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Newspaper St. Johns Herald and Apache News (St. Johns, Apache Co., Ariz.) 1905-1917

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About St. Johns Herald and Apache News (St. Johns, Apache Co., Ariz.) 1905-1917

The St. Johns Herald was established as a weekly Republican newspaper in 1885, under the editorship of Henry Reed. It went through numerous editors over its lifespan. Even with their small staffs, the back-room operations of Arizona territorial newspapers did not always run smoothly. Whiskey in the print shop tended to be the culprit, and the Herald was no exception. In fact, the paper had to reduce the size of some of its issues because its printers had “gotten thirsty.”

Cattle and sheep dominated the content in Arizona newspapers published in areas greatly influenced by the livestock industry. Patronage from organizations like the Southwestern Stock Association could even determine the choice of a paper’s masthead. The town of St. Johns was situated in cattle country and, as such, the Herald soon became known as a “cattle paper.”

In 1903, the Herald consolidated with another St. Johns’ newspaper Snips to become Snips and the St. Johns Herald, with Eli S. Perkins of the Herald staying on as editor. Reamer Ling, who had edited the Herald from January to September 1900, took over as editor once more in 1905. That same year, Snips and the St. Johns Herald merged with the Apache News, becoming the St. Johns Herald and Apache News. Ling and O.E. Overson alternated editing and owning this paper until 1910 when George E. Waite took over as editor. On March 29, 1917, Waite changed the masthead back to the St. Johns Herald. Waite and his family edited and published the newspaper until 1938.

On February 12, 1938, the St. Johns Herald and Apache News merged with the St. Johns Observer  to become the St. Johns Herald-Observer. Isaac Barth edited the merged periodical until 1946. In March, Myrlan G. Brown purchased the Herald-Observer from Barth’s estate and combined it with the Apache County Independent-News to become the Apache County Independent-News and Herald-Observer. The McNary Pine Knot Post was added to the merger in November of 1947, creating the sole newspaper published in Apache County at that time.

Research provided by the University of Arizona Libraries.

Provided By: Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records; Phoenix, AZ

About this Newspaper

Title

  • St. Johns Herald and Apache News (St. Johns, Apache Co., Ariz.) 1905-1917

Dates of Publication

  • 1905-1917

Created / Published

  • St. Johns, Apache Co., Ariz. : R. Ling

Headings

  • -  Saint Johns (Ariz.)--Newspapers
  • -  Apache County (Ariz.)--Newspapers
  • -  Arizona--Apache County
  • -  Arizona--Saint Johns
  • -  United States--Arizona--Apache--Saint Johns

Genre

  • Newspapers

Notes

  • -  Weekly
  • -  Began 1905.
  • -  -v. 33, no. 30 (Mar. 22, 1917).
  • -  Includes section in Spanish: Sección Español, herald-news, Dec. 6, 1906-.
  • -  Archived issues are available in digital format as part of the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection.
  • -  Merger of: Snips and the St. Johns herald, and: Apache news.
  • -  St. Johns herald (St. Johns, Ariz. : 1917) 2326-0866 (DLC)sn 95060583 (OCoLC)33217965

Medium

  • volumes

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Newspaper

Library of Congress Control Number

  • sn95060582

OCLC Number

  • 33218039

ISSN Number

  • 2326-084x

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Chicago citation style:

St. Johns Herald and Apache News St. Johns, Apache Co., Ariz. -1917. (Saint Johns, AZ), Jan. 1 1905. https://www.loc.gov/item/sn95060582/.

APA citation style:

(1905, January 1) St. Johns Herald and Apache News St. Johns, Apache Co., Ariz. -1917. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/sn95060582/.

MLA citation style:

St. Johns Herald and Apache News St. Johns, Apache Co., Ariz. -1917. (Saint Johns, AZ) 1 Jan. 1905. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/sn95060582/.