Hayward Journal

Hayward Journal
TypeWeekly newspaper
FounderCharles Coolidge
Founded1877
Ceased publication
1950
LanguageEnglish
CityHayward, California

The Hayward Journal was a newspaper that used to serve Hayward, California. It was Hayward's first newspaper.

History

In 1877, Charles Coolidge founded the Haywards Weekly Journal in Hayward, California. After a few months, Frank M. Dallam acquired the paper. In 1882, George Anthony Oakes purchased the paper, which be then had been renamed to the Hayward Journal. The paper at some point expanded to semi-weekly, but in 1914 reverted back to a weekly. In 1925, Oakes died after suffering a stroke. His youngest daughter Miss Helen Oakes died a year later at age 29.

In 1927, the Oakes family sold the paper to Colin V. Dyment, former city editor of The Eugene Guard. In 1928, publisher Dyment died of Pneumonia. In 1929, his widow sold the Journal to Clyde F. Brown. But a month later the paper was sold again, this time to John Joseph "Jerry" Motzko, former part owner of the Vallejo Times.

Motzko published the Journal for 16 years. In 1945, Walter B. Stafford, former publisher of the Yreka Daily News, purchased the paper from Motzko. In 1946, Stafford was killed in a car crash at age 35. His estate then sold the Journal to James T. Ritch and J. Lowell Miller. In 1947, Lowell sold his stake to Lloyd E. Utter. In 1950, Jacob H. Arainsen, publisher of the East Bay News, bought the Journal. Utter retired from the firm soon after.

In 2016, Paul Russo attempted to revive the Journal after it ceased 60 years earlier.

References

  1. 1 2 Burgarino, Paul (May 28, 2005). "New Journal on Hayward's block". East Bay Times. Archived from the original on August 7, 2024. Retrieved May 5, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Haywards Items". Oakland Tribune. February 27, 1877. p. 4.
  3. ↑ "Notice". Oakland Tribune. May 5, 1877. p. 2.
  4. ↑ "Newspaper Change". Oakland Tribune. November 25, 1882. p. 1.
  5. ↑ "Hayward Papers May Both Be Weeklies". Oakland Tribune. July 3, 1914. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "George Oakes Dies Of Stroke". San Francisco Chronicle. October 10, 1925. p. 34.
  7. ↑ "Newspaper Owner's Daughter Expires". San Francisco Chronicle. April 10, 1926. p. 28.
  8. ↑ "Hayward Journal Sold After 50 Years". Oakland Tribune. July 30, 1927. p. 11.
  9. ↑ "Colin V. Dyment, Editor Journal, Death's Victim". Hayward Semi-Weekly Review. October 23, 1928. p. 1.
  10. ↑ "Journal Is Sold To Man and Wife From Washington". Daily Review. Hayward, Caliifornia. May 6, 1929. p. 1.
  11. ↑ "Hayward Journal Sold Second Time In Recent Months". Daily Review. Hayward, California. July 30, 1929. p. 1.
  12. ↑ "Expublisher In Yreka Buys Hayward Journal". The Sacramento Bee. Associated Press. December 15, 1945. p. 18.
  13. ↑ "Jeep Accident Kills Publisher | Walter B. Stafford, 35, Hayward Journal Owner, Receives Fatal Injuires". Daily Review. Hayward, California. September 12, 1946. p. 1.
  14. ↑ "Two Take Over Hayward Paper". Oakland Tribune. October 8, 1946. p. 8.
  15. ↑ "Change at Hayward". The Oakland Post Enquirer. December 6, 1947. p. 16.
  16. ↑ "Oakland Publisher Takes Over Hayward Journal". The Sacramento Bee. United Press. April 7, 1950. p. 31.
  17. ↑ "Lloyd E. Utter Retires From Hayward Firm". The Oakland Post Enquirer. July 4, 1950. p. 18.