The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-01-29
TWOCLASCOW
NEWSPAPERS
WILL Be SOLD
Negotiations Are Completed in
Which Courier Takes Over
Messenger and Times.
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War and Economic Necessity
Make Impractical Three
Papers Here.

Completion of a transaction in
which the Glasgow Messenger and
the Glasgow Times, weekly newspa-
perS, were sold to The GLASGOW
courier was announced TODAY in a
JOINT statement issued by the pub-
fishers of the three e
The statement follows:
Negotiations which have been I'M
ger way for several weeks have been
virtually completed whereby The
Glasgow Courier has purchased the
Glasgow Messenger and its printing
equipment and the good will and
subscription list of the Glasgow
Times.
The two newspapers purchased
Will print their final issues this week
and The Glasgow Courier will con-
tlnue publication of its weekly issue
as IN the past. The names of all
subscribers to the Messenger and the
Times will be transferred to The
Courier subscription list beginning
with the issue of Feb. 5 and thew
Will thus receive full credit for their
subscription payments. In cases
where such subscribers are also sub
scrlbers to The Courier. thew will
receive extensions for the alance
OF the credit due them from either
OF the newspapers that has been
purchased.
The present transaction was
brought about following discussions
among the three undersigned pub
fishers. 1t was agreed that war CON-
ditions made it impractical from
many standpoints to continue the
publication of three weekly newspa-
perS in a community of this size and
Tor this reason it would be to their
best interests, as well as to those of
the community. to effect a plan for
purchase and consolidation, which
has now been worked out.
THE Glasgow Courier will succeed
the Glasgow Messenger as the off
clal newspaper of Valley county and
Will continue as the official newspa-
per of the city of Glasgow.
u. c. Hallack, Publisher
The Glasgow Messenger.
M. A. Cromwell, Publisher
The Glasgow Times
T. j. Hooking, Publisher
The Glasgow Courier"
Mr.. Hallack'S present plans are to
% to Michigan, where he nav re-
inter- the newspaper field with his
ather. He will be here several weeks
efore leaving.
Mr.. Cromwell announced that he
I'LL operate a collection agency here.
business in which he has been en-
aged for some time and. for
hitch he is already handling a num-
er of local accounts.
In a separate statement made by
ne publisher of The Courier. he
Emphasized that it will be the policy
f The Courier to provide a COM
lete, accurate and unbiased news
average of its field, Valley county,
)gether with summaries and editor
u comment on national and inter-
ational happenings.
I'VE are firmly convinced that
lch publication of news is the pri-
larry function of a weekly newspa-
er, and this is especially true in
artime," he added.
He also stated that the transaction
as financed wholly by local capital
lrcugh local financial institutions
I'd that no obligations of any kind
outside sources were incurred in
Ie deal. The Courier is 100 per cent
Glasgow and Valley county news
lper he said. and will continue to
We its readers an outstanding week
newspaper devoted to the devel-
,ment of the city and county.
Concerning its policy, he further
ated that the columns of The
)urier will be open to any group
organization, political or other
Sc for publication of news of its
tivities and expression Of its
ewS.
The Courier has been published
der the same management since
lgust, 1913, and is a continuation
the Valley County Independent,
rmerly published by j. T. Farris.