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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1975-07-24, Page 874hfl� up1d ley .r Briton" ±�True 4t. Ito r , iiy. - ted tr Myth, Ont. Both the above paper* ceased uhll;+ atitin In the:411 of 1994, 0 - (Fitly 6) - "The New - Edmund .Holmes and rrge Laycock. k- Same location the Coprier in.1864. ' `dtnund . Holmes and • Layoeck (who owned the hook store at the front of the building) carried on parine*ip for 6 months: R. Holmes who was a strong; .Free Trade Liberal, heard t the Conservatives were Wing an opposition paper, sold the "New Era" to Edwin Grigg, a Conservative, who changed the name to the "Monitor", and in six months Ate sold out to Robert Matheson. a school teacher from Milton, who also ran into financial: difficulties inside 6 months and the business'reverted back to the Holmes family. This time it was owned by E. Holmes and Son. The son Robert Holmes wins Mayor of Clinton from 1894 to 1898, and later LiberraEMemberoof Parliament for West Huron 1904- 1908. He had also taken over owneestiliiirthe New Era. 1881 - :"The Huron Record" - Edward . Floody. Purchased a defunct printing plant at Blyth. First office and plant was above the store at 15 Victoria St. Later `moved to somewhere on Ont. St. then to 61 Albert St. where lat Clinton Cleaners Speed Wash, is situated. - Mr. *Floody was a Goderich -` Township school teacher and urged by the Conservatives, 'started "The Record" the first issue coming out in Jan.. 1881. In May 1882 Mr. Floody sold out to A.H. Blackely and J.T. Havill. They sold the business to N.H., Buckner in Nov 1882 but he rernained'oniy two weeks and the business • reverted back to Edward Floody who held the mortgage. 1883 - ,.,The Clinton News - Record" - W.T. Whitely and A.M. Todd. Same location. Whitely and Todd were publishers of "The Goderich News" and moved part of them plant to- Clinton and_ changedthe name to "The Clinton News -Record." About . 1900 '.The Clinton News -Record'" W.J. Mitchell, from Hanover. 1910 - "The New Era" - W.H. Kerr & Son. No record is availableas to where the Era Office and -plant was located, but at This date it was in the building now occupied by Durst's Garden Center. • J. Leslie Kerr eventually took over from his father until --. - - selling out to G. Edward Hall in --L.... t924. Then Mr. Kerr purchased the "Brussels Pest." 1916 "The Clinton News'- Er�vvar+d"`iT i1... . Albert Street,. Mr. Hall was employee, first of the -'New Era" and then with the "Clinton News -Record." His Editor was Miss Mabel R. Clark, 1862 schedu f nit aunt et the Well-known columnist and . feature writer, Greg Ctar,k..1Vllss Cly died" in Febrfua? y 1937. r1�924•, - "The -C.�tirn News. ReCord" I,Es ► Edwardll. in, Oct. 192.4. Mr, Hall purchased the "Era" and since that time one paper has waned ln,ClIntoh. 1945 - September "The Clinton News -Record." - Rich- mond S. Atkey and Harry L, Tomlinson. Mr. Atkey was a. former Editor of "The Daily' Commercial News", Toronto. and.. formerly of the. "Barrie Examiner". Mr. Tomlinson was a . printer item the "Barrie Examiner." ' 1946 (June) - "The 'Clinton News -Record" - Richmond S. Atkey. Mr. Tomlinson went back to work at Barrie. 1948 (March) - "The Clinton News -Record" - Richmond S. Atkey and A. Laurie Colquhoun.' Mr. Colquhoun had started as a printer's devil at the Clinton News -Record in January 1932, /working after school far $1.00 per week; he was in grade 10. He continued at the paper until January 1941 when he joined the RCAF: In Sept. 1945 on discharge STAGE LEAWVES CLINTON . For Wingham • and in- ' termediate places. Londesbtfio, Blyth, Haggerty's, &c., every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur- day. at 6 p.m. • . t For London'and interuediatg "places. Brucefield, Rogerrvle,1 Francestown. Exeter. &c., daily at...11a.m. The "BARr.. ANTIQUES BRUCEFIELD Invites you to -drop in during your visit to homecoming weekt-at Clinton. - You'll see an original 1142 map of Upper Canada. —ANTIQUES --SECOND TIME GIF' y--CANAD1A NA m t$ Clark, be,rae backktu the +IIISTApeOrd' until August 1R!► went. to Hanaios. 11 tumble and worked .kr tf,ke= ""C'a l ,= t,�r�ee i�,ss' until March 1948... 4 1952 - "The Clinton News - Record". - A. Laurie Cotquhoun. Frank M. WieEwan and Harr r J. McEwan. Frank McEwan who began his apprenticeship at the "News - Record." in Feb. 1929. worked there until: going, into'the armed forces in 1942. After the war he started a commercial' job prin- ting business and . published, "Clinton Citizen's News' for six months. 1957 (July) - "Clinton News- Record.- - Robert J. Shrier. Purchased the publishing rights to the "Clinton News Record" and the paper is: printed on the -modern offset printing facilities `"af the "Signal -Star Publishing Limited*' at Goderich. Mr. Colquhoun retained thebuilding, all the printing equipment in the plant. and operates a commercial job ,printing plant at the same location, 56 Albert Street The newspaper rented office space for two years, until the "Signal Y .^ Star" purchased s n .va d: bOe former Ontario Hydro ull. in at 03 Albert Street a' et). ariesa :e pratlea plant t o Site #! r Tom Colquhourt and his br er- ill-Iaw tively whoa actives `In the buslr ess=to-day.(1975). 1915 "Clinton News- Record - Published weekly at "Signal- Starr" office, et t a +�nd+tr�'rnIn aft` a ,the i office °Ward';Ait enf and theEditorls Mr. JIM .,Fitzgerald. Res and houn.. It ,04 r4... ix ,.... . • 4 4 4 Buruma Margaret Carter l.R . i Hal) Hartley Len Theedom K.W. d Danny) Col Also Associated: Allan Campbell RR• 1. lieaforth Asian Amy. Bayfield Insurance partof the business was purchased from the late H.E. Rorke on .January 2nd 1949. Mr. fiorke'had been in the insurance business since 1926. Aflhat time the office was located at the rear of the Royal Bank and the monthly rent for a number of- years was $6 40 a month until the bank increased the rent in 1954 to 110.00 a month. In 1954 real estate waY added to the office. In 1956 the business purchased the Fred Ford Peed and Grain Bldg. at 14 Isaac. Street and renovated the office as it is today 1975. Although it- is a young business. only 26 years old, it is the .6th oldest business in Clinton -operated at present by the same owner under the same name.,: - . • K.W. Colquhoun. Ltd. insurance &Real Estate General and Life Insurance Real Estate r• Investments trot Mortgages R 0* quhoun w 4. t ;E. ti t. t 1 r it * * i * * * * * V * r * d + .r0 ,* .aw * iv* ,r . i .d . i+ .k * :a d y .i ," .s, .W .r ,, * 1