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This article traces the history of newspapers published in Shelby from the 1850s through the mid-20th century, highlighting early publications such as the Carolina Intelligencer, Mountain Eagle, and Shelby Aurora. It describes editors, ownership changes, political influences, and technological developments, including the evolution of The Cleveland Star into the Shelby Daily Star. Later sections mention additional local papers, short-lived publications, and specialized newspapers.
Publication Date
10-9-1952
City
Shelby, NC
Keywords
Alex J. Cansler, Frank Harley, S. S. Ross, G. W. Whitfield, W. D. McNeil, H. I. McDuffie, J. P. Babington, William H. Miller, J. H. Quinn, Fred D. Hamrick, J. Y. Hamrick, F. B. Hamrick, Collier Cobb, George Frick, Clarence Frick, A. R. Raven, Dr. H. T. Hudson, Col. J. C. Tipton, Lee B. Weathers, Henry Lee Weathers, J. Fell Babington, Buck Hardin, Broadus Fudson DePriest, O. W. DePriest, Plummer Wiggins, Milton Tiddy, Claude J. Mabry, W. J. Cash, Rush Hamrick Jr., Will Arey Jr., Ed Post Jr., J. H. Carey, Robert L. Simmons, Carolina Intelligencer, Old Rip’s Pop Gun, Mountain Eagle, Carolina Banner, Cleveland Banner, Shelby Banner, Shelby Aurora, New Era, Southern Methodist Herald, Shelby Review, Cleveland Star, Shelby Daily Star, Shelby News, Highlander, Aurora-Highlander, Cleveland News, Cleveland Press, Cleveland Times, Tar Heel Poultryman
Contributors
Fay Webb Gardner Collection in the Gardner-Webb University Archives
Recommended Citation
Jones, Mamie, "1952, October 9 - Cleveland County Early Days" (1952). Cleveland County Early Days Newspaper Column. 57.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/fay-webb-gardner-cleveland-county-early-days-newspaper-column/57