The Comfort News
| Type | Weekly Newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Bob Barton Jr. and Don Trepaignier |
| Publisher | V.J. McAteer |
| Editor | Michael Hawkins |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Headquarters | Comfort, Texas |
| Circulation | 1000 |
| OCLC number | 14061151 |
| Website | www |
The Comfort News was founded in 1904 in Comfort, Texas as a weekly.[1] Originally founded by Vincent McAteer, it was sold to Emma D'Albini Belsey and her husband George in 1925, with Emma taking over as publisher and editor,[2] making her one of the early female editors of a Texas newspaper. As the Kerrville Times exclaimed in 1933: "Who said that a woman could not edit an interesting, up-to-the-minute newspaper!"[3]
Emma Belsey sold her financial interest in the paper to her son, George Belsey, in 1953,[2] but remained connected with the publication until the early 1960s.[4] It was sold to Reed Harp in 1968, who subsequently sold it to Bob Barton, Jr. and Don Trepaignier in 1972.[5]
It currently has a circulation of about 1,000.[6]
References[]
- ^ "About The Comfort News". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress.
- ^ a b "Mrs. George Belsey Rites in Comfort". Fredericksburg Standard. 19 January 1966.
- ^ "Comfort News O.K." The Kerrville Times. 31 August 1933.
- ^ "Mrs. George Bailey Dies in Comfort". Kerrville Mountain Sun. 12 January 1966.
- ^ "News From Comfort". Kerrville Mountain Sun. 18 May 1972.
- ^ "Comfort News". Mondo Times.
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