The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19

mise possible with either. and they
 know Mir. Thompson and MT.
 Thompson knows them. It is erlo that gives promise, indeed, an as-
 surance, of the future of The Age
 Herald, and with knowledge of this ! fact Mrs. Barrett, in her valedictory
 as owner of the paper, said that fin
 complete understanding of tEe high purpose that will govern the conduct
 of The Age-Herald under it's new ownership and control, it is comfort | ing to me to know that the heritage
 of character and traditions of The Age-Herald will be well preserved"
 In his brief card announcing the
 purchase of The Herald by him and his associates, Mr. Thompson
 confirmed the high opinions of the
 purpose of the new owners and
 management when he said: "Undcr
 this ownership and administration
 The Age-Herald, standing for con-
 stitutional government and the en-
 forcement of law by constituted au-
 thority, will be free from any al- liance that would stifle it's opinion
 and will be the voice of any class or
 creed deserving of encouragement
 and support"
 Macon Telegraph: Information is
 at hand that Mrs. Edward W. Bar
 rett, successor to her husband, re-
 gently deceased, as publisher of the
 Birmingham Age-Herald, has sold
 the paper to former Senator B. B. Conner and his son, Donald Conner, and Frederick I. Thompson, owner
 of the Mobile Register, and that Mir.
 Thompson will assume control and operation of the paper as soon as he can be relieved of his duties as
 member of the United States ship ping board, of which he is a mem-
 Der representing the gulf states. This is quite interesting to the
 newspaper fraternity, for the req son that the big metropolitan city of Birmingham has only two news
 papers-The Age-Herald, the morn ing paper there, and the other the
 Birmingham News, the afternoon paper published by Victor Hanson of Macon in his early years. Since the death of Mr. Barrett last April, the disposition of The Age-Herald has been watched with much inter- est, for although Mrs. Barrett con- tinued to publish it, there was prac- tical certainty that she would sell it eventually.
 MT. Thompson is a publisher of long and varied experiences, and is regarded as very competent and
 popular. He has made success of his Mobile venture, having bought the morning paper, the Register, there many years ago, and after ward purchased the afternoon paper
 of that city, The Item, trying the experiment of handling the entire
 newspaper business of the city. He has mantal equipment for bis addi- tional task, and the financial reputa- tion of his associates augurs much for the new work he has undertaken. Aberdeen (Miss.) Weekly: Hon. F. l. Thompson, president of the Mobile Register and the Mobile News Item, and member of the United States shipping board, has
 become the head of the Birmingham Age-Herald. These three strong
 newspapers of Alabama are thus co-ordinated under one manage ment in the building up of that state and the entire south, for that mat ter. MT. Thompson, has associated with him in The Age-Herald Senator Conner and son, gentlemen of wide
 distinction and prestige. It is re- ported that MT. Thompson will re- sign as member of the shipping board, move to Birmingham and as- sume personal supervision of The Age Herald plant. Fred Thompson is native of Aberdeen. and at one time was manager of the Aberdeen Weekly, an Aberdeen newspaper founded and edited by his father, Capt. E. P. Thompson, @mors, than 40 years ago. The phenomeffal suc- cess achieved by Mir. Thompson as
 newspaper wizard is very gratify- ing to tho paper he once presided ! over as manage~. as it is also 70 his numerous Aberdeen and Monroe
 county friends. These three great Alabama newspapers are indeed a
 power for the upbuilding of the gulf
 coast country. The influence they
 will exert toward this end could not
 be in more competent nor patriotic
 hands.
 Anniston Star: Announcement | is made in the Birmingham Age-Her-
 aid that Frederick I. Thompson of
 Mobile, former Senator B. B. Conner
 and his son, Donald Conner, have
 purchased a controlling interest in
 the Birmingham morning paper. The
 announcement comes as surprise
 to north Alabama newspaper read CTS, but the coming into the north
 Alabama field of MT. Thompson is
 considered wise business and jour nalistic move on his part. He is the
 owner of the Mobile Register, and
 that paper has been made one of the
 best in the south under his owner
 ship. The connection of former
 Senator Conner and Donald Conner
 with The Age-Herald will give it l added strength. North Alabama
 newspaper men will welcome Mir.
 Thompson into the field. He comes
 with ripe experience as publisher
 and with successful newspaper ca
 reer in south Alabama to encourage
 him in his new effort. The Age
 Herald is one of the oldest of north
 Alabama papers, has had 3 career of
 extraordinary usefulness and is pub-
 lished in the heart of the industrial
 south, where it's influence for good
 can be developed to the highest de- gree.