The Davidson family owned 52.5% and Cox Enterprises owned 47.5% of the News-Journal at the time. Federal Court, alleging they 'acted irresponsibly in spending corporate funds.' Cox Enterprises, owners of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution and other publications, filed a lawsuit against the News-Journal in U.S. In January 2003, the News-Journal offered to pay $13 million for naming rights to a new performing arts center in Daytona Beach. The controversial News-Journal Center in Daytona Beach Davidson, which started a period of control of the publication by a single family, for the next 80 years. In 1928, the stock company was bought out by Julius and Herbert M. The stock company ceased publication of The Morning Journal, but continued The Evening News and The Sunday News-Journal. In 1926, the stock company bought The Daytona Daily News from Fitzgerald. Hugh Sparkman started a stock company which bought the Halifax Journal and turned it into a daily publication. 1, 1903, published the first issue of The Daytona Daily News. Fitzgerald consolidated the two papers, and on Dec. Fitzgerald bought the Daytona News, and in 1903 bought the Ormond Gazette. Moreton Murray and returned to Daytona, to start the Daytona News.

Īfter selling the Halifax Journal, Florian Mann moved to Ormond and started the Ormond Gazette. Carter of the Halifax Printing Company, which operated a printing shop connected with the Halifax Journal. After Seaman's death, the paper was bought by W. In 1908, Jolley died and the newspaper was bought by Galen Seaman. The Halifax Journal continued as a weekly publication until Editor Mann sold the newspaper in 1889 to J. The premier issue contained local news, as well as Mann's editorial of praise and hope for the Halifax area. The first issue of the Halifax Journal was printed and published on the cotton cloth, dated Feb. This delayed publication of the first issue, until Mann decided to buy a bolt of cotton cloth from Laurence Thompson's dry goods store, to use as a substitute. 1, 1883, however, a schooner bringing the blank paper to Florida shipwrecked off the coast of the Carolinas, with the loss of all hands and cargo. The first issue was scheduled for release on Feb.

Advertisers also paid in advance, for the first three months. 86 subscribers were signed up prior to publication of the first issue, all paid in advance. Mann to move his printing press from Ohio to Daytona and start a new publication. A group of citizens cooperated and put up money to tempt Florian A. Daytona's early settlers decided that a newspaper would be important for the development of the town.

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