14] In 1927, the newspaper was renamed the Akron Times-Press[15] and existed until 1938.[16]
References
- ^ a b c The Ohio Newspaper. 1924. p. 13.
- ^ a b c Price, Mark J. (July 20, 2015). Lost Akron. Arcadia Publishing. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-62585-107-9.
- ^ Fourth Estate: A Weekly Newspaper for Publishers, Advertisers, Advertising Agents and Allied Interests. Fourth Estate Publishing Company. 1903. p. 3.
- ^ Editor & Publisher. Editor & Publisher Company. 1925. p. 28.
- ^ Editor & Publisher. Editor & Publisher Company. 1925. p. 25.
- ^ "Akron Times-Press Building, 1926". www.summitmemory.org. Retrieved January 11, 2021. (in 1926 photo, the building bears both signs: Akron Press and Press-Times).
- ^ Sales Management. Dartnell Corporation. 1933. p. 360.
- ^ "L. E. Judd, 83, Akron Editor Helped in '26 Murder Case (Published 1975)". The New York Times. August 14, 1975. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ Scripps-Howard News. 1929. pp. 9, 24.
- ^ Scripps-Howard News. 1928. p. 17.
- ^ a b Scripps-Howard News. 1929. p. 5.
- ^ Typographical Journal. International Typographical Union. 1904. p. 197.
- ^ International Stereotypers' and Electrotypers' Union Journal. 1919. p. 48.
- ^ "Henry Segal Dead at 84". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. July 23, 1985. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ "The Times-press". National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ "The Akron Times-Press (Akron, Ohio) 1927–1938". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 10, 2021.