The Oak Cliff Tribune

The Oak Cliff Tribune was a Dallas, Texas, weekly newspaper that focused on the Oak Cliff community. It ran from 1903 until February 5, 2009, when Mark Housewright, its publisher, shut it down.

Owners

• Guggenheim
• Buck Walker Brown (1878–1953), purchased the OCT from Guggenheim in 1923^[1]
• A group of investors headed by Robert Lunsford (1901–1952) and Moultrie Hale Cornelius, Jr. (1917–1965) purchased the OCT from Buck Walker Browne and DeForrest Kline (1889–1966) in September 1946^[2]
• Mark Housewright (born 1948), publisher of the Tribune from September 1997 to February 2009 (11 years, 6 months)

The Tribune Printing Company Inc.

The Tribune Printing Company Inc. was incorporated September 13, 1946, in Texas. In December of 1953, Sam Hanna Acheson (1900–1972), who had been a share holder, president, and publisher, sold his shares to others, triggering a realignment in management. As of December 19, 1953, the shareholders and officers included:^[3]

1. Raymond Garber Zauber (1917–2001), president & co-publisher
2. John N. Patton, Jr. (1921–1989), vice-president & co-publisher
3. Moultrie Hale Cornelius, Jr. (1917–1965), vice president
4. Ruth McCombs, vice president
5. Shelby S. Cox, secretary & attorney
6. Susan Eleanor Lunsford (née Fullilove; 1903–1973), treasurer (widow of former share holder, Robert Lunsford)
7. Mrs. Ray Zauber, assistant secretary
8. Mrs. John Patton, assistant secretary

As of January 13, 1956, the following officers were added:^[4]

1. H. Cal Kincaid, vice president & director
2. Manuel Conrad DeBusk (born 1914), director (Dallas attorney)

References

1. State Press – Change, Dallas Morning News, August 14, 1923
2. Oak Cliff Paper Changes Owners, Dallas Morning News, September 15, 1946
3. Weekly Paper Shifts Control, Dallas Morning News, December 19, 1953
4. Tribune Elects Vice-President, Dallas Morning News, January 13, 1956