Alden Advertiser

The Alden Advertiser is an American, English language newspaper serving Alden, Marilla, Darien and the surrounding communities of Erie County in New York.[1]

Alden Advertiser
TypeWeekly Newspaper
Owner(s)Leonard A. Weisbeck Jr
EditorLeonard A. Weisbeck Jr
Founded1914
LanguageAmerican English
Headquarters13200 Broadway St.
Alden, Erie County, New York
CountryUnited States
Circulationappx. 3400
ReadershipAlden, Erie County
OCLC number25104817
Websitealdenadvertisernews.com

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

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
  1. "Alden Advertiser". www.mondotimes.com. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  2. "About Alden advertiser". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress.
  3. "American Newspaper Representatives". gotoanr.com. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  4. "Alden's Newspaper Has New Owner". Buffalo Times. 1 March 1917.
  5. Editor and Publisher. Editor & Publisher Company. 1916.
  6. "To Embark On Business by Himself". The Honeoye Falls Times. 8 March 1917.
  7. "Leo F. Whitney". The Sun and the Erie County Independent. 23 February 1950.
  8. "Here and There in New York State". Springville Journal. 26 May 1932.
  9. "Publisher, Civic Leader, Succumbs". The Troy Record. 11 April 1962. p. 1. Retrieved 11 Oct 2018.
  10. "Weekly Newspaper Publishers Meet In Canandaigua". Democrat and Chronicle. 12 October 1958.
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