First Newspaper was in 1897
Newspapers have been a part of Moore County since the late 1800's.
According to the Library of Congress, the first newspaper was the Dumas Weekly Headlight which started in 1897.
The Moore County Pioneer started in November 5, 1909, and carried local stories, advertising and legal notices. J. M. Daughtery was editor and subscription rate was $1 for a year or 50 cents for six months. The paper had the unique telephone of "1".
Regular advertisers in the early editions were Pioneer Printing, D. A. Parker Insurance and Loans, Bob Powell Abstract and Insurance, Dumas Mercantile, Dumas Telephone, Dr. S. W. Anthony and Phillips and Son.
A story in that first edition was a report from Mrs. J. F. Ward on expenditures of the Ladies Missionary Society of the Methodist Church.
A December 31, 1909, edition listed 16 names called for grand jury and 32 for petit jury.
The financial state of First State Bank was in the February 11, 1910, edition showing assets of $52,670.54 including overdrafts of $398.52.
The Moore County Pioneer was sold in 1912 and moved to Texline.
The Library of Congress lists newspapers in the county and the year they started:
Most of the publications were short-lived. The Sunray News was in business for ten years. The longest continuous publication was The Moore County News, which started in 1927 and in 1961 combined with the North Plains Press to form our present-day Moore County News-Press.
According to the Library of Congress, the first newspaper was the Dumas Weekly Headlight which started in 1897.
The Moore County Pioneer started in November 5, 1909, and carried local stories, advertising and legal notices. J. M. Daughtery was editor and subscription rate was $1 for a year or 50 cents for six months. The paper had the unique telephone of "1".
Regular advertisers in the early editions were Pioneer Printing, D. A. Parker Insurance and Loans, Bob Powell Abstract and Insurance, Dumas Mercantile, Dumas Telephone, Dr. S. W. Anthony and Phillips and Son.
A story in that first edition was a report from Mrs. J. F. Ward on expenditures of the Ladies Missionary Society of the Methodist Church.
A December 31, 1909, edition listed 16 names called for grand jury and 32 for petit jury.
The financial state of First State Bank was in the February 11, 1910, edition showing assets of $52,670.54 including overdrafts of $398.52.
The Moore County Pioneer was sold in 1912 and moved to Texline.
The Library of Congress lists newspapers in the county and the year they started:
- Dumas Weekly Headlight, 1897
- North Plains Progress, 1924
- Moore County News, 1927
- Sunray Old Dispatch, 1936
- Sunray Dispatch, 1936
- Dumas Evening News, 1937
- Dumas Sunday News, 1949
- Sunray News, 1959
- North Plains Shopper, 1960
- North Plains Press, 1961
- Moore County Daily News, 1961
- Moore County News Press, 1971
Most of the publications were short-lived. The Sunray News was in business for ten years. The longest continuous publication was The Moore County News, which started in 1927 and in 1961 combined with the North Plains Press to form our present-day Moore County News-Press.
Ads that were placed in a Dumas newspaper are in the slideshow below.