Newspaper Nogales Herald (Nogales, Ariz.) 1918-1994 Nogales daily herald
About Nogales Herald (Nogales, Ariz.) 1918-1994
The Nogales Daily Herald was established on November 6, 1914, by Miguel Arevalo and H.A. Corpe. The Herald was printed every day except Sundays, and its first slogan was “Today’s News Today” but changed to “The Paper That Goes Home” in 1916. Initially the paper was four pages with one page, “Heraldo de Nogales,” published in Spanish; that section was dropped in September 1915. In its first years, the newspaper focused on local news, with frequent editorials advocating for road improvements in Nogales and other ways to “boost” the town. It also had sports news, serialized fiction, and news from around the state, like mining strikes and politics. Nogales, Arizona shares a border with its sister city, Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, and the Herald boasted: “Our circulation now extends for many miles into the interior of Mexico. Bundles of Heralds go to Magdalena, Hermosillo and Guaymas” (February 24, 1916).
During this time, the headlines were dominated with news about the Mexican Revolution. The Herald‘s reporting seemed most sympathetic to General Obregon. One editorial called for sending U.S. troops “to take the trail into Mexico…until the last Villa man is killed or captured” (March 10, 1916). A member of the Associated Press, the Herald carried much national and international news, with the war in Europe prominently featured during that time, especially as the United States entered World War I. Often headlines about these world events were simultaneously featured on the front page, such as: “Villa Chief In Sonora Enters States” and, immediately below it, “Bulgarians Start War; Allies Continue Advance” (October 1, 1915).
In November 1915, Ralph L. O’Neill bought Corpe’s interest in the newspaper, and the publisher was now listed as “The Nogales Printing and Publishing, Co.” O’Neill and Arevalo were partners in the company until September 1916, when O’Neill became sole owner. A couple of months later, a new masthead design appeared, and O’Neill was referred to as owner and managing editor. In 1917, the newspaper’s design changed again, with the size of the front-page headlines getting larger and larger. Two U.S. flags were added on either side of the masthead, and for a time, the flags carried the tagline, “Set Among The Hills, Nogales is Picturesque, a Delightful Home City Surrounded by Treasures.”
On March 21, 1918, the title changed to Nogales Herald, dropping “daily,” though the paper was still published every day but Sundays. The masthead once again changed, now with a more elaborate font, a drawing of an eagle with wings spread behind the title, and below the eagle, a desert scene with cactus, a locomotive engine, and a miner’s pick.
In September 1918, Hanson R. Sisk, who had been manager of the Herald, purchased the paper from O’Neill and was the publisher for over fifty years. His son Alvin Sisk followed him as publisher until 1994. The Nogales Herald was succeeded briefly by the Nogales Herald-News, owned by Rosalio Peña, ceasing in 1996.
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Title
- Nogales Herald (Nogales, Ariz.) 1918-1994
Other Title
- Nogales daily herald
Dates of Publication
- 1918-1994
Created / Published
- Nogales, Ariz. : R.L. O'Neill, 1918-
Headings
- - Nogales (Ariz.)--Newspapers
- - Santa Cruz (Ariz.)--Newspapers
- - Arizona--Nogales
- - United States--Arizona--Santa Cruz--Nogales
Genre
- Newspapers
Notes
- - Daily
- - Vol. 4, no. 107 (Mar. 21, 1918)-
- - Ceased in Aug. 1994.
- - Nogales herald news (DLC)sn 96060793
Medium
- v.
Library of Congress Control Number
- sn96060772
OCLC Number
- 34596035
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