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Herald-Citizen/110
Herald-Citizen history in pictures
First Herald-Citizen Jessie Watts
Ralph Wirt, son of the first Herald editor and publisher Elmer L. Wirt, stands in front of what is believed to be the first office, located on the west side of the Cookeville Courthouse Square.
Getting a look at the first daily issue of the Herald-Citizen, published May 1, 1969, are, from left, Ralph Wirt, who, as a boy of 14, helped his father, Elmer L. Wirt, publish the first edition of the Herald on Feb. 11, 1903; John R. Spicer, H-C publisher; Mayor Bobby Davis; and Alice Keith Ford, H-C society editor. A Sunday edition was added in August 1979.
Jessie Watts
Jessie Watts
Jessie Watts
Sewell Brown stands above the Cranston Rotary Press, which is the fourth press that came to be used by the Herald in 1912.
Elmer L. Wirt was the first editor and publisher of the Putnam County Herald in February 1903. He moved to Cookeville with his family from Minnesota in 1894.
A young Ralph Wirt, son of Herald-Citizen founder Elmer Wirt, types on a linotype machine to produce an issue of the Putnam County Herald. The linotype, a machine once used to produce printing type, was patented in 1886. A solid line of type is called a slug, which had raised letters on its face. The linotype keyboard resembles a typewriter.
Friday Friday
C Cookeville, ookeville, T Tennessee, e n n e s s e e , JJune u n e 228, 8 , 2013 2013
BREAKING NEWS...
Herald-Citizen celebrates
110 YEARS
Jessie Watts
Gathering in the Herald composing room in December 1925 are, from left, newspaper staff members James Danner, Ernest Leftwich, Charles Gentry and Ralph Wirt (son of HC founder Elmer Wirt). Cases of metal type can be seen at right.
CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY! F Friday, riday, June June 28th 28th • 11am 11am to to 1pm 1pm Please join us as we commemorate our 110th anniversary. We would like to express our gratitude for allowing us to be your #1 source for local news coverage in the Upper Cumberland. Rain Date Monday July 1st 11am-1pm
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