Stayton Mail

Stayton Mail
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Gannett
Founded1894
LanguageEnglish
Ceased publicationSeptember 14, 2022
Headquarters400 N. 3rd
P. O. Box 400
Stayton OR 97303[1][2]
Circulation1,742
OCLC number30722127
Websitestatesmanjournal.com/news/stayton

The Stayton Mail was a weekly newspaper serving Stayton in the U.S. state of Oregon, founded in 1894.[3][4][5] It was published by the Statesman Journal;[6] both papers, along with the nearby Silverton Appeal Tribune, are owned by the national Gannett Company.[7][4]

History

E. F. Bennett, who had previously tried to buy the Stayton Times (now defunct), started the Mail[8] in 1894.[4][8] Bennett sold it to H. E. Browne, who later founded the Silverton Tribune, in 1900.[8] Editor Fred G. Conley made a substantial investment in a Mergenthaler typesetting machine in 1908, and changed the publication schedule from weekly to semi-weekly in January 1909.[9] The paper continued to change hands among people associated with various local papers, including the Salem Statesman, a number of times through the late 1930s.[8]

Gannett discontinued the Mail as of Sept. 14, 2022.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ State, Oregon Office of the Secretary of (2005). The Oregon Blue Book. Secretary of State. ISBN 9780966971934.
  2. ^ Sumner, Jeff (2002). Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media: U.S., New Jersey-Wyoming and Canada. Gale Research Incorporated. ISBN 9780787657956.
  3. ^ "The Stayton mail". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  4. ^ a b c "Stayton Mail". Mondo Times.
  5. ^ May, Dean L. (1997-04-28). Three Frontiers: Family, Land, and Society in the American West, 1850-1900. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521585750.
  6. ^ "Statesman Journal: Market Profile" (PDF). Statesman Journal. 2005. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
  7. ^ Rafter, Michelle V. (January 31, 2009). "Good News for Small Papers". Oregon Business. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d Turnbull, George S. (1939). "Marion County" . History of Oregon Newspapers . Binfords & Mort.
  9. ^ "STayton Mail investment". Statesman Journal. 12 November 1908. p. 4.
  10. ^ "End of an era: Silverton's oldest newspaper closes after 142 years". Our Town – Silverton, Mt. Angel & Scotts Mills. 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  11. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Therese Bottomly | The (2022-09-25). "Letter from the Editor: Economics of print publication force changes around state, but journalism remains steady". oregonlive. Retrieved 2022-09-26.