History of the Gretna Newspapers
The News-Reporter.
Gretna, Nebraska. July, 1888-June 29, 1900. Weekly paper
Titles Changes
Sarpy County Reporter (date unknown)
Sarpy County Democrat (possibly 1890)
The Gretna Reporter (1891-May 1897)
The News-Reporter (June 3, 1897 – June 29?, 1900)
Notes
Absorbed The Gretna News forming The News-Reporter (June 3, 1897)
Absorbed by The Gretna Tribute (July 13, 1900)
Editors
John Bradford, (ed. and pub.), (possibly 1891)
F. A. Harrison (ed.), 1891 (6 months)
James Button (ed.), (possibly 1891)
C. G. Kiel (ed. and pub.), (possibly 1892)
William Booze (ed and manager), (Jan. 1893 – July 1894)
W. S. Raker (ed.), (July, 1894)
References
The News-Reporter, Feb 11, 1898, pg. 1:3.
Past and Present, brief history of Gretna’s newspaper experience. (In the News-Reporter, Feb. 11, 1896, p. 1:3).
The Gretna News.
Gretna, Nebraska. September 26, 1896-May 27, 1897. Weekly paper
Title Changes
Absorbed by The Gretna Reporter, forming The Gretna News-Reporter (June 3, 1897)
Editors and Publishers
John Speedie and William E. Patterson (September 26, 1896-?)
John Speedie (?-May 27, 1897)
References
“Past and present. brief history of Gretna’s newspaper experience.” The News-Reporter, Feb. 11, 1898, p.1, (3).
The Gretna Tribune.
Gretna, Nebraska. July 13, 1900-March 29, 1901. Weekly paper
Title Changes
Absorbed the Gretna News-Reporter (July 13, 1900)
Absorbed by The Gretna Breeze (April 5, 1901)
Editors and Publishers
W. E. Patterson (Pub.), July 13, 1900-month? 1900.
Webster B. Sanborn, (Ed. and Pub) March 1, 1901-Mar. 29, 1901.
References
"To our readers—purchase of Tribune plant.” The Gretna Breeze, April 5, 1901, p.4.
W. E. Patterson. “Our bow.” The Gretna Tribune, July 13, 1900, p.4.
The Gretna Breeze.
Papillion, Nebraska. June 16, 1899. Weekly Paper
Notes
Published at Gretna, Nebraska (June 16, 1899 – May 20, 1943; August 30, 1945 – November 29, 1951)
Absorbed the Gretna Tribune (April 5, 1901)
Management assumed by the Papillion Times (January 1, 1943)
Editors and Publishers
Harold R. Secord (ed. and pub.), Jun. 16, 1899-Aug. 5, 1938.
James R. Ziegenbein (ed., later owner and pub.), Aug. 12, 1938-Dec. 31, 1942.
Papillion Publishing Co., Inc. (pub.), Jan. 7, 1943-Mar. 25, 1943.
George P. Miller (ed.), Jan 7, 1943-Mar. 25, 1943.
Papillion Publishing Co., Inc. (pub.), Apr. 1, 1943-?
Miller Family (owner), ?-June, 1980.
Omaha World-Herald (owner), July 3, 1980-?
Sandy Peterson (ed, Gretna News), Nov. 20, 1980-?
Billie L. Ammerman, (pub.) ?-?.
References
The Gretna Breeze bought by The Papillion Times….(In Springfield Monitor), Dec. 31, 1942, pg. 1:1).
Publisher….Harold Secord…taken by death. (In The Nebraska Press, Aug. 1938, pg, 2:1; 2:1).
H. R. Secord. To our readers….purchase of Tribune plant. (In The Gretna Breeze, April 5, 1901, pg. 4:1).
H. R. Secord. Greeting. (In The Gretna Breeze, June 16, 1899, pg. 4:1).
Harold R. Secord, founder of the Breeze is dead. (In The Gretna Breeze, Aug. 12, 1938, pg. 1:3-4).
James R. Ziegenbein and Ziegenbein, Dorothy. New Breeze owners state policy. (In The Gretna Breeze, Aug. 19, 1938, pg. 1:3-4).
J. Ziegenbeins buy Breeze. (In The Gretna Breeze, Dec. 31, 1942, pg. 1:6).
J. R. and Ziegenbein (Mrs.), Editor….Ziegenbein sells Breeze: to become effective January 1. (In The Gretna Breeze, Dec. 31, 1942, pg. 1:6).
Breeze appears this week under new management. (In The Gretna Breeze, Jan. 7, 1943, pg. 1:4-5).
Miller family sells weekly newspapers….to Suburban Newspapers, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Omaha-World Herald Company. (In The Gretna Breeze, July 3, 1980, pg. 1:1, 2).
Miller Family Newspapers Sold to World-Herald. The five newspapers and
editions of the Miller newspapers, operating as The Gretna Breeze; The Papillion Times; Ralston Reporter; Millard Edition and Springfield Monitor. (In Nebraska Newspaper, July 1980, pg. 25:1-3).
Sandy Peterson, former managing editor of The Gretna Breeze recently resumed the position. (In Nebraska Newspaper, December 1980, pg. 17:3).