''The Oxnard Press-Courier'' was a newspaper located in

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, United States. It ceased publication in June 1994 after 95 years.Oxnard Paper to Call It Quits Thursday
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'', June 14, 1994 ("The 95-year-old ''Oxnard Press-Courier'' will publish its last edition Thursday, making it the third newspaper to cease publication in

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in the past 1 years. Citing the state's troubled economy and the county's competitive newspaper market, newspaper officials announced Monday that the Press-Courier could no longer afford to stay in business. Toronto-based Thomson Newspapers, which owns the ''Press-Courier'', is also publisher of the San Gabriel Valley Newspapers in Los Angeles County.")OXNARD PRESS-COURIER TO CLOSE AFTER 95 YEARS
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'', June 14, 1994 In 1992, its daily circulation was 17,325.

History

The paper traced its origins to the ''Oxnard Courier'' which was a weekly paper established in 1899. A daily edition, obviously named the ''Daily Oxnard-Courier'', started publication in June 1909.(30 June 1909)
Vol. 1, Issue 1
''Daily Oxnard Courier'' The ''Oxnard Press-Courier'' was the name adopted in 1940, reflecting a consolidation of the ''Oxnard Evening Press'', ''Oxnard Daily Courier'', and ''Oxnard News''. George and Eva Grimes, and David Calvert and his wife, purchased the paper in March 1945, when it had a circulation of 1,200.(1 March 1945)
The Press Courier is Sold
''Oxnard Press-Courier'' In 1963, the

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as part of a sale of 12 papers, for $72 million, in what was the largest ever newspaper transaction at that time.12 Brush-Moore Newspapers Sold to Thomson
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'', August 26, 1967 Thomson owned the paper until it shut down in June 1994, citing a poor economy and a competitive newspaper market in

. That competition included the ''

'', who in 1990 began publishing a daily Ventura County edition, replacing a weekly Ventura County section of the paper. Today, news from the Oxnard City Council and the boards of education are now published in the ''Ventura County Star''.

1940s Associated Press dispute

A U. S. District Court in Los Angeles awarded the

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a $3,780 judgement against ''Press-Courier'' publisher, Dan W. Emmett, on June 20, 1942, for attempting to withdraw from the A.P. without giving two year's notice as required by the association's bylaws. Judge Leon R. Yankwich stated that when Emmett refused to accept service and, without notice, failed to pay his weekly assessment, he became liable for 104 weeks assessments in a lump sum based on the rate Emmett paid in May 1940 when he entered the contract.Associated Press, "'A. P.' Awarded Damages For Violated Contract", Sunday 21 June 1942, Volume 60, Number 38, page 5.

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History

1940s Associated Press dispute

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