Press in Snyder, The


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Marker Number: 5405 
Marker Title: The Press in Snyder 
Index Entry: Press in Snyder, The 
Address: College & 26th St. 
City: Snyder 
County: Scurry 
UTM Zone: 14 
UTM Easting: 320242 
UTM Northing: 3621422 
Subject Codes: NW 
Year Marker Erected: 1971 
Designations: na 
Marker Location: College and 26th Streets, southwest corner of courthouse square, Snyder. 
Marker Size: 18" x 28" 
Repairs Completed:  
Marker Text: The "Scurry County Citizen", published by A. C. Wilmeth before 1887, 
was first of 8 different nameplates (under 39 owners) to print in Snyder. "Coming West", 
founded by Dick Lively, began publication in 1887, followed by the "News", "Western Light",
 "Signal", "Times", and "Times-Signal". All of these were county papers printed weekly,
 except for period in 1911 when "Signal" was published daily. "Snyder Daily News" was 
founded by Harte-Hanks Newspapers, May 1, 1950, with Herbert Feather as publisher. 
Feather Printing and Publishing Company acquired the "News" in 1957. (1971)