Dear Tomas, Thank you for such a detailed answer! I knew of the Chronicle and Examinar and the Call-Bulletin but it pays to know when they all came into print and why.
Rosemarie > On 23-Jul-11 05:17, [email protected] wrote: >> Topic: San Francisco Newspaper for 1945 >> <http://groups.google.com/group/azores/t/afe64f8b0e28c785> >> >> Cheri Mello <[email protected]> Jul 22 09:53AM -0700 ^ >> <#digest_top> >> >> What is the name (or names) of a San Francisco newspaper from 1945? >> >> I searched Newspaper Archives (their S.Fran. papers don't go to >> 1945) and I >> only found 1 on Ancestry (Alta California something, which didn't >> go to 1945 >> either). >> >> Thanks, >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das >> Tainhas, >> Achada >> > In 1945, San Francisco had two morning papers: Chronicle (independent) > and Examiner (Hearst). > > Hearst also owned the afternoon paper, which originally was three > different papers that were merged in sequence. I don't know exactly when > the mergers took place (slightly before my time), but I think they were > done by World War II. The three papers were the News (Hearst), the Call, > and the Bulletin. The Call and Bulletin merged to form the Call-Bulletin > and were later acquired by the News, forming the New Call-Bulletin. I > recall the News Call-Bulletin throughout my childhood (born in 1948). > This paper survived into the mid-60's when the two morning papers > combined printing, distribution, and advertising functions under the San > Francisco Newspaper Agency. Because Hearst was already in the afternoon, > the morning Examiner was switched to the afternoon and the Chronicle > stayed in the morning. For a time, the new afternoon paper was called > the Examiner (in large letters) and News Call-Bulletin (in small letters > Examiner) and soon only Examiner was used. > > There were other newspapers too, though these five were the only dailies > that were around in 1945, as far as I know. There were also weeklies, > mostly advertising-driven shoppers papers (The > Shopping News and The San Francisco Progress), but they had little news > and would probably be of no importance to your search. > > Tomás Leal > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions > when they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
