Evening star., 1938-03-04
R. P. SCRIPTS DIES
ON YACHT AT AZ
Magnate Was Chief Owner
of Chain of "a Papers.
Hemorrhage Victim.
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BY The Associated Press. II
SAN FRANCISCO, March Rob
ert P. Scripps. AZ. principal stock
holder in the Scripps- Howard national
newspaper chain, died aboard his
yacht off Lower California, it was
learned here early today.
The publishing executive. who began
his newspaper career at the age of
16, dieo while the yacht. the Novia Del
Mar. was anchored off Santa Mar
garita Island, Lower California.
Coast Guard headquarters here was
informed that Mr.. Scripps body was
transferred Wednesday evening to the
Panama Pacific liner Pennsylvania,
due in Los Angeles Saturday. The
time of his death was not contained
in message from the liner
Mr.. Scripps was stricken seriously
i'll while on trip to Hawaii last sum-
mer. Death resulted from an internal
hemorrhage.
Confirmation of the death was given
in New York City by William w
Hawkins. chairman OF the board OF
Scripps-H Howard. ...-
Father Founded Chain.
Mr. Scripps was the son of the late
E. W. Scripps, founder of the news
paper chain which is represented by
dailies IN many large cities of the
United States. The elder Scripps also
died aboard yacht, but when the
vessel was off the coast of Africa. T.
Mr.. Scripps was born in San Diego
and at l6 began his newspaper career
as reporter and correspondent
A graduate of Pomona College
(CalifJ, he became editorial director
of the Scripps-Howard and Scripps-
McRae newspapers in 1917.
Also in 1917. Mr.. Scripps married
Margaret Lou Culbertson, who sur
wives him together with their children,
Robert Paine, jr; Charles Edward,
Margaret Ellen. Nackey Elizabeth,
Samuel Holtsinger and Edward Wyl-
lis, Sd. ..t
He was president and treasurer of
the E. w. Scripps Co. and director
of the Newspaper Enterprise Associa-
tion Service. the Newspaper Informa-
ton Service and of the United Press
Associations. He also was a trustee
of Miami University
Controlled Papers.
Control of the Scripps- Howard news
papers is vested in trust founded by
Mr.. Scripps' father, it was explained
today at the general offices of the
chain in New York.
During his lifetime, Robert p.
Scripps was the sole trustee and as
such the controlling stockholder. The
trust provided that in the event of his
death, the control shall be vested in
three trustees.
They are Roy w. Howard. chair
man of the Executive Committee of
all Scripps-H Howard corporations; Will
liam w. Hawkins, chairman of the
board, and George B. Parker, editor
in chief of the newspaper chain. Mr..
Howard is the senior trustee.
Mr.. Scripps maintained homes in
West Chester. Ohio, and at Miramar
San Diego County, Calf.
Twenty-four newspapers constitute
the Scripps- Howard chain They are
New York World Telegram, Cleve-
land Press. Pittsburgh Press, Cincin-
natl Post, Columbus Citizen, Buffalo
Times. San Francisco News, Washing
ton News. Indianapolis Times, Okla
homa City News. Toledo News-Bee,
Knoxville News-Sentinel, Memphis
Press-Scimitar, Memphis Commercial
Appeal, Birmingham Post, Houston
Press, Fort Worth Press, El Paso
Herald-Post, Albuquerque State Trib-
une, San Diego Sun. Akron Times
Press, Covington Kentucky Post,
Denver Rocky Mountain News and
Evansville, Ind. Press.