Glenville Pathfinder Explained

Glenville Pathfinder
Type:Weekly newspaper
Foundation:1892
Owners:Glenville-Corcoran Newspapers
Founder:Wat Warren
Circulation:1,194
Circulation Date:2016
Circulation Ref:[1]
Headquarters:108 North Court St., Glenville, WV 26351

The Glenville Pathfinder is a newspaper serving Glenville, West Virginia, and surrounding Gilmer County.[2] Published weekly, it has a circulation of 1,194 and is owned by Glenville-Corcoran Newspapers.[3]

History

It was founded in 1892 as a weekly by Wat Warren,[4] as a Republican weekly. By 1920, it had a circulation of 700 and was published by Hunter W. Brannon.[5]

In 1971, it was bought (along with sister publication the Democrat) by two New York executives—one a banker and one an editor of a sporting magazine—looking to escape city life and settle in small-town West Virginia.[6] Robert Arnold, the banker, was a former resident of the area returning home.[7] Stanley Meseroll, who at the time was the managing editor of the New York-based Sports Afield, was drawn to the area's opportunities for hunting and fishing. The pair were able within a few short years to increase subscriptions from 2,000 to 3,400, and increase staff to five and a half employees, partially due to a streamlined billing and subscription process. The resulting publicity surrounding the move was enough of a point of pride to West Virginians that Senator Robert Byrd had press regarding the move read into the Senate Record.[8]

Related Resources

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2016 West Virginia Press Association Newspaper Directory. West Virginia Press Association. 2016. 2018-08-12. 2018-08-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20180811175252/https://wvpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2016-directory-print-062916-small.pdf. live.
  2. Web site: Newspapers Currently Received in the West Virginia Archives and History Library. December 2016. West Virginia Division of Culture and History. State of West Virginia. 2018-08-12. 2018-08-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20180811171805/http://www.wvculture.org/history/newspapers/newspaperlistcurrent.pdf. live.
  3. Book: 2016 West Virginia Press Association Newspaper Directory. West Virginia Press Association. 2016. 2018-08-12. 2018-08-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20180811175252/https://wvpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2016-directory-print-062916-small.pdf. live.
  4. Web site: About Glenville Pathfinder. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress. 2018-08-13. 2018-08-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20180811101019/https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83009966/. live.
  5. Book: Harris, John T.. West Virginia Legislative Hand Book and Manual and Official Register. Tribune Printing Company. 1920. Charleston, West Virginia. 679. en.
  6. News: Getting Away From It All. 27 August 1971. Beckley Post-Herald.
  7. News: Ex-New York Execs In the Hills. Tomkinson. Craig. 27 May 1972. Editor & Publisher. 105.
  8. Book: Senate - Tuesday, June 6, 1972. U. S. Government Publishing Office. 1972. Washington, D.C.. 19793–19794.

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