Tales from the Morgue: What it took to put out a newspaper in 1934
After the destruction of the Star plant by fire, a new, modern plant was opened about a month later.
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On December 18, 1933, a fire destroyed the plant of the Arizona Daily Star. The city of Tucson and other newspapers came together to help and …
The Star gave readers the lowdown on the remodeled plant, once destroyed by fire and now a more modern workplace.
These highlights appeared in the Arizona Daily Star February 22, 1934:
Technology has changed quite a bit since the Arizona Daily Star was produced daily in its new plant in 1934, but while some things are made ea…
Tales from the Morgue is compiled by one who once worked in the Star Library in the days before computer archives. Stories were clipped from n…
An update at the end tells the rest of the story.
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