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unusual facts about Russell C. Newhouse


Russell C. Newhouse

He was a member of the Millburn Township N. J. School Board for many years and was president of the board for four of those years.


James E. Scripps

Back in Detroit, James’ eldest daughter, Ellen Warren Scripps (1863–1948), married George Gough Booth, who subsequently became the publisher of the Evening News Association and independently founded Michigan’s Booth Newspapers chain (acquired by S.I. Newhouse's Advance Publications in 1976).

The Oregon Journal

In 1961 the trustees, believing that losses from the strike could bankrupt the paper and deprive the foundation of much of its principal, sold the Journal to The Oregonian's publisher S. I. Newhouse for $8 million.


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