The Texas Historian, Volume 31, Number 3, January 1971 Page: 2
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A HISTORY OF TI
SINCE the first newspaper in Presidio County
was established in 1882, there have been
fifteen newspapers in the county-seven in
Marfa, six in Presidio, and two in Fort Davis,
which was part of Presidio County until 1887.
The Apache Rocket, the first newspaper to
be established in the county, was first printed
in Fort Davis on May 17, 1882. Two years
later the newspaper was sold to James Kibee
who changed the name to the Presidio County
News.
Presidio's first newspaper was the Border
Times, organized by Edwin Moss Williams on
January 26, 1926. The printing was done in
Marfa by the New Era Printing Company.
Short-lived, the Border Times "turned its pink
toes up to the daisies and just naturally passed
out of existence" on May 17, 1928.
Following the Border Times, the Presidio
Journal was founded by S. A. Pipes on Febru-
ary 2, 1928. Pipes owned the Journal-also
printed in Marfa by the New Era Printing
Company-until the Marfa Publishing Com-
pany bought it on March 15, 1935. The new
editor, Ralph England, did not hold his posi-
tion long, for in June of the same year, publi-
The above photo is of A. M. Avant, manager of
the New Era, 1918-1920cation of the Journal was suspended. England
became the Presidio correspondent for the Big
Bend Sentinel. The Journal was soon followed
by the Presidio Telegram, which survived for
only a few months.
The fourth newspaper founded in Presidio
was the International. The editor, Juan Rivera,
a former Marfa resident, printed the first edi-
tion on November 12, 1947. At that time, the
printing shop was in the home of Henry
Catoca. In 1948 Rivera built a shop close to
the original location and moved his equipment
into it. This equipment, which is still being
used, consists of a Chandler-Price hand-fed
newspaper press, a small letterpress, and sev-
eral small cases of type.
In June, 1961, Rivera discontinued publica-
tion of the International and founded the
Presidio Voice. This newspaper, the only one
still in operation in Presidio, is perhaps the
most colorful newspaper being printed today.
For example, in December, 1963, Rivera wrote
that he had threatened to cease publication
in the last October issue, but "the following
friends feel sorry about my poor financial con-
dition and send contributions of what they
were able for the good of this important pub-
lication." He then listed the contributors and
the amount that each "feel sorry," and ended
with "total amount of sorry $158."
The Voice is scheduled to circulate bi-
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Texas State Historical Association. The Texas Historian, Volume 31, Number 3, January 1971, periodical, January 1971; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth391413/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas State Historical Association.