INVENTORY-OF MIDLAND NEWSPAPERS FROM THE THORNY TRAIL SUMMER-FALL, 1984
compiled by Jacob L. Williams
1984
The Midland Enterprise leader C.E. Gilbert.
1884 - for 11 months (no known existent copies).
The Staked Plain publisher: J.C. Rathbun.
Jan 28 1886 (Vol I #35); Jul 22 1886 (Vol II #8) (Midland County Historical Museum - originals).
Midland Gazette proprietor: M.M. Pittman; editor: Albert S. Hawkins; other editors were
Bert Rawlins, Don Hampton Biggers.
Nov 9 1889 (Vol I #23); Feb 7 1890 (Vol I #35); issue with date missing (Vol I #37)
(Midland Reporter Telegram-microfilm) May 1905 (Vol 2 #12); May 26 1905 (Vol 2 #15) (Midland County Historical
Museum- originals).
Western Eye Opener
Oct 24 1896 (Vol 2 #25) (Midland Co. Historical Museum-original).
Livestock Reporter first publishers were Burt Rawlins and Virgil Albritton; turned to C.C.
Watson July 25,1899.
(no known existent copies).
Midland Livestock_Reporter editor and proprietor: C.C. Watson.
Sep. 10, 1904 (Vol 7 #33); June 10, 1905 (Vol 8 #23) (Midland County Historical Museum - originals)
Nov 25, 1905 (The Barker Texas History Center, Austin, Texas - negative microfilm).
Midland Examiner published by Derring and sons - and others. (M.J. Lynch editor and
publisher Jul 23, 1909; A.C. Parker editor in July 1910).
Nov 28 1908; Dec 5 1908; Apr 2 1909 (special issue); July 23 1909; Aug 6 1909; Jul 8 1910; Jul 29 1910
(Midland County Library- Genealogical Section - microfilm)
Dec 5 1908; Apr 2 1909; Feb 25 1910 (Midland County Historical Museum -
originals).
Midland Reporter and Gazette Examiner editor to Aug 15 1924 was C.C. Watson.
After that date T. Paul Barron was editor.
Jul 29, 1910; Jun 30 1911; Sep 13 1912 - incomplete (Midland County Library -
Genealogical Section) microfilm. Mar 29 1912; Nov 14, Nov 28 1913; May 25 1917; Oct 18, Nov 1, Nov 8, Dec 13,
1918; Jan 2 1920; Jan 21, Jan 28, Sep 9 1921; Jan 27 1922, Jun 15 Aug 3 1923; Jan 4 1924; Jun 5 1925;1926
(complete except for Jan 22 and Nov 26); Jan 7 - Mar 4, Mar 18 - Apr 8, May 24 - Jun 10, Jun 1, Jul 22 - Oct 28,
Nov 22 - Dec 30 1927; Jan 6, Jan 20, Jan 27, Feb 3 1928 (Midland County Historical Museum originals);
Apr 14 - Dec 29 1916; Jan 5 - Dec 28 1917; Jan 4 - Dec 27 1918; Jan 3 - Apr 4 1919; Oct 8 - Dec 31 1920;
Jan 7 - Oct 7 1921; Oct 21 - Dec 30 1921; Jan 6 - Dec 29 1922 ; Jan 8 - Aug 17 1923; Aug 31 - Dec 28 1923;
Jan 11 - Dec 26 1924 (Midland Reporter Telegram - microfilm) note: Sep 29 1922 = V XXVI #52; Oct 6 1922
= V XXVII #1, Feb 22, Jun 13, Jul 4 1924; May 20 1927 (Permian Basin Petroleum Museum - originals).
The Midland Reporter editor-owner T. Paul Barron.
Mar 23, Apr 13, Apr 17, Apr 20, Apr 24, Apr 27, May 4, Aug 28, Sep 25, Oct 20 1928; Jan 1, Jan 7, Jan 9, Jan 10,
Jan 11, Jan 16, Jan 18, Jan 21, Feb 4, Feb 11 1929 (Midland County Historical Museum - originals).
Midland Daily Telegram owners and publishers C.C. Watson and son.
Aug 5 1927 (VI #12), issue with date missing (VI #59); Apr 10, Apr 12, Apr 19, Apr 23, May 3, May 4 1928
(Midland County Historical Museum - originals).
Reporter Telegram (The Daily Reporter and the Daily Telegram, consolidated Mar 10 1929)
publishers T. Paul Barron.
Apr 1929 - Apr 19 1937 originals have been bound and are kept in several books. Also, many duplicate unbound
dates within this interval of time (Midland County Historical Museum - originals), Mar 10 1929 - Apr 19 1937 (Midland Reporter Telegram and Midland County Library each have a complete collection -
both on microfilm).
Midland Reporter Telegram editors: T. Paul Barron to Aug 15 1940; James Allison, Sr. Aug 16 1940 to Jan 13 1975; Jame Allison, Jr. Present editor: James E. Servatius: Present editor president and
publisher: George B. Irish.
Apr 20 1937 - present (Midland Reporter Telegram and Midland County Library each have a complete collection
– both on film), Apr 20 1937 - Dec 31 1947 originals have been bound and are kept in several books. Also, many duplicate
unbound dates within this interval of time (Midland County Historical Museum-originals).
West Texas Gusher editor-owner: C.N. Noble.
Mar 29 1927 (VI #1) Permian Basin Petroleum Museum-original).
The West Texan published by the West Texan Pub. Co., Inc.
Nov 20 1963 (VI #10); Jan 8, Feb 19, Apr 8, Apr 15, Apr 29, May 13, Jun 3, Aug 19, Aug 26, Sep 2, Sep 16, Sep 23,
Oct 21, Oct 28, Dec 2, Dec 9, Dec 16, Dec 23, Dec 30 1964; Jan 6, Jan 13 Jan 27, Feb 13, Mar 17, Mar 21, Mar 24,
Mar 31, Apr 7, Apr 28, May 5, May 12, May 19, Jun 2, Jun 30, Jul 28, Aug 4, Aug 18, Aug 25, Sep 5, Sep 12, Sep 19,
Oct 10, Oct 17, Oct 24 1965 (Midland County Historical Museum - originals).
The Midland Flare publisher; W. I. Sparks.
May 1 (VI #1), May 12, May 19, Jun 2. Jun 9, July 7, Aug 4, Sep 1, Sep 8, Sep 15 - Oct 30 1966; Jan 6, Jan 7,
Jan 19, Feb 2 Dec 28 1967; Jan 4 - Dec 19 1968; Feb 27 - Sep 4 1969 (Midland County Historical Museum -
originals).
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