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44: 33: 90:, an afternoon paper. Subscriptions were six dollars a year, and the paper claimed to have the largest circulation in New Orleans, describing itself as "Impartial, Able, Newsy, and Bright." 317: 466: 288: 266: 256: 193:
from its June 11, 1902, issue through its last, September 14, 1958, was published daily until dropping the Saturday edition beginning December 17, 1950.
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The newspaper, referred to in 1941 as "the south's oldest afternoon daily paper", was first published in 1875 as
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Away from his piled-up desk in Union Street strode Editor Marshall Ballard of the New Orleans Item-Tribune.
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format was changed to tabloid size, and on January 13, 1941, the papers merged as the daily and Sunday
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magazine, for example, referring to the two papers in this combined form in 1926. The
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On June 27, 1941, the newspaper's longtime publisher and president, Colonel
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worked briefly as a gag cartoonist for the paper circa the late 1930s.
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The New Orleans Press-Radio War and Huey P. Long, 1922-1936
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Geo. P. Rowell and Co.'s American Newspaper Directory
97:. The papers published a single Sunday edition, the 257:"Tampa Publisher Acquires New Orleans Item-Tribune" 144:ceased publication on January 11, 1941, though the 178:, and the son of prominent Philadelphia publisher 486: 134:. The term was already in use before this, with 457:"1980: New Orleans' two major newspapers merge" 60:, sometimes rendered in press accounts as the 429:"David Stern, 94, of 'Francis, Talking Mule'" 196: 212:(founded in 1880) to form the New Orleans 93:In 1924, it spawned a morning sister, the 495:Defunct newspapers published in Louisiana 302: 300: 251: 249: 247: 245: 243: 42: 31: 306: 14: 487: 354:National Endowment for the Humanities 297: 286: 216:. In 1962, publisher and businessman 78:, in various forms from 1871 to 1958. 469:from the original on January 10, 2012 344: 342: 340: 338: 240: 187:National Endowment for the Humanities 185:The paper, which is preserved by the 118: 323:from the original on August 23, 2012 307:Collins, Brian David (August 2002). 520:1958 disestablishments in Louisiana 510:Publications disestablished in 1958 500:Newspapers published in New Orleans 293:. Printers' Ink Publishing Company. 24: 465:. New Orleans. December 23, 2011. 371: 335: 25: 531: 402:. August 30, 1926. Archived from 515:1875 establishments in Louisiana 287:Rowell, George Presbury (1887). 81: 505:Newspapers established in 1875 449: 421: 386: 280: 13: 1: 233: 63:New Orleans Item and Tribune 50:newsroom at work, circa 1900 7: 10: 536: 174:books that later became a 265:. June 28, 1941. p.  226:as well as the afternoon 148:did not change its name. 126:In 1936, the two papers' 171:Francis the Talking Mule 57:New Orleans Item-Tribune 358:The Library of Congress 352:. Chronicling America ( 191:The Library of Congress 105:on February 10, 1935. 51: 40: 46: 35: 382:Lambiek Comiclopedia 262:St. Petersburg Times 88:The New Orleans Item 48:The New Orleans Item 37:The New Orleans Item 437:. November 26, 2003 406:on January 31, 2011 220:bought the morning 146:Sunday Item-Tribune 103:Sunday Item-Tribune 462:The Times-Picayune 434:The New York Times 218:Samuel I. Newhouse 66:, was an American 52: 41: 27:American newspaper 214:Daily States-Item 16:(Redirected from 527: 479: 478: 476: 474: 453: 447: 446: 444: 442: 425: 419: 418: 413: 411: 390: 384: 375: 369: 368: 366: 364: 346: 333: 332: 330: 328: 322: 315: 304: 295: 294: 284: 278: 277: 275: 273: 253: 208:merged with the 168:, author of the 153:James M. Thomson 21: 18:New Orleans Item 535: 534: 530: 529: 528: 526: 525: 524: 485: 484: 483: 482: 472: 470: 455: 454: 450: 440: 438: 427: 426: 422: 409: 407: 392: 391: 387: 376: 372: 362: 360: 348: 347: 336: 326: 324: 320: 313: 305: 298: 285: 281: 271: 269: 255: 254: 241: 236: 202: 166:David Stern III 124: 95:Morning Tribune 84: 39:, March 7, 1916 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 533: 523: 522: 517: 512: 507: 502: 497: 481: 480: 448: 420: 385: 370: 334: 296: 279: 238: 237: 235: 232: 223:Times-Picayune 201: 195: 180:J. David Stern 123: 117: 83: 80: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 532: 521: 518: 516: 513: 511: 508: 506: 503: 501: 498: 496: 493: 492: 490: 468: 464: 463: 458: 452: 436: 435: 430: 424: 417: 405: 401: 400: 395: 389: 383: 379: 378:Jack Sparling 374: 359: 355: 351: 345: 343: 341: 339: 319: 312: 311: 303: 301: 292: 291: 283: 268: 264: 263: 258: 252: 250: 248: 246: 244: 239: 231: 229: 225: 224: 219: 215: 211: 207: 204:In 1958, the 200: 194: 192: 188: 183: 181: 177: 173: 172: 167: 162: 160: 159: 154: 149: 147: 143: 139: 138: 133: 129: 121: 116: 114: 113:Jack Sparling 110: 106: 104: 100: 96: 91: 89: 82:Early history 79: 77: 73: 70:published in 69: 65: 64: 59: 58: 49: 45: 38: 34: 30: 19: 473:November 15, 471:. Retrieved 460: 451: 439:. Retrieved 432: 423: 415: 408:. Retrieved 404:the original 397: 388: 373: 361:. Retrieved 325:. Retrieved 309: 289: 282: 270:. Retrieved 260: 227: 221: 213: 210:Daily States 209: 206:Item-Tribune 205: 203: 199:Daily States 198: 197:Merger with 184: 169: 163: 156: 150: 145: 141: 135: 132:Item-Tribune 131: 125: 120:Item-Tribune 119: 107: 102: 99:Item-Tribune 98: 94: 92: 87: 85: 62: 61: 56: 55: 53: 47: 36: 29: 441:February 4, 394:"The Press" 228:States-Item 176:film series 158:Tampa Times 72:New Orleans 489:Categories 410:August 23, 363:August 23, 327:August 22, 272:August 23, 234:References 128:broadsheet 109:Comic-book 164:In 1949, 76:Louisiana 68:newspaper 467:Archived 318:Archived 380:at the 142:Tribune 111:artist 321:(PDF) 314:(PDF) 122:years 475:2017 443:2015 412:2012 399:Time 365:2012 329:2012 274:2012 189:and 137:Time 54:The 491:: 459:. 431:. 414:. 396:. 356:/ 337:^ 299:^ 259:. 242:^ 74:, 477:. 445:. 367:. 331:. 276:. 267:3 20:)

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New Orleans Item


newspaper
New Orleans
Louisiana
Comic-book
Jack Sparling
broadsheet
Time
James M. Thomson
Tampa Times
David Stern III
Francis the Talking Mule
film series
J. David Stern
National Endowment for the Humanities
The Library of Congress
Samuel I. Newhouse
Times-Picayune





"Tampa Publisher Acquires New Orleans Item-Tribune"
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Geo. P. Rowell and Co.'s American Newspaper Directory

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