Soon after, the minority owner sold his interest to R.H. Davidson, purchased a majority interest in the company, beginning an 80-year period of single family control of the publication. In 1928, Julius Davidson and his son, Herbert M. The stock company ceased publication of The Morning Journal, but continued The Evening News and The Sunday News-Journal. In 1926, the stock company bought The Daytona Daily News from Fitzgerald. Hugh Sparkman started a stock company which bought the Halifax Journal and turned it into a daily publication. Fitzgerald consolidated the two papers and on December 1, 1903, published the first issue of The Daytona Daily News. Fitzgerald bought the Daytona News in 1900 and the Ormond Gazette in 1903. Moreton Murray and returned to Daytona Beach, to start the Daytona News. Īfter selling the Halifax Journal, Mann moved to Ormond Beach and started the Ormond Gazette. Carter of the Halifax Printing Company, which operated a printing shop connected with the Halifax Journal. After Seaman's death, the paper was bought by W.C. In 1908, Jolley died and the newspaper was bought by Galen Seaman. The Halifax Journal continued as a weekly publication until Mann sold the newspaper in 1889 to J.M. The premier issue contained local news, as well as Mann's editorial of praise and hope for the Halifax area. The first issue of the Halifax Journal was printed and published on the cotton cloth, dated February 15, 1883. This delayed publication of the first issue until Mann decided to buy a bolt of cotton cloth from Laurence Thompson's dry goods store to use as a substitute. The first issue was scheduled for release on Februhowever, a schooner bringing the blank paper to Florida shipwrecked off the coast of the Carolinas, with the loss of all hands and cargo. Advertisers also paid in advance for the first three months. Prior to publication of the first issue, 86 subscribers were signed up, all paid in advance. Mann to move his printing press from Ohio to Daytona and start a new publication. A group of citizens raised money to persuade Florian A. Daytona's early settlers decided that a newspaper would be important for the development of the town.
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