Jones, Carl A. (Carleton Allen), 1912-1992

Dates

• Existence: 1912 - 1992

Biography

Carl Allen Jones, Jr., was born on October 13, 1912 in Bristol, Virginia. His father, Carl A. Jones, Sr. (1879-1950), had moved from Bainbridge, Ohio to Bristol, where in 1907 he became owner of the local Coca-Cola bottling franchise, the Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company. Money from this enterprise allowed Jones to expand into several other business enterprises, including newspapers and department stores, usually in association with fellow Bristol businessman Charles J. Harkrader (1885-1976). Following graduation in 1934 from Ohio State University, Carl A. Jones, Jr. joined his father and Harkrader that same year in founding the Johnson City Press newspaper, serving initially as business manager.

Chronology:

Chronology of the Johnson City Press

1934

The Jones family and partner Charles J. Harkrader start the Johnson City Press newspaper.

1935

The Jones family acquires ownership of the Johnson City Chronicle and Staff-News. The Chronicle becomes the city’s morning paper and the Johnson City Press the city’s afternoon paper.

1939

The Jones family buys out Charles Harkrader’s share of the newspapers and become sole owners of the Johnson City newspapers

1943

The Johnson City Chronicle and the Johnson City Press are merged into the Johnson City Press-Chronicle, which begins publishing both a morning and an afternoon edition.

1985

The newspaper ceases publication of an afternoon edition and reverts to the original 1934 name of the Johnson City Press.

2002

The Jones family sells the Johnson City Press to Sandusky Newspapers, Inc., of Sandusky, Ohio, ending nearly 70 years of involvement with the newspaper.

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