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The Opelousas Daily World was founded by John R. Thistlethwaite and Ducote Andrepont. The newspaper was the first offset-printed daily newspaper in the world, and remained the sole offset-printed daily newspaper for nine years. [1] Its first edition was published on December 24, 1939.
Patricia Ann Norman. Children. 5 sons. John R. Thistlethwaite Jr. (July 16, 1918 – April 6, 1996) was an American journalist who founded the Daily World of Opelousas, Louisiana on December 24, 1939, the first American small town daily newspaper to use offset and photo-offset printing. Ducote “Duke” Andrepont was the newspaper's cofounder.
Location of Opelousas in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. / 30.52806°N 92.08444°W / 30.52806; -92.08444. Opelousas (French: Les Opélousas; Spanish: Los Opeluzás) is a small city and the parish seat of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. [2] Interstate 49 and U.S. Route 190 were constructed with a junction here.
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1953. Succeeded by. J.S. Clark High School (1953–1970) Opelousas Colored School (1919–1953) was a public segregated school for African American students in Opelousas, Louisiana, United States. [1] [2] It was the first public school for Black students in the city. It was known as St. Landry Parish Training School by 1942, and was succeeded ...
The Daily World is the name of various newspapers: The Daily World (Aberdeen), Washington. The Daily World (Helena), Arkansas. Atlanta Daily World. Greene County (Indiana) Daily World. Daily World (Opelousas), Louisiana. The Vancouver Daily World.
The Opelousas Historic District, in the city of Opelousas in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The area is roughly bounded by Bellevue Street, Court Street, Landry Street, and Market Street. It contains 18 contributing buildings in a 2 acres (0.81 ha) area.
Began as Daily City Item in 1877: L'Abeille (The New Orleans Bee) New Orleans: 1827 1923 New-Orleans Commercial Bulletin: New Orleans: 1832 1871 New Orleans States-Item: New Orleans: 1958 1980 The New Orleans Tribune: New Orleans: 1864 1870: Opelousas Courier: Opelousas: 1852 1910 Opelousas Journal: Opelousas: 1868 1878 Opelousas Patriot ...