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32 TEXAS ALMANAC-1968-1969
number dating back to the 1849 origin of The
Dallas Herald.
With young Dealey as business manager
(promoted to general manager in 1894), The
Dallas Morning News was published simul-
taneously with The Galveston News. Their
telegraphic intercommunication and simulta-
neous publication 300 miles apart attracted
wide attention.
Other noteworthy pioneering by The News
through the years has included the 1878 in-
stallation of Texas' first telephone, between
the offices and home of Col. A. H. Belo; the
1886 operation of one of the nation's first rail-
way trains to deliver papers (between Dal-
las and Denison, later also between Dallas
and Fort Worth); one of the first newspaper-
owned radio stations; the first newspaper-
owned superpower radio station of 50,000
watts; and one of the nation's first and most
modern television facilities. In 1962, The
News' Sunday edition became the first of any
Texas paper to exceed a quarter-million cir-
culation.
As The Dallas Morning News grew in in-
fluence and prestige, simultaneously with the
growth of the city and its surrounding rich
farmlands, responsibilities increased for G. B.
Dealey. Seven years after he was made gen-
eral manager, he became vice-president and
general manager in 1901, the year of the
death of Colonel Belo. In 1906, he assumedthe duties of executive head of the firm after
the death of A. H. Belo Jr. From this date
until his death 40 years later, G. B. Dealey
was active as the chief executive in the insti-
tution's management. Mrs. A. H. Belo Sr.
served as nominal president, 1906-13, and C.
Lombardi, her brother-in-law, as president,
1913-19. In 1920, Mr. Dealey became presi-
dent.
Three years later, The Galveston News,
which had been outgrown in prestige and size
by the Dallas publication, was sold to W. L.
Moody of Galveston. The Dallas Morning
News became headquarters for A. H. Belo
Corporation with all files and historic data.
In March, 1926, G. B. Dealey and his sons,
Walter A. and E. M. Dealey announced that
the Dealey family had purchased the A. H.
Belo Corporation.
The personal influence of G. B. Dealey on
Southwestern journalism and the rise of The
News to eminence in the field is difficult to
overstate. His emphasis on editorial excel-
lence and leadership were equaled by his
stress upon service to city, state and nation.
These ideals impressed themselves upon his
colleagues and those who have made his goals
a guiding tradition since his death on Feb.
26, 1946, at the age of 86.
Best-known expression of his ideals are
the often-quoted words which are carved on
the facade of the entrance to The News build-Front pages of The News have recorded many historic events. The top headline on Nov.
11, 1918, told of the end of World War I; the Dec. 7, 1941, attacks that brought the U.S. into
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