The Argus (Fremont)

The Argus (Fremont)
TypeDaily newspaper
OwnerMediaNews Group
FounderViola Johnson
FoundedApril 29, 1960
Ceased publication
April 4, 2016
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersFremont, California
OCLC number31036225
Websitewww.eastbaytimes.com/location/fremont/

The Argus was a newspaper in the town of Fremont, California. It was published from 1960 to 2016.

History

On April 29, 1960, Mrs. Viola Johnson published the weekly first edition of The Argus in Newark, California. In March 1983, Newark mayor George M. Silliman became business manager. In April 1964, Silliman acquired The Argus from Johnson and succeeded her as publisher. In October 1964, a Saturday edition was added.

A few years later Floyd L. Sparks, owner of the Daily Review, acquired the paper. In 1966, the paper was expanded into a daily, with six editions a week. By then the paper employed 37 workers and was based in Fremont, California. In 1974, Johnson, the paper's founder, died at age 56.

In 1985, Sparks sold the Fremont Argus, Daily Review, Tri-Valley Herald and San Ramon Valley Herald to Garden State Newspapers, Inc., a subsidiary of MediaNews Group. The papers had a combined circulation of 97,000 and the sale price was $65 million. Following the sale, 130 employees were laid off. In 1988, Sparks died.

In 2011, the Fremont Argus was scheduled to close after merging with the Oakland Tribune, Alameda Times-Star, Daily Review and West County Times. Moving forward, subscribers would receive the East Bay Tribune, a localized edition of the San Jose Mercury-News. The plan was changed due to reader feedback, and the Fremont Argus was saved. In 2016, the Fremont Argus, Daily Review, Contra Costa Times and Oakland Tribune were combined to form the East Bay Times.

References

  1. ↑ "The Argus of Fremont, Newark and Union City (Fremont, Calif.) 1990-Current". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved October 1, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Meet The Argus, Folks". The Argus of Fremont, Newark and Union City. April 29, 1960. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "The Argus Speaks". The Argus of Fremont, Newark and Union City. March 20, 1963. p. 8.
  4. ↑ "An Order Changeth". The Argus of Fremont, Newark and Union City. April 1, 1964. p. 1.
  5. ↑ "Argus to Publish Saturday Edition". The Argus of Fremont, Newark and Union City. October 7, 1964. p. 1.
  6. 1 2 3 "Argus starts 10th year". The Argus of Fremont, Newark and Union City. April 30, 1970. p. 20.
  7. ↑ "Argus founder Viola Johnson dies". The Argus of Fremont, Newark and Union City. September 20, 1974. p. 16.
  8. ↑ Rapoport, Roger (June 6, 1985). "N.J. firm buys three local papers". Oakland Tribune. p. 20.
  9. ↑ "4 Newspapers In East Bay To Fire 130". San Francisco Chronicle. July 13, 1985. p. 3.
  10. ↑ "East Bay Publisher Floyd Sparks Dies". San Francisco Chronicle. March 17, 1988. p. 30.
  11. ↑ Avalos, George (August 23, 2011). "Bay Area News Group makes changes to East Bay papers". Oakland Tribune. Archived from the original on March 7, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
  12. ↑ Gammon, Robert (August 23, 2011). "Oakland Tribune to be Renamed East Bay Tribune". East Bay Express. Archived from the original on August 26, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  13. ↑ Avalos, George (October 27, 2011). "Bay Area News Group announces it will retain East Bay mastheads". San Jose Mercury News. Oakland Tribune. Archived from the original on October 16, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  14. ↑ Lang, Marissa (March 2, 2016). "Oakland loses Tribune, with paper folded into new East Bay Times". SFGate. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
  15. ↑ Parker, Leia; Druzin, Bryce (March 1, 2016). "Bay Area News Group consolidates newspapers in Silicon Valley, East Bay and on the Peninsula". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved April 19, 2016.