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The paper was founded on August 22, 1924, as the Lakeland Evening Ledger.In 1927, it bought its main competitor, the morning Lakeland Star-Telegram.By 1930, it was obvious that Lakeland could not support two papers, so Ledger Publishing Company merged the two papers into a single morning paper, the Lakeland Ledger and Star-Telegram.
Frank E. Campbell is known for handling many celebrity deaths and funerals including those of John Lennon, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Rudolph Valentino, Arturo Toscanini, Judy Garland, Joan Crawford, Heath Ledger, Aaliyah, The Notorious B.I.G. [1] and Tommy Dorsey.
Carrell Ray Jenkins (September 25, 1930–October 24, 2019) was an American journalist, columnist, and newspaper editor. He was a member of the Columbus Ledger's reporting team that won the 1955 Pulitzer Prize for public service.
It was founded in April 1929 by Samuel Neusner (who had come to the United States from Poland at the age of 10, in 1906) and Rabbi Abraham J. Feldman. [6] Berthold Gaster, whose father had survived the Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camps, became the newspaper's managing editor in 1958. [7]
Stephen N. Adubato Sr. grew up in Newark, New Jersey, one of five siblings. [3] His father died in 1950 at the age of 44. He graduated from Barringer High School in Newark in 1949 and received his bachelor's degree in political science from Seton Hall University in 1954.
Betty Jane Long (May 8, 1928 – June 29, 2023) was an American politician and attorney who served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1956 to 1984. [1] A member of the Democratic Party, she was one of few women legislators in Mississippi during her time in the House.
Amisha "Amy" Padnani is an American journalist who is an editor on the obituaries desk at The New York Times. [1] She is the creator of the Times’ series Overlooked, which features obituaries that tell the stories of individuals whose deaths were not originally reported by the Times, typically remarkable women and people of color.
The Public Ledger Building at 6th and Chestnut Streets in Center City Philadelphia, designed by John McArthur Jr., built in 1867, and demolished in 1920 The press room of the Public Ledger in 1867. The Public Ledger was founded by William Moseley Swain, Arunah S. Abell, and Azariah H. Simmons, and edited by Swain. It was the first penny paper ...