James Crittenden Son Birth: Sep. 12, 1848 Nevada Vernon County Missouri, USA Death: Jun. 14, 1938 Palo Pinto County Texas, USA James Crittenden Son used an old Cincinnati hand press made in 1838 to print the Palo Pinto County Star for over 57 years. He moved to Texas in 1874 from Missouri and established the Plano News and Lancaster Gazetter before pushing west to Palo Pinto, Texas in 1876. He became the owner / Operator / Founder / Editor of the Palo Pinto Star newspaper in 1876. The first issue of the weekly Palo Pinto County Star was published on 22 June 1876. Son liked the climate and married Miss Ida Corbin in Palo Pinto, Texas. Son was a Democrat of the old school and founded the Democratic Party in Palo Pinto County and served as its chairman for 30 years. Son continued to publish the Palo Pinto County Star until he was 86 years of age and feeble health forced him to sell. The new editor was a young woman whom Son had known all her life. Sons last issue of the paper had a hand-written and hand-set editorial on its front page set in 12 point type. It was the last article he ever wrote for the paper and was headed: After 57 1/2 years we are out of the saddle. At the time of his death, he was the vice-president of the Texas Editorial Association, having been elected for life due to the fact that he was the oldest editor in point of service in Texas and because the Palo Pinto Star was the oldest paper in the state under one man. Burial: Palo Pinto Cemetery Palo Pinto Palo Pinto County Texas, USA ---from findagrave
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