The Akron Press

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The Akron Press
TypeNewspaper (defunct)
EditorL. E. Judd (circa 1921)
Founded1898
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publication1925 (merged to form The Times‑Press)
Headquarters Akron, Ohio

The Akron Press was a newspaper serving Akron, Ohio. It was founded in 1898.

It began as the Akron edition of the Cleveland Press Penny, [1] printed in Cleveland and transported to Akron by train. It gained local flavor when it began being printed in Akron. [2] By 1903 it was described as distinct. [3]

By the early 1920s it was competing with the Akron Times. The two then joined together on March 14, 1925 [1] to become The Times-Press, [4] [5] [6] as the town was not big enough for both. [2]

L. E. Judd, from circa 1921, [7] was editor of the combined newspaper. [1] [2] [8] [9] [10] Its stereotyping department was headed by Joseph J. Metker, [11] an international stereotyper, [12] [13] and in 1929 his son Robert succeeded him. [11] In 1923, for a brief period, Henry C. Segal worked as a reporter for the Akron Press. [14] In 1927, the newspaper was renamed the Akron Times-Press [15] and existed until 1938. [16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Ohio Newspaper. 1924. p. 13.
  2. 1 2 3 Price, Mark J. (July 20, 2015). Lost Akron. Arcadia Publishing. p. 140. ISBN   978-1-62585-107-9.
  3. ↑ Fourth Estate: A Weekly Newspaper for Publishers, Advertisers, Advertising Agents and Allied Interests. Fourth Estate Publishing Company. 1903. p. 3.
  4. ↑ Editor & Publisher. Editor & Publisher Company. 1925. p. 28.
  5. ↑ Editor & Publisher. Editor & Publisher Company. 1925. p. 25.
  6. ↑ "Akron Times-Press Building, 1926". www.summitmemory.org. Retrieved January 11, 2021. (in 1926 photo, the building bears both signs: Akron Press and Press-Times).
  7. ↑ Sales Management. Dartnell Corporation. 1933. p. 360.
  8. ↑ "L. E. Judd, 83, Akron Editor Helped in '26 Murder Case (Published 1975)". The New York Times. August 14, 1975. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  9. ↑ Scripps-Howard News. 1929. pp. 9, 24.
  10. ↑ Scripps-Howard News. 1928. p. 17.
  11. 1 2 Scripps-Howard News. 1929. p. 5.
  12. ↑ Typographical Journal. International Typographical Union. 1904. p. 197.
  13. ↑ International Stereotypers' and Electrotypers' Union Journal. 1919. p. 48.
  14. ↑ "Henry Segal Dead at 84". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. July 23, 1985. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  15. ↑ "The Times-press". National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  16. ↑ "The Akron Times-Press (Akron, Ohio) 1927–1938". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 10, 2021.


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