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from 1929 to 1948, and the city's first tabloid newspaper. It is best known as one of two newspapers which merged to form ''

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'' in 1948. For much of its existence, the paper also operated the small Chicago Times Syndicate, which distributed comic strips and columns.

History

The paper was founded as the ''Daily Illustrated Times'' in 1929 by Samuel Emory Thomason, who had just sold the name and circulation of his '' Chicago Daily Journal'' to the ''

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'', but retained the paper's building and resources for his new venture. The paper was edited by Richard J. Finnegan, who had been with the ''Journal'', and based on the tabloid model of ''

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purchased the paper in 1947. Field already owned the ''Chicago Sun'' (founded in 1941), and converted that paper into a tabloid so the papers could share the same press and Sunday edition. In January 1948, the papers merged to become the ''

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Chicago Times Syndicate

The company operated the small Chicago Times Syndicate from c. 1935 until the 1948 merger with the ''Chicago Sun''; strips distributed by the syndicate included

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's '' Grin and Bear It'' and Russell Stamm's ''

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''. The syndicate also distributed a weekly column written by

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during

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. The General Manager of the syndicate was Russ Stewart, who ended up staying on as general manager of the Field Enterprises Syndicate, the successor to both the ''Sun'' and the ''Times''' syndication services."Who’s Who Among Leading U.S. Syndicate Executives," ''

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'' (September 7, 1946), archived a
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Strips and panels

* ''Bozo'' by Foxo Reardon * ''Candy'' by Harry Sahle and later by Tom Dorr * ''Dick Draper, Foreign Correspondent'' by George Sixta * '' Grin and Bear It'' by

* ''

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References

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External links

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Daily Illustrated Times
' (Chronicling America entry) *
Daily Times
' (Chronicling America entry) Defunct newspapers published in Chicago Publications disestablished in 1948 Publications established in 1929

History

Chicago Times Syndicate

Strips and panels

See also

References

External links