Newspapers Past and Present - Facts & Index

This is a digest of past and present newspaper history of Greene County as gleaned from various sources. Much more work is need on it, but it is a start of are interesting section of Greene counties history.
This is a digest of past and present newspaper history of Greene County as gleaned from various sources. Much more work is need on it, but it is a start of are interesting section of Greene counties history.

Town	Name	Established	Demise	Facts
Bloomfield	Comet	1836	fall of 1840	Publishing was sparodic - published as early as about 1836 - 1836, William Rude/Rood, Editor -1840 Judge L. B. Edwards, Editor
Bloomfield	Greene County Times	first number appeared on the 14th of April, 1860	November, 1861 Mr. Woolis changed the name to the Southern Indianian.	Elihu E. Rose, Editor & Manager; G. C. Brandon, Assistant; Stockholders were: John B. Stropes, W. P. Stropes, E. R. Stropes, H. V. Norvell, T. P. East,W. D. Lester, J. M. Humphreys, W. G. Moss, G. C. Morgan, John Jones, J. I. Milam, Dr. Connelly and others - - James E. Riley revived it for a few months during 1862 - - About the middle of November, 1862, Henry B. Woolis was secured by the stockholders to edit and manage the paper, and continued thus with satisfactory success until the 10th of November, 1863, when he was succeeded by E. B. Barnard and James C. Nabb, who jointly edited it until June, 1864, when Mr. Nabb retired, leaving Mr. Barnard sole editor and manager. Mr. Woolis changed the name to the Southern Indianian. - -July, 1867, when Mr. Morrison, of Worthington, bought back the office, and commenced issuing at the county seat the Greene County Times, but the following year, 1868, removed the office to Worthington. This paper was of course Republican.
Bloomfield	Bloomfield Democrat 1868 - 1943		1 Jan 1943	in March. 1867, James E. Riley, - - in 1868, by J. R. Isenhower. On the 25th of November, 1868, the office was taken charge of by Ogle & Leek, who continued the name Bloomfield Democrat, and issued the paper with greater or less regularity until about 1873, though during the latter part of that period sometimes months elapsed and no issue 1873 – June 1880 W. P. Stropes , owner; - -purchased by the present owner, William M. Moss, in July, 1880 1930 James Law Purchased
Bloomfield	Bloomfield Weekly Tribune		Name changed to Bloomfied Newa	Founded late in the year 1869, W. C. Green and published it until his death in the autumn of 1871 The office lay idle, then, until the spring of 1875, when it wasrevived by John W. Cooper, who began issuing a Republican paper called the Bloomfield News. In the autumn 1875, the office was sold to J. W. Littell, who issued the paper about a year, when the property passed to O. W. Shryer
Bloomfield	Bloomfield News 1874-2003	first number was issued December 31, 1876	publication of last issue 16 Oct. 2003	The office lay idle, then, until the spring of 1875, when it was revived by John W. Cooper, who began issuing a Republican paper called the Bloomfield News. In the autumn 1875, the office was sold to J. W. Littell, who issued the paper about a year, when the property passed to O. W. Shryer 1878, when the ownership passed to W. H, Pierce, and the sheet was issued by him until the summer of 1879 summer of 1879 purchased by George W. Beard> Associated with him was Ot Herold, who, on the 1st of January, 1884, sold out to W. B. McKee November 1890 William B. Maddock formed a partnership with John T. Lamb, purchased the Bloomfield News, the leading Republican paper of Greene county ,/p> 1899 Lamb & Maddock partnership ended from here after see Evening World for details
Bloomfield	Greene County Evening World	1^st Issue 12 May 1930	30 Dec. 2005 Combined with the Linton Daily Citizen to become the Greene County Daily World	1930 – James Law founded 1 Oct. 1937 James A. Watkins & wife purchased the Bloomfield News & Greene County Evening World. 20 Apr. 1939 name shortened to "Evening World" 1956 J. Elmo & Nancy (Watkins) Dowden son-in-law and dau. of James A. Watkins join in proprietor ship of the "News" & "Evening World" 1979 - William C. Miles purchases the "News" & "Evening World" 8 Apr. 2003 Rust Communications Inc. purchases the "News" & "Evening World"
Bloomfield	The Daily World	1^st First Isse 3 Jan 2006; renamed from The Evening World		Rust Communications Inc.
Jasonville	Jasonville Leader 1943-present
Linton	Laborer’s Tribune	May 1884	1888/9	Ebenezer Brooks Barlow
Linton	Linton Record	1898		William E. Naugle 18_ sold to Beasley & Black - - 1900 - Joseph "Joe" E. Turner, Managing Editor
Linton	Linton Dailey Sentinel			_ Ritchie
Linton	Linton Enterprize		Renamed Linton Daily Call when purchased by Terhune	William D. Brown 18_ purchased by D. J. Terhune
Linton	Call & Daily Call		1909	1893 – D. J. Terhune sold to Joe E. Turner & William M. Moss -- 1904-5 Joe E. Turner was Secretary-Treasurer-- About 1905 Joe E. Turner sold his interest in paper to William M. Moss.--Became a Weekly 1 Mar 1906 & re-named "Daily Call" Weekly Purchased by William Moss; 4 Mar. 1907 established as a daily--1909 Combined with the Daily Citizen
Linton	Daily Citizen 1905 - 1909	1905/6 and owned by Joseph" Joe E. Turner semi-weekly	possibly became a daily in 1907 1909 Combined the Daily Call and the Daily Citizen into one	1908 sold to Dewitt Wessell
Linton	Linton Daily Citizen1909	1909 as result of combining the Daily Citizen and Daily Call	30 Dec. 2005 Combined with the Evening World to become the Greene County Daily World	1929 Sold to Pulliam News Corp. --1921-9 Turner & Sam D. Bryan -- 1929 Sold to Pulliam Newspaper Corp.-- 1931/2 sold to Turner-- 1 May 1937 to 1 Nov 1956 Eskin C. Turner, Editor.--1 Nov 1956 Purchased by Robert H. Haskell-- 19__ Haskell sold to Hammill Newspapers Inc.--24 Sep. 1981 purchased by Linton News Inc.-- The paper was purchased by Rust Communications on Jan. 1, 2003
Linton	Scoop			A weekly of the 1980's
Linton	Greene County Daily World	1 January 2006		Merging of the Linton Daily CItizen & Evening World 30 Dec 2005- - owned by Rust Communications
Lyons	Lyons Herald
Lyons	Lyons Journal		1894 - Joseph "Joe" E. Turner was Editor
Scotland	Scotland Booster 1924
Swtiz City	Switz City Tribune 1898
Worthington	Worthington Advertiser 1853		Sold to Worthington Press - Became Hoosier Blade	Marcus L. Deal and Isaac N. Morrison, who had been publishing a paper at Salem, Ind., came to Worthington at the solicitation of the citizens, and. with a full office outfit brought with them, issued the first number of the Worthington Advertiser about the 1st of November, 1853. The sheet was a six-column folio, subscription price $1.50 per annum The paper was issued under the name Advertiser just one year, and was then sold to a stock company which had been formed to prevent the loss of the paper to the town. Stockholders were: Dr. J. H. Axton, S. B. Harrah, L. M. Baird, Langworthy & Blount, W. C. Andrews, R. E. Andrews, Dayton Topping, K. B. Osborn and others to the number, all told, of about twenty
Worthington	Worthington Times 1868 - ?		Reneamed from the Greene County Times	In the spring of 1870, W. J. Ward became associated withMr. Morrison in the ownership and management of the paper February, 1873, when the entire outfitwas sold to Fred M. Miller, of Worthington, who conducted the paper nearly two years under the same name.11 Jan 1873 A. S. Helms became editor 1875 - W. J. Ward publisher 1875, the office passed to the ownership of a stock company, consisting of I. N. Morrison, Dr. W. B. Squire, C. N. Shaw, A. L. Blue, E. L. Webber and J. E. Miller. The paper was continued as the Worthington Times, under the editorship and management of Morrison & Blue, who were paid, or rather they received what they could make. about April, 1879, when the stock company sold out to A. S. Helms, who conducted it with associates, one of whom was W. J. Ward,December, 1882, when the Morrison Brothers, sons of the veteran editor, Isaac N. Morrison, bought the office, and have since issued the paper.
Worthington	White River Gazette 1860-3
Worthington	Worthington Sun	1874	abt 1878	William H. Osbornabout 1876, it was sold to John S. Bays
Worthington	Worthington Gazette 1863-6		Name Changed to "Banner"	In May, 1860, Mr. Morrison bought a new outfit and commenced issuing the Worthington GazetteIn about June, 1865, Benjamin Cavins, removed it to Bloomfield, and began issuing a Republican paper, called, it is said, the Banner. He continued to issue it somewhat irregularly and probably with some assistance until about July, 1867, when Mr. Morrison, of Worthington, bought back the office, and commenced issuing at the county seat the Greene County Times, but the following year, 1868, removed the office to Worthington. This paper was of course Republican.
Worthington	White River Valley Times 1855-71		Became the Greene County Times	commenced issuing the paper in the autumn of 1855. Mr. Morrison was his own editor, publisher and compositor, He continued to issue the paper until the political campaign of 1856 John Mentzer took editorial management Mr. Morrison resumed the issue of the sheet, For a time, John T. Smith was his assistant. March, 1860, when the office was sold to E, E. Rose, who moved thematerial to Bloomfield
Worthington	Hoosier Blade		Became White River Valley Times	The Worthington Press Company immediately after the purchase of the paper from Mr. Deal leased the office to "Lord Byron" Conway, who commenced issuing an independent sheet under the name, the Hoosier Blade for One year with indifferent success, when the office was sold to Isaac N. Morrison for $350
Worthington	Southern Indianan		1867 Name Changed to Bloomfield Democrat	About the 1st of January, 1866, Clark B. Humphreys became editor, March. 1867, was succeeded by James E. Riley
Worthington	The Democratic Press
Worthington	Our Little Folks
Worthington	School Journal
Worthington	Localizer
Worthington	National Banner
Worthington	Greene County Register
Owensburg	Owensburg Register			December, 1875, George M. Sleeth, a practical printer, issued, the first number It was conducted six or seven months and then become defunct
Owensburg	Owensburg Gazette	first number of which was issued on the 2d of June, 1877	Spring of 1878	1877 Noah Brown, James G. Hert, W. M. Dobbins, John Graham,Mr. Winter, James Boord and others formed a stock company, secured the necessaryfunds with which sufficient office material was purchased, and turned the equipments thus obtained over to W. J. Ward, who became the editor and publisher August 1877 editorship passed to J. M. Boord and Otho F. Herold, November, 1877, Mr. Herold was succeeded by George A. Scott, after which event, the editing and publishing were conducted by Boord and Scott until the spring of 1878, when the office was sold to Harry Osborne and removed to Bedford, it was published in 1883 as the Magnet

From the Bloomfid Free Press on the newspaper and histories:

That was, until a conglomerate came along, hell-bent on either owning or controlling everything.

The Linton paper was purchased, then the Jasonville Leader was bought, then the Shopper (which was originally based in Jasonville). Then the Bloomfield papers were purchased (with most of its employees being unceremoniously fired, the local office being closed down and the Bloomfield News being killed).

The Jasonville and Bloomfield papers were quickly closed and most recently, since the Worthington paper wasn’t worth buying as a business, the company hired its editor, and that paper is now also gone.

Up until Dorman Clark started the Jasonville Independent and I started the Bloomfield Free Press, the conglomerate – based in Missouri (which is where all of your subscription and advertising money ends up) – had a stranglehold on the newspaper business in Greene County.

And, quite frankly, they screwed it up through incompetence, arrogance and just plain greed.

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