Share memories of the Daily Record

By Ingmar
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Newspapers help bring a connection to the community.
Newspaper articles provide valuable information to historians, geneologists, scrap bookers and more.
As the Daily Record turns 100 next month we are gathering memories for our commemorative editions that will be printed over the next few months.
We are especially interested in the recollections of former carriers, pressmen, staff and reporters. Some of the submissions will be used in our upcoming commemorative editions.
If you have a memory about the Daily Record that you would like to share, please post them here e-mail memories@kvnews.com.
Be sure to include your real name and contact information.
Paper is a daily companion byIngmar June 11, 2009 (1 votes) (report abuse) (reply)
(This originally ran as a ltter to the editor in February)

When I came to the Kittitas Valley as a child of 8, one of the things that fascinated me was the falling snow. It drifted softly down vertically and made great white heaps on the ground. North Dakota snow always rushed and swirled horizontally and there were deep drifts piled up where you didn't want them.

As new residents of the valley, the Daily Record became a daily part of our lives. It was read from front page to back. It gave us all the news. We didn't have a radio or TV at that time, so all the news came via the paper.

What I've always liked about the Daily Record is that I could read it at my leisure. Through the Depression, wars, raising four children, feeding farm crews and gardening there was not much time to sit in front of the radio or T.V. T.V. and radio to me is like the North Dakota snow that whizzes by and is gone — sound bite by sound bite. The Daily Record is local and can be read in depth, front to back. I could keep it to read again if I was interrupted or save a piece by cutting it out to send to family or friends, and it has given me some good laughs, too.

At 98, the Daily Record is one of my companions that comes by daily.

Virginia Tozer
Ellensburg
Back in the old days... byClem June 14, 2009 (1 votes) (report abuse) (reply)
This goes back to the late 60's. Back then everyone subscribed to a newspaper or two. For me it was the PI in the morning and the Record in the afternoon. The Times was an afternoon paper so plenty of people would have two papers on the porch. Frank Taylor was the Managing Editor and he was a neighbor.

I guess the Saturday paper was one of my memories because it was really thin and there was almost never any news in it. The Monday paper is kind of like that now...LOl. I really like the Record though because they do a good job of covering the upper county.
Paper carrier memories byIngmar July 15, 2009 (1 votes) (report abuse) (reply)
(This comment was originally posted on www.dailyrecordnews.com)

"I recall that I use to substitute, and worse part was folding the papers into a missle so you could throw them on to the porch. I got a dollar for 32 papers. But you got to keep the bag which you use a saddle bag on the handle bars."

Dick Peterson Kailua-Kona HI
Bringing back memories byIngmar July 15, 2009 (1 votes) (report abuse) (reply)
(This comment was originally posted on www.dailyrecordnews.com)

"The article on the 100th anniversary of the publication of the Daily Record brought memories. Lowell Rogers was there, along with Virgil Cunninham and then Circulation Manager Helen Storm. My paper route from '46-'48 included subscribers Balcom, Barto, Brown, Button, Cahill, Cole, Dorn, Fitterer, Gaylen, Hanks, Moe, Rudolph, Schuller, Smyser, Taylor and Watt. It was great time for a young boy.

Here's to another 100 years of the Daily Record!"

Bill Wippel Normandy Park WA (bill@billwippel.com)
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