page_title: Portland News-Telegram
hierarchical_section_title: Portland News-Telegram
caption_attribution_description: English: Advertisement in national newspaper directory
context_page_description: The Portland News-Telegram was one of three daily newspapers serving Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon in the 1930s. It was formed in a 1931 when the Evening Telegram, founded in 1877, was sold to the News, a paper with roots in the East Side News, founded under interesting circumstances in 1906. According to Oregon newspaper historian George Turnbull, following the merger, the character of the consolidated paper reflected the News more than the Telegram, though the Telegram provided "a number of valuable staff members."
context_section_description: The Portland News-Telegram was one of three daily newspapers serving Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon in the 1930s. It was formed in a 1931 when the Evening Telegram, founded in 1877, was sold to the News, a paper with roots in the East Side News, founded under interesting circumstances in 1906. According to Oregon newspaper historian George Turnbull, following the merger, the character of the consolidated paper reflected the News more than the Telegram, though the Telegram provided "a number of valuable staff members."
caption: Advertisement for the Evening Telegram in a national newspaper directory in 1894
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