[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 22 (Monday, February 22, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H626-H627]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CONGRATULATING THE DAILY PRESS ON ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
congratulate a small town newspaper on its 100th anniversary. The Daily 
Press in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, was started in February 1910 by 
founders John A. Dippold, John S. Speer, and William A. Timm. Owners 
have changed, the paper has moved and it has merged with the Elk County 
Gazette, but it has remained in continuous operation into its 
centennial year with more than 5,300 subscribers.
  The Daily Press is the first and only newspaper published in St. 
Marys. It sells for 50 cents and is published 6

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days a week, Monday through Saturday. And it still provides a service 
that people want--local, community, school, and church news. It has 
changed through the years from the use of early printers and Linotype 
to today's computers and Web site, but as larger newspapers are closing 
across the Nation, smaller community newspapers have remained strong 
because of the services they provide.
  From potholes to politics, publisher Darlene Coder, her editor, and 
two reporters cover the community. They know the people, cover the 
organizations, and do an outstanding job of reporting the news that 
fits the region. I commend the Daily Press and its staff and wish them 
another 100 years of success.

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