The Akron Press Explained

The Akron Press was a newspaper serving Akron, Ohio. It was founded in 1898.

It began as the Akron edition of the Cleveland Press Penny,^[1] printed in Cleveland and was transported to Akron by train. It gained local flavor when it began being printed in Akron.^[2] By 1903 it was described as "distinct".^[3]

By the early 1920s it was competing with the Akron Times. The two then joined together on March 14, 1925^[1] to be The Times-Press,^{[4] [5] [6]} as the town wasn't big enough for both.

L. E. Judd, Akron-Press editor,^[7] since circa 1921,^[8] was editor of the combined newspaper.^{[2] [9] [10]}

Its stereotyping department was headed by Joseph J. Metker, an international stereotypers,^{[11] [12]} and in 1929 his son Robert succeeded him.^[13]

In 1923, for a brief period, Henry C. Segal, worked as a reporter for the Akron Press.^[14]

In 1927, the newspaper was named: The Akron Times-Press^[15] which existed till 1938.^[16]

Notes and References

1. Book: The Ohio Newspaper. 1924. 13. en.
2. Book: Price, Mark J.. Lost Akron. 2015-07-20. Arcadia Publishing. 978-1-62585-107-9. 140. en.
3. Book: Fourth Estate: A Weekly Newspaper for Publishers, Advertisers, Advertising Agents and Allied Interests. 1903. Fourth Estate Publishing Company. 3. en.
4. Book: Editor & Publisher. 1925. 28. Editor & Publisher Company. en.
5. Book: Editor & Publisher. 1925. Editor & Publisher Company. 25. en.
6. Web site: Akron Times-Press Building, 1926. 2021-01-11. www.summitmemory.org. en. (in 1926 photo, the building bears both signs: Akron Press and Press-Times).
7. News: 1975-08-14. L. E. Judd, 83, Akron Editor Helped in '26 Murder Case (Published 1975). en-US. The New York Times. 2021-01-10. 0362-4331.
8. Book: Sales Management. 1933. Dartnell Corporation. 360. en.
9. Book: Scripps-Howard News. 1929. 9,24. en.
10. Book: Scripps-Howard News. 1928. 17. en.
11. Book: Typographical Journal. 1904. International Typographical Union.. 197. en.
12. Book: International Stereotypers' and Electrotypers' Union Journal. 1919. 48. en.
13. Book: Scripps-Howard News. 1929. 5. en.
14. Web site: 1985-07-23. Henry Segal Dead at 84. 2021-01-10. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. en-US.
15. News: National Endowment for the Humanities. The Times-press.. 2021-01-10.
16. Web site: The Akron Times-Press (Akron, Ohio) 1927-1938. 2021-01-10. Library of Congress.