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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
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
The Temple Daily Telegram is the daily 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 Historic La ...
marker to commemorate the centennial
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of the publication.
The ''Telegram'' is one of only five locally owned newspapers in Texas with more than 10,000 circulation.
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
The ''Baltimore News-American'' was a broadsheet newspaper published in downtown Baltimore, Maryland until May 27, 1986. It had a continuous lineage (in various forms) of more than 200 years. For much of the mid-20th century, it had the largest ...
, 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
College newspapers
* ''The Battalion'' – Texas A&M University
* ''The Baylor Lariat'' – Baylor University
* The Brand' – Hardin-Simmons University
...
Resources
Temple Daily Telegram homepage
Historic issues of the Temple Daily Telegram from 1907-1922
References
{{Reflist Daily newspapers published in Texas Publications established in 1907