The Drain Enterprise
The Drain Enterprise was a weekly newspaper published in Drain, Oregon, United States, from 1922 to 2015.[1][2]
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Sue Anderson |
| Founder(s) | W. A. Priaulx |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Language | English |
| Ceased publication | 2015 |
| Country | Drain, Oregon, US |
| Circulation | 680 |
| OCLC number | 37498801 |
History
[edit]W. A. Priaulx started The Drain Enterprise on May 4, 1922.[3][4] He sold the paper three years later to H. R. Young.[5][4] Young published the paper for 20 years until selling it in 1945 to Clifford D. Irwin.[6] In 1950, the Enterprise was purchased by Roy T. Anderson and his son Lowell R. Anderson.[7]
Five years later the Andersons installed a new a British-made cylinder press which could print 5,000 copies per hour.[8] This made the Enterprise the first paper in Oregon to have the British Vertical Press, Holmes and Co., Ltd., England. Along with the paper, the family ran an office supply store and printed books, like "Moving West on the Drain Covered Wagon" by R. R. "Rudy" Roudebaugh.[9]
Roy Anderson died in 1981. Lowell Anderson kept the paper going, even though it was barely profitable.[10] In 1992, Lowell Anderson died of a heart attack.[11] His widow Betty Anderson then became the publisher and their daughter Sue Anderson became editor. In 2007, Betty Anderson died.[12] In 2015, Sue Anderson, who was also the mayor of Drain, grew ill and closed the Enterprise.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Drain Enterprise (Drain, Douglas County, Or.) 1922-Current". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
- ^ "The Drain Enterprise". Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
- ^ "The Drain Enterprise". The News-Review. May 9, 1922. p. 6.
- ^ a b Turnbull, George S. (1939). . . Binfords and Mort.
- ^ "Drain Editor Is Visitor In City". The News-Review. Roseburg, Oregon. June 12, 1925. p. 4.
- ^ "Drain Enterprise Taken Over By Clifford D. Irwin". The News-Review. Roseburg, Oregon. September 21, 1945. p. 6.
- ^ "Salem Printers Buy Drain Paper". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. October 30, 1950. p. 24.
- ^ "Drain Enterprise Has New Cylinder Press". The News-Review. Roseburg, Oregon. May 2, 1955. p. 4.
- ^ "Enterprise Has British Press". The News-Review. Roseburg, Oregon. February 27, 1961. p. 66.
- ^ "Publisher keeps community informed, sometimes 'mad'". The Oregonian. Associated Press. December 1, 1987. p. 9.
- ^ "Lowell Anderson, publisher, dis at 67". The Sunday Oregonian. Associated Press. March 22, 1992. p. 50.
- ^ "Betty Anderson (Obituary)". Oregon obituaries. Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association. November 19, 2007. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ May, Caitlyn (January 31, 2019). "Returned: How Douglas County lost and regained its libraries". Oregon Humanities. Retrieved 2025-02-05.