The Newark Evening News was, for much of its life, the newspaper of record in New Jersey. [1] It was founded in 1873 by Wallace Scudder, and operated by the Scudder family for 96 of its 98 years. The paper folded on August 31, 1972. Official language(s) None defined, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 47th 22,608 km² 110 km 240 km 14. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ...
In 1970, the paper was sold to Media General. In February 1971 the newsroom, which had never been (union) organized, voted to go out on strike. They walked out in May 1971. The strike lasted almost a full year -- not settling until April 1972. For the next four months, until its end, the daily editions of the Newark Evening News were printed on Star-Ledger presses. Media General NYSE: MEG is a media company based in the Southeastern United States. ... The Star-Ledger is the leading newspaper in New Jersey. ...
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Since its demise, the Newark Public Library acquired the paper's morgue, including ancillary materials (reporters’ notes, etc.), and has undertaken a major preservation project.
Some Distinguished Newark Evening News Alumni
Howard Garis, reporter, who created the Uncle Wiggily character as a News reporter. His Uncle Wiggily books later sold in the millions, and the Wiggily character appeared daily in the News for nearly four decades. He also wrote the first 32 volumes in the Tom Swift, series, which he wrote under the pen name of Victor Appleton.
Lillian McNamara (Garis). The first female reporter on the News (later married a fellow News reporter, Howard Garis). She helped launch the Bobbsey Twins series and wrote some of the early volumes.
Andrew E. Svenson worked for the News from 1932 until 1948. After leaving the newspaper, he joined the Stratemeyer Syndicate, where he became a partner in 1961. Svenson shared the major writing chores with Harriet Adams. Under a variety of pseudonyms, many shared with other authors, Svenson wrote books for the Hardy Boys, Bobbsey Twins, Tom Swift, and Honey Bunch series.
Richard Reeves, writer for the News from 1963 to 1965. Later he spent one year at the New York Herald Tribune and then the New York Times as Chief Political Correspondent. His best-selling books included "President Kennedy: Profile of Power" (1993), and President Nixon: Alone in the White House" (2001). He currently is a syndicated columnist and lecturer at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
Arthur Sylvester, who headed the News bureau in Washington, D. C.. In 1960 he joined the Kennedy administration as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs.
George Oslin, leading reporter. He later became Public Relations head of Western Union, and in 1933 invented the Singing Telegram.
From the time of the NewarkNews strike settlement in April 1972 until the paper ceased publication on August 31, 1972, the daily editions of the NewarkEveningNews were printed on Star-Ledger presses.
Its coverage was statewide, and it had dozens of news bureaus scattered throughout the state, with local staffers on the scene, a large Trenton bureau in the State Capital before other New Jersey papers ever got to Trenton, and a bureau in Washington, D. As a political paper, the News wielded enormous influence.
The NewarkNews files are ranked as one of the most important historical resources in the State of New Jersey, and a major contribution to the study and preservation of New Jersey history.
Newark's third era begins with the 20th century - a century which was, as stated, marked by boom and bust, peaks and valleys, hardship and hope.
To many, this downward trend seemed irreversible, but the development of the "New"Newark Movement in the 1950's by Mutual Benefit, Prudential and Mayor Leo P. Carlin was a godsend when it was announced on the pages of the NewarkEveningNews.
Newark Center incorporates both Seton Hall Law School and a commercial structure, and One Penn Center adds a stunning southern anchor to the complex.
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