The Chief (Oregon newspaper)

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The Chief is a family-owned weekly newspaper in Clatskanie, Oregon, United States.

The paper was founded in 1891 by F. T. Shute.[1] E. W. Conyers, a businessman and a former state legislator, became the controlling owner in 1889. Conyers had been a lifelong Whig, and became a Republican when that party was formed.[2]

Arthur Steele purchased the paper in 1922, and his descendents have run it ever since.[1] He was named president of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association in 1953.[3] Arthur and his wife Melvina ran the paper until Melvina's death in 1972, when their son Gail took over.[4][1] as of the early 2000s the owner was Deborah Steele Hazen.[5] As of 2013 its circulation was about 2,400.[1] It was founded in 1891, and in its early days it offered a bundled subscriptionn with , a publication in Hood River, Oregon.[6] It is currently owned by Country Media, Inc. It publishes on Thursdays.[7] In 2014 its title changed from The Clatskanie Chief to simply The Chief.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Bagwell, Steve; Stapilus, Randy (2013). New Editions: The Northwest's newspapers as they were, are, and will be. Carlton, Oregon: Ridenbaugh Press. ISBN 978-0-945648-10-9. OCLC 861618089.
  2. ^ "Republican League Register, a Record of the Republican Party in the State of". Register Pub. Co. 1896.
  3. ^ "Editor & Publisher 1953-07-04: Vol 86 Iss 28". Duncan McIntosh. 4 July 1953.
  4. ^ Walker, Bill (July 26, 1997). "Third Generation Alive And Well". Editor and Publisher.
  5. ^ "The Sven Tollifsen Family". Cumtux. Winter 2008.
  6. ^ "Better fruit". 1910.
  7. ^ https://www.mondotimes.com/1/world/us/37/2040/5088
  8. ^ "The Clatskanie chief. [volume]".

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