Alden Advertiser
| Type | Weekly Newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Leonard A. Weisbeck Jr |
| Editor | Leonard A. Weisbeck Jr |
| Founded | 1914 |
| Language | American English |
| Headquarters | 13200 Broadway St. Alden, Erie County, New York |
| Country | United States |
| Circulation | appx. 3400 |
| Readership | Alden, Erie County |
| OCLC number | 25104817 |
| Website | aldenadvertisernews |
The Alden Advertiser is an American, English language newspaper serving Alden, Marilla, Darien and the surrounding communities of Erie County in New York.[1]
Founded in 1914 as a weekly,[2] the paper has a circulation of approximately 3,400.[1][3] Leonard A. Weisbeck Jr. is the owner and editor of the paper.[1]
History[edit]
The paper was founded as a weekly by J. Childs.[2] In 1917 the paper was bought by Leo Whitney,[4][5] formerly of the Record.[6] Whitney would run it until 1929.[7]
In 1932 Joseph A Weisbeck took ownership of the paper.[8] He died in 1962 and turned the paper over to his son Leonard.[9] Weisbeck is former head of the Western New York Publishers Association.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Alden Advertiser". www.mondotimes.com. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- ^ a b "About Alden advertiser". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress.
- ^ "American Newspaper Representatives". gotoanr.com. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- ^ "Alden's Newspaper Has New Owner". Buffalo Times. 1 March 1917.
- ^ Editor and Publisher. Editor & Publisher Company. 1916.
- ^ "To Embark On Business by Himself". The Honeoye Falls Times. 8 March 1917.
- ^ "Leo F. Whitney". The Sun and the Erie County Independent. 23 February 1950.
- ^ "Here and There in New York State". Springville Journal. 26 May 1932.
- ^ "Publisher, Civic Leader, Succumbs". The Troy Record. 11 April 1962. p. 1. Retrieved 11 Oct 2018.
- ^ "Weekly Newspaper Publishers Meet In Canandaigua". Democrat and Chronicle. 12 October 1958.