Glenville Pathfinder
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Glenville-Corcoran Newspapers |
| Founder(s) | Wat Warren |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Headquarters | 108 North Court St., Glenville, WV 26351 |
| Circulation | 1,194 (as of 2016)[1] |
| Website | glenvillewv |
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[edit]
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.[7] 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.[7] 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 2016 West Virginia Press Association Newspaper Directory (PDF). West Virginia Press Association. 2016.
- ^ "Newspapers Currently Received in the West Virginia Archives and History Library" (PDF). West Virginia Division of Culture and History. State of West Virginia. December 2016.
- ^ 2016 West Virginia Press Association Newspaper Directory (PDF). West Virginia Press Association. 2016.
- ^ "About Glenville Pathfinder". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress.
- ^ Harris, John T. (1920). West Virginia Legislative Hand Book and Manual and Official Register. Charleston, West Virginia: Tribune Printing Company. p. 679.
- ^ "Getting Away From It All". Beckley Post-Herald. 27 August 1971.
- ^ a b c Tomkinson, Craig (27 May 1972). "Ex-New York Execs In the Hills". Editor & Publisher. Vol. 105.
- ^ Senate - Tuesday, June 6, 1972 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: U. S. Government Publishing Office. 1972. pp. 19793–19794.
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