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The Hebron Herald celebrated
its 100th birthday in February, 1998 and has been an important part of the
community of Hebron for 102 years. Because of the foresight of the
many publishers through the years, only a very few of those papers are
missing from the Heralds' files, leaving a true history, in print, of the
happenings in our community, state and nation.
Jane Brandt, publisher of the Herald, will complete 42 years with the
newspaper on July 1, 2007. She outranks all others in length of time
at the Herald.
Since she arrived at the Herald July 1, 1965, many changes have been made
at the Herald when it was converted from the "hot type" method
of printing to the "offset" printing method.
In 1974 Mrs. Brandt also began publishing "The Richardton
Merchant" for the city of Richardton, a bi-monthly publication.
In addition to the two newspapers, advertising specialties such as
jackets, caps, pens, cups and t-shirts are also available at the Herald.
The history of newspapering in Hebron includes six different names --
"The Howler", "The Hebron Tribune", "Hebron
Farmers Press", "Die Wacht Am Missouri und Hebron
Anzeiger", "Die Wacht Am Missouri" and finally, "The
Hebron Herald."
"The Howler" was a hand-printed sheet published March 18, 1894
when Volume 1, No. 1, was printed. "The Howler" was
printed "semi-occasionally or whenever we feel that way."
The "Die Wacht Am Missouri" was established in 1898 and was
actually the grandparent of the Hebron Herald as it is known today.
This was a German language paper and was printed in Mandan.
The "Die Wacht" was later published in New Salem in connection
with the New Salem Anzeiger until about 1907 when it was published in
Hebron and was named "Die Wacht Am Missouri and Hebron
Anzeiger".
Publishers through the years have included Wilhelm Klimmeck, Max Boehmer,
Carl Semrath, George Landon, Eugene W. Sperry, P.S.Jungers, W.P.Thurston,
Edward Sullivan, Theodore H. Mark, H.J.Spiller, Irvin and Joyce Lang and
Richard Berg.
The Herald office has been in a number of locations through the
years. In 1930 it was located under the old City drug store building
and for a number of years it occupied space in the basement of Urban's
Inc. (now "Our Relatives"). It was moved into the Frank
building on Main Street in 1959, where it is now located.
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